My Card Is Better Than Your Card! News

[p]We deployed a patch! Some balance changes, some tweaks and a bunch of bug fixes. Thank you for all the feedback and bug reports, they help a ton! [/p][p]This is a smaller patch, we will keep updating the game like this to fix bugs and make balance adjustments from now on! Bigger content updates will be on their way during Early Access and we will keep you informed on those! ⭐[/p][p][/p][p]Patch notes:[/p][p]Balance: [/p]

• [p]Samantha's difficulty tuned down on week 1 and early week 2, on all difficulty modes[/p]
• [p]Min's difficulty tuned down on week 1, on relaxed mode[/p]

[p]UI: [/p]

• [p]Current run difficulty is visible in the top bar[/p]

[p]Localization: [/p]

• [p]Various localization/translation error fixes[/p]
• [p]Story event options now wraps properly in Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese[/p]
• [p]Welcome screen -texts now wrap properly in Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese[/p]

[p]Options: [/p]

• [p]Added the option to pause opponent's played cards and clicking them away to gameplay options (same setting as in the pause menu accessible with esc)[/p]

[p]Bugs:[/p]

• [p]Lots of bug fixes! Thank you all for the bug reports! ːsteamthumbsupː[/p]

[p]It's finally here! The playground is open! Available now on Steam for 14.99 USD, with 10% launch discount for the next two weeks. Regional prices may vary![/p][p][/p]

[h3]Just one week to My Card Is Better Than Your Card! early access release![/h3][p]It's almost here! Very exciting times for all of us at Utu Studios, as we are preparing to the launch of our first game ⭐
[/p][h3]Why is the demo going away?[/h3][p]Our demo is fairly old by now, we originally made it for June Next Fest and we haven't been able to update it, since we've been focused on developing the full release version. As such, the demo doesn't really represent the Early Access version of our game as well as it could. Because of this, we will temporarily de-activate the demo, until we can update it with some of the new changes and content we've made to the game.[/p][p]We will let you know when the demo is updated and re-activated! 🐸[/p][p][/p][p]See you on the playground soon!
-Utu Studios team[/p]

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Just two more weeks to our Early Access release! Please check out our new trailer above. A huge thanks to everyone who have supported us by playing our demo, providing us with feedback and participating in our playtests!⭐ [/p]

[h2]Big announcement! My Card Is Better Than Your Card! is coming to Steam Early Access in

October 2025![/h2][p]
[/p][h2]Why Early Access? [/h2][p]Originally, we planned to launch the game as full release by October with a more limited set of features. But, thanks to the support our game has received, we realized that it would now be possible for us to aim for a more feature-rich full release version of our game than we had previously thought. Instead of delaying the release, we feel Early Access is the better option.

The support and love we’ve received for this game has been amazing, and words aren’t enough to express how blown away and grateful we are for that! Through your feedback we’ve heard lots of great wishes and suggestions that we agree with and want to see in the full version of the game. We want to be able to make more of those ideas come true. Going into Early Access will help us make the game better with you, our community.

The game will be fully playable at Early Access launch with a bunch of new content!

[/p][h2]Features at Early Access launch include: [/h2]

• [p]Over 200 adorable and cool stickers to discover! (Over three times more than in the demo!) [/p]
• [p]Over 40 toys to play with! (And now you can get more during your runs!) [/p]
• [p]Ten unique opponents to play against – 5 new friends since the demo! And you could even run into different versions of them, with different decks and playstyles [/p]
• [p]3 challenging bosses to truly test your deckbuilding skills at the end of each week [/p]
• [p]10 starter decks with their own themes and playstyles to unlock and choose from for each run [/p]
• [p]Super special Story Events to spend time with your friends from the neighborhood! Challenge them to water fights or go on an adventure in the forest! Who knows what’ll happen! [/p]
• [p]15 different types of themed Booster Packs to open [/p]
• [p]Our very own original soundtrack [/p]
• [p]Three special Sticker types that change how the stickers play! (Two new types in addition to Holographic!)[/p]

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[/p][h2]What else has changed since the demo release? [/h2][p]Since our Next Fest demo, we’ve added quite a lot of content and new features! A huge thank you to our players for all the feedback! Besides the list of features above, here are more new additions we’ve made to the game since our demo! [/p]

• [p]Better crafting experience [/p]
• [p]Smarter opponents: we taught the children how to play the game better, so get ready for a challenge[/p]
• [p]Sudden showdown: a new game mechanic to prevent card battles from dragging on for too long [/p]
• [p]Achievements [/p]
• [p]Got rid of a lot of bugs (not the cute ones), and improved the technical side of things[/p]
• [p]Huge balancing improvements [/p]
• [p]More super cool visuals and sound effects [/p]
• [p]New quality of life settings [/p]

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[/p][h2]How long will Early Access last?[/h2][p]We estimate that the game will be in Early Access for approximately 9 to 12 months. We have made sure to include time to add features based on our players’ suggestions.

[/p][h2]What’s going to be added to the game during Early Access? [/h2][p]Through Early Access we will add new content and features at a steady pace. We will keep you informed on how we’re advancing with regular development updates! [/p][p]Here’s an outline of what we’ve planned to add to the game before 1.0 release. Please note that these features are not in specific order and the plans may change if needed. [/p]

• [p]Character customization!! [/p]
• [p]Challenge modes! Test out how you can fare in the game with very different demanding or maybe even silly rules [/p]
• [p]Expanded Collections! View to see what you’ve accomplished in the game and stare longingly at your favorite cards [/p]
• [p]Different difficulty settings for runs [/p]
• [p]Even more stickers, toys, opponents and bosses! [/p]
• [p]More controls for sticking stickers exactly the way you want on the cards [/p]
• [p]More visual customization [/p]
• [p]Steam Deck support [/p]
• [p]Controller support [/p]
• [p]Accessibility settings [/p]
• [p]Quality of life improvements
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[/p][h2]What’s going to happen to the demo? [/h2][p]Right now, we’re focusing on getting ready for the Early Access launch. We may disable the demo closer to Early Access launch, since the demo is a bit outdated at this point. Players trying out the demo might not get an accurate picture of what the Early Access version of the game is like, because of all the new content, features and improvements we’ve added to the game. The demo will come back as an updated version later!

[/p][h2]Feel free to ask if you have any questions! [/h2][p]We apologize for the late announcement, and we wish we could’ve done it sooner. Every one of us here at Utu Studios is excited about what this all will mean for My Card Is Better Than Your Card! and we can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on all the new things we’ve added to the game. We’ll try our best to answer any questions you might have about the Early Access release. Thank you for reading through this![/p]