# Curse Deck — A haunted card duel

> A haunted card duel (iPhone/iPad app by Surlu Madhvaraj Rao.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/curse-deck/id6797903336 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Surlu Madhvaraj Rao](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797881088)
- Category: Games, Card, Strategy
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-21
- Data updated: 2026-10-22

## What is Curse Deck?

Every curse has a price.

Curse Deck is a fast, atmospheric card duel played by lantern light. Match the altar card by shade or rank, cast Hexes to heap cards onto your foe, and summon Phantoms to twist the shade in your favour. Empty your hand and you escape the mist. Fail, and you are taken.

FACE THE DECEIVER
A cunning spirit deals across the table. It counts your cards, saves its hexes for the cruellest moment, and never blinks. Every match is a fresh shuffle — no two duels play the same.

PASS AND PLAY
Hand the phone across the table and duel a friend. A curtain guards each hand between turns, so no one peeks.

SUMMON A WANDERER
Play someone on another phone. One of you sets a table and speaks its four-letter code aloud; the other sits down opposite. No account, no friend list, no waiting room — just the code.

THE TRUE DECK
Prevail five times and the Deceiver stops holding back. Four curses join the Hexes, each binding its victim for two turns — and every curse you cast raises a card you had already buried back into your own hand.

A DECK LIKE NO OTHER
Forty-eight cards in four shades — Ember, Spirit, Blood and Wisp — with glowing gothic faces, skull-backed sleeves, and an altar that flickers as the duel turns.

MADE TO BE HELD
• One-handed play, matches in minutes
• Haunting synthesized sound — every cue conjured in-app, no recordings
• No ads, no account, no tracking — and the offline duels need no internet at all
• Your wins and losses stay on your phone. The game reports anonymous, nameless statistics so the duels can be tuned, and one switch in Settings turns even that off

The mist is patient. The Deceiver is waiting. Draw.

## Is Curse Deck safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Curse Deck.

## Is Curse Deck legit?

Curse Deck appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Curse Deck is 68 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-26

THE DECEIVER'S TRUE DECK

Prevail five times and he stops holding back. The Hexes are still there — and
four curses join them, each binding its victim for two turns:

• Open Hand — your cards lie face-up
• Left Hand Path — you must play your leftmost card
• Heavy Draw — your draws are doubled
• Silence — you cannot curse

Silence stops them cursing — but it will not stop a Hex.

And every curse has a price. Cast one, and a card you already buried rises back
into your hand, marked as a ghost. You can never win a duel on a curse.

Both decks remain yours to choose between, in either offline mode.

SUMMON A WANDERER

Play a friend on another phone. One of you sets a table and speaks the
four-letter code aloud; the other sits down opposite. When the duel ends you can
deal again without swapping codes.

ALSO IN THIS VERSION

• Newly drawn cards now arrive on the left, where you can see them
• Arrows show which way your hand runs on
• The altar deals in with a proper shuffle-and-drop
• Anonymous statistics, to see which duels are too hard — off in Settings

### 1.0 — 2026-08-21

No release notes.

## More apps by Surlu Madhvaraj Rao

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- [Ghost Wanderer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ghost-wanderer/id6797881086)

All apps by Surlu Madhvaraj Rao: https://appshunter.io/developer/6797881088

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