They say that cheaters never prosper, but in The Devil’s Due, it’s the only way you’re going to save yourself from Hell. This deckbuilder sees your cowboy losing his soul to the Devil in a poker match, and the only escape is to put together the most dishonest, low-down dirty deck of cards you can.
The Devil’s Due may not be out until next year, but it’s already off to a strong start. The trailer for this card game tells its tale through a brilliantly silly song, with your cowboy protagonist on a Hades-style quest to escape the underworld.
To accomplish this goal, you’ll have to face off against a host of demonic poker-playing characters who want to send you back down to the lowest pits of Hell. So what do you do? You cheat. After all, no-one can send you to Hell for it, you’re already there! You’ll swap out cards, hide others, and generally be as underhanded as you can.
You can fail, absolutely, but that’s where this game’s roguelike element kicks in. You can unlock permanent upgrades, new cheat cards and more until you’ve finally earned your redemption.
Except, does it really count as redemption if you cheat your way there? Your cowboy’s cheating is what drew the Devil’s attention in the first place, after all. As Joachim Barrum, the artist behind the game’s delightfully bizarre monsters puts it:
“The monsters hate when you cheat. It makes them feel like they’re being treated unfairly. Sure they are demons. But which of you is the real tormentor?”
The Devil’s Due is pencilled in for a Q2 2026 release date. If you want something to play in the meantime, we’ve got the best strategy games and the best indie games.
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