The Most Cutthroat Indie Videogame Studio Showdown
A STRATEGIC COMPETITIVE ROLEPLAYING DECK-BUILDING GAME.
*ROLEPLAY an Indie Videogame Studio CEO.
*BATTLE for funding, fame, Bragging Rights.
*BUILD your dream game.
*OPTIMIZE cashflow, ride market chaos
*SABOTAGE your “Friends” with a smile.
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Roleplay as a CEO, Keep One Eye on the Budget
Every player becomes a hungry Indie Studio CEO trying to ship the next big hit. You will build out your video game concept with Feature cards, react to market shifts, and make the kind of decisions that separate “visionary” from “bankrupt with great vibes.”
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Step 1- Choose a CEO & Location for your game studio
Do you choose a Thriving Metro with high Operating Expenses (like New York) or Up-&-Coming Hotspot (like Manila) with less experienced Staff?
Step 2 - Ideate the BEST Game from Gameplay Features you assemble
Your randomly draw & strategically trade Gameplay Features and reveal your Studio Strength (Are you a MMO or casual Puzzle developer?)
Step 3 - Pick a Genre!
Choose to Hyper-Focus (Action or Sandbox) if that's your passion. Or a multi-Genre Sports-Horror game to capture player's imagination.
Step 4 - Draw a SABOTAGE Wildcard.
BEWARE the RANDOM DRAWN SABOTAGE
POSITIVE SABOTAGE (like making your opponents Cut Feature Scope) can Propel your success.
NEGATIVE SABOTAGE can Doom your GAME (like when an opponent Poaches YOUR Talent.)
Step 5 - Nail or Miss Your Market!
Market Needs change FAST!
Nail what Players WANT; your Game Soars. Get it wrong; your Game Flops.
Step 6 - Pitch, Launch, and Monetize!
Pitch it LIVE to an investor. Who can be 100% Cinematic Story (like Steven Spielberg) or 100% Banker Quant (like Warren Buffett.)
Every Choice Matters, Even Your Rivals’
Optimize your deck. Time your moves. React to market shifts. And when someone’s about to launch a masterpiece, introduce the Sabotage deck and watch the Studio Showdown escalate from skirmish into WAR.
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LOVED by CARD BATTLE & STORYTELLERS,
TEENS & COLLEGE Students,
PARENTS & EDUCATORS
A CROWD-PLEASER, PLAYTESTED and LOVED by 1000s across AMERICA
* MADE BY SEASONED GAMEDEVS. A GAME designed and produced by EXPERTS behind RUNESCAPE, FIFA ULTIMATE TEAM, and MONOPOLY GO.
**TUNED FOR REPLAY. Perfect balance GAME OF CHANCE and GAME OF SKILL
***FUN FOR ANYBODY 13+. Enjoyed by PARENTS & TEENS. STUDENTS & Educators.
10 out of 10, Baby. 100% RECOMMENDING to my friends and family!
The different CHARACTERS and OUTCOMES AND Hearing OTHER PEOPLE'S STORIES was really FUN!
Really LOVE the SUPER Cute ART Style. Being able to PITCH appeals to people's LOVE for STORYTELLING.
Game that EVERYBODY is raving about
*Rated 9 / 10 RECOMMEND INTENT.
**Rated 10 / 10 FOR FUN by TEENS & PARENTS.
LOVED by the FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA (FBLA) and JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
DON'T TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT...
Anime Meets Graphic Novel in the Studio
Studio Showdown brings an anime-meets-graphic-novel art style that blends Eastern and Western design influences into bold, card-first visuals you will want to hold, show off, and argue about mid-game.
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STUDIO SHOWDOWN --- where Business mimics Games, and Games mimic Business
The Most Cutthroat Indie Studio Showdown
Studio Showdown is a competitive strategy deck-building tabletop game where you step into the role of an Indie Studio CEO and fight for funding, fame, and bragging rights. Build your dream game, manage cashflow, ride market chaos, and drop sabotage on your “friends” with a smile.
We’re Launching Soon
Sign up now to be the first to know when we launch and receive a special offer.
Roleplay as a CEO, But Keep One Eye on the Budget
Every player becomes a hungry Indie Studio CEO trying to ship the next big hit. You will build out your video game concept with Feature cards, react to market shifts, and make the kind of decisions that separate “visionary” from “bankrupt with great vibes.”
Step 1- Choose a CEO & Location for your game studio
Do you choose a Thriving Metro with high Operating Expenses (like New York) or Up-&-Coming Hotspot (like Manila) with less experienced Staff?
Step 2 - Create a game based on Gameplay Features you assemble
Your randomly draw & strategically trade Gameplay Features reveal your Studio Strength (Are you a MMO or casual Puzzle developer?)
Step 3 - Pick a Genre!
Choose to Hyper-Focus (Action or Sandbox) if that's your passion. Or a multi-Genre Sports-Horror game to capture player's imagination.
Step 4 - Manage Studio Expenses and Burn. Draw a Benefit-Risks Wildcard.
Manage Cashflow and Burn Rate. Launch before running out of Cash.
Just when you thought you perfected your game strategy, a Benefit can Propel you to Indie Success. A Risk can Doom you (like unplanned Launch Issues.)
Step 5 - Nail or Miss Your Market!
Market Needs change. One minute Storytelling is IN. Next it's not Nail what the Players WANT; your Game Soars. Get it wrong; your Game Flops.
Step 6 - Pitch, Launch, and Monetize!
Pitch it LIVE to an investor. Who can be 100% fixated on the Story (like Steven Spielberg) or 100% Quant (like Warren Buffett).
Every Choice Matters, Even Your Rivals’
Optimize your deck. Time your moves. React to market shifts. And when someone’s about to launch a masterpiece, introduce them to the Sabotage deck and watch the studio politics bloom.
Pitch to Steal the Spotlight
Pitch Phase brings the finale to life as you sell your in-game creation to an Investor-Judge. It is part mechanics, part creativity, part persuasion, and it turns every ending into a story you will be quoting at the next game night.
Anime Meets Graphic Novel in the Studio
Studio Showdown brings an anime-meets-graphic-novel art style that blends Eastern and Western design influences into bold, card-first visuals you will want to hold, show off, and argue about mid-game.
We’re Launching Soon
Sign up now to be the first to know when we launch and receive a special offer.