Ever wondered what the love child of a Roguelike Deckbuilder and a Tabletop Boardgame would look like? Here’s the answer: Into The Grid features action-packed card battles and deeply tactical map exploration with resource management.

Set in a Cyberpunk world in the year 2112, the game mixes strategic and immersive card battles with tactical map exploration and resource management.

Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies.

It's a game about the personal stories behind each of these hackers and their Factions. The narrative and worldbuilding will be another aspect that sets the game apart from others in the genre.*

*The story & lore is a work in progress and will be built upon over the course of the Early Access period.

Developer Flatline Studios has released Into The Grid through Steam Early Access at 14.99 €/$ with a 10% launch week discount.

The Early Access release will turn the Grid into a layered maze. Go deeper through its layers in your search for the Core Node as the enemies around you scale in power and complexity.

Early Access launches with two playable characters, each with a unique card pool, map skills, Commands, and Drivers that support distinct playstyles:

• Ursa, the Stray Dog | Ursa's mechanics revolve around the Feral and Grit keywords, and the accumulation of Virtual Memory (VIM) to unleash the devastating conditional effects of her cards.
• Darwin, the Maker | Darwin introduces new mechanics via his Assist and Script cards, “on discard” effects, and the Augment keyword. He wields twice as many Commands as Ursa and has his own set of Drivers that synergize with his archetypes.

The 10 November Early Access Launch is just the start for the game; the developers will continuously add updates, from major changes such as new playable characters, to smaller balance tweaks and fixes. Player engagement is essential for the team, and they will be in constant contact with their community, gathering feedback and input on how to make Into The Grid the best possible experience for its fans.

Regular Updates: 

• New enemies, new nodes, new Drivers, and new environmental themes.
• Balance and mechanical adjustments
• Bug fixes

Major Updates:

• Two more characters, each with their own mechanics, cards, Drivers, Commands and archetypes.
• New systems will be added, such as Progression, Events, and Missions.
• Future updates will introduce a complete narrative layer, with each of the four playable characters exploring their own arcs, motives, and faction ties.

Key Features

• An exciting blend of Deckbuilding, Card Battler and Dungeon Crawler - Ever wondered what the love child of a Roguelike Deckbuilder and a Tabletop Boardgame would look like? Here’s the answer: Into The Grid features action-packed card battles and deeply tactical map exploration with resource management.
• Death to dead draws - Into The Grid has a unique dual-resource system where each card is played for its effect while simultaneously generating Virtual Memory (VIM), which allows the player to take advantage of even the most suboptimal hands. Use VIM to activate your Commands during battle and obliterate your enemies’ defences!
• Exploit the Commands - Commands are powerful unlockable skills that can be the difference between victory and defeat. Choose them wisely, sync them with your deck, and strategically deploy them for knockout wins.
• Tactical Dungeon Crawler-like navigation - The Grid is the infinite digital landscape where information lives. Full of riches and dangers, it’s a place where only the sharpest minds can thrive. Experience a layer of depth never seen before in the genre; consider every move as if it were your last... because it might be. Fight or flee? Visit this area now or later? Cash in a reward immediately, or hold on to it for an even bigger payoff? The choice is yours, as well as the punishment and the profit.
• Unveil the stories behind the Hackers- Into The Grid will include four* distinct characters, each with their own story arc, gameplay mechanics, art, and much more. Every playable hacker belongs to a different Faction that determines the hacker’s ethos and their reasons to be outlaws.

Into The Grid is in development for PC (Steam).