Battle Hanafuda

Already my favorite koi-koi game on pc. The retro style and music really makes this stand out from the typical hanafuda cards you see in many games. It's nice to have a dedicated koi-koi game thats not just a side quest (yakuza series), or holotube themed. They added oicho kabu and i hope to see 4 player cpu oicho kabu, new rule sets for koi-koi and other hanafuda games (I saw a community post about a potential hanafuda solitaire game! I would die for that!) The game is still early access but for a basic koi-koi game it's all there ready to play right now with online too. The devs are releasing updates at a steady pace and for $7 usd this is a steal. I hear theres a good tutorial page for newbies and cpu vs cpu matches to watch; so if you looking to get into koi-koi or looking for a good pc version i'd highly recommend this game! 10/10

Before reading: If you are interested in Hanafuda and playing this game I recommend watching Summer Wars. It won't help you figure out the game but it is a great film that includes elements of Hanafuda in it. Additionally, it is also a great story and slice of life in general. The Review: Have you ever wanted to learn more about Japanese culture and history while having a good time? Well Hanafuda is the way to go. This game is great compared to other versions of Hanafuda on steam (looking at you Hololive Hanafuda). After all, this was (technically) the first Nintendo game made by Fusajiro Fukui. This is a traditional take on Hanafuda and makes it a great start for any new players. It is a relatively easy game to play and one that has beautiful cards. The cards are called Flower Cards and there are 48-cards in the deck representing different months. The point system is fairly easy to understand. If you score anything above 7 it multiplies x2. Heres the more important part, how is the game? Well it is in early access as of writing this in the month Iris of 2026. The story is very short and supposedly at the end, the developer has wasted 200 hours on another card game??? Wonderin…

Exactly the hanafuda game I've always wanted! Nice clean UI/UX, fun animation effects, and the retro PC "hidden gem" vibes are off the charts -- hugely recommend! Love the simplified pixel art, and the combination of highlighting possible matches with numbering on the cards makes it really beginner friendly -- matches against the AI give you lots of practice, and you can speed up the animations to whizz through short games of 2 or 4 rounds to get a feel for it Excited to see what the rest of EA and an eventual 1.0 release offer! It's honestly already got most of what I'd want in a koi koi game, but I'd love a "X Number of Players Online" indicator for online play and/or the ability to host open rooms for anyone to join, since at present I just open matchmaking and let it sit there for a while before giving up and playing some AI matches Other bonus stuff I think would be cool: unlockable play backgrounds/borders (since I love the art style), unlockable card backs, more music (current tracks are great!), customizable avatars (although the lofi use of your Steam icon is a neat trick) Side note: the devs say they're planning mouse support but works fine for me right now on Windows…

At the moment this is a simple, but very promising Hanafuda/Koi-Koi game. Visuals are minimalist but add a great vibe and have a lot of flare, the music is very memorable too. Excited to see what new modes get added eventually! If you're even a little bit interested in Hanafuda, pick this one up!

Great! More people should learn Hanafuda!

An adorable little "retro-esque" hanafuda game with all the flair and fun of a classic arcade machine.