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Sleight is a real-time card game for iPhone about making poker hands and cheating to get them. Cards slide across the Devil's table one at a time; you grab what you want, and when he looks away, you cheat with your hands.
Fact sheet
| Developer | Holic Industries, LLC. Solo developer: Sean Seidler. Based in the USA. |
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| Release date | Coming soon to iPhone. Date to be announced. |
| Platform | iPhone (iOS 26 or later) |
| Price | Free to try. One in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads, no subscriptions, no account. Plays offline. |
| Dealers | The Devil, and a dealer for every circle of the Descent. The Ferryman and Cerberus deal the first two; the rest are for players to meet. |
| Genre | Real-time card game · arcade · roguelite |
| Players | Single player, plus a Daily Deal that's the same for everyone, with Game Center leaderboards |
| Languages | English at launch. More languages planned. |
| App Store | Coming soon |
| Website | sleightgame.com |
| Press contact | support@sleightgame.com |
Description
Cards slide across the Devil's table one at a time. Drag down the ones you want. Let the rest go by. And when he looks away, cheat.
Every run you bring a kit of cheats, each done with a gesture. Swipe a card past your hand and it's in your pocket. Tap a signet ring and time slows. Strike a match and a card burns; dip a pen and rewrite one. But every cheat raises his Suspicion. Drumming on the rail, he's calm. Staring, one more is dangerous. When he glances away, a cheat costs almost nothing. Push too far and his hand comes down on yours.
Beyond pairs and flushes are the hands poker forgot: The Beast (three sixes), the Dead Man's Hand, The Void, and hands his deck can't even deal unless you forge them. The Descent takes you down through the circles of Hell, each with its own dealer and a rule that bends the game, with the Devil's bargains between them. And once a day his slot machine deals the Daily Deal: the same run for every player on Earth, one attempt, one leaderboard.
Features
- Cheat with your hands. Sleight-of-hand gestures, not menus: palm, burn, rewrite, ring the bell.
- Read the Devil. His eyes are the game's second meter. Time your cheats to his glances.
- Hands poker forgot. The Beast, Dead Man's Hand, Skip Straight, the Tigers, The Void.
- The Descent. A dealer for every circle of Hell, each with one rule that bends the game.
- His bargains. Tarot boons and curses between circles. Curses pay more.
- The Daily Deal. One seeded run a day, identical for everyone, ranked at his table.
- Pixel art under a swinging lamp, a brooding score, and haptics on every palm and catch.
Teaser
About 26 seconds, with sound, captured in the game on iPhone. 1920×1080 MP4 · Vertical 1080×1920 MP4
The deeper dealers are kept out of press material on purpose. Please don't publish them from review builds.
Screenshots
More captures, with and without captions, are in the zip.
Cheat the Devil
Make a deal
One deal. Everyone.
Don't get caughtLogos and art
Key art 1920×1080
Title lockup (PNG)
The Horned Ace mark
App icon 1024Pixel art: please scale by whole numbers with nearest-neighbour so it stays crisp.
About Holic Industries
Holic Industries, LLC is an independent studio in the United States. Sleight is its first game, designed and built by one developer.
Coverage and creators
Streaming and video are welcome, and you may monetise videos of Sleight. For full-game review access, an early build or an interview, write to support@sleightgame.com with your outlet or channel.
Sleight has no real-money wagering, prizes or loot boxes. Scores and stakes are for play only.