Hiss or Miss

From the Devs

Hiss or Miss is a poker-inspired deckbuilding roguelike that combines classic poker hands with strategic card-based combat.

Play as a hissing cat and battle enemies and bosses with unique mechanics in a dark fantasy world. Form poker hands to attack, build up Rage, and unleash Hiss at the perfect moment to convert everything you've accumulated into an explosive burst of power. Every card played—and every Hiss—has the potential to turn the tide of battle.

Unlike traditional deckbuilders, Hiss or Miss is built around a fixed deck of 54 playing cards. Instead of constantly adding new cards to your deck, you'll shape your build by acquiring powerful Talents and Card Face Enchantments throughout each adventure. Whether you focus on devastating Hiss bursts, status-based synergies, or high-risk, high-reward strategies, every decision leads to a completely different build.

Venture across an ever-changing map, choosing your path between battles, elite encounters, events, shops, and bonfires. Earn gold, upgrade Talents, enhance Enchantments, take risks in mysterious events, and discover opportunities that can transform an entire run. Every journey is a brand-new adventure.

Playing Cards, Reinvented

Turn familiar poker hands—including Pairs, Straights, and Three of a Kind—into powerful attacks. Plan every turn carefully by managing your Action Points and Discard Points, transforming classic poker rules into a deep and rewarding combat system.

Build Rage. Unleash Hiss.

Keep playing cards to build Rage, then unleash Hiss when the moment is right. Combine different Talents and Enchantments to transform every Hiss into a devastating finishing blow.

Create Your Own Build

Experiment with 55+ Talents and a wide variety of Card Face Enchantments to forge your own playstyle. Even with the same deck of cards, every run can evolve into a completely different combat experience.

Every Adventure Is Unpredictable

Explore procedurally generated maps, balance risk and reward between events, shops, and bonfires, battle enemies and bosses with unique mechanics, and carve your own path through every adventure.

Dark Fantasy with a Touch of Black Humor

A world that is dangerous, mysterious, and delightfully absurd. Journey through a dark fantasy realm inhabited by animalfolk, where every adventure is filled with unexpected encounters, bizarre characters, and just enough black humor to keep you smiling.