About the studio

Fifty-two cards is enough.

Four Suit Studio makes modern games that run on a standard deck of playing cards. Our mission is to make great card games accessible to anyone, anywhere, with the depth and feel of modern board games and none of the shelf space.

What we believe

Four ideas we keep coming back to.

Familiar componentsEverything we design runs on 52 cards and a couple of jokers. Nothing to punch out, nothing to lose.
Board-game depthShort rules, long tail. The interesting decisions should start on the first hand and keep going.
Art worth keepingEvery deck is hand-illustrated. A game you leave on the table is a game that gets played.
Open to everyoneOur games ship worldwide with no import tax or customs duties for you to pay, wherever you order from.

The catalogue

What we have made so far.

River Rats is a cooperative, poker-style card game for 1 to 4 players about clever play and tight teamwork. Four suits, four factions, and a crew trying to outsmart the rich, robotic River Rats before they trap everyone in debt. 30 minutes, ages 14+.

Monsters of Loch Lomond is a Scottish-themed card game of memory, deduction and nerve for 2 to 6 players. Learn it in five minutes, then spend the evening tracking who is where and chasing the monsters toward a rival’s lands.

Stamp Showdown puts you in a high-profile stamp competition, trading simultaneously to curate the most stunning collection. For 2 to 5 players.

Gallery Gambit is next. A competitive game of snatching masterpieces from the Market, hiding your best pieces, and pulling off Gambits to out-curate your rivals, played with hand-illustrated designer playing cards. Coming to Kickstarter in autumn 2026.

Designers, we would like to see your game.

We publish designs that make creative use of a standard deck. If that sounds like something you have been working on, the submission guidelines are one click away.