{
  "id": 14003580,
  "title": "Burn With Me is a hand-drawn demon card game featuring the artist's own hand - and also, a refreshingly finite alternative to yer Balatro-likes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/burn-with-me-is-a-hand-drawn-demon-card-game-featuring-the-artists",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-12T16:49:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/burn-with-me-is-a-hand-drawn-demon-card-game-featuring-the-artists-own-hand-and-also-a-refreshingly-finite-alternative-to-yer-balatro-likes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Burn With Me is a hand-drawn card game that stands out due to artist Eva Manuilovich's prominent role. The game revolves around the artist's own right hand, which plays a crucial part in dealing cards during matches. Players assume the roles of occult university students, carrying out forbidden sorcery under the watchful eye of a lupine lecturer. The objective is to fill a vial with spiritual energy by placing creature cards around a pentagram. Each card has a base points value, but additional modifiers such as adjacency effects can enhance a card's value. A key feature of the game is the ability to draw a random new card by burning a random card from one's hand. The game also includes a sanity vial that allows players to store excess points as a reserve. While the game may not be as extensive as Balatro, it offers a refreshing alternative with a story-driven approach. Each chapter focuses on a particular student's soul, revealing their sinful desires through a series of battles. Despite some room for improvement, Burn With Me provides a satisfying card puzzler experience that doesn't become a lifelong habit.",
  "summary": "Burn With Me is a hand-drawn game in which the most prominent non-hand-drawn bit is artist Eva Manuilovich's own right hand . Excellent, no notes. Manuilovich's hand appears on the right throughout each match ritual, dealing cards with a flick of the index finger; when you beat the target score, it gives you a thumbs-up, then reaches languidly towards the card you've won. Read more",
  "key_points": [
    "Hand-drawn demon card game features artist Eva Manuilovich's right hand",
    "Players act as occult university students battling forbidden sorcery",
    "Burn a card to draw a random new one, store points in sanity vial"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}