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Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days

PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

The ultimate digital Vanguard experience that includes an original story set in the world of overDress! Compete with players worldwide with "Ranked Fight," play solo casually with "CPU Fight," and enjoy the game and experience the world of Vanguard at your own pace via many other fight modes.

What works

  • Faithful digital adaptation of vanguard tcg
  • Extensive deck building and crafting system
  • Generous in-game currency and card acquisition
  • Smooth gameplay with satisfying animations
  • No microtransactions, buy once play forever

Things to keep in mind

  • High base price and expensive dlc
  • Some translation and ui issues
  • Ranked mode affected by disconnect abuse
  • Limited social and cooperative features
  • Story mode considered average and repetitive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2

  • MARVEL SNAP

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

  • Once Upon a Galaxy

  • Creatures of Aether

  • Heart of Crown PC

More violent

Games that feels like Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days but with more combat and destruction

  • Yao-Guai Hunter

  • Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

  • Super Bullet Break

  • Shardbound: Forge Your Path, Master Your Strategy

  • Throne of Bone

  • Monster Train 2

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

  • Shadowverse CCG

  • Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game

  • Eternal Card Game

  • 东方幻灵录 ~ Touhou Hakanai Cards

  • Morimens

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Cooperation, Value.

Last update: 03/08/2026