PLAYISM (https://playism.com/), an indie game publishing brand operated by Active Gaming Media Inc., is pleased to announce Card Make Arena—a competitive card game developed by solo game developer Lizardry in which players create their own cards.

Card Make Arena – Battle with Cards You Create Yourself

Card Make Arena is the latest title from solo developer Lizardry, who previously created the language-deciphering game 7 days to end with you, the personality-diagnosis game Refind Self, and the blindfold-required horror game Cling to Blindness.

This title is a card game where you create your own cards and battle with them.
You can freely customize not only effects, costs, and activation conditions, but also the name and illustration.
Craft your very own cards and aim for victory!

The store page has been launched in preparation for the Steam Early Access release planned within 2026.

Steam Store Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3776020/Card_Make_Arena/

About Card Make Arena

What kind of card will YOU forge? Card Make Arena is an arena that grows alongside its players.

The cards you create, the decks you build, the battles you fight—they all shape this world.
The one who brings forth the next "ultimate card" might just be you.
–– Create, Assemble, and Duel.

Every card in Card Make Arena is entirely your own original creation—from the name to the abilities.
And then you take them into PvP battles. That's the game.

With simple rules, enjoy yourself freely with your very own cards.

During a battle, all you need to do is use the mana you receive each turn to choose and place the cards you want to play that turn.
Once your placement is complete, battle commences automatically.
The victory condition is to reduce your opponent's leader's HP to 0.

There are three types of cards: "Servants," which are the backbone of offense and defense; "Spells," which have a one-time effect; and "Land," which supports the board.
Combine them to build your deck.

Card creation that expands infinitely with your ingenuity.

The cards you use in battle can be fully customized by you.
Not only stats, but also over 60 types of card effects, as well as their activation timing and conditions, can be freely set.
You can create an aggressive card that's also good in long games—nimble and reliable—or a tricky card that changes drastically depending on the board state, such as "when you have no cards in hand" or "gains attack the larger the discard pile gets."

However, since stronger cards cost more, you'll need to choose effects carefully.
Also, during battles, you receive a bonus based on the difference in deck cost between you and your opponent.

The World is Yours to Build!

You can freely customize the card name, flavor text, and even the card illustration.
Whether it's a cool ace that turns the tide of battle, or a cute card that makes your opponent hesitate to destroy it—it's all up to you.
Additionally, a wide variety of default card illustrations are also available, so you can of course focus purely on designing cards around strategy.

Build your deck with greater strategy!

This game incorporates several systems to make "original cards × PvP" a reality.

・Cost as a Measure of Card Strength, and Deck Cost
The stronger a card's performance—such as the power of its effect, the scope of its targets, and ease of activation—the higher its cost.
Since decks have a cost limit, balancing your deck is also important.

・Bonus Based on Cost Difference
You can receive a bonus at the start of battle based on how much lower your deck's cost is compared to your opponent's.

・Bonus for Minor Effects
Effects with low overall usage rates are designed to give bonus points upon victory.

This game also has a puzzle-like aspect: how do you "design" within a limited budget?
Use your creativity and ingenuity to build a one-of-a-kind deck and seize victory.

Of course, in Room Matches, you can also enjoy battles where the strongest cards are unrestricted.
Battle to your heart's content with your ultimate cards against friends or even strangers who visit the Room Match bulletin board.

Many Ways to Play!

There are a wide variety of playstyles that make use of original cards.
Ranked Matches: A mode where you stake RANK points. Top players are featured on the leaderboards.
Room Matches: A mode where you can play with specific players.
Card Sharing Feature: Compete for likes and copy counts on the in-game SNS feature.
Random Card Battles: Battle using decks randomly selected from cards shared by everyone in the game.

Product Info

PLAYISM Page　|　Steam Store Page

Title: Card Make Arena
Developer: Lizardry
Publisher: PLAYISM
Genre: Custom card dueling game
Languages: Japanese, English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
Platforms: Steam
# of Players: 1-2
Early Access: 2026
MSRP: TBD

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