Cascade
CASCADE
Early Prototype — Play Now, Shape the Future
A roguelite deck-builder meets puzzle game. Place cards on a hexagonal grid, trigger chain reactions, and build the ultimate combo deck.
This is an early prototype — rough visuals, core mechanics validated. Your feedback will shape the final Steam release.
Heavily inspired by games we admire: Balatro's synergies and Into the Breach's strategic planning.
What is Cascade?
- BUILD — Place cards strategically on the hex grid
- EXECUTE — Watch chain reactions unfold in placement order
- SCORE — Reach objectives and earn credits
- UPGRADE — Improve your deck
This is a Prototype
Let's be honest: rough visuals, some systems still being tuned. But you can help us make this better.
We're Parallel Minds, a small indie team crafting our first game. Cascade is a browser prototype validating core mechanics before we rebuild in Unity for a full Steam release.
Your feedback shapes:
- Card balance and new card ideas
- Difficulty curve and progression pacing
- UI/UX improvements
- What makes it into the final game
What's Inside?
Current prototype (v0.34.11)
- 10 reactors (levels) with unique challenges
- 20+ cards with strategic synergies
- Card upgrades (3 levels per card)
- 10-15 minute runs
- Regular updates based on feedback
Coming in Unity version
- Polished visuals & animations
- Meta-progression & unlocks
- 50+ cards, Endless Reactor, Various Biomes
- Daily challenges, endless mode
- And More…
Join the Discord
Co-create Cascade with us
Our Discord is where we build the game together with you.
What you get:
- Vote on features — which cards to add, mechanics to prioritize
- Direct dev access — we're a small team, we read everything
- Regular polls — your opinion matters
- Dev logs & behind-the-scenes updates
- Potential rewards — credits in the final game, early access to Unity alpha/beta
We need your input on this:
- Is the difficulty fair or frustrating?
- Are the rules clear or confusing?
- Is the economy balanced?
- What cards would you design?
The Vision
Now: Browser prototype — validate mechanics, gather feedback, regular updates
2026: Unity rebuild — polished visuals, meta-progression, 50+ cards, Endless Reactor (levels), Various Biomes
Future: Premium Steam release — campaign mode, achievements, daily challenges
Ready to Play?
Hit that "Run Game" button and dive in. Then hop on Discord to tell us what you think.
This prototype is rough, but your feedback will shape the final game. Every comment, every suggestion, every bug report makes Cascade better.
Let's build this together.
P.S. Want to fuel our ramen budget & Unity dreams? Check the "Support this game" button above.
Development log
- v0.34.11 - UI/UX enhancement12 days ago
Comments
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I love it, and love to see how its coming along, though there is a bug that if you open the settings during the "action" part, the menu appears slightly behind the cards. Also undoing while the cards are triggering causes a softlock, because I think you forgot to remove the ability to undo during that time. Other than that, I haven't seen any bugs!
Thanks so much for playing and for taking the time to report these bugs! Really appreciate the detailed feedback. Both issues are now on our fix list. Should be patched in the next update! Glad you’re enjoying the game so far, and feel free to reach out if you spot anything else. 🙏
definitely gonna be playing way more after the next update. I'd also like it if your clarified the dna thingy I forgot the name of to specify different card types instead of just card
Thanks! The card you’re referring to is POLYGLOT. POLYGLOT gives X points per different card type in your stack, regardless of position, and it does not count itself.
Example:
→ POLYGLOT (standard) : 4 different card types, +20 pts each → +80 pts total.
We’ll make this clearer in the next update 👍