# Deckbuilder Templates

Create deckbuilder games with Summer Engine. Get inspired by templates below, or start from scratch with AI.

A deckbuilder turns a small starting deck into an engine. You draw a hand, play cards for energy, and after each fight you add new cards and remove weak ones, shaping a deck that does something the base set never could. The genre rewards synergy and the thrill of a run that comes together.

A template gives you that loop ready: a deck and hand with draw and discard, energy-cost cards, turn-based combat against enemies, card rewards after a fight, and a deck you carry between battles. With Summer Engine, the AI game engine compatible with Godot 4, you build on it by describing it: ask for a card that doubles your block, an enemy that punishes a full hand, a relic with a passive, or a new card rarity, and the AI wires the card data and combat with you while you play runs to test the synergies.

[All Categories](https://www.summerengine.com/templates)

[Shooter](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/shooter)

[Action & Fighting](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/action-fighting)

[Adventure & Exploration](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/adventure)

[RPG](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/rpg)

[Strategy](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/strategy)

[Simulation](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/simulation)

[Survival & Crafting](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/survival)

[Horror](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/horror)

[Platformer](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/platformer)

[Puzzle](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/puzzle)

[Narrative](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/narrative)

[Racing & Sports](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/racing-sports)

[Arcade & Casual](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/arcade)

[Balatro-Style Poker Deckbuilder Create a poker-hand scoring roguelike where joker cards warp the rules, every hand is a gamble, and beating escalating blinds is the only way forward. Describe your twist and Summer Engine builds it with you. Strategy](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/strategy/deckbuilder/balatro-style)

[Roguelike Deckbuilder Create a card combat game with procedural maps, deck construction through rewards, and meta-progression between runs. Describe your vision and Summer Engine builds the foundation with you. Strategy](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/strategy/deckbuilder/roguelike-deckbuilder)

[Slay the Spire-Style Combat Deckbuilder Create a turn-based combat deckbuilder with energy-based card play, relic synergies, branching maps, and multiple character classes. Describe your world and Summer Engine builds the card engine with you. Strategy](https://www.summerengine.com/templates/strategy/deckbuilder/slay-the-spire-style)

Source: https://www.summerengine.com/templates/strategy/deckbuilder

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