Valesong is designed to appeal to players who enjoy the social multiplayer dynamics of the Commander format in Wizards of the Coast’s Magic: The Gathering® and the digital card battles of Blizzard Entertainment’s Hearthstone®. But facing three other players changes the decisions you make. Do you commit your resources to attacking, hold something back to respond during another player’s turn, or help an opponent who can keep a bigger threat in check? An alliance can help you survive, but the player you help is still competing to win.
Players build decks around seven classes, combining creatures, spells, equipment, artifacts, enchantments, abilities, heroes, and companions. Sharing units lets players support each other on the board, while the ability to play cards during other players’ turns keeps everyone involved in the action. A player struggling against the strongest board can ask the table for help, negotiate support, and give the others a reason to cooperate. Those conversations are part of the game: make alliances, share units, and talk people into things that help your board.
The experience is as much about the fun and social dynamics as it is about strategic cardplay. Playing with old friends means knowing who might honor a deal and who needs a little convincing; playing with new people means discovering that together. Winning matters, but so does enjoying the unique journey that every game becomes when you’re having fun with other people.
Launching as a Discord Activity lets players gather where their communities already spend time. Players can launch Valesong from their Discord servers, party up, and join their friends in the game. Voice and text chat are enabled by default, making conversation part of the experience from the start, while players who prefer not to use voice can turn it off.
The Early Access release includes a launch set of 400 cards and seven playable classes: Warrior, Mage, Rogue, Cleric, Ranger, Beastmaster, and Necromancer. Many cards are available free, and additional cards can be earned through play as players expand their collections and experiment with different decks. Future expansion packs will introduce more cards and classes.
Community creation is also part of Valesong’s vision. At launch, players will be able to use AI-powered tools to create their own cardbacks, bringing something they helped create into every match. The studio plans to expand those tools over time, with the longer-term goal of allowing players to create full card sets and eventually sell them.
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Valesong uses a mixture of human-created art and AI-generated art, alongside AI-assisted tools for programming and voices. The development team makes every creative decision and directs how those tools are used. The studio’s approach also includes a planned opportunity for artists who create without AI to contribute to the game and earn royalties from their work.
After launch, Distinct Possibility Studios plans to introduce an art portal where community artists can submit original, non-AI artwork following published guidelines and examples, with video verification of the creation process. Accepted artwork will be used in Valesong’s first card set featuring entirely non-AI artwork, and participating artists will share in royalties from sales of that set. The program is intended to give artists a direct role in shaping Valesong’s visual identity and a financial stake in the work they contribute.
“As a small indie developer, we’re amazed how much AI can help us realize our vision for the game. The iteration time it allows means we can test new gameplay innovations fast, keep what works, and throw away the stuff that doesn’t,” said John Smedley of Distinct Possibility Studios. “Every part of the process of making this game has humans making every creative decision, with AI helping us execute at an unprecedented speed.”
Valesong will be free to play as a Discord Activity beginning October 29, 2026, at noon Pacific. Early Access marks the beginning of an ongoing development process, with player feedback helping shape future updates, content, and community creation features. For more information, visit Valesong.gg.
Distinct Possibility Studios is a game development studio based in San Diego, California, and the developer of Valesong.
Discord is a trademark of Discord Inc. Magic: The Gathering® is a trademark or registered trademark of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the United States and other countries. Hearthstone® is a trademark or registered trademark of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., in the U.S. and/or other countries. Valesong is independently developed by Distinct Possibility Studios and is not sponsored by or endorsed by Discord Inc., Wizards of the Coast, or Blizzard Entertainment.