01 / ORIGINAL
Dire Decks
kindanice
Dated development log (already playable by then) · 2023-02-13Support original / Store02 / COMPARED WORK
Wildcard
Terry Brash
Reporting documents Steam listing and demo · 2024-06-04View compared sourceEvidence, side by side
01Combat: card fan and shooting area
View full image ↗A card fan sits below the firing point, with life symbols and a circular meter at the lower left.
Media report and images dated 2024-06-04 · checked 2026-10-21; not current builds.
Comfy Cozy Gaming historical comparison
View full image ↗Contemporary screenshots retain this arrangement, adding a border and a right-side item column.
Media report and images dated 2024-06-04 · checked 2026-10-21; not current builds.
Comfy Cozy Gaming historical comparison
Multiple specific layout elements correspond. These images are from 2024 reporting, not a complete comparison of current versions.
02Upgrade choice: gain above, lose below
View full image ↗Three fanned cards under “gain one” sit above another three under “lose one”, on a pink background with teal cards.
Media report and images dated 2024-06-04 · checked 2026-10-21; not current builds.
Comfy Cozy Gaming historical comparison
View full image ↗The contemporary image repeats that two-tier choice, wording and color combination, with an added bar below.
Media report and images dated 2024-06-04 · checked 2026-10-21; not current builds.
Comfy Cozy Gaming historical comparison
This repeats a specific interface expression. Screenshots alone do not establish byte-for-byte asset reuse.
03The relationship: reported statements
PC Gamer reports that the original developer objected to unauthorized copying and sought removal.
Media report dated 2024-06-05 · checked 2026-10-21. Private messages are quoted by the reporter.
PC Gamer reporting on developer statements
The report quotes Brash describing a clone/rewrite while saying he wrote the code and redrew the art.
Media report dated 2024-06-05 · checked 2026-10-21. Private messages are quoted by the reporter.
PC Gamer reporting on developer statements
Contemporary reporting supports the cloning relationship. These are reported statements; this site has not independently obtained the complete messages.
Supporting material & credits
Submitted video overview · 大三角板-newtype2001
Original developer’s public statement (X)
Contemporary PC Gamer reporting
Public timeline
A balance hotfix log establishes a playable Dire Decks version by this date.
Source ↗Comfy Cozy Gaming publishes an interview and comparison images, documenting a Steam listing and demo for Wildcard.
Source ↗PC Gamer reports the dispute and claims of rewritten code and redrawn art.
Source ↗大三角板-newtype2001 publishes the Chinese overview video submitted for this record.
Source ↗The checked Wildcard Steam page still says Coming soon; the historical demo listing is not a full release.
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Responses from the parties
The original developer objected. PC Gamer records Brash claiming rewritten code and redrawn art and offering an inspiration credit; it received no interview response from him by publication. This site has not contacted either party or verified a later resolution.
Read response source ↗Corrections & updates
Initial record: checked original devlog, 2024 comparison images and reporting; distinguished historical demo availability from current release status.
Added bilingual short findings and source presentation; backfilled review dates from documented checks without changing findings.