The Cardian: Light the Shrines
The Cardian is a tactical roguelike deckbuilding card-defense game where positioning is everything. Predict enemy movements, plan your path, and set your cards in advance. See the future, outsmart the swarm…
Time until release
The Cardian: Light the Shrines is a card & board game developed by Offmoon, releasing 8 December 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Cardian: Light the Shrines is
The Cardian: Light the Shrines is an unreleased card & board game game in development at Offmoon, currently scheduled for 8 December 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
When the colossal Guardians fell into slumber, the Black Mist rose from deep beneath the earth and engulfed the world. As monsters driven mad by the mist threaten the land, you are a knight acting under the kingdom's command. Cleanse the corruption, defend the shrines, and restore the light before it is extinguished forever.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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