Encounter: The Lost Cards

Encounter: The Lost Cards

Salvatore Grosso · January 26, 2026 · Turn-Based Tactics, Roguelike, Resource Management, Deckbuilding, Crafting

No store is selling Encounter: The Lost Cards right now. We track it and will show a price as soon as one appears.

PC
Very Positive80% · 76 📉 Recent reviews down 72%1playing now
Best price
No offers

Prices last checked

Encounter: The Lost Cards price by region

Encounter: The Lost Cards costs £3.56 in the United Kingdom, €3.99 in Europe (EUR) and zł22.07 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Encounter: The Lost Cards offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £3.56 — £3.56 1
Europe (EUR) €3.99 — €3.99 1
Poland zł22.07 — zł22.07 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

No store is currently selling Encounter: The Lost Cards. It released on January 26, 2026 and was developed by Salvatore Grosso. We keep tracking it across every store we cover, so set an alert below and you will know the moment it is on sale again.

Screenshots

About Encounter: The Lost Cards

As fate would have it, you’ve stumbled upon this game. Might as well give it a try. Who knows what you might encounter… ayyy. Get it? Encounter is the name of the game. When I said, “who knows what you might encounter,” it was a play on words.

Encounter: The Lost Cards is a solo, turn-based roguelike where Tarot cards drive the journey. Each card represents an event—an enemy, a stranger, a blessing, a curse—and your run becomes a chain of choices that shape how far you make it.There’s no traditional world map. Instead, you travel through a deck of encounters, learning how to read risks, build momentum, and survive whatever fate deals next.Your adventure starts with a single crate. What’s inside? Something useful… or something that forces a painful tradeoff. Either way, you’ll meet oddballs, outlaws, and outright disasters—sometimes in the worst possible order.A run is a sequence of cards. Every draw is a situation to solve: fight, bargain, gamble, retreat, or take a hit now to avoid something worse later.Turn-based combat with action economy. Every move consumes energy or other resources. Winning isn’t about spamming attacks—it’s about timing, sequencing, and using your gear intelligently.Adapt or die. The same card can be helpful early and lethal later on. Build your stats, equipment, and deck so you can turn bad draws into survivable outcomes.Resource management is the real boss. Everything is limited: rare items break, inventory space is tight, and food runs out. Each pickup is a commitment—taking one thing usually means giving up another.Managing resources is only the beginning; chaining actions together for strong combos is where the deeper strategy shows up.If you like roguelikes, inventory management, a touch of deck-building, turn-based RPG combat, and nostalgic pixel graphics, you’ll feel right at home in Encounter.✔ 250+ unique and powerful items✔ 100+ adaptive encounters✔ Inventory management✔ Deck manipulation✔ Action sequencing✔ Deep, flexible buildsEncounter rewards patience, experimentation, and flexible planning. Fate will sometimes hit you with the worst possible timing—but if you learn the systems and make smart tradeoffs, you’ll start to feel the moment where “random” turns into something you can actually control.It’s big-brain if you want it to be, but easy to pick up and play. Either way, your fate is in your hands… mostly.

Encounter: The Lost Cards — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Jun 6, 2026
(FIRST OFF! THE TRAILER SONG ROCKS!!!) however even tho the game is really charming at first and fun once you get the mechanics down, but it delivers very little in the way of replayability for a title that promises so much content. The game's main selling point is "infinite encounters," but within a couple of hours, you will have experienced everything it has to offer. On top of that, the game is abselutely balanced with a slegdehammer. I won on my second playthrough, and shortly after, I found an item that allowed me to gain infinite EXP and unlock pretty much everything instantly. It isn't skill-based really... it is purely luck many times tbh. Once you understand the basics after two hours or so, it becomes repetitive AF. From there, it is just a grind through the same gameplay loop to unlock a currency, that can also be bought directly on the marketplace, for "mythical" loot. I wouldn't buy this unless it is on a deep sale simply due to the scope of the game is so small unless you like repeated looping games.
4 found this helpful
Recommended May 21, 2026
"I really thought if an enemy defeated me I was going to get an animated sex scene" Encounter: The Lost Cards has some genuinely interesting roguelike mechanics, but be prepared for a steep learning curve. Early runs can feel brutal, and the game definitely doesn’t hold your hand, but maybe your ♥♥♥♥? It’s the kind of game that will probably really click with players who enjoy experimenting and slowly mastering complicated mechanics. I recommend this if you want a challenge and maybe at some point to get ♥♥♥♥♥♥ by an enemy, you never know it could happen. [url=https://youtube.com/live/5szjBXQiyVw?t=1h40m29s]Gameplay[/url]
1 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 26, 2026
Challenging at the start. Took a couple of tries before the neurons in my head started to lock in. May RNG be with you. Over time, you unlock more stuff and the loop happens. Would be nice to lift the restriction for scrolls or increase the scrolls earned every login. I hope there's a better way to view buffs amd debuffs without me having to go to title screen and load the current run. Also, new characters when?
Recommended Aug 7, 2026
I love the game it has very cool stuff to do and the game is being updated alot and is improving
Not recommended Jul 30, 2026
.
Recommended Jun 11, 2026
Addictingly fun! All the scenarios are fun, with fresh and new situations appearing regularly. However be careful clicking with the mouse to advance as it can accidently click on UI actions that are hidden by the dialogue. I.E skip scenarios by clicking near the bottom right of the game window (where the skip button normally is).

Community reviews

—

0 reviews

Sign in to write a review.

No reviews yet. Be the first to review this game.

More like Encounter: The Lost Cards

News

All news →
Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe Edition: skip it, play on Game PassXbox

Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe Edition: skip it, play on Game Pass

The Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe Edition asks you to pre-order two unannounced DLC packs for a game Game Pass already gives you. What it contains, and why the upgrade can wait.

Sep 30, 2026
Is DayZ worth it? A straight answer before you buyPC

Is DayZ worth it? A straight answer before you buy

Is DayZ worth it? Twelve years on it is still the genre's least forgiving game. What you are buying, who it suits, and what our 97-day price record says about the timing.

Sep 30, 2026
Transport Fever 3 price: which edition to buy on launch dayPC

Transport Fever 3 price: which edition to buy on launch day

Transport Fever 3 is out today. The Transport Fever 3 price splits three ways, the loyalty discount has a fortnight-long fuse, and our record shows what the older game really costs.

Sep 29, 2026
No Man's Sky price: how low it gets and when to buyPC

No Man's Sky price: how low it gets and when to buy

The No Man's Sky price has come a long way down since 2016, and the game is on PC Game Pass too. Our tracked 12-month low, the regional key gap, and what to actually pay.

Sep 29, 2026
Sekiro cheap: what our price record shows, and what to avoidDeals

Sekiro cheap: what our price record shows, and what to avoid

Search Sekiro cheap and the results are keyshop listings, not a store discount. Our three-month price record explains the gap, and why so few live offers changes the advice.

Sep 28, 2026
System Shock 2 Remaster free on Epic from 1 OctoberFreebies

System Shock 2 Remaster free on Epic from 1 October

System Shock 2 Remaster free on Epic from 1 to 8 October, alongside BURIED STARS. Our price record shows why its floor has not moved in three months, and why waiting beats buying this week.

Sep 28, 2026
Dead Island 2 cheap: which edition, and what the price doesPC

Dead Island 2 cheap: which edition, and what the price does

Dead Island 2 cheap used to mean under a dollar. Our price record shows the floor has roughly doubled since September - here is which edition to buy, and the one that is a trap.

Sep 27, 2026
Steam Autumn Sale 2026: the games that cannot be discountedDeals

Steam Autumn Sale 2026: the games that cannot be discounted

The Steam Autumn Sale 2026 runs 1-8 October, but Valve's own rules bar every September release from it. Which games are locked out, and what our record says about the two biggest.

Sep 27, 2026

Top games right now

All rankings →
  1. 1Counter-Strike 2Free
  2. 2Dota 2Free
  3. 3PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSFree
  4. 4Grand Theft Auto V Legacy—
  5. 5Terraria$2.20
  6. 6Rust$25.98
  7. 7Team Fortress 2Free
  8. 8Black Myth: Wukong$35.70
  9. 9HELLDIVERS™ 2$30.94
  10. 10ELDEN RING$52.89
  11. 11Apex Legends™Free
  12. 12Left 4 Dead 2$9.99
  13. 13Stardew Valley$14.74
  14. 14Wallpaper Engine$3.99
  15. 15Euro Truck Simulator 2$4.99
  16. 16Dead by Daylight$10.40
  17. 17Red Dead Redemption 2$10.54
  18. 18Baldur's Gate 3$41.99
  19. 19Phasmophobia$18.29
  20. 20War ThunderFree
  21. 21Call of Duty®—
  22. 22ARK: Survival Evolved$14.24
  23. 23Among Us$3.03
  24. 24The Forest$19.99