Five Card Evolution

Poker roguelike deckbuilding

Five Card Evolution is a single-player poker roguelike deckbuilder for PC. Each hand, you’re dealt five cards, choose which to keep, and draw replacements. Your poker hand determines the payout, from pairs and straights through flushes to a Royal Flush. You spend winnings in a shop between hands, then use them to build combinations of shop cards and pursue larger payouts as you climb the Endless Pagoda.

Poker experience isn’t required. The central decisions are which cards to hold, what to buy, and how much of your bankroll to risk. Runs take about 10 to 20 minutes per climb, though the pagoda has no final floor.