The Killing Stone

October 21, 2026 Question Question
Strategy Indie Card & Board Game
Series X|S PC PS5
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Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of demons - and outwitting the Devil himself.
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