
Defend the Earth with powerful mechs in a seamless mix of roguelike deckbuilding and grid-based tactics.










Here is an excerpt from StarVaders' Steam description:
The alien invasion has shattered Earth’s defenses. Pilot, the fate of humanity now rests in your hands. Take the helm of a powerful mech and fight off the invasion—one card at a time.
StarVaders combines tactical grid-based combat with deckbuilding strategy, placing you in command of a formidable mech during humanity’s last stand against the invaders. Build up a deck of powerful cards, unleash devastating combos, and defend the Earth at all costs!
Features
- Craft the ultimate deck from the 400+ unique cards and artifacts available!
- Choose from 3 powerful mechs, each with completely distinct playstyles and mechanics
- Master 10 diverse pilots, each adding new cards, mechanics, and a personal backstory!
- Use Chrono Tokens to rewind time, undo mistakes, or land that perfect combo
- Battle through the multi-part story campaign and uncover a secret finale!
- Endless replayability with ascending difficulties, daily runs, and challenge modes
- Designed for clarity and intuition—no long tutorials, no wiki required, just pure tactical deckbuilding
Lead your wizarding crew through puzzly tactical challenges, rewinding at will.
Make the best of each draw as your equipment gets mixed with off-the-wall enemies on a 3x3 grid.
Balance out fixed-value fights with health-restoring exploration to overcome knotty dungeons.
Face restless spirits in cards-powered grid-based battles to explore a dark folkloric realm.
Defend a settlement through tactical battles in this digital adaptation of the dark fantasy boardgame.
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