Has turned into classic vaporware. No updates for months. Discussion groups are dead. No responses to questions nor any input from developers since beginning of year. And the fact that the only 2 positive reviews this year have 224 hours (5+ full work weeks!!) and 58 hours of play should set off some red flags.

Ed: Now 2 months since my original post. Not a single post to discussion groups, developers page, reviews. Game has been abandoned...don't buy--

Edit #2--now been almost a year since my last update--still nothing from developer other than "We're working on it". At what point do you pull a crude beta off Steam and stop ripping people off?

Edit #3 OK bpg-- it's now been over another year and nothing new delivered. Zero, zip, nada, nothing. And you're still ripping people off for $20 early access fees 2 years later. Time for the walk of shame.

Edit #4 Another year and this guy is still ripping off people for early access--read the reviews and discussions before you commit a penny!

Edit #5 Now at 4 years since this guy started scamming people on a beta "Soon to be released game" Don't buy!!

Faerie Solitaire Dire is a casual solitaire game with different mechanics to spice things up and make it unique. It also got the tag "visual novel" since there is an story told throughout textboxes.

At the moment some features are missing, aswell as backgrounds, character art and some chapters. The Devs said, they will put them into the game throughout early access. Right now, this is a solid solitaire game as you would expect. The artwork of the cards is very nice and there are little mechanics like blocking off lanes, til you finish another one or make an card unavaiable til you remove four other cards. This puts another layer of strategy into the game and makes it more tactical. Harder difficulties remove cards from your total deck, which means you have to carefully think about the cards you have and plan ahead.

I did not play any Solitaire game from these devs before, but i read things up. They have a reputation to put good and unique solitaire games out. This is early access and you clearly see and feel it while playing. Many things are missing right now, but the basic Gameplay is there and whats there is fun for sure.

I do recommend it since the price of around 7€ is pretty cheap right now. Especially considering what will be added down the road and since the devs have a good track record from previous titles. If you are not the type of gamer who regularly checks back and play as new updates come out i recommend to wait a bit til more content is released. Just keep in mind, that the price will increase as they approach full release.

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This review is being posted on release day, subject to change as Early Access progresses.

So far, there just isn't much there. Gameplay is simple, and does not gain in complexity (only in minor frustrations) as the game progresses. Took about 2 hours to complete all of the currently available content on the standard difficulty.

The game is just missing a lot right now. The "Pets", "Materials", "Pure Gold", freeing the faeries, none of it actually has an in-game function yet.

The higher/lower solitaire game functions as expected, but with not much more than you would expect from a smaller mobile game.

The dev sent me a key. I have played all his games. They may be solitaire games but with all the different twists and turns, you really have to plan how to remove the cards. As said before it's still in EA so half the things don't work....Like the eggs, lore and magic but since I have played the other games I have some idea as to how this one will turn out. The story line is a bit darker. I am only up to Level 9. Once it's released I will have to edit this review..

I had this on my wishlist for a very long time as I love the other games in the series. I wish I had read the reviews again before buying as there have been no updates in over a year. It's still not finished and kinda looks like a game that had only just entered Early Access. I am requesting refund for this reason and will buy again IF it is eventually completed. (Got burned a few times with EA games in the past).

Don't buy until the game gets it's full release unless you don't mind playing a bare bones solitaire. Buy one of his other games in the series instead. ;)

First off, it works great on Steam Deck. You can use the touch screen or the right track pad and right trigger button.

I like the original Faerie Solitaire so much I bought It went first came out, when it was remastered, and also for Android devices. I bought Faerie Solitaire Dire in early access. As you can see it went in early access in September of 2020. It is now March of 2023, and it is still in early access.
There has been very little development and no real communication from the developer.
I enjoy playing Faerie Solitaire Dire as it's more challenging than the original game. In fact, I rarely beat a hand on the first try.
The game itself is very playable. The cards work, it's got sound effects, it's got music (borrowed from one of their other games), it's got artifacts you can buy to help you, it's got the pets you can evolve. Some artwork is a little placeholdery. The story is not present.
I bought this on sale a while back; I would suggest you do the same unless there is evidence of ongoing development.
They're promising big updates in 2023.
When those start dropping, I will revise my review. It's just been a while since there was a substantial update.

Plays great on a Steam deck! Super fun and addicting game. Even my 18 yr old was hooked.

I like Faerie Solitaire Dire even it's still an unfinished game , i recommend it, the dev need to add the shop only.

Original, positive review, left unedited:

I absolutely LOVED the previous Faerie Solitaire games (having played them several times through and would still go back for more) so this game was an immediate purchase! The game is in Early Access.. with not all of the story/items/etc available as of yet.. but that hasn't dulled the enjoyment of it at all! I've played what is available from beginning-to-end almost a dozen times as of typing this. It's such an enjoyable, not your standard "run of the mill" solitaire game. I've browsed through the forums on here for the game, and the developer is very active there should any problems arise (as well as taking suggestions during the games development). I look forward to the rest of the story being added, and of course being able to collect/hatch all the adorable pets as well! I highly recommend picking up this game to add to your collection! :)
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Updated review:

This is my first negative review.. and it pains me to do so.. but I feel to not do so would be misleading to those that read my previously positive review.

The game was pushed back, due to personal reasons of the developer.. and I want it to be known that it's NOT how long this game is taking that made me change my review.

I have NO problem waiting longer; with how much I love all of the other "Faerie Solitaire" games.

The reasons for my change of review:

-The "graphic novel" that was being created.. and part of the selling point/what set it aside from the previous games.. has been scrapped (though it was made known that the story itself might become available at a later date, as some form of downloadable content, separate from the game itself.. not sure if that meant the rest of the artwork would be completed or not).

-The eggs/pets are not in the game right now.. which could still be in development.. but the scary part is that all mention of egg/pets has been completely wiped from the games description.

^This was THE reason I've loved this series so much.. and purchased the game the same night it was released.

-Getting "updates" of other (Faerie/SS/solitaire) games that have come out on other platforms, or are coming out soon on Steam.. even though I understand that it might not involve the person that's working on this game.. it's still from the same development team.. and that's left a bad taste in my mouth.

-Even when knowing the game is been severely delayed; they scrapped the "graphic novel" being in the game; and now no mention now of eggs/pets.. they did a price INCREASE to $14.99. More expensive than any of the other Faerie Solitaire games to date (which would have made sense if it was still going to be what it was originally pitched as).

-The games description now leaves it, almost cryptic, as to what the final version is going to include.

As I've said before, I love all the previous "Faerie Solitaire" games, and still highly recommend them.

In my opinion, it'd be wise to steer clear of this one though, until its full release (so you'll know for sure exactly what you'll be getting in the finished product).

After updates are implemented, I'll update this review.. hopefully it'll be to change it to a positive one, and start squealing nonsense, about how beyond cute the new pets are lol

It's been out for 10 months (at the time of this review), and it's still an unfinished game. Only buy this game if you *really* love adventure solitaire games, and definitely don't buy this game at full price.