We’ve had shops, libraries, blockbuster like stores and now we have cards. Cards Everywhere is one of the newest tidy up games to launch on Steam. From developers Armed Chicken, it’s time to sort through duplicates and rearrange your binders to put your collection back in place.
52 card pick up seems way more approachable now
Gameplay
Cards Everywhere is exactly what it says on the tin. Your 1500+ card collection has been scattered across the floor. Now it’s time to sort through them. The game binder labels and separates each theme into its own collection. These collections range from 20 to 50 cards each, and you unlock skill points every time you complete a page. Cards Everywhere isn’t just a one type of card game. Instead, it offers a variety of card designs ranging from locations to cars to animals and more!
Much like with other tidy up games, there isn’t much to do beyond the pick up and put away mechanics. The background story also doesn’t do anything engaging enough to make it something that sticks in the mind. Honestly, I wasn’t even keeping an eye out for additional pieces of paper, and most of them I would miss if it wasn’t for the game telling me they were there.
Skill Points
One thing that is pretty clear in the game is that completing pages leads to faster skill points. If you go into Cards Everywhere and pick up cards on a whim you’re not going to get very far. I found that trying to complete one set at a time made it easier to get points. You use skill points to unlock additional abilities that make completing your binder easier. Additionally, when you complete certain sets you unlock otherwise missable skills such as sprint!
Graphics & Audio
Usually in this section I would comment on how good the environmental art or character design is, but I can’t do that. Whilst no official confirmation has been given, the disclaimer of AI usage on the Steam page seems to be deliberately confusing. The line “No content is generated by AI during gameplay.” seems to give the impression that no active generation is occurring. However, nothing is fully transparent about the actual in game assets.
Now I have my beliefs. The card art seems to give the same vibe and has the same aesthetic as all the community flyers I see advertising local events on the wall in the big Tesco. There doesnt seem to be the same love in the artwork as a human artist would bring. Ultimately, this is just my opinion but if you take a quick look at the trailers on Steam you’ll see what I mean.
Longevity
As mentioned, Cards Everywhere does add a couple of little things to make you want to complete the game. There’s also plenty of cards to pick up. However, as with most tidy up games, there’s no real replay value. Once you’ve picked up all the cards there’s no reason to go back and pick them all up again unless you want to unlock achievements. This is a game to play if you want to switch off or if you just fancy something simple. In that sense, there’s a lot of longevity to this game as you can just keep going back as and when you’d like. For its price point there is definitely enough game to play, there’s just not a lot to it.
Final Thoughts
Awkward AI disclaimers aside, Cards Everywhere is just another tidy up game in a sea of tidy up games. It doesn’t do anything wrong but it doesn’t do anything differently either. Then you add in the awkward tip toe around AI and it just makes things fall flat. I’ve got to give Cards Everywhere the Thumb Culture Bronze Award. It’s a super low price point but you could pick any game in the tidy up library and still find the same game.
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Disclaimer: A code was received in order to write this review.
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