The Idles (PREORDER)

September 2026

Product Details

Players 2

Playtime 30-45

Age

14+

Designer

Unai Rubio

Publisher

Unair Games

Mechanics

Action Points, Betting and Bluffing, Deck Construction, Hand Management, Secret Unit Deployment, Take That

Categories

Card Game, Political

The Idles is an asymmetric card game for two players. Set in a nostalgic 1950s America with dystopian undertones, the game pits a mysterious supercomputer—obsessed with maximizing corporate productivity—against a lowly employee struggling under that very weight.

Man Versus Machine

Pick your side in this existential two-player duel, pitting you, a square-jawed corporate employee, against Maxwell, a whirring supercomputer with a taste for total control. Tense, interactive, and to the point. The future is here, pal, better catch up!

Perfect for Two

From the mastermind behind the Caper franchise, The Idles has been refined over seven years of top-secret development to provide the ultimate showdown. It's an easy-to-learn, hard-to-master dueling experience that's a real gas! Combining bluffing, economy, hand management, and a whole kit-and-caboodle of gameplay mechanisms with an engaging theme, it's the perfect game for both a casual night in and a high-stakes showdown.

Welcome To The Dream

Set in a nostalgic 1950s American Dream with dystopian undertones, traverse a world full of corporate intrigues, class struggles and moral dilemas; all sprinkled up with a good dose of retro vibes!

Build an Identity

Choose your path to victory! You can build your own perfect constructed deck using an ever-balancing manifest system, or you can use our newfangled technology to get a leg up. With our innovative Identity Mode, you just hand over a collection of cards and our robot will craft a highly-functioning deck for you! Stay on your toes and master you identity!