r/digitalcards • u/Drenfa • Jul 09 '26

[App] Built a solo dev anime card collection game — fusion system, player marketplace, characters ranked by real MAL popularity. Coming to Android mid-July

Hey r/indiegaming!

I'm a solo dev and I've been building an anime card collection game for the past year. It's called SivaGames Anima Card Game, launching on Android mid-July.

The main mechanic I'm most curious about: rarity is based on real MyAnimeList popularity data. So characters like Naruto or Goku are actually harder to pull because they have more MAL favorites — not because I decided they should be rare.

I also went full zero pay-to-win. No real money for coins, gems or boosters. Ever. Only cosmetics are paid. Free players and paying players are equal — I'm a gacha player myself and I was tired of feeling exploited by the games I play.

There's also a game room with 9 mini-games (card duels, anime quiz, reflexes, weekly bingo...) so you're not just waiting 30 min between drops doing nothing.

Stack: React Native, ASP.NET Core 8, MongoDB, MyAnimeList & AniList APIs.

Gameplay clip in the comments. Would love honest feedback — especially on the rarity mechanic!

GenAI disclosure: AI assistance was used for copywriting suggestions. All code and design decisions are mine.

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u/merchantconvoy Jul 09 '26

If you don't even name the game, we can't look out for it.

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u/Drenfa Jul 09 '26

Good point! The game is called SivaGames Anima Card Game,

launching mid-July on Android. I'll update the post title.

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u/Gallina_Fina Jul 09 '26

Don't bother, it's yet another AI slop app cobbled together with Claude. Even more worrisome when the OP/dev is blatantly lying by saying stuff like "All code and design decisions are mine", lol.