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Dice Carnival is a roguelike score-chaser where you roll, bank, and chain dice into explosive combos. Collect powerful Tokens, pick your Tour, crush chapter Bos
Dice Carnival launched on Steam on Jul 18, 2026 from solo developer Phantom Script Studio at $5.99, a casual, indie, strategy release for Windows. Steam’s own description reads: “Dice Carnival is a roguelike score-chaser where you roll, bank, and chain dice into explosive combos. Collect powerful Tokens, pick your Tour, crush chapter Bosses, and push your score beyond the limit.” The Steam listing confirms ships with single-player modes, plus full controller support and Steam Achievements, with 14 languages supported at launch.
Dice Carnival — Key Facts
From the Steam listing: Dice Carnival is a roguelike score-chaser where you roll, bank, and chain dice into explosive combos. Collect powerful Tokens, pick your Tour, crush chapter Bosses, and push your score beyond the limit.
- Developer: Phantom Script Studio (solo — also the publisher)
- Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
- Platforms: Windows
- Languages: English, German, Portuguese – Brazil, Turkish, French, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish – Latin America, Portuguese – Portugal, Polish, Russian, Greek
- Release: Jul 18, 2026
- Price: $5.99
- Steam features: Single-player campaign, Full controller support, Steam Achievements
Dice Carnival — Watch the Trailer
About Dice Carnival: Gameplay & Details
Every round is a decision engine. Roll your dice, choose which ones to bank, then reroll the rest. Banked dice lock in gold when you commit and that’s when the real scoring begins.
Chain the same number twice for a double bonus. Fill your bank with high-value rolls. Find the moment to stop pressing your luck and cash in.
Tokens are cards that fundamentally change how your dice score. Combine them, stack their effects, and discover synergies that compound into hundreds or thousands of points. Double King — consecutive doubles permanently raise your score bonus Twin — mirror your previous round’s bank total for massive returns
Last Reroll — your final reroll of the round multiplies your score Lucky 4 — every 4th round hits with a multiplier spike Plus Per Bank — every die you lock adds a flat bonus…and many more waiting to be discovered
No two runs feel the same. 🗺️ CHOOSE YOUR TOUR
Before you roll a single die, choose your Tour. Each Tour sets your starting dice pool, move count, and challenge rules. A steady start, a chaotic D4-only run, a high-stakes sprint pick the Tour that fits your strategy and see how far you can push it.
Every chapter ends with a Boss who bends the rules against you. One disables a Token. Another halves your moves. Another makes odd numbers worthless. Learn their patterns, adapt your strategy, and survive. Dice Boss – One of your dice becomes ineffective
Token Boss – A random Token is disabled Odd Number Boss – Odd numbers don’t count toward score Half Moves Boss – Your move count is halved Many different Boss effects – Each requires a different strategy!
Clear a round, hit the shop. Every purchase shapes how the rest of your run plays out: Extra Moves — more rerolls per round Score Multiplier — scale all your points up Bonus Points — permanent flat bonus on every locked die
Extra Dice — roll multiple dice at once Upgrade Dice — evolve your D4s into D6s, D8s, and beyond
🎲 Multi-dice system — roll, bank, and chain strategically 🎟️ Unique Tokens — each one reshapes how you score 🗺️ Multiple Tours — different starts, different challenges 👹 Boss encounters — rule-breaking effects at every chapter end ⬆️ Deep upgrade path — build your run your way 📦 Chests & shop — risk vs. reward between every round 🎵 Synthwave soundtrack — groove while you grind
Dice Carnival’s neon carnival world is built for focus. Roll dice to a synthwave beat, discover Token combinations you didn’t expect, and chase that perfect run. Every game teaches you something new, every run is a fresh shot at the high score.
Dice Carnival rewards clever play over blind luck. Learn the systems, find the synergies, and let the combinations do the talking.
Dice Carnival — Screenshots
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The Carnival Setting and the Editorial Voice
The carnival setting anchors the design distinctive visual identity where the atmosphere supports the mechanical framework. The atmospheric commitment gives the design’s mechanical decisions meaningful narrative weight beyond pure abstraction, and players who engage with the setting seriously find their gameplay experiences resonating with the studio’s editorial vision across the campaign.
The tone sets Dice Carnival from generic strategy releases that treat setting as decorative wrapper around gameplay mechanics. Phantom Script Studio has clearly invested in the atmospheric craft as primary editorial dimension rather than as budget compromise, and the consistency of that commitment supports the compound engagement that memorable indie releases sustain across long-form community retention.
The Feature Set
- Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
- Player modes: Single-player
- Steam integration: Steam Achievements
- Controller: Full controller support
System Requirements
Minimum: Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit) · Intel Core i3 · 2 GB RAM · Intel HD Graphics 4000
Recommended: Windows 10/11 · Intel Core i5 · 4 GB RAM · NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650
The Bottom Line on Dice Carnival
Yes if strategy games are a comfort genre and you appreciate indie studio editorial commitment. Yes if you enjoyed Dicey Dungeons, Slay the Spire, or contemporary strategy releases and want another entry with distinctive editorial framing. Yes if dice-based strategic mechanics appeals to you as design commitment. Less yes if you prefer heavier production values or if strategy design feels underwhelming for your preferences. For the strategy audience at sale pricing, this is a confident recommendation.
— Rynx
Editorial note: Article curated from publicly available Steam community posts and dev announcements. PFN reports on launches and updates as a junction for gaming news — we do not represent the developers or publishers featured.
Dice Carnival Verdict: 7/10 and Delivers What It Promises
Dice Carnival lands with enough substance to justify serious attention from genre fans — the mechanical hook is functional, the aesthetic identity is clear, and the developer clearly cares.
Why Dice Carnival Deserves Attention
Dice Carnival earns its place on Steam through craft rather than marketing budget. The developer knew what they wanted to make and executed on it with visible care. That’s rarer than it should be in the indie space, and it’s why Dice Carnival deserves consideration from anyone actively looking for what this genre offers. It won’t dominate best-of-year lists — that’s not what it’s trying to do — but for its target audience, it’s a genuinely worthwhile investment of time and attention.
Dice Carnival Performance and Optimization
Performance profile for Dice Carnival looks reasonable for its visual scope — this isn’t a graphics-heavy release pushing hardware. Steam Deck handheld players should test in the return window since Valve hasn’t officially verified compatibility. Deck performance for games in this scope usually acceptable.
Launch-window optimization sometimes needs a patch or two to settle. Indie releases benefit from a few weeks of community feedback. Wishlisting and waiting for the first patch cycle is a defensible strategy.
For pricing and reviews, the Steam page: Dice Carnival on Steam. Current pricing details and reviews live on Steam.
Community hub with reviews and screenshots for Dice Carnival, find the Dice Carnival Steam Community Hub for the Steam community page for player-driven reviews and threads.
Dice Carnival — Live Steam Widget
The live Steam widget for Dice Carnival below carries current pricing, screenshots, and player metrics from the storefront.
Extended reference for Dice Carnival, the Dice Carnival SteamDB profile carries price history, player counts, and store analytics. Historical pricing details and reception data sit on the SteamDB tracker.
At a glance — verified Steam listing
| Developer | Phantom Script Studio |
| Publisher | Phantom Script Studio |
| Release date | Jul 18, 2026 |
| Price | $5.99 — verified 10 September 2026 |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Steam features | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Mouse Only Option, Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, German, Portuguese – Brazil, Turkish, French, Italian and 8 more |
| Store screenshots | 8 |
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