# Rival Books of Aster Summer DB entity ID: 7b848a6d\-630d\-4271\-af50\-10161c727cba Steam App ID: 639230 Four rival books, each a separate translation of a single source that is long since lost to time\. All begin with the same phrase: "Take me and hide me, for I am the one true light"\. Every journey begins with a choice and the time has come for you to make yours\. Rival Books of Aster is a strategy card game that features over 140 hand illustrated spells that you can use to build custom decks and go head to head against other players\. Each spell is also a page in a living story book that translates itself and reveals its secrets as you play the game\. Rival Books of Aster does NOT contain randomized booster packs\. Play for free with a starter deck of your choice, and expand your collection with DLC packs containing known\-quantities of cards\. Can you decipher the Rival Books to save your household and rule the plane of Aster? An easy to use deck\-builder Training Levels for Practice AI Battle Mode PvP matchmaking & ranking system A unique take on familiar game mechanics 4 distinct art styles by award\-winning artists Over 140 different spells & characters Endless gameplay possibilities Expand your deckbuilding possibilities with new spells and characters from DLC expansion packs\. What new strategies and synergies will you uncover? There are 4 Starter Decks and 4 Expansion Packs \(will require that house’s Starter Deck\) available: Starter Decks Heptameron Theurgia Goetia Grimoirum Velum Pauline Art Expansion Pack \(Requires Corresponding House’s Starter Deck\) Heptameron Expansion Pack Theurgia Goetia Expansion Pack Grimoirum Velum Expansion Pack Pauline Art Expansion Pack ## Game information - Type: game - Developer: Games by Stitch - Publisher: Games by Stitch - Release date: Mar 25, 2024 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: true - Parent Steam app: Not collected - Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy - Categories: Multi\-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross\-Platform Multiplayer, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_bcffeea15857255dad1d934dfbb28a18572d0889\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_b9bf1f228533d65bbf881ce1e18653edbd43fb1b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_ad6dbb025d987124e7705e517a28666c924d774c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_142a499609f88108844182bba5315abd19a9d4b7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_b8718c4559a2e201c198d38c94f5c9f17d70ed3f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_1f466096e9751e72c4cda2249231c9166925b3a5\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_080afb013bb020cc6ad4bdd83b47841c7ece0f0d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_202aa1f6eb06e37476737570bc1004aefc5167a6\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_3a027d53ac9228e424f4370f4ef69d352d34ce96\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_015a0d94169787652e94bd83ef40258b36fe1da7\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_c174b0633911c89a0fc7e5aac745600f3daa5b3d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_c469730f53c2bed2f135f148d4cdc6801d1e1365\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_449b3140476673925f19c11a6a14c00ab2fdacd8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_1fced088b62851761046469d49295e0d51556fa4\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_fefe09f883593969b2d7f2b5c59311a5a871036c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_c435dd8265d3bd43fd361a42feb887ad11c945f3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_f8064afc5852ea23ad2a30edea52ab158ae8e896\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/639230/ss\_ba8252a6181323cf575579215fdc2dc8d0ebebd1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1711465016 - Price: Not collected - Price country: Not collected ## Observed metrics - Current players: 0 - Steam review count: 66 - Steam positive reviews: 48 - Steam negative reviews: 18 - Steam positive percentage: 72.72727272727273% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/7b848a6d-630d-4271-af50-10161c727cba/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/7b848a6d-630d-4271-af50-10161c727cba/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-22T22:44:07\.336374\+00:00 - Player count observed: 2026\-09\-22T22:44:08\.734988\+00:00 - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-22T22:44:08\.329063\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":null,"catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/639230/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=639230","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/639230"\},"price":null,"source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-22T22:44:07\.336374\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-22T22:44:08\.734988\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-22T22:44:08\.329063\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":null,"catalog":"7fec8bf4\-3611\-41cc\-82d5\-8e2c61df5887","details":"f405c161\-2564\-49ed\-b03a\-851282fc2800","players":"695344b2\-0431\-4624\-a264\-4d34893e1e5c","reviews":"36f4bb77\-294d\-4b0d\-a188\-5cf11c7b4d3f"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"7b848a6d\-630d\-4271\-af50\-10161c727cba","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/639230/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/7b848a6d-630d-4271-af50-10161c727cba)