Paper Kingdom Cards

Paper Kingdom Cards hits the sweet spot between depth and speed. You build a deck from a growing card pool and fight short, punchy duels against increasingly clever opponents. The hand-drawn art gives it real personality.

Everything is tap-friendly and reads well on a small screen, which is not a given for card games. Dragging cards to play them feels tactile, and the game remembers your last deck so you jump straight back in. Great for short breaks.

It is extremely gentle on battery, so it is my go-to when I am low on charge. The only downside is that the toughest challenges can gate behind a lot of card collecting. Still, a very easy game to love.

What we liked

• Snappy, readable duels
• Charming hand-drawn art
• Barely touches the battery