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Picaro

Master the cards in this high-stakes card roguelike! Every decision is life-or-death as you navigate treacherous dungeons. Use every card to escape. Strategy, resource management, and nerve-wracking choices…

20 August 2025

Picaro is a card & board game developed by Nightforge Studios, released 20 August 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Picaro is

Picaro is a card & board game game developed by Nightforge Studios and released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on In House Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Master the cards in this high-stakes card roguelike! Every decision is life-or-death as you navigate treacherous dungeons. Use every card to escape. Strategy, resource management, and nerve-wracking choices await in an endlessly replayable challenge!
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Picaro launched on 20 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.

Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.

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When did Picaro come out?
Picaro was released on 20 August 2025 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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