{"id":17900,"date":"2026-04-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/?p=17900"},"modified":"2026-04-17T15:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:34:11","slug":"mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Mancala brings Congklak to Dark Deckbuilder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Mancala so <a href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/tag\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">game<\/a> new from Indonesian developers, <a href=\"https:\/\/hoopstudioidn.vercel.app\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HOOP Studio<\/a>, Mission Mancala is a game that brings the game to the dark strategy deckbuilder format. A demo of Mission Mancala is currently available on PC via Steam, while the full game is expected to arrive in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Serious Mode<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo\/#Story_Mission_Mancala\" >Story Mission Mancala<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo\/#Gameplay_Mission_Mancala\" >Mission Mancala Gameplay<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo\/#Fitur\" >Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo\/#Demo_Mission_Mancala\" >Mission Mancala Demo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/mission-mancala-dark-strategy-deckbuilder-steam-demo\/#Platform_Dan_Target_Rilis\" >Platform and Release Target<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Story_Mission_Mancala\"><\/span>Story Mission Mancala<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Mancala is set in an antique shop. In this game, you take on the role of the seventh detective from the <strong>Astral Control Authority<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your case is connected to an ancient Mancala board and a mysterious game with an uncertain cycle. The story moves through questions of what exactly happened, and who or what caused the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The world setting also mentions the Astral Control Authority as a private organization that deals with astral and supernatural phenomena. These details form the basis for the main character's position and the mysteries encountered during the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"wrFWf7goXcg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MISSION MANCALA - TEASER DEMO\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wrFWf7goXcg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gameplay_Mission_Mancala\"><\/span>Mission Mancala Gameplay<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Mancala is built as a roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by Mancala. The main focus is on the board, cards, and decisions that change with each run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the board, you use your hand to spread the marble clockwise to the hole and base hole. From this system, the game progresses to point collection, resource management, and ever-changing builds.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/missionmancala7_english.webp\" alt=\"Mission Mancala (HOOP STUDIO)\" class=\"wp-image-17902\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The game's Mancala board is also constantly evolving. Players need to convert risk into points and money, then build card synergies to survive the increasingly complex game cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each session also presents different conditions. The variety of targets, buffs, bosses, and encounters makes Mission Mancala demand strategy adaptation from one run to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MISSION MANCALA - GAMEPLAY TEASER\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8953PLCJKSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fitur\"><\/span>Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Mancala brings a few key systems that form the basis of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following features are currently mentioned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mancala Board<\/strong>: The core mechanic of congklak with marble, hole, and base hole. Players use the hand to strategically spread the marble clockwise to gain control of the board.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pusaka &amp; Pamungkas Card<\/strong>: Power-up cards that help players score points, generate gold, and manipulate items and the course of the game according to the strategy used.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Randomized Challenge &amp; Buff<\/strong>: Each game features different route buffs, point targets, and boss variations. Because of this, each session demands new strategy adaptations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shop System<\/strong>: Players collect Patra as currency to purchase various support items that can strengthen their build and chances of victory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Archive Document System<\/strong>: Players collect hidden documents throughout the game through certain means, such as finding evidence and extracting items, to get clues that slowly reveal the mystery behind the Mancala board.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Demo_Mission_Mancala\"><\/span>Mission Mancala Demo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4416690\/Mission_Mancala_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mission Mancala Demo<\/a> is already available on Steam for PC. This version is divided into two main modes, namely <strong>Campaign Mode<\/strong> and <strong>Endless Mode<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Campaign Mode serves as an introduction to the story as well as a tutorial. Endless Mode is the main focus of the demo available now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through this demo, players can already see the basic form of Mission Mancala, from the card system, marble variations, board interaction, branching encounters, to upgrade paths. The story beyond the opening section has not been fully unlocked in the demo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The content already available for the demo version includes 35 Heritage Cards, 15 Ultimate Cards, 5 different marble types, and 3 hole variations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Platform_Dan_Target_Rilis\"><\/span>Platform and Release Target<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Mancala is developed and published by HOOP Studio. This game belongs to the Strategy, Deck-Building, Roguelike and Board Game genres. The currently announced platform is PC, created with Unity, and supports Single Player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mission Mancala is targeted to come to Steam in 2026. page <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3926480\/Mission_Mancala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mission Mancala<\/a> is also available for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, the Mission Mancala demo is available on Steam.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission Mancala jadi game baru dari Developer Indonesia, HOOP Studio, yang membawa congklak ke format dark strategy deckbuilder. Demo Mission Mancala saat ini sudah tersedia di PC melalui Steam, sementara game penuhnya ditargetkan hadir pada 2026. Story Mission Mancala Mission Mancala berlatar di sebuah toko barang antik. Di game ini, kamu berperan sebagai detektif ketujuh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,5],"tags":[10,228,65],"class_list":["post-17900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games","category-news","tag-game","tag-indie","tag-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/EDIT-HD-HERE-2026-04-17T165847.657.webp","author_info":{"display_name":"Tesla","author_link":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/author\/zheilla\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17900"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17908,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17900\/revisions\/17908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playeatsleep.fun\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}