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PC / Mac / Switch - 6/2/2022

Card Shark

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards. Cheat your way to the top of 18th-century French society. Master deceptions using card marking, false shuffles, deck switching, false deals, and more! Use your ill-gotten gains to buy your way into the closed world of high-stakes tables. Card Shark is a new adventure that’s all about playing your cards right.

SimulatorAdventureIndieCard & Board Game
Developer
Nerial
Publisher
Devolver Digital

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Critic average

81

Average of 27 scored external reviews.

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Review coverage

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Critic avg

81

27 scored reviews

Total coverage

27

All coverage currently scored

Score range

55–95

Lowest to highest scored review

Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

The critic average is 81 across 27 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.

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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.

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27 included scored reviews

90–1005 reviews · 19%
80–8917 reviews · 63%
70–793 reviews · 11%
Below 702 reviews · 7%
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Stefan L

TheSixthAxis

Card Shark Review | TheSixthAxis

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+9 vs critic avg

Jaz Sagoo

COGconnected

Card Shark Review – A Royal Flush

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

85

+4 vs critic avg

Jordan Helm

Hardcore Gamer

Review: Card Shark

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+9 vs critic avg

Unknown reviewer

Metro GameCentral

Card Shark review – cheats always prosper

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

-1 vs critic avg

Heidi Hawes

WayTooManyGames

Review - Card Shark

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

85

+4 vs critic avg

Card Shark review - Deceive to achieve in period drama worth losing your head over

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

-1 vs critic avg

Brodie Gibbons

Press Start

Card Shark Review - A Jovial Trip Back In Time

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

55

-26 vs critic avg

Elliot Hilderbrand

Gaming Nexus

Card Shark Review - Gaming Nexus

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

-11 vs critic avg

James Law

Gfinity

Card Shark Review - Close to the Chest

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

-1 vs critic avg

Unknown reviewer

Checkpoint Gaming

Card Shark Review – Playing your cards right

Published 6/2/2022

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

-11 vs critic avg

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