Card Shark

Set in 18^th century France, the game contains a fair amount of regional nuance when it comes to the locations you'll come across. While the majority of the cast is white, there are a few prominent PoC characters featured in the main questline.

There's no blood, gore, or explicit harsh violence on display -- as the game's visuals do a lot to make certain scenes as "tame" as they can possibly be considering how some situations are staged. That being said, players do witness a suicide as a character stabs themselves with a sword. Guns are also involved at certain points, and a few characters are shown being shot at and killed. Another character dies by drinking poison. Later text implies that certain characters may be executed.

There are a few mild sexual references throughout the game made between characters, but it's very infrequent.

There are no present-day instances of profanity, but characters can get a little colorful here and there when insulting one another during sharply worded confrontations.

Many mentions are made to different types of alcohol, and some characters talk about how much they enjoy a good drink. One of the tricks in your arsenal sees your character pouring a glass of wine in order to sneak a peek at a rival's cards. Some characters can also be seen smoking.

Parents need to know that Card Shark is a downloadable single player adventure game available for Nintendo Switch, Windows, and Mac. In the wake of a tragic shooting after a card game gone wrong, players will take on the nameless protagonist who's whisked away by the mysterious Comte de Saint-Germain into a decadent world of gambling, lies, and deception. At the core of the game is gambling, lying, and cheating, and though the pitfalls of embodying a deceptive thief are mildly touched upon, the game seems to somewhat glorify the lifestyle. If characters aren't seated around a table dealing cards and using whatever tricks they can to get ahead, they're using one another to get what they want. The unique graphical style allows for some of the more violent moments to be much less severe than they would've been otherwise, but players will witness a character take their own life by stabbing themselves with a sword, as well as be a part of swordfights that might result in the end of someone's life. A character gets poisoned later in the game, and some characters will also get shot at, sometimes dying in the aftermath. Though the game offers many tutorials and practice rounds to introduce the many sleight-of-hand maneuvers players will take advantage of, the game can be a little unforgiving when it comes to even the slightest of errors when it matters the most.