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6	A genre of video game that is essentially an electronic CollectibleCardGame. It may be an [[DigitalTabletopGameAdaptation exact conversion of a real-world game]], or it may be something entirely new. If it's a new game, there will probably be rules and game mechanics that wouldn't be possible in a real-world game. If the game has a plot, of course, you can expect the card game to be SeriousBusiness, maybe even not being considered a "game" despite the obvious rules workings.
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8	To simulate real Collectible Card Games, you'll have to get cards randomly rather than choosing the ones you want (though in real life, you can usually find single cards in game stores), either by receiving them after battles or by buying booster packs at an in-game shop.
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10	A SisterTrope to FightLikeACardPlayer. Compare DeckbuildingGame, a different style of digital card games.
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13	!!Examples:
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15	[[index]]
16	* ''VideoGame/OneHundredPercentOrangeJuice'', combined with a board game
17	* ''VideoGame/AgainstTheMoon''
18	* ''VideoGame/{{Alteil}}''
19	* ''VideoGame/AnimalKaiser''
20	* ''VideoGame/AnimationThrowdownTheQuestForCards''
21	* ''Angel Master''
22	* ''VideoGame/{{Artifact}}'', a spinoff of ''VideoGame/Dota2''
23	* ''VideoGame/AyakashiGhostGuild'' (defunct)
24	* ''VideoGame/AyakashiRomanceReborn''
25	* ''Bahamut Brave''
26	* ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' series, combined with {{RPG}}.
27	** ''VideoGame/BatenKaitosEternalWingsAndTheLostOcean''
28	** ''VideoGame/BatenKaitosOrigins''
29	* ''VideoGame/BattleForge''
30	* ''VideoGame/BattleHunter'', combined with a board game, {{Roguelike}}, and {{RPG}}
31	* ''Battle G.Girls''
32	* ''VideoGame/BattleGirlHighSchool''
33	* ''VideoGame/BungoToAlchemist''
34	* ''VideoGame/{{Calculords}}''
35	* ''VideoGame/CallersBane'' (previously titled ''Scrolls'')
36	* ''VideoGame/CardCityNights''
37	* ''Cardfight!! Vanguard: Dear Days''
38	* ''VideoGame/ColossalKaijuCombat''
39	* ''Card King: Dragon Wars''
40	* ''VideoGame/CardWarsAdventureTime'' and ''VideoGame/CardWarsKingdom'', based on ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''
41	* ''VideoGame/CardHunter'' (card game & RPG hybrid)
42	* ''VideoGame/CardMonsters''
43	* ''Chronicle: VideoGame/{{Runescape}} Legends''
44	* ''VideoGame/ClashRoyale''
45	* ''VideoGame/{{Culdcept}}'', combined with a board game
46	* ''Dark Summoner''
47	* ''Dark Witch's Story: COMBAT'' (companion game to ''VideoGame/BraveDungeon'''s Platform/NintendoSwitch version)
48	* Bandai's ''Data Carddass'' [[InMyLanguageThatSoundsLike (you can stop snickering now)]] arcade games all feature collectible cards that can be scanned in to play. Among them are Kamen Rider Battle: Ganbaride/Ganbarizing/Ganba Legends, Super Sentai Dice-O/Data Carddass, and others that tie into anime like ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing'', ''Manga/OnePiece'', and ''Anime/DragonBallZ''
49	* ''Deck Dragon''
50	* ''Deckstorm: Duel of Guardians''
51	* ''Deity Wars'' (''The Code of Truth: Deity Wars'')
52	* ''VideoGame/DevilMakerTokyo''
53	* ''VideoGame/DigimonDigitalCardBattle''
54	* ''Digimon Heroes!''
55	* ''Dragon's Shadow'' (''Dragon's Shadow: The Beginning'')
56	* ''Franchise/DuelMasters'', three for Gameboy Advance, one for Playstation 2.
57	* [[/index]]''Duel Masters: Entry Gate of Dragon Saga'', a MobilePhoneGame[[index]]
58	* ''Earthcore: Shattered Elements''
59	* ''Eigou no Venus Gear'' (''Venus Gear'' or ''Gear Venus'')
60	* ''Electro Girl'' (defunct)
61	* ''VideoGame/{{Elements}}''
62	* ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars''
63	* ''Epic Cards Battle''
64	* ''Eldhelm''
65	* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsLegends''
66	* ''Elemental Kingdoms''
67	* ''Eredan Arena''
68	* ''VideoGame/EternalCardGame''
69	* ''VideoGame/TheEyeOfJudgment'' uses actual physical cards which are scanned with a video camera. Its [[Platform/PlayStationPortable PSP]] spinoff, ''The Eye of Judgment Legends'', (obviously) doesn't.
70	* ''VideoGame/{{Fable}} Fortune''
71	* ''Falkyrie no Monshou'' (''Emblem of Falkyrie'')
72	* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' uses cards for Servants and Craft Essences, as well as having you use attack cards when in battle.
73	* ''Galaxy Saga'' (defunct)
74	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpactGeniusInvokationTCG''
75	* ''Gensou no Minerva Knights''
76	* ''VideoGame/{{Griftlands}}''
77	* ''VideoGame/GuildOfDungeoneering'', combined with an RPG.
78	* ''VideoGame/GwentTheWitcherCardGame'' and its spin-off ''VideoGame/ThronebreakerTheWitcherTales''
79	* ''[[VideoGame/HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft Hearthstone]]'', which is a derivative (i.e., simpler version) of the paper ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' TCG which got discontinued in 2013.
80	* ''[=HellFire: The Summoning=]''
81	* ''VideoGame/HeroicArmiesMarching'', combined with TurnBasedStrategy.
82	* ''VideoGame/HeroOfRobots''
83	* ''VideoGame/{{Hex}}''
84	* ''VideoGame/TheHorusHerseyLegions''
85	* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls''
86	* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM''
87	* ''VideoGame/InfinityWars'', a game developed by Australian-based studio Lightmare notable for its fully-animated cards.
88	* ''VideoGame/{{Inscryption}}'', which also has elements of [[GenreMashup roguelike, psychological horror and escape room puzzle]], among other things.
89	* ''Junketsu Duelion''
90	* ''Franchise/KamenRider Battle: Ganbaride'' (2008), later upgraded into ''Ganbarizing'' in 2013 and then ''Ganba Legends'' in 2023.[[note]][[TheHero Decade]] and [[TheRival Diend]] from ''Series/KamenRiderDecade'' use cards directly modeled off of those used in ''Ganbaride''.[[/note]]
91	* ''VideoGame/KanColle''
92	* ''KARDS - The WWII Card Game''
93	* ''Kemono Collection''
94	* ''The Key of Avalon'', a Japan-only series of arcade games where players had to use actual physical cards
95	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' and its [=3D=] remake, ''Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain Of Memories''.
96	* ''Kiss of Princess''
97	* ''VideoGame/{{Kongai}}''
98	* ''VideoGame/KouchuuOujaMushiking''
99	* ''Kung Fu Panda: Battle of Destiny'', based on ''Franchise/KungFuPanda''
100	* ''Legend of the Cryptids''
101	* ''VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra'', based on ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
102	* ''VideoGame/LibraryOfRuina''
103	* ''Lies of Astaroth'' (''Elves Realm'')
104	* ''Lost Crusade''
105	* ''VideoGame/LostKingdoms''
106	* ''Mabinogi Duel''
107	* ''Makai Touitsu Chaos Blade'' (defunct)
108	* ''Marvel: War of Heroes''
109	* ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaINNOCENT'', a web-based card game accessible via mobile phones. Similar mobile phone card games have appeared for several franchises, including ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.
110	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' adaptations. [[/index]]
111	** ''Magic Online'' is a direct simulation of the tabletop game, to the end that the client is actually free, and you have to buy digital cards through the game just as you would buy physical cards to play normally. Furthermore, if you complete a set of digital cards, you can exchange them with [[Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast Wizards]] for a physical copy of that set.
112	** ''Duels of the Planeswalkers'' is a more limited simulation; the full ruleset is supported, but the controls are simplified (for example, available lands are automatically tapped for mana when you cast a spell) and instead of building decks from scratch, you use one of several preconstructed decks, for which you can unlock additional cards to add to (in the original) or swap in (in later versions).
113	** ''Magic 2015'' is a MobilePhoneGame adaptation of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''.
114	** ''Magic: Arena'' is the most recently released adaptation, and is mostly an improved and updated version of ''Duels''.
115	[[index]]
116	* ''VideoGame/MarvelSnap'', based on the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.
117	* The ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series is best described as a hybrid of card game and ''boxing'' - rather than simply playing "Battle Chips" from your hand directly each turn, they become single-use {{Special Attack}}s in a round of real-time combat, in which you must maneuver carefully on a 3x3 grid in order to connect with them while dodging the attacks of your opponent. Aside from cards, Megaman also has a weak ArmCannon which he can use to attack during these segments, with certain mechanics allowing him to upgrade it or add other options like [[DefendCommand blocking]].
118	** Played more straight with the GaidenGame ''Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge'', which plays much more like an actual Card Battle Game than its parent series.
119	** Played semi-straight with ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', where Battle Chips are now Battle Cards.
120	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearAcid''
121	* ''VideoGame/MetalGearAcid2''
122	* ''{{VideoGame/Meteorfall}}''
123	* ''[[VideoGame/MightAndMagic Might and Magic: Duel of Champions]]'', a game developed by Creator/{{Ubisoft}} based on ''[[VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic Heroes VI]]''.
124	* ''Monster Battles''
125	* ''Monster Maestro'' (defunct)
126	* ''Monster Paradise''
127	* ''VideoGame/MonsterRancherBattleCardGame''
128	* ''Monster Summoner''
129	* ''VideoGame/MonsterTrain''
130	* ''Moriah Saga''
131	* ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'' (defunct)
132	* ''VideoGame/NowhereProphet''
133	* ''VideoGame/OneStepFromEden'', taking ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' and combining it with {{Roguelike}} mechanics. And [[NintendoHard also making it very hard]].
134	* ''[[VideoGame/Onmyoji2016 Onmyōji]]: The Card Game''
135	* ''Order & Chaos Duels''
136	* ''Otogi: Spirit Agent'', the successor to ''VideoGame/AyakashiGhostGuild''
137	* ''Patriotism of War 2''
138	* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' Episode III: C.A.R.D. Revolution
139	* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesHeroes''
140	* ''VideoGame/PokemonTradingCardGame1998'' ([[RecursiveAdaptation a video game based on a card game based on a video game]], [[OverlyLongGag from a company that once made card games]]!)
141	** ''Pokemon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!'' (Japan only)
142	* ''[=PoxNora=]''
143	* ''Quad Clash''
144	* ''VideoGame/QuantumProtocol''
145	* ''Qurare: Magic Library''
146	* ''Reign of Dragons''
147	* ''Samurai Princess Muramasa''
148	* ''VideoGame/SenranKagura: New Wave''
149	** ''VideoGame/SenranKagura: New Wave G Burst''
150	* ''VideoGame/{{Shadow Era}}'', a cross-platform, free to play CCG that was designed to be easy to pick up on and play.
151	* ''VideoGame/{{Shadowverse}}''
152	* ''VideoGame/ShikihimeGarden'', which combines elements from this genre with [[SimulationGame garden simulation]] and RaisingSim gameplay.
153	* ''Shinki Kakusei Melty Maiden''
154	* ''Sid Story'' (''Magic School Lussid'')
155	* ''VideoGame/SlayTheSpire''
156	* ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomCardFightersClash''
157	* ''VideoGame/SolForge''
158	* ''VideoGame/SouthParkPhoneDestroyer'' is a mobile game that combines this with RealTimeStrategy. The player makes a deck of 20 cards that they use to summon units to the battlefield and cast spells.
159	* ''VideoGame/{{Spellstone}}''
160	* ''[=SpellStorm=]''
161	* ''Suikoden Card Stories''
162	* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiBattleDiceO''
163	* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiDataCarddass''
164	* ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiLegendWars''
165	* ''VideoGame/SwordGirls'' where [=CBG=] meets [[ImprobablyFemaleCast cute girls.]] (defunct except Korea)
166	* ''VideoGame/SystemCrash''
167	* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Card Tournament'', a spinoff of the fighting game.
168	* ''Teppen'', a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover card game (with a bit of [[GameplayAutomation autobattler]] mixed in) of various Creator/{{Capcom}} franchises.
169	* ''VideoGame/TokyoAfterschoolSummoners''
170	* ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu''
171	* ''Transformers Legends'' (defunct)
172	* ''Transformers Rising'' (China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan)
173	* ''VideoGame/Tyrant2011'': A spin off of (and sequel to) the game ''VideoGame/WarMetal''.
174	* ''VideoGame/UrbanRivals'', a [[WebGames browser based]] card-battle with the characters from their {{Webcomic}}.
175	* ''Valhalla Gate of Kamigoku''
176	* ''Valkyrie Crusade''
177	* ''[[Anime/ValkyrieDriveMermaid Valkyrie Drive: Siren]]''
178	* ''Venus † Blade''
179	* ''VideoGame/WarOfOmens''
180	* ''VideoGame/WarshipGirls''
181	* ''Wars of Seraphine''
182	* ''Warstorm'' (defunct)
183	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDarkDuelStories''
184	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTheSacredCards''
185	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhReshefOfDestruction''
186	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhForbiddenMemories''
187	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTheDuelistsOfTheRoses''
188	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhNightmareTroubadour''
189	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhGXSpiritCaller''
190	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhTagForceSeries''
191	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhBAM'' and ''Yu-Gi-Oh! BAM Pocket'' (defunct)[[/index]]
192	* ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Generation'', a MobilePhoneGame [[index]]
193	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhDuelLinks''
194	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhLegacyOfTheDuelist''
195	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhRushDuelDawnOfTheBattleRoyale''
196	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhMasterDuel''
197	* ''VideoGame/YuGiOhCrossDuel'', which is a TurnBasedStrategy spin on ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''.
198	* ''Zombie Jombie''
199	[[/index]]
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201	!!Games with card battle elements:
202	* ''7th Legion'', a 1997 RTS that uses cards to boost units.
203	* ''Age of Ishtaria'' is an RPG with characters represented as cards.
204	* ''VideoGame/AntiIdleTheGame'' has one of these in the form of the [=TukkunFCG=] mode.
205	* ''VideoGame/AttackOfTheFridayMonstersATokyoTale'' has "Monsters Cards", a {{kaiju}} card game played amongst the children in town.
206	* ''VideoGame/BloonsTowerDefense Battles'': The mobile version introduced 'Card Battles', a mode where you and your opponent fight battles with, well, cards, instead of normal towers.
207	* ''Captain Heroes: Pirate Hunt'' is a shooting game with characters represented as cards.
208	* EASports' ''VideoGame/{{FIFA}}'' and ''VideoGame/MaddenNFL'' series have a mode called ''Ultimate Team,'' in which players manage a team using virtual trading cards.
209	* ''Divine Girls'' is a strategy game with characters represented as cards.
210	* ''VideoGame/DragonBallZKakarot'' has ''Dragon Ball Card Warriors'', accessible from the main menu or certain machines in the overworld. It used to be online-only, but when the servers shut down, a major update retooled it into an offline game.
211	* ''Dungeon Trackers'' is an RPG with characters represented as cards.
212	* ''Elemental Wings'' is a VerticalScrollingShooter, with characters represented as cards that can be upgraded.
213	* ''Fantasica'' is a tower defense game where units are represented as cards.
214	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'' has the Queen's Blood mini-game.
215	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has the Triple Triad card mini-game. On top of being a fun distraction, the cards can be refined into various useful items, which in turn can be refined into powerful spells. Due to balance issues with the game's level scaling system, gaming the Triple Triad and junction system while keeping your characters low-level is often the preferred playstyle.
216	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' has the Tetra Master card mini-game. Unlike the previous game, it has no bearing on battles whatsoever, and simply serves as a light-hearted relief from the storyline. In addition to that, the TheEnd screen features a secret Blackjack minigame that one can access with a code.
217	* An update for ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn]]'' reintroduced the Triple Triad from ''Final Fantasy VIII'' as a playable minigame, complete with its original music.
218	* ''Game of Dice'' is a ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' clone with abilities represented as cards.
219	* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'' has "Genius Invocation TCG", a card battle minigame where you can challenge both in-game [=NPCs=] and other players. Similar to Gwent, it's treated as an in-universe popular pastime.
220	* ''Girls X Battle'' (''Sexy Academy'', ''Ninja Girls: Moe Moe Moe'') is an RPG with characters represented as cards.
221	* ''VideoGame/Kindergarten2'' upgraded the Monstermon cards, simply collectibles in [[VideoGame/{{Kindergarten\|2017}} the previous game]], into a full-fledged minigame where you battle the other characters using the cards you collected against their own cards. It is quite small and simplistic compared to other examples, even those that are also minigames, with only 50 cards total and a handful of opponents.
222	* ''VideoGame/{{Littlewood}}'' has Tarott Monster, a card-based mini-game that relies on ElementalRockPaperScissors mechanics. Cards with different functions exist within each element. Cards can either be found, purchased or won by beating certain opponents.
223	* ''Hero Manager'' is an idle RPG with characters represented as cards.
224	* ''VideoGame/MarioParty8'': The basis of the minigame Cardiators. Two dueling characters arrive to an olympic stadium, and take turns to choose and unveil cards with attack attributes. When a character shows a card, the enemies portrayed in it will come to hurt the other character (the amount of HP lost for that character is also shown in the chosen card); the other character then chooses a card on their own to summon an enemy or group of enemies and attack their rival, and so on. Whoever loses all their HP first loses and will render the other character victorious.
225	* ''[[UpdatedRerelease Ultimate]]'' ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' has a new mode called "Heroes and Heralds" in which there are multiple collectible cards that can be used in normal gameplay; they add many kinds of StatusBuff such as speed boost, super armor, new combo strings, and many more.
226	* ''Monster Avenue'' has a board game layout with card collecting.
227	* ''Rise of Mythos'' is a strategy game with characters represented as cards.
228	* ''[[VideoGame/ShovelKnight Shovel Knight: King of Cards]]'' features Joustus as a mini-game which also serves as the centerpiece to the plot, although playing it isn't required to beat the game.
229	* The ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series has a mini-game sidemode called Skystones introduced in ''VideoGame/SkylandersGiants''. The goal of the game are different depending on the game.
230	* ''VideoGame/SoccerSpirits'' is a ''VideoGame/CaptainTsubasa''-style soccer simulator, with characters represented by cards that battle each other.
231	* ''VideoGame/SonicShuffle'': Drawing cards allows players to move across the board and battle monsters when in Battle Mode. If the value of the player's card is equal to or greater than that of the card the monster has, then the player will win the battle. However, the player loses the battle if their card's value is less than that of the monster or if they draw the [[{{Whammy}} Eggman card]]. By drawing the Special card in battle, the player can perform a special move that is more likely to defeat the monster than a standard move, such as being able to draw higher numbers or two cards.
232	* ''Soul Guardians'' is an action RPG with character abilities represented as cards.
233	* ''Soul Rage'' is a VerticalScrollingShooter with ability cards.
234	* ''Spirit Stones'' is a tile matching game with characters represented as cards.
235	* ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' has a card battle minigame called Tableturf Battle, a card game version of Turf War where you assemble a deck of 15 unique cards and aim to claim more squares on the grid than your opponent.
236	* ''Summoners War'' is an RPG with monsters represented as cards.
237	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration Gaiden'' has as bonus mode that tries to distill the classic TurnBasedStrategy formula into CardBattleGame. It doesn't work all that well, since it requires cards with amounts of text that would be impossible in real life and rolling huge numbers of dice to determine damage, but it's still a good GuiltyPleasure.
238	* ''Sword of Chaos'' is a 3D action game where cards are used for minor upgrades.
239	* ''Tale Seeker'' is a tile matching game with characters represented as cards.
240	* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' is the originator of Gwent (mentioned above), which served as a mini-game and popular pastime in-universe. One that Geralt may or may not develop an addiction to.
241	* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'' had a complete card game called "Xeno Card" as a minigame. Unlike other role playing game card games (such as [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Triple Triad]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Tetra Master]]), Xeno Card was a complete Card Battle Game, complete with boosters, rarity, card types, stack rules, phases, and such.
242	* Weirdly, ''VideoGame/YuGiOh5DSWheelieBreakers'' is moreso this than anything actually resembling ''Yu-Gi-Oh!''. While it features actual ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' cards and many of the mechanics are inspired by the actual game, it's more of a straightforward racing game with ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' cards taking the place of power-ups seen in arcade racers.

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