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Heck Deck
Developer torcado
Heck Deck is a bullet hell card game where all the bullets are cards and time only progresses as you move. Explore 5 stages full of unique enemies and bosses, discover dozens of cards, and visit shops to buy and sell cards for health! From the Steam store page
50 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest May 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
96
LovedLoved
45 positive · 2 negative
95% range 86–99%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
3 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
63 of 70 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
50 of 50 · most liked firstTarget Audience: Shmup fans who want to try strategy, strategy fans who want to try shmup, and overall those looking for something different. Summary: Everyone can love the Call of Dutys and the Fortnites all day every day, but what really excites me is when I find a game that does something a bit different, and really shows the creativity and knowledge to design a game that on the surface may sound like a disaster. Coming out of an indie game jam with the idea of combining two…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎃GOING LIVE @ twitch.tv/CODECHANNEL Alright tonight we're going open talking some feels about the whole RA situation. Then we're going to chill and play two indie games: 🃏HECK DECK a shmup card-game roguelite about being a tiny ghost?? And🍀CLOVERPIT, I know nothing, but I'm down for spooky slots.
unlabelledView post →I'd hesitate to say that I'm "Recommending" this game as much as saying that it's an interesting, unique idea at a fair price. If the concept interests you, it's worth playing but otherwise you won't miss out. The game play is not what I expected from the description and is ultimately hard to describe. It's not really a card game because it has no "Deck" or "Shuffles" or "Randomizing" or... pretty much anything else expected from a card game. Instead, it's a super hot version of a bullet hell…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/ZXi_D8YQP8M Learning systems and cards takes a bit but the gameplay is quite unique requiring taking damage to progress frees more strategy options.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Quick Score: 4/5 Notes: Extremely unique little game. Mildly challenging at first but once you get the hang of it's not that difficult. If I had complaints it would be the lack of any replayability in the form of challenges or extra achievements, and also the difficulty ramp up is extremely slow. Dying on the final stage is extremely annoying because you have to spend 30+ minutes getting through the easy stages to get back there. Majority of the game kind of plays like it's turn based,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Light game combining bullet-hell and deckbuilding elements; novel but not substantial enough for sustained play.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →absolutely head over heels in love with this game. The soundtrack has me bouncing in my seat before i left the menu and carried on that way throughout. In a time of dozens of deck builders, Heck Deck stands out with unique concept and mechanics that feel much too good to be true. Closest thing i could compare it to is like a Deck Building... Superhot.. Bullet Hell... Kirby? It really is one of a kind. Heck Deck is worth far more than its price and you have no excuse to not buy it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game's real fun. The game revolves around the idea that the cards that enemies shoot at you can be picked up, in exchange for health. The exception to this is healing cards, which can be picked up for free. You can move around, and as you move around, the game moves forward. The cards you pick up are abilities that you can attack, heal, defend, or do other things with. Each card has a time cost associated with it, so after you use a card, you have to wait however many time units (seconds I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Run to the final boss here: https://youtu.be/K2WwUqU7sDw I think this is a really cool concept I didn't really dig it at first in the early stages, because I was wondering how it was better than a regular bullet hell by adding the card concept, but as you advance you can really see the intricacies of the game. My main complaint though is that the player doesn't really seem to get stronger sure you can get cards that are a little better, but the only thing semipermanent is the yellow crosses…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great Game! Bought it on my phone and its lovely.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found this game because the I saw the name on twitch and thought it was hilarious Fun little adventure that does creative compromises over its two ancestral genres Doesn't handhold play at all, lots of self discovery in how different mechanics work Surprisingly solid BGM
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and simple game. It has interesting gameplay though it feels a bit at odds with itself. The bullet hell portion makes me wanna play fast but the strategy aspect makes me slow down. Still I enjoyed it non the less
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I hate rougelikes and yet I love this thats how good this game is
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cheap ass phone port... should have remade it for PC you lazy ass...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting mix of genres, cute little game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heck Deck is a charming and novel fusion of two disparate genres: deckbuilder and bullet hell. Its whimsical art style, fantastic music, and solid core mechanics make it absolutely worth the low entry price. At first glance, you wouldn't think the central gameplay loop here would work well, given that bullet time, deckbuilding card collection, and bullet hell seem like vastly different gameplay styles. And yet, it all works quite well - there's a fine balance here, achieved by masterful honing…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game of 52,000 pickup A fun game by a great indie developer. The game is interesting in that the world only moves when the player does- the game is only as hard as the player wants it to be! You can zoom around like crazy OR you can slowly and patiently thread between cards. The soundtrack is so fun and cheerful too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute and fresh take on what real-time deck building games could look like in the near future! This game screams indie- if you purchase this, you're in for an experience that covers the price in full. While Heck Deck isn't going to provide triple digits for playtime, the game itself is a rich, twenty to thirty minute playsession per game that you invest time into! The mechanics are very grab-and-go, and you may be figuring out what specific mechanics do on your fourth or fifth replay...…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love this game its so good i recommend it to everyone ever. buy it now or i Will cry!! (play this game)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game does such a great job combining game genres that you'd never expect to see together - and it works incredibly. The gameplay is fluid, satisfying, and very "crunchy." The music bops hard too. You can tell the dev put a lot of care into this game and at its' current price is an absolute steal. I gladly would have paid 4-5 times more without as much as a second thought. If your on the fence - buy it. You will get your money's worth ten times over. I fully anticipate putting an easy 20+…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Reviewing card games is what we do! If some guy told me that bullet hell mixed with a card game would work and is fun, I wouldn't have believed them. Today, I became that guy. Apparently made for an online event with the theme "combine two incompatible genres" the game proves that they may not be all that incompatible. It somehow manages to retain both the excitement of pixel perfect dodging of bullet hells and fun decisions around hand managment and "card drafting" of card games. These…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll start this off by saying I was a beta tester for the game, since some would say that means I have a biased opinion on it. Heck Deck is a wonderful little game, and very much worth buying. It's got more charm than I've seen in any other game for as long as I can recall off the top of my head, from the art style, to the character design, and the music too. It's a joy to play, and makes for great bite-sized ghostie fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pretty neat little game, cant say much about it since i havent played it too much but it's pretty nice!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heck Deck is a bold and unconventional indie title that succeeds by confidently blending genres that rarely coexist comfortably. Developed by torcado and published by PID Games and Dear Villagers, the game fuses bullet hell intensity with card-based decision-making, resulting in an experience that constantly asks players to balance reflex-driven movement with calculated risk. Rather than feeling like a gimmick, this hybrid design forms the backbone of a tightly focused game that rewards…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I uploaded Heck Decks Soundtrack to the VG music download website of all time downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtr... Heck Deck's an awesome game btw you should totally go play it.
unlabelledView post →interesting game mechanic, surprisingly fluid for what it is, nice ost. all in all, worth the price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heck Deck is yet another one of those "short-term addiction" games for me. it's one of those games I play on and off when i don't have time for others. while it does have its fair share of problems, i still do like it. first off, the main gameplay. you control a ghost who uses cards to attack, heal, and do other cool stuff. your opponents, which include shapes, bugs, and more, also use these cards as weapons. as you strategically play and get hit by cards to grow your arsenal, different…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not at all what I would have expected from 'bullet hell + deckbuilder' but that's not a bad thing, it's very unique
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wildly innovative, easy to pick up with plenty to explore. Only criticism I have is that "Deck Heck" is funnier than "Heck Deck"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game, very fun to put a few hours in
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my ♥♥♥♥♥ ass can enjoy shmups now
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my cards are soggy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →try his new one! https://torcado.itch.io/windowkill
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cute graphics and really fun gameplay. It makes you think before your every move while also being frantic. Fantastic idea.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has such a unique concept, where you kind of want to get hit by bullets, since they give you cards that you can use to attack back or clear (part of) the field. It is a simple and small game, but incredibly unique. I will definitely be playing more of this! I would also recommend it since it is cheap and extremely unique :D
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →laughed out loud when i realised what the final boss was doing. sure got hecked and decked!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting game. It is what it says, a short charming burst of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game Very unique Highly polished Comfy Groovy Fun 👍
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heck Deck is one of those very rare things to be cherished, a truly innovative game. I cannot remember the last time if ever where I had to catch my own ammunition to even be able to fire at enemies in a bullet hell game. The card system also provides a unique tactical dilemma: whenever you take an attack card, you have to take damage equal to the power of the card. So this provides a balancing act where you need to make sure you are collecting enough attack cards to go on the offensive but…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A wonderfully simple yet intricate Bullet Hell/Real-Time Strategy with a lovely soundtrack that acts as one of only two complaints. The game is very short, and the soundtrack is only available (at this time) through outside distributors. Very fun. 7/10 if you're big on numerics. EDIT: The game has been updated since my original posting and I'm pleased to say the length of the game has been greatly improved with the addition of multiple playable characters & a collectables system. A fabulous…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing combination! I'm absolutely terrible at this game and it took me about 5 hours to beat it despite a run only taking ~40 minutes, but I loved just about every moment. I have a handful of gripes - I would like it if the game had a warning for when you've got 6 cards, it can be hard to know which enemies to prioritize when you don't know how many hits each one has, and the music in stage 4 is oddly quiet compared to all of the others? But overall I'm really glad I played this. It kept me…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heck Deck combines the slow pace of card games with the chaos of bullet hells. #HeckDeck https://gamesense.co/game/heck-deck/news/discuss/building-a-deck-in-bullet-hell-how-heck-deck-did-it/
unlabelledView post →Looking at the images, and videos of the game being played you may not think it's for you, but I was wrong. This is a very calming, but strategic game. The game will only play as fast as you want it to (mostly). I have had many hours of entertainment already both on PC and mobile as a neat little game to play while listening to podcasts and documentaries. And the mobile version I play while waiting between classes. It's great in either setting, and is well worth a play. C:
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, challenging, and fun. F'in love it. Brilliant game m8. 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game Brings a Fun and Challenging twist to the bullet hell genera and I still can not beat it yet. If you are looking for an interesting indie bullet hell game with unique ideas and a fun playback Loop you really should give this game a try especially for its price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is exactly as great as I was hoping it would be. Core mechanics are cool, music slaps, it's inexpensive and you get way more bang for your buck than you expect, I haven't played much but I know I'm gonna be sinking hours into this on my phone and on steam. Nicely done!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this game for 30 minutes, was greeted with music that put a smile on my face, i liked it a lot. I got this game cause on the store page it seemed like a combination of a bunch of things i liked. this game seems well put together, well designed and cute, nice animations and designs all around. the gameplay i did not like so much, i found it confusing at times. i did not like how getting hit is such an intergral part of the gameplay. i just did not like that premise. i wish the cards were…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Note: I play this game a lot more on my phone so that's why my hours seem low) Heck Deck is an extremely interesting combination of a bullet hell and deck building game. There is no game like it that I know of and it pulls off what it does flawlessly. It has a perfect blend of risk and reward due to how the card system works. You have to think of if you really need that card versus the health. I genuinely implore everyone to try it out! Update: New update was released so thought I would…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recommend this game to anyone with money to spare. It's cheap, fun and hard as heck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
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