Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder

TavroxGames · Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited

Released: Mar 18, 2021
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 01:20 GMT

Updates & announcements

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24 Oct 2022Developer post
Trailer for Creeping Deck, our new upcoming Deckbuilder
We're working on Creeping Deck, a new game in collaboration with Miju Games. We are using our experience from Neurodeck and adding new RPG mechanics into the mix. Check out the steam page to see all current details about the project. Our team will do beta-tests like on Neurodeck
25 Nov 2021Developer post
Neurodeck Switch & Steam Awards: Nominate Neurodeck!
Steam Awards I love Neurodeck very much, but I didn't feel picking other categories for the game, so I would like to highlight Victoria & Jeanne's work with their cards & animations done for the game. Vote for it in the visual category! One thing we did right is indeed, m
02 Sep 2021Developer post
We're working on a new game!
Hello, it's Tavrox, creative director of TavroxGames. I'm glad to announce we're working on a new project after finishing Neurodeck. There are still some few things left on Neurodeck, but we need to keep up the pace and work on something new. Here's a few concept from pre-product
24 Jun 2021Developer post
Neurodeck 1.4.1 in beta branch & ready to test!
Hello everyone, Neurodeck 1.4.1 is live on beta branch! This is the last stretch for us and to make sure that everything works fine and that we can fix issues before we push it on the main app, we need testers to help us get a better overview of these issues. See you on our Disco
31 May 2021Developer post
Neurodeck 1.3 available in beta branch!
Neurodeck 1.3 is available in the beta branch for now! It'll release in the Neurodeck app in two weeks. Things you can try New stories (end of a fight or end of a session) Unlocks (you can reset your save but it will delete it) New phobias (Coulrophobia Cynophobia, Gnomophobia) C
Neurodeck 1.3 is available in the beta branch for now! It'll release in the Neurodeck app in two weeks.
Things you can try

New stories (end of a fight or end of a session)
Unlocks (you can reset your save but it will delete it)
New phobias (Coulrophobia Cynophobia, Gnomophobia)
Cloud save
Inspecting pile of cards
Random survey generation should be better
How to access Neurodeck Beta?

Go to your Library, right-click on the Neurodeck app, then select "Properties"
Go to the "Betas" tab, then under "Select the Beta you want to opt into," select "beta - beta tests at your own risk"
Finally, the Beta version will be uploaded automatically.
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26 May 2021Developer post
Neurodeck 1.3 preview
Hello everyone, We are happy to see that many of you enjoyed Neurodeck 1.2 and its features! Update 1.3 is up ahead and after the changes brought by 1.2, let’s take a look at what 1.3 has to offer: 3 new phobias This means new faces, new attacks and new animations & sound eff
Hello everyone,
We are happy to see that many of you enjoyed Neurodeck 1.2 and its features!
Update 1.3 is up ahead and after the changes brought by 1.2, let’s take a look at what 1.3 has to offer:
3 new phobias
This means new faces, new attacks and new animations & sound effects!
There will be one Rank 1 phobia and 2 Rank 2 phobias – a slight trigger warning for those who fear clowns.
Those new phobias are unlockable, we'll explain this right after introducing those new terrifying faces that will bring up your greatest fears!
Let's welcome:
Cynophobia
Gnomophobia
Coulrophobia
Unlock system
As you go through the game and beat mini-bosses and final bosses, you’ll gradually unlock trials, Balcony cards and the 3 new phobias just revealed above.
This applies to new players only, so if you've been playing Neurodeck for a while now, you will certainly have unlocked most of this stuff!
New stories about Lei and Jupiter
During your session, you're free to read these new stories that will tell more about their own phobias as well as why they’re using the Neurodeck.
Those stories will appear:

Once you've beaten a phobia
At the end of your session
Bug Fixes and some little adjustments
Such as text formatting for character’s memories when entering Gymnasium, living room...
Hotkeys for keyboard play will also be added!
What’s next?
After this update, there will be one and the last update that will focus on UX and UI, little adjustments and bug fix mainly. Then, Neurodeck will be stable enough to launch on Nintendo Switch! Thank you for your patience and your support towards the game!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
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04 May 2021Developer post
Neurodeck 1.2 is now live!
Hello everyone, Thank you for following the updates of Neurodeck! Gostique and Nemrod joined us last month to help with Neurodeck updates and did great work for this new patch. Victoria has also created new great art with a dozen new illustrations. We added around 15 cards, a new
Hello everyone,
Thank you for following the updates of Neurodeck! Gostique and Nemrod joined us last month to help with Neurodeck updates and did great work for this new patch. Victoria has also created new great art with a dozen new illustrations.
We added around 15 cards, a new preview system, new unique effects and globally new content that add a lot of replayability to the game. Next month will bring new phobias and we hope you’ll enjoy these new features as much as we do!
Hospital Visit, Hiking & Drawing cards illustrations from the Balcony room made by Victoria Guareschi.
Here are the features of this update:
Balancing
Some cards have been boosted, some phobias have been nerfed and boosted!
Damage preview system
This new preview system gives you a better overview of the situation in-game as well as an additional piece of information. We hope it’ll help you to better understand the different game systems and that you’ll manage to make decisions in better conditions!
14 more cards that belong to the "Balcony" room
Here are the cards that you can find inside:

Acting
Beach Nap
Broken Mirror
Couple Counseling
Drawing
EMDR
Hiking
Hospital Visit
Masking
Wheel of emotions
Rorschach Test
Snowy Day
Therapist
Workout
Those cards are inspired by psychology to strengthen the link to mental health (EMDR which is a sensory stimulation therapy, Plutchik's wheel of emotions describing the 8 basic emotions, the broken mirror referring to the syndrome related to psychological and emotional trauma, etc.).
It adds another room so gives more replayability and more possibilities to your strategy.
Couple Counseling, Rorschach Test & Masking cards illustrations
New card effect "Discover"
Inspired by Hearthstone, this effect allows you to discover a random card or can be a last-minute escape from a situation. These apply to Balcony cards only.
New modifier "Weakness"
Phobia or player will deal less damage and you have a preview of these damage on the cards. This modifier is available in Balcony cards too.
Player can gain Block
Gaining Block will help you to build more defense and adds a little extra to your strategy. You will find this feature in Balcony cards only.
New traits
Those traits are available in the Nursery room. At the beginning of the game, you'll have to choose one of three traits proposed that will follow you for the rest of your session. Here are the traits you will encounter:

Lucky
Tenacious
Laid back
Funny
Messy
Shy
Honest
Dare-devil
Improviser
Frugal
Contemplative
Calming
Two additional resilience level
In addition to the previous 1 to 5 resilience levels, levels 6 & 7 have been added.

Level 6: Nightmares: every phobia met is in nightmare mode.
Level 7: Mental Exhaustion: when you draw a card you lose 1 Sanity.
New achievements
Do you want to get more challenges in Neurodeck? With those new achievements, you’ll be able to make modifiers a strong weapon and to use resilience levels!

Resilient level X: Achieve a run with a resilient level. (1 à 7)
Passive-aggressive: Kill a phobia with a trait
Fast Forward: End a run with less than 10 cards in the deck.
Kill anxiety: Kill a phobia with the anxiety modifier
Bugfixes
Some bugs may have been added while others may have been fixed! It’s hard to track everything and provide a complete bug list...
Official game guide
Check out this complete guide explaining a lot of game mechanics. Useful when blocked on a phobia or wondering about a specific mechanic. Feel free to ask for more details! A big thank you to Chloé for creating this complete guide.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2462195327
Modding in the beta branch for now
Modding is WIP so locked in beta branch; still checking how it should be working for the best use. Thanks for waiting!
Here is how to access Neurodeck beta:

Right-click on Neurodeck app, then click on "Properties"
Go to the "Betas" tab, then under "Select the Beta you want to opt into," select "beta - beta tests at your own risk"
Finally, the Beta version will be uploaded automatically.
Switch release reminder
We're still planning to finish the updates in order to have a patched and finalized version for Nintendo Switch.
While waiting for Neurodeck 1.3, here's a little overview of Gnomophobia, which will be part of the new phobias!
Animation made by Jeanne Prigent.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860?snr=2_groupannouncements_detail_
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16 Apr 2021Developer post
Neurodeck patch 1.2 preview
Hello everyone, This update should go live around the end of the month. Here is a preview of what will change: On the gameplay side Damage preview system (see the screenshot below) 10+ more cards that belong to the "Balcony" room New achievements New card effect "Discover" Player
Hello everyone,
This update should go live around the end of the month. Here is a preview of what will change:
On the gameplay side

Damage preview system (see the screenshot below)
10+ more cards that belong to the "Balcony" room
New achievements
New card effect "Discover"
Player can gain Block
New modifier "Weakness"
One additional resilience level
New traits
Others

Various bug fixes, especially on the UI, UX & gameplay
Game feel improvement during fights and exploration
Text standardizing
Phobias pixels harmonization
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
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13 Apr 2021Developer post
Neurodeck side plans - Modding
Hello everyone, Modding has always sounded fun and challenging. Things are quite WIP for now but there's still room for modding that can be added to Neurodeck. Of course, we're putting all our focuses on updates right now , so this is not an urgent project, but the earlier we thi
06 Apr 2021Developer post
Update 1.1 is now available
Before starting, a few important notes: Some translations are still missing, but we wanted to update the game first and we can still patch the 1.1 version on Steam with new translations. Gostique & Nemrod, our two new coders on the updates, will be working on the 1.2 version
Before starting, a few important notes:

Some translations are still missing, but we wanted to update the game first and we can still patch the 1.1 version on Steam with new translations.
Gostique & Nemrod, our two new coders on the updates, will be working on the 1.2 version that’ll be pushed in beta once in a while – find how to activate Neurodeck Beta at the end of this post. It should be released next month.
Here’s what's in 1.1 patch note:

The exploration scene has been revamped a bit, it’s now displaying some stuff better as well as the pacing changes we made;
Pacing changes make basically a shorter game, but with a mini-boss in the middle and a boss at the end. Future updates will add more unlockable stuff;
The fight phases have seen some stuff changed and revamped, such as Theophobia rules and stamina & sanity feedback display;
Rooms Meditation: unlocks permanent stats for the run;
“Survey” should propose a little less of the surveys you already answered, some work is still needed on this;
You’ll see “Nightmare phobias,” which has improved attacks and health points. The display is a bit poor at the moment but we want to make it clearer.
Here is what’s planned for 1.2:

New cards
New rooms
New resilience levels
New nursery traits
New achievements
Improving the game feel
Reworking the unlock system
Please keep in mind we might encounter challenges so some of those changes might get delayed.
Please let us know if you encounter any bugs or things to improve! We’re aware that you're all committed for at least 3 months of work but you’ll see patches every month!
Switch release
Switch release has been delayed and will be available at the end of the series of patches on Steam.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
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01 Apr 2021Developer post
Neurodeck Patch 1.1 preview
Hello everyone, Here is some information about Patch 1.1 that will release later this week or next week: Pacing improvement : miniboss and boss are included. There are fewer levels but things are more compact. This new pacing has changed the balancing quite a lot; New rooms are a
Hello everyone,
Here is some information about Patch 1.1 that will release later this week or next week:

Pacing improvement: miniboss and boss are included. There are fewer levels but things are more compact. This new pacing has changed the balancing quite a lot;
New rooms are added to the pool: Kitchen room, Meditation room & Nursery room;
Integrating a nightmare phobia mode;
Another breaking news: Neurodeck Beta is available again! Here are the steps to access it:

Right-click on Neurodeck app, then click on "Properties"
Go to the "Betas" tab, then under "Select the Beta you want to opt into," select "beta - beta tests at your own risk"
Finally, the Beta version will be uploaded automatically.
Find more information here.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
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25 Mar 2021Developer post
Neurodeck Supporter Pack available!
Hello everyone, We are happy to announce that Neurodeck has a Supporter Edition ! It consists of: A devbook in English , tracing the history of the game, including little stories from the Neurodeck development team as well as pictures, explanations about the game influences, its
Hello everyone,
We are happy to announce that Neurodeck has a Supporter Edition! It consists of:

A devbook in English, tracing the history of the game, including little stories from the Neurodeck development team as well as pictures, explanations about the game influences, its context and more;
Neurodeck's soundtrack, consisting of 18 tracks of the game, composed by Tilia Weevers.
[Update] Once you have the Supporter Pack, here is the path to access it: Then, you'll find the folders "Devbook" and "Soundtrack"! Discover the game differently and learn more about the human adventure that was Neurodeck. Have a good reading and listening!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1524740/Neurodeck_Supporter_Pack/
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25 Mar 2021GamingOnLinux
Psychological deck-builder Neurodeck is out now, developer planning some major updates
Neurodeck is a brand new deck-building experience from TavroxGames and Goblinz Publishing that tries to do things differently, by exploring feelings. Read the full article here:
23 Mar 2021Developer post
Neurodeck upcoming updates & improvement goals
Dear Neurodeck players, Thank you for participating in the launch of Neurodeck. The game had a good start until we realized the quality was not high enough and disappointed some of you! We take this as a hint to keep working on it . Goblinz Studio & we have it in our DNA to n
Dear Neurodeck players,
Thank you for participating in the launch of Neurodeck. The game had a good start until we realized the quality was not high enough and disappointed some of you! We take this as a hint to keep working on it. Goblinz Studio & we have it in our DNA to not give up and provide updates to the game.
That said, development is expensive and it’s hard to say when some issues are just non-solvable because they’re in the DNA of the game.
So, we have decided to make updates to the game for the next 3 months. We’re going to hire new people on the development side and reattribute tasks to people who can work on those updates. These are unplanned expenses for us but we know it’s necessary for the game. We will try to improve some aspects such as pacing, content and game feel.
At the end of those 3 months, we’ll see what to do. Please keep in mind these are objectives, not promises.
First priority: (hopes for the first month)

Improving game pacing by adding tension with a boss and mini-boss
Completing bug fixing
Nightmare phobias: encountering a phobia the 2nd time makes it more powerful
Nursery Room: you start a run with new traits that will alter your session right from the start
Unlocking rework: you can unlock wayyy more content overall but by reusing the content already produced (cards, mental trials, etc.)
Improving Survey room
Second priority: (hopes for the 2nd month)

Adding new mini-stories here and there to improve the link to the mental health theme
3 new rooms that will improve replayability
Improving card design and making new unique effects
Improving UI / UX in several ways (more reactive, more ergonomic)
Adding new resilience levels
Adding new mental trials
Remaking the tutorial
Third priority: (hopes for the 3rd month)

3 new phobias
15 new cards (not sure how they’ll be attributed yet)
Improving FX & game feel during fights
Thank you to all the persons who support the game and who are helping in its improvement everyday!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
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19 Mar 2021Developer post
Make your update suggestions for Neurodeck
Hello everyone! We've seen the reviews are mixed and we understand that the game has some problems or that some features of the game are less appreciated by the players and reviewers. In the interest of making improvements, we would like to see what we can do for future updates.
18 Mar 2021Developer post
Big announcements for Goblinz 5th Anniversary!
Hello everyone, Today is a special day for Goblinz, as the studio is already celebrating its 5th anniversary! For the past 5 years, we have been developing and publishing games we believe in. It's been quite an adventure, but this is just the beginning! For the occasion, we have
18 Mar 2021Developer post
Neurodeck is OUT NOW!
Hello everyone, We are so excited to announce that NEURODECK IS OUT NOW! Features Deckbuilding as you progress through the game (Slay The Spire like) Meditate and choose personality traits that alter your gameplay profoundly Explore a subconscious maze , full of cards and improve
Hello everyone,
We are so excited to announce that
NEURODECK IS OUT NOW!
Features

Deckbuilding as you progress through the game (Slay The Spire like)
Meditate and choose personality traits that alter your gameplay profoundly
Explore a subconscious maze, full of cards and improvements that will help you defeat the monsters in your mind
Light RPG mechanics that allow you to customize your character stats & skills
Characters & places from your past that will tell facts & stories about mental health
Deep gameplay mechanics that put focus on replayability and gameplay diversity
Horrific monsters inspired by real-life phobias
Watch on YouTube
It's been a hell of an adventure for us! Making a game about mental health while it becomes one of the main subject due to a global pandemic, that's been a very tough ride. But we're glad some people have found value in talking and playing around mental health.
Once again, thanks to our community who has been super involved (especially on our Discord - join us!) and whose feedback has been very helpful.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
Have fun, everyone!
Cheers,
Goblinz Publishing & TavroxGames
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17 Mar 2021Developer post
Neurodeck creative direction statement by Tavrox
Hello everyone, I’m Tavrox, CEO of TavroxGames and Creative Director of Neurodeck . Tomorrow, the game will be out on PC, and will be later on Switch. Neurodeck has been an extraordinary adventure. We made a game about mental health in the context of a global pandemic that has af
16 Mar 2021Developer post
Neurodeck post-release plans
Hello everyone, Neurodeck will release this Thursday, we are so excited about it! After the release, and if the game is a great hit , Neurodeck will know a few updates such as patches that will be provided on all platforms. Here are the planned features: 2nd Jupiter Emotion "Disg
Hello everyone,
Neurodeck will release this Thursday, we are so excited about it!
After the release, and if the game is a great hit, Neurodeck will know a few updates such as patches that will be provided on all platforms.
Here are the planned features:

2nd Jupiter Emotion "Disgust"
21/9 & 4/3 screen support
Gameplay improvements ("nightmare phobias", "trait on session launch")
Fast Mode option (play at a higher speed)
More rooms in exploration mode
Improved gamepad support
bug fixes
Again, depending on its success, Neurodeck could also hit:

Mobile
Other consoles
Thank you for your constant support, we want you to love Neurodeck as much as we do!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253860/Neurodeck__Psychological_Deckbuilder/
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15 Mar 2021Developer post
Sound design with Nicolas Gueguen
Nicolas is never out of ideas when recording sound effects for video games. His know-how and his endless imagination allow him to use turn his environment into all the sounds he wants on Fmod . What part of your job do you like the most? Playing the game! And tweaking audio at th