Chicago - June 3, 2025
Build a collection of hundreds of cards and craft the perfect deck to save the world in Dark Cards of Candlewood. The new single-player, campaign-focused digital collectible card game with the heart of a JRPG.
Announced as part of The MIX Summer Showcase and developed by Lunoland, the game features an innovative, two-choice card combat system where you create chain attacks by weaving together multiple hands of cards. An early demo of the game is currently available on Itch.Io and has been getting a flood of positive comments by players from the Itch community.
Click here to play the demo now
Explore roguelite-style randomized dungeons with a variety of encounters, but no permadeath as you travel to unique locations across an epic single-player campaign that is a love letter to classic JRPGs.
"I wanted to make a game for all the CCG/TCG fans out there like me who are a bit burnt out on the monetization and PvP focus of their favorite card games. Adding party-based JRPG elements felt like a really natural way to emphasize the card-collecting gameplay while also having the game feel immediately familiar. The reception has been super positive so far and now I'm just excited to get the demo into the hands of more players!" -Chris Smith, Lead Developer
Dark Cards of Candlewood joins Starvaders and Antonblast as part of the critically acclaimed portfolio of titles published by Joystick Ventures.
Fans can follow the development of the game on Discord or other social channels.
Discord - https://discord.gg/BANx5CYTqa
Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@candlewoodgame
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@CandlewoodGame
Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/candlewoodgame.bsky.social
X - https://x.com/CandlewoodGame
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/candlewoodgame/
About Lunoland: Founded in 2019 by solo indie creative Luno (Christopher Smith) and based in Chicago, Lunoland is a microstudio specializing in hand-crafted retro modern pixel art games.
About Joystick Ventures: Established in 2020 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Joystick Ventures is a VC fund investing in video games with comprehensive venture capital, industry relationships, and expertise.