Ace of Spades Game Review

I’m an Xbox man, and I am fairly cheap when it comes to buying new video games. So I only have a subscription to the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Pass (and even that, I buy through a friend who works at Microsoft), and all of my new gaming efforts come through that service.

Balatro was a game that was recently recommended by a friend who enjoys “rogue-like” experiences. In it, players work through increasingly difficult battles with foes who can be defeated by…well, by playing poker combinations to damage baddies, broken into rounds called “antes” and bosses known as “blinds.” In this way, everything about Balatro feels like poker, but with boss battles, cool powers, and a shop between rounds that can be used to upgrade cards in the player’s deck.

Ace of Spades (2025, Devir Games) is a new solo game that reminded me a lot of both Balatro, as well as the earlier card-attack game Regicide. In that way, Ace of Spades has a nice system that helps it stand apart from those other games, but it also feels very familiar if you know those other properties. And where Regicide can be played solo but is better when joined by a friend or two, Ace of Spades is a solo game that can be played with…

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