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CasualIndieStrategyDarkCozyStory RichCard GameCreature Collector

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 33

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Game description

Burn With Me is a story-centric deckbuilder filled with cozy dread and occultic mysteries. In order to summon a Personal Demon you'll master inventive gameplay with position-based synergies, and permanently burn your cards and your soul.

Basic info

DeveloperNozomu Games
PublisherInner Pocket
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 12, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10+
Processor2.5Ghz or better
Memory4 GB
Graphics2GB Video Memory
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 318 reviews from the past 1 year

85.5/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 31, 2026)

Card battles on a pentagram drive this short occult story, which scores 85.5, top 40% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

68 reviews find it fun, calling it a good little story for an evening. 67 praise the strategy of placing cards for synergy, with rules that keep changing from chapter to chapter. Gameplay ranks 65th of 1396. 59 love the visuals, saying the art, atmosphere and music work together, and some single out the voice acting. Visuals & Sound ranks 241st of 1249, and Story & World ranks 479th of 1096. A few also note a hard mode for replay.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 973rd of 1351 and appears in 55% of analyzed reviews. 76 reviews say it is short, with the main story done in a few hours, and some find that too short for the price. 18 discuss difficulty, with some calling the card game too easy and others saying one chapter leans on luck or a specific combo. 14 are let down by the story ending, calling it unclear, rushed or vague.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“main story only 2.5 hours, way too short for asking price” · 76 reviews
“fun little think and storytime for an evening” · 68 reviews
“synergy-focused card positioning with excellent variety across chapters” · 67 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.59 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “synergy-focused card positioning with excellent variety across chapters” · 67 reviews
Negative “few playable strategies, mostly burning or accumulation from one card” · 1 review

Progression 3% · Difficulty 25% · Onboarding 7% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 3%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.58 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “flavorful narrative keeps you engaged” · 30 reviews
Negative “ending is unclear and disappointing” · 14 reviews

Characters 10% · World 36%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.45 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “main story only 2.5 hours, way too short for asking price” · 76 reviews

Variety 13% · Replayability 17%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.75 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “art, atmosphere, and music work masterfully together with great voice acting” · 59 reviews

Audio 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Community — · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.01 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “fair price respecting player time, no bloat, straightforward gameplay” · 2 reviews
Negative “price not justified for only 3 hours of content” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.05 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “dev was really responsive to suggestions and feedback” · 1 review

Stability 1% · Performance 0%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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