Protego, the world’s leading spy agency, has been destroyed. Only one person can wield C.A.R.D.S to take control of Protego’s scattered spy crews and save the world.
You.
Guided by Protego’s only remaining analyst, Jim Ratio (Greg Miller), you must master the unique powers of each crew in a game of tactical Solitaire like none you’ve ever played before. Guide your crews home in a tale of intrigue where nobody can be trusted. Keep your cool in a world of AI spies and cyber-enhanced operators.
Once you’ve taken back control of Protego, choose from five different modes for endless replayability that fits your preferred play style.
Five modes to suit your play style:
Campaign - A tightly packed story that introduces the game’s mechanics.
Campaign Plus - Limited turns and locked tables require optimal tactics to solve.
Countdown - Test your endurance with wave after wave of unique decks.
Skirmish - An infinite playground to enjoy unlocked crews.
Daily Hotspot – Bite-sized challenges for your crews to face every day.
Beautiful original character artwork and atmospheric design put you at the heart of your own cyberpunk conspiracy.
No heightened game of Solitaire would be complete without full FMV cutscenes, featuring Greg Miller and Inel Tomlinson in an original story from the team behind Thomas Was Alone, Volume, Subsurface Circular and John Wick Hex.
FREE UPDATES The Return of The Merry and The Atlantis Project add new crews, new cards, new music, and new FMV cutscenes featuring Samantha Béart (North Star Rising, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - BBC Radio) and Alanah Pearce (Afterparty, Cyberpunk 2077).
Original soundtrack composed by Jon Everist (Battletech, Shadowrun: Hong Kong, Shadowrun: Dragonfall).
Is this a solitaire game?
Yes-ish. The Solitaire Conspiracy is inspired by a variant of solitaire called Streets and Alleys, but with some small adjustments and the big addition of suit based powers. Campaign, Campaign Plus, Daily Hotspots and Skirmish (choose your own suits and powers) are take-at-your-own-pace experiences that fit into your schedule. Countdown mode is a place to test your skills with nuanced powers against a ticking clock. This game is endlessly replayable.
Are there microtransactions?
Nope.
Is this Bithell Short an entry in the “Circular” series?
No. While our previous Bithell Shorts (Subsurface Circular and Quarantine Circular) have been twists on the text adventure, The Solitaire Conspiracy is a new take on solitaire. We love storytelling and world-building, so it absolutely contains a full narrative experience, which we’re telling via full-motion video (FMV) and in-game lore. We decided to use the Bithell Short name to signal something digestible and original. Thanks for continuing to support these odd experiments between our larger projects.
Do I need to have played other Bithell Shorts games to enjoy this one?
Not at all. The Solitaire Conspiracy is an entirely different game from Subsurface Circular and Quarantine Circular. It tells its own self-contained story set in a world of spies and intrigue. Of course, our games are all set in a shared universe, so expect some mentions of old friends.
If this game is ‘short’, what’s to stop me getting a refund when I’m done?
The Solitaire Conspiracy is our third Bithell Short (and with continued support from the player base our biggest). Our previous two games, Subsurface Circular and Quarantine Circular, both have a return rate of less than 2%. Steam players have shown us that they understand the work that goes into games, and are up for paying for ones that entertain them. Thank you (again).
This game is sweet.
I finally got around to playing this from my backlog. Not that impressed. It introduces a variety of odd card mechanics too quickly to really explore and master each; and the story is so-so bordering on cliched (yup, the bad guy was exactly who I thought they'd be). The difficulty assumptions must have been rejigged since launch as I recall the default play-style was originally turn-constrained but that is no longer the case - with a freeplay mode that removes almost all difficulty (and engagement) from the game. So your choices are basically a turn-capped mode ("game plus") which is too stringent for the copious amount of new card mechanics they introduce; or a mode conceding to this fact by having no difficulty at all.
Wonderful game with horrific branding. The dolphin-centric banner hides that this is a fast-paced spy-themed card game that makes Solitaire feel like one big, shiny, and very addictive mini-game that has you coming back again and again to explode rows of cards while roleplaying as a top secret spymaster. You unlock new spy teams to unlock their respective powers. Super fun! The music is highly repetitive and the dialogue is full of comma splices, but just mute the music and lock in for some campy spy adventures. This game scratched a deep itch for me. When you get that urge to play a new game, this is a solid one!
The Solitaire Conspiracy costs $11.99.
Minimum: Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Storage: 1 GB available space
The Solitaire Conspiracy is available on Windows PC, macOS.
The Solitaire Conspiracy has 83% positive reviews from 6 players.
The Solitaire Conspiracy was released on Oct 6, 2020.
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