Open now · By request
Deck of Nines playtest
by liberinno
A roguelite deckbuilder played on a 3x3 board. Nine placements per round, eight scoring lines. Place cards to make combos that earn points, then multiply them with Mults. Improve your deck and your board in the shop before you face the boss.
It's free to ask. The developer chooses who gets in.
- Access
- By request
- On playtest since
- Nov 9, 2026
- Planned release
- Coming soon
- Developer
- liberinno
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- English
How to join the Deck of Nines playtest
- Open the game's Steam page with the Request access button. Sign in to Steam if it asks.
- Request access to the Deck of Nines playtest there. It's free and doesn't commit you to anything.
- The developer lets players in, often in batches, so it can take a while. Steam emails you when you're in, and the playtest appears in your library.
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About Deck of Nines
A Card Game About Making Big Numbers
Place cards on the 3x3 grid. When a row, column or diagonal is filled with three cards, it scores based on the combo it makes.
Your goal is to reach each level's target score, and each target is higher than the last.
But don't worry: you can improve your build by buying special cards with extra effects, or Multiplayers (Mult) that scale your score up many times.
Combos
The main challenge is getting the most score out of every placement. Some lines will make a good combo, but most of the time you can't have a perfect round where every line scores high.
The combos a 3-card line can make:
- No Combo: nothing matches → 0 points
- Color Pair: two cards of the same color → 2 points
- Number Pair: two cards with the same number → 3 points
- Sequence: three numbers in a row, in any order → 6 points
- Color Trinity: three cards of the same color → 10 points
- Number Trinity: three cards with the same number → 16 points
- Royal: a Sequence all in one color → 24 points
The Deck & Special Cards
Your deck is always 20 cards: five numbers × four colors.
After each level, you can buy new cards in the shop. Every card you buy upgrades its twin in your deck. Buy onto a card that's already special and they fuse: the card takes the new effect and keeps the points it has earned.
The Board & Mult
Every line has a Mult. It multiplies the line's score into massive numbers.
You can buy better Mults in the shop, and arrange them on the board to set up the best round. Some are Mults that pay big when the right cards land under them.
Bosses
The goal of the game is defeating all 9 bosses. Each one has a rule that makes your round more difficult.
From The Developer
I am a solo developer who loves making games that require tactical skill to manage luck. If you are interested, let's have a chat on Discord.
From the game's Steam page.
