Refreshing as a New Orleans zephyr, Mama Nyah's House of Tarot isn’t a game that demands your time - but it’s one you’ll want to return to.

Gameplay is gentle and reflective, offering short but meaningful tarot readings. All 78 cards in this digital deck have been marvellously reinterpreted from the Rider-Waite-Smith designs. The real surprise came in the Minor Arcana, particularly the Ten of Wands and Five of Pentacles, which don’t often get their due but here felt rich with emotion and style. The cards glow with a soft magic that somehow reached into my own halcyon memories of retro gaming. The readings are remarkable, direct and certainly not sugar coated. The cards I drew invited me to reflect on aspects of my life I don't necessarily want to think about but *should* think about. Mama Nyah tells it like it is!

The graphics are the standout delight here: lovingly pixelated with a luminous charm that instantly transported me back to the Sierra mini-games of the ’90s.

I thoroughly enjoyed my reading from Mama Nyah, even though she didn't hand me the cards I wanted! If you're curious about the game, check out my interview with with one of the creators at Tarot Interviews[tarotinterviews.com]

This is the Tarot game I've been looking for.

As someone who is into Tarot, I found myself actually disappointed by the others on Steam (they literally mislabeled the Tarot cards, calling The Star the Four of Pentacles and ♥♥♥♥, not to mention the grammar mistakes on the readings!)

Having played this game for around half an hour and a similar Tarot game on Steam for just as long, I can safely say that this game is well on its way to being the premiere experience for Tarot readings here Steam. It's cheaper by $4 or so, and it has almost the same amount of content. Not to mention it also doesn't incorrectly name the cards, the developer is able to spell! (a rare commodity in the Tarot Steam game scene it seems)

Things I Did Like:

I really enjoy the art style of the cards. It seems to be a pixelated 'reskin' of the original Rider Waite Tarot cards, which are timeless and really fitting for a game that is set in a fortune teller's business.

Speaking of the 'business', I really like the concept of you opening the game and then entering the place manually. I hope in the future, there may be a little thing outside for you to do! (at first I assumed there was, since there was an option after your reading to Go Outside)! It felt more personalized somehow, and the outside is really cozy.

I enjoy the sound effects of the game; they aren't overbearing and really compliment a game that you could keep passively open on the side to do a reading with friends over Discord or something. The text sounds are my favorite (during the reading), and the card select sound is really crisp. Small things, but I really enjoy them. I'll talk about my feelings on the music later.

I like that there are several options to choose from before your reading! I'm not really sure if it would be possible given how the game uses AI to generate the readings after you pick cards, but I wish you had a 'custom text' option so you could make the reading a bit more personalized!

On that topic.. The AI generation is fast. You get your reading instantly.

This is just my experience, but I think the developer, Dreid97, is incredibly friendly and seems to be open for any criticism to make the game better. I usually don't make reviews at all, but he reached out to me and asked if I would be interested, so I paid for the game myself so there would be no pressure to 'fluff up' my review. I genuinely believe what I'm saying here.

Things I Did Not Like:

The game did at first flag my virus protector, but the developer was transparent and provided a VirusTotal link, explaining where it came from. They said they are actively working on this, so this may not be an issue by the time you get into playing the game. Please do not let my negative experience deter you here!

I also did not like the screen 'flicker' that occurs when you alt-tab out of the game. It would be nice to have the option for Borderless Fullscreen for seamless transitions into other windows while you play.

I also thought that the lack of a 'Gallery' option was unfortunate, but this will not hinder your experience at all (I just really wanted to see all of the designs without having to pull them through gameplay!)

All in all, I would rate this game about a 6/10, and with improvements such as something outside or a gallery option, I could easily see this game jumping to an 8/10 once they get everything worked out.

If you are into Tarot and want a cool inexpensive game to do readings for you, you won't regret your purchase with this game.

I've tried different Tarot apps, but this one surprised me.
Because it explains the meaning of each card for your question and also gives you the clear summary. This is significant, because it gives you the actual answer to think about. Compared to other apps, which only show you the general meaning of the cards, and you have to use your own imagination to make something out of it.

Another significant part is that this app is using own artwork for cards, but it's drawn from Rider–Waite deck. Which means that every little detail on the card matters, so there's a room to think further about what cards are telling you. It's a clever way to avoid copyrighting issues and still have meaningful card pictures.

At this price, it's a good app to have.