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44 Great Games Like Card Shark

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Card Shark is an adventure game about a French 18^th century con artist. With your partner, you go from location to location swindling politicians and royals with the devious card cheat mini-games you learn. It looks like a card game, but actually it's a heist game where you trick people to win. These at-table tricks are paired with exploring the world, talking to the people you meet and getting involved in other violent misdeeds.

Unfortunately, Card Shark is not available on Android, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Card Shark

Game Details

Release Date: 02/06/2022

Out Now: PC and Switch

Content Rating: PEGI 12

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Action, Communication (Adventure, Brain Game and Narrative)

Accessibility: 27 features

Components: 2D Side-On, Cards and Hand-Made

Developer: Nerial (@Nerial)

Costs: Purchase cost

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Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Raji: An Ancient Epic

Release Date: 15/10/2020

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

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Reigns: Beyond

Reigns: Beyond (Series)

Release Date: 06/11/2020

Out Now: iOS

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cartoon and Text

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Pocket Card Jockey

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Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Apple TV, Mac and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On, Cards and Grid

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Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree

Release Date: 27/01/2023

Out Now: PC, PS4 and Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Soulitaire

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC and Switch

Components: 2D Side-On and Cards

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15 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Card Shark. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Card Shark.

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Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cards and Cartoon

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Release Date: 17/09/2020

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Bad North

Release Date: 31/10/2018, updated in 2018

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6 Younger Content Rating than Card Shark

If Card Shark is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

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9 Easier Skill Rating than Card Shark

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7 Board Game Alternatives to Card Shark

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16 Video Games Like Card Shark Based on Genre

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2 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Card Shark

If you like the sound of Card Shark but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Card Shark Accessibility Report.

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
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44 Great Games Like Card Shark

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16 Video Games Like Card Shark Based on Genre

2 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Card Shark

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