Origins TCG · Steam demo live · Early access late 2026
News, tier list, guides, cards and decks for Origins TCG, the free-to-compete card game by Koin Games. Independent, in English and Italian.
News of the day · September 9, 2026
A multi-day event from 20 to 25 October: qualifiers for each of the three major regions on the 20th, 21st and 22nd, then playoffs and finals. First online tournament with an exclusive 1/1 promo card, plus packs, boxes, cases and cash. Sign-ups on Discord; creators can request wildcard invites straight into the playoffs.
Biggest swings in the playtest patches
Decks, Legendaries, base cards
First ranked list after Steam Next Fest (19–26 Oct).
View all →Every official update, with the cards it touches.
Aug 27
A tuning-and-fixes patch, used for Big Bob's tournament two days later. Buffs to King Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Old MacDonald, Rumple, Thumbelina, White Queen, Bridge Troll and Blow the House Down; nerfs to Bandersnatch, Bigfoot, Scarecrow and Merlin's Prophecy; Bagheera, Christopher Robin and Sandman reworked. Bosses got smarter AI.
Aug 25
Tournament on 28 August on the playtest build with full deckbuilding. Best-of-3, single elimination, and the first use of Conquest: submit several decks with different Legendaries and at least nine different cards, ban one of your opponent's. Prizes: wildcards for the Next Fest tournament and Collector Packs.
Source →Aug 21
Eight cards changed what their ability does. Mulan gains Double Attack, the Queen of Hearts drops to 4 Mana 3/3 with First Strike, Ellen Trechend becomes an 8-Mana 3/3 that grows +3/+3 per enemy. Van Helsing's Tools is free but the Silver Bullet deals 1. The collection is now scoped to the ten playtest decks.
Aug 19
Koin Games opens a creator program ahead of Steam Next Fest. Details were given in an AMA on 19 August at 8pm UTC; the recording is on Discord. OriginsMeta has applied.
Source →Playtest archetypes today, community lists after Next Fest.
Short reads to understand the game, its roadmap and its collector economy.
The game · 6 min read
What the game is, how a match works, what free-to-compete means and how to play the demo today.
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Events · 4 min read
Every confirmed date, from the first Steam post to the Next Fest tournament, plus what is announced for 2027.
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Economy · 5 min read
Competitive cards are free. Collector cards are limited, graded and tradeable on Steam. Here is what is confirmed and what is not.
Read more →Figures from the official Steam page and Koin Games announcements. Community numbers move daily.
Guides
Competitive cards are free. Collector cards are limited, graded and tradeable on Steam. Here is what is confirmed and what is not.