Shadowverse Video Game Series

Shadowverse

June 17, 2016

Strategy, Fantasy, Internet, Card Games, Multiplayer, Online, Singleplayer, Free-to-play.

Shadowverse is a free-to-play collectible card game with a microtransactions system, developed and published by a Japanese studio – Cygames. Shadowverse plays similarly to other games representing this genre – the gameplay builds on card duels with AI or other players. Players get at their disposal seven character classes, each featuring a unique skill set. One’s task during a duel is to reduce the other player's life points to zero by playing cards representing monsters and spells. Another feature, which distinguishes Shadowverse from similar games, is its "Evolve" game mechanic, which allows the players to grant their cards bonus stats and effects at the cost of evolution points purchased for a given amount of gold, which the players receive at the beginning of each turn. Sometimes, these evolution points can unlock completely new abilities. The game also introduces the so-called Amulets - cards played in the opponent’s area, providing a player who played them with passive effects until the Amulet is removed.