BLACKJACK ROGUE

A neon-noir Blackjack roguelike where every hand is a gamble.

BLACKJACK ROGUE takes the familiar rules of Blackjack and turns them into a roguelike deckbuilding experience built around risk, probability and pushing your luck.

Reach 21, manipulate your deck, collect powerful Charms, modify individual cards and survive increasingly dangerous casino tables. Every run forces you to decide how far you're willing to push before the House pushes back.

♠ PLAY BLACKJACK. BREAK THE RULES.

The fundamentals are simple:

HIT. STAND. DOUBLE. DISCARD.

But this isn't ordinary Blackjack.

Your hands generate score, encounters have increasingly demanding targets, and every decision can affect the rest of your run.

A safe hand may keep you alive.

A dangerous one might win the run.

Or destroy it.

🔥 RISK & HEAT

BLACKJACK ROGUE is built around controlled risk.

During each hand you'll see:

• Bust Risk — calculated from the cards actually remaining in your deck
• House Pressure — how urgently you need more points
• Stand Projection — an estimate of what stopping now would earn
• Dynamic advice such as PUSH, STAND or TOUGH CALL

Keep hitting and you'll also build HEAT.

More Heat means greater scoring potential — but one bad draw can bring everything crashing down.

🃏 BUILD YOUR DECK

Your deck changes throughout every run.

Upgrade cards, remove weak ones, corrupt them, purify them and discover modifiers that completely alter how individual cards behave.

Build around Aces.

Build around long hands.

Chase Blackjacks.

Exploit high-risk scoring.

There is no single correct strategy.

✦ CHARMS

Collect powerful passive relics called Charms.

Charms can change scoring rules, manipulate probabilities, improve certain hands, alter your economy and create entirely new strategies.

Finding the right combination can turn an ordinary deck into something completely broken.

Until the House finds a way to break you first.

☠ FACE THE HOUSE

Travel through a branching run featuring:

Casino Tables
Standard encounters where you build score and strengthen your deck.

Elite Tables
Harder challenges with stronger rewards.

Events
Make choices, accept bargains and deal with unexpected consequences.

The Market
Spend your Chips on new tools and upgrades.

The Forge
Upgrade, remove and purify cards.

Bosses
Special encounters that change the fundamental rules of Blackjack.

The current Alpha contains 3 Acts and multiple unique bosses.

🎭 CHOOSE YOUR PLAYSTYLE

Start a run with different archetypes, each featuring its own deck and playstyle.

The Player
A flexible and balanced starting deck.

Ace Cult
Built around Aces and Blackjack manipulation.

High Roller
Greater risks. Greater rewards.

Long Hand
Rewards aggressive play and extended hands.

⚖ EVERY POWER HAS A PRICE

Many rewards are presented as Pacts.

Take a powerful advantage…

…and accept a disadvantage with it.

The best choice is rarely obvious.

Your deck will often become stronger and more dangerous at the same time.

🌐 LANGUAGES

BLACKJACK ROGUE currently supports:

🇬🇧 English
🇮🇹 Italiano

You can switch language directly from the main menu.

⌨ CONTROLS

H — Hit
S — Stand
D — Double
X — Discard

The game can also be played entirely with the mouse.

🧪 CURRENT VERSION

Alpha 0.3.0

The game is actively being developed.

Expect balancing changes, new cards, Charms, bosses, events, visual improvements and additional content as development continues.

Feedback is extremely useful during this stage.

If you find a bug or something feels unbalanced, please leave a comment on the itch.io page.

♥ SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT

BLACKJACK ROGUE is an independent project currently in Alpha.

If you enjoy the game and want to support its continued development, you can leave a donation through itch.io.

Support will help me continue expanding the game with new mechanics, content, polish and future platform builds.

Thank you for playing. ♠

IMPORTANT

BLACKJACK ROGUE is a fictional videogame based on Blackjack mechanics.

It contains no real-money gambling, cash-out system or monetary prizes.

The House is waiting.
How long will you keep hitting?