Forget everything you know about card games. Evocation, the striking new title from solo developer vodkakaa and published by GCORES PUBLISHING, is rewriting the rulebook — literally. This isn’t about drawing a hand and playing it. This is about weaving patterns, channelling energy, and performing rituals — and it’s heading to Steam in December 2026.
The Ritual Is Your Playfield
The core idea is breathtakingly different: your cards aren’t stacked in a deck — they’re distributed across six nodes arranged in a magical circle. To play a card, you don’t just click it — you connect nodes in specific patterns to complete rituals and unleash their power. Lines become spells. Circles become summons. The shape you draw decides what magic you weave.
“Completing these ancient rituals generates energy, allowing you to command abyssal demons capable of turning the tide of battle.”
It’s a visual and tactical layer no other card game offers: the layout matters as much as the cards themselves, and mastering the flow of connections is just as vital as building your collection.
Two Paths — One Purpose
Evocation serves every kind of card player with two fully featured modes:
Single-Player Roguelike — The Pilgrimage
- 3 unique starting paths and distinct card pools to master
- Over 300 cards and 40+ enemies across a journey through a dark, fallen world — the Holy City lies in ruins, faith is outlawed, and you walk the road of purification alone
- Deep equipment system: craft, swap, and trade gear freely — no locked relics, no dead ends
- Every run reshapes your strategy. Every choice changes what you find.
PvP — Pure Skill, No Pay-to-Win
- No in-app purchases, no loot boxes, no pay-to-win — competitive play built entirely on mastery and deck craft
- Climb, duel, test your rituals against real opponents
- A level playing field where the best strategist wins, not the biggest wallet
Made by One, Backed by Many
Evocation is the vision of solo dev vodkakaa, now partnered with GCORES PUBLISHING to bring this labour of love to the world. The game blends a haunting dark-fantasy aesthetic with mechanics that feel both ancient and entirely new — where the board is a spell circle and every move is a ceremony.
Coming This December — Wishlist Now
Evocation arrives on Steam December 2026, supporting Windows and macOS. The internal playtest is underway — follow the game, wishlist today, and be ready when the rituals awaken.
Draw your lines. Summon your power. Evoke what lies beneath.
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