Science Fiction Playing Cards

Science fiction appears on playing cards through spaceflight and starships, robots and AI, aliens and kaiju, superheroes and cyberpunk, with tie-ins to film, television and video games. Publishers issue licensed promotions, anniversary packs and crowd-funded editions; formats include standard packs with photo stills, quartet and Top Trumps style sets, picture packs and artist-led designs. Visual approaches range from modified pips and star-themed indices to poster art, concept sketches and in-universe props; some add rule cards, numbered seals or special finishes.