u/Cool_Ad_7689

Hey everyone! I’m the solo developer of Throne of Shards, a dark fantasy dungeon crawler where combat is built around card battles inspired by games like Magic: The Gathering.

Instead of managing a traditional party, your deck becomes your weapon, spellbook, and survival kit. You explore a dungeon, collect new cards, improve your deck, and fight through floors that each change the rules in different ways.

Some floors limit how many cards you can play per turn. Others change how creatures behave, or force you to rethink what kind of deck can survive deeper in the dungeon.

It’s definitely a weird mix, so I’d love to hear what dungeon crawler fans think. Does card-based combat still sound like it could scratch the dungeon crawler itch?

Steam page / trailer here: Throne of Shards

Thanks a lot for taking a look!

I just hit 100 wishlists for my indie card game, and I’m honestly really happy about it.

Also a little confused.

I know 100 isn’t some huge viral milestone, but this is my first real Steam launch attempt, and seeing actual people interested in the game feels really motivating.

The funny thing is, I’m not totally sure where the wishlists are coming from. I’ve only posted about it once or twice so far, mostly on Reddit, and those posts didn’t get much traction. So now I’m trying to figure out what actually worked, what was random Steam discovery, and where I should put more effort next.

For other indie devs: is there a good way to tell where your early wishlists are coming from? And did anything specific help you grow past the first few hundred, or was it mostly slow and painful goblin work?

Steam page:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4540810/Throne_of_Shards/