The story behind the castles.
Dark Renaissance started with a shared notebook full of vampire family trees, castle blueprints, and a made-up blood-based economy. We were friends in school who spent too much time on gothic fiction and not enough on homework. The notebook survived. Years later, we opened it again and decided to turn it into something real — a free social card game with a gothic atmosphere and a simple blackjack mechanic at its core.
Games should respect your time and your wallet. Dark Renaissance has no paid features and no premium currency. Everything is free and accessible from the start. We also believe that even a simple card game gets better when you put real care into the setting and the art. The gothic theme is not a veneer — it runs through every visual element, every sound, every piece of text you read on this site.
We are two people working from Quebec. Every design decision and game mechanic passes through the same two friends who started this with a notebook. We read every piece of player feedback, and most weeks we are online playing alongside the community. We contract help for audio and server work, but the creative direction stays with us.
We are happy to hear from players or anyone curious about the project. Reach us at [email protected] or call +1 (450) 659-3145 during Eastern Time business hours. Our mailing address is 95 Bd Montcalm N, Candiac, QC J5R 0R8, Canada. For data or privacy requests, include "Data Request" in the subject line and allow up to 30 days for a response.