Ace of Spades(Revised Edition) (2025)

In Ace of Spades, you are trying to get through 12 demons by playing poker hands. Each one you defeat will give you either a one-time-use power or a persistent one.

“I think this is definitely one you're going to want to check out, especially if you're in the market for a poker style game. Poker is the engine that powers the car. Dig the graphic design. Dig the special abilities.”(2:35)

The panel enjoys Ace of Spades, praising its engaging poker-inspired card mechanics and dark western solo/co-op gameplay, resulting in strong individual ratings across the board.

The reviewer notes that Ace of Spades captures its theme wonderfully through artwork and mechanics, offering an engaging solo or cooperative experience that turns poker hand-building into a tense Wild West battle against a chain of enemies.

The reviewer highlights Ace of Spades as an engaging solo or two-player cooperative game that cleverly blends poker hand building with a dark western theme to fight off characters.

The reviewer highlights the clever use of poker hands and multi-use mechanics for cooperative combat, though noting that heavy reliance on luck-of-the-draw can occasionally create frustrating endings.

“It's just a really good, really solid light game that uses poker to get the job done. That's the mechanic. And basically, from that standpoint, it does exactly what I wanted it to do. It was reasonably priced.”(7:54)

“Ace of Spades has a very nice “let’s run it back” hook, and I found myself reloading to try again multiple times because getting to the mid-game is relatively easy, but getting over the hump is relatively hard.”

The reviewer highlights the game's unique dark Western theme and poker-inspired mechanics, finding it an engaging card-driven title despite a few minor drawbacks.

“It probably a deck of cards away from being a perfect solo game. Mechanics it's spot on but just loses it on the design.”

“Thus far I have enjoyed my games. There is obviously a bit of luck in drawing the right cards at the right time. But with the ever changing roster of one-time and ongoing abilities, you have to be able to craft a new strategy each game to best take advantage of the odds.”

The reviewer finds Ace of Spades to be a perfectly serviceable, streamlined, and easy-to-learn solo poker game, though it offers relatively little room for card manipulation or strategic influence compared to alternatives.