GET YOKED

Get Yoked is a roguelike deckbuilding game centered around the pursuit of physical transformation. Players take on the role of aspiring bodybuilders, building their way to competition-ready physiques through a dynamic and strategic card-based system. Each session challenges the player to manage fatigue, avoid injury, and make careful choices about which muscle groups to target. The game blends satirical themes with real decision-making as you choose between life responsibilities and your quest for Gains.

Training Mechanics and Strategy

The core gameplay revolves around playing exercise cards that increase your stats in specific muscle groups such as arms, chest, and glutes. Fatigue is a constant threat, and failing to rest or recover using supplements can result in injuries that set back your progress. The deck evolves as you earn new cards, requiring you to refine your approach to each run. While you can aim for a balanced physique, specializing in one area like glutes or chest is a viable and often humorous strategy encouraged by the game’s structure.

Customization and Progression

As you progress through competitions and campaigns, you’ll unlock more than just cards. Character customization is extensive, allowing players to unlock shorts, tattoos, hairstyles, gloves, and more. This provides a visual reward system alongside gameplay performance. There are four distinct starting characters, each with unique decks and styles of play, creating replay value through different tactical experiences and synergies.

• 4 unique starting bodybuilders with individual decks
• Over 200 collectible and playable cards
• Customization options including tattoos, shorts, hairstyles, and gloves
• Campaign, daily runs, endless mode, and seeded challenges
• Injury and fatigue mechanics requiring recovery strategy

Development and Artistic Direction

The prototype version of Get Yoked uses AI-generated placeholder art for card visuals, with the developer noting a plan to replace all AI content in the final release. This transparency reflects an evolving production pipeline and a focus on providing hand-crafted assets for the completed game. Though the visuals may change, the foundational systems and humorous premise remain consistent, forming a narrative engine that pushes players to consider what they’re willing to sacrifice to become an “absolute unit.”