Wiesbaden, Germany – March 9th 2026 – German publisher Assemble Entertainment, together with developer Conradical Games, is pleased to announce that today sees Card Corner released on PC Steam for 4.99€.
Card Corner is a cool and inviting poker-inspired game that blends idle progression, incremental growth, and deckbuilding mechanics into a calm, satisfying experience. While you work, browse, or play other games, Card Corner quietly progresses in the background, letting you enjoy steady long-term development in short, stress-free sessions. Build your deck, unlock upgrades, and watch your strategy evolve, without ever feeling rushed.
Easy Play – Easy to Understand
Idle Poker offers automatic deckbuilding where hands are drawn and chips earned over time, allowing both active and passive play so you can optimize builds in the background or jump in when you like. Level up to unlock deck mods, hand bonuses, and permanent upgrades, then reset runs to gain ‘ascendium’ and access cross-ascension upgrades. The game runs quietly in a small, resizable corner of your screen, fully customizable in size, position, and playstyle, while providing deep progression with 100 XP levels, 80 achievements, and dozens of upgrade paths. Whether you want a passive background companion or a game you check frequently, Card Corner adapts to your playstyle.
IDLE POKER DECKBUILDING: Automatically draw hands and earn chips over time.
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE PLAY: Let it run in the background or jump in to optimize builds.
LEVEL UP: Gain XP to unlock deck mods, hand bonuses, and permanent upgrades.
PERMANENT POWER: Reset runs to earn Ascendium and unlock cross-ascension upgrades
ALWAYS ON, NEVER IN THE WAY: Runs quietly in a small, resizable corner of your screen.
FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE: Adjust size, position and playstyle to fit your setup.
DEEP PROGRESSION: 100 XP levels, 80 achievements and dozens of upgrade paths.
Play passively, play actively
Card Corner meets you where you are, making every session yours!
ABOUT CONRADICAL GAMES
Conradical Games is an independent game studio based in Switzerland, dedicated to creating unique experiences that stand apart from the mainstream. The studio is best known for Desktop Defender, a cult-favorite idle defense game, and has also developed a variety of indie titles including Soul Stalker, Little Laps, and The Outbound Ghost. Conradical Games is currently working on Synth Beasts and Card Corner, the spiritual successor to Desktop Defender, continuing its focus on innovative, genre-blending gameplay. More on www.conradicalgames.com.
ABOUT ASSEMBLE ENTERTAINMENT
Assemble Entertainment is an independent publisher based in Germany, best known for indie hits such as Sticky Business, Roadwarden, Decktamer, Paddle Paddle Paddle, Asgard's Fall and the Endzone franchise. Since 2016, Assemble has released more than 50 games across different genres, including cozy, horror, strategy and roguelike, and has established itself as a trusted partner for bringing original indie projects to market.
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