- #1 Deadly Heart Gambit
97% matchVery Positive93% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: Blink Hydrate ブリンク
Windows
You only have 3 months left to live. Gamble for extra time in Alice-sama’s life-or-death game. Be careful — she wants to steal your heart. 🔪🔪🔪💜
Why similar: Gambling 48.5% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 13%, Card Game 12.3%, Cute 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that combines gambling mechanics with a dark, anime-inspired visual novel aesthetic.
- #2 Dice Eater: A Supernatural Mystery Card Game
96% matchMixed67% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows
Dice Eater is a mystery card game based around supernatural powers where players must use their power to uncover the other player's tricks. Use your opponent's tricks against them to turn the tables and win.
Why similar: Gambling 41.8% ★, Card Battler 17.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Card Game 9.2%, Mystery 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the intersection of supernatural mystery and card-based gambling mechanics.
- #3 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Mystery 29.2%, Anime 29.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Adventure 10.1%, 2D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the high-stakes death game atmosphere and psychological tension found in the seed title.
- #4 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
95% matchVery Positive81% of 3,291 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Why similar: Card Battler 37.5%, Gambling 34.5% ★, Card Game 18.3%, 2D 4.5%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A rogue-like deckbuilder that leans heavily into the gambling theme with unique card-based combat mechanics.
- #5 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Anime 22.7%, Mystery 17.3%, Dark Humor 13.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential mystery visual novel that features a dark, high-stakes environment where characters must survive through logic and investigation.
- #6 GNOSIA
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 20.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends social deduction and mystery with a unique visual novel structure that mirrors the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #7 HeistGeist
92% matchVery Positive96% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Doublequote Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get in, get the goods, get out. What could possibly go wrong? In this single-player, story-driven cyberpunk RPG, play as Alexandra - a street-smart thief on the run after a failed heist. Put together a team of unusual allies, pull off thrilling heists, and fight and hack using your deck of cards.
Why similar: Card Battler 45.5%, Card Game 19%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Story Rich 8.1%, RPG 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card-battling mechanics with a story-rich, cyberpunk-inspired heist narrative.
- #8 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
93% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 21.7%, Dystopian 19.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, anime-styled adventure and puzzle-solving elements found in the seed game.
- #9 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Funny 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly immersive, dystopian visual novel experience with a strong focus on character-driven storytelling.
- #10 ANONYMOUS;CODE
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Anime 30.1%, Adventure 17.2%, Story Rich 9.8%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality sci-fi visual novel that excels in mystery, investigation, and dystopian world-building.
- #11 Inscryption
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Battler 60.3%, Card Game 24.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, 2D 3.5%, Adventure 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This dark, atmospheric card battler features a deep mystery and a sinister tone that aligns well with the seed game's vibe.
- #12 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Mystery 20.4%, Anime 16.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive series for fans of dystopian death games, complex puzzles, and branching narrative paths.
- #13 Tokyo Detectives
89% matchMixed70% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 25.7%, Mystery 19.6%, Detective 7.4%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigative and mystery-solving aspects of the visual novel genre in a modern setting.
- #14 Theseus Protocol
88% matchMixed70% of 371 reviews2023
Dev: YueTang(Xiamen)Pub: Archive Games
Windows
Theseus Protocol is a deck building roguelike where rebirth offers strategic opportunity. Utilize a powerful suite of cards and weaponry to uncover the cruel truth behind the dystopian sci-fi world of Mark City.
Why similar: Card Battler 40.4%, Card Game 17.8%, Anime 15.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic card-battler that provides the mechanical depth and dystopian aesthetic expected of the genre.
- #15 Romp of Dump
87% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Zakurosuke
Windows · Mac
Visual novel fully animated in Live2D, Observing Scum Prisoners! In a prison called a dump, a betting card game among dangerous prisoners begins. Penalty game for the losers! Uncover the hidden pasts and bizarre crimes of these lunatics!
Why similar: Gambling 32% ★, Dark Humor 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark comedy tone and mystery elements within a visual novel framework.
- #16 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Dark Humor 34.9%, Anime 20.8%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological mystery that uses card-based strategy to navigate its grim narrative.
- #17 Trainee Death Simulator
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,956 reviews2024
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.
Why similar: Card Game 44.4%, Anime 24.1%, RPG 12.6%, Cute 12.4%, Detective 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the theme of survival and high-stakes choices through a simulation-heavy visual novel lens.
- #18 Prison Notes
85% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: 闻岚工坊（Vinland Studio）Pub: Starsea Games
Windows
Prison Notes is a RPG with text-based ADV and cultivation elements. You act as a young migrant worker, wrongly imprisoned in the prison known as "The Coral Reef".What challenges and adventures are awaiting? Will you finally find a way out? Your choices and actions will decide the end of your story.
Why similar: Card Battler 29%, Dark Humor 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Card Game 11.2%, Anime 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card-battling with exploration and story-rich visual novel elements in a confined, tense setting.
- #19 Card Detective
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 188 reviews2023
Dev: 神探饭店制作组
Windows · Mac
Players will take on the role of newspaper reporter Hazel Gong, who was originally covering a practice exercise at an abandoned building site, but stumbles upon a mysterious corpse in an accidental collapse!
Why similar: Card Battler 54.6%, Card Game 18.5%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 7.4%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends card-battling with investigative gameplay, directly mirroring the core mechanics of the seed game.
- #20 One Turn Kill
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,141 reviews2026
Dev: DenDenPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
One Turn Kill is a PvE card game where card drawing and deck control are the keys to victory. Engage in battles limited to a single turn for an exhilarating, suspenseful experience.Join the protagonist in a pixel art wasteland to face off with the strongest of enemies and see what story awaits.
Why similar: Card Battler 46.1%, Card Game 27.3%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Anime 5.8%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced card-battler that emphasizes strategic deckbuilding and turn-based tactics.
- #21 Fatermyth
84% matchVery Positive84% of 517 reviews2024
Dev: KDreamPub: Merlion Games
Windows
"Fatermyth" is an RPG game that combines tabletop role-playing and adventure. The storylines of seven characters from different eras intertwine, depicting an epic of human heroes. The strategic battles with dice + skills add more challenges to the adventure.
Why similar: Card Battler 44.9%, Card Game 20%, Story Rich 9%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure RPG that incorporates deckbuilding mechanics into its dramatic, story-driven world.
- #22 Dicealot
83% matchVery Positive81% of 231 reviews2025
Dev: goodviewgamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Discover a high-stakes roguelike dice-builder where every roll is a risk, every risk is a thrill, and every thrill teeters between triumph and disaster. Set in charmingly chaotic Camelot, chance collides with strategy, mastery dances with madness, and one single roll can rewrite your fate.
Why similar: Gambling 83.4% ★, 2D 6.7%, RPG 5.6%, Female Protagonist 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the gambling and dungeon-crawling aspects of card-based strategy games.
- #23 Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
82% matchVery Positive80% of 1,413 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.
Why similar: Card Battler 53.7%, Card Game 22.4%, RPG 8%, Story Rich 7.2%, 2D 7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique RPG that uses card-based mechanics to drive its entire narrative and exploration experience.
- #24 The Real Face of a VTuber
79% matchVery Positive93% of 276 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 17.3%, Anime 16.6%, Funny 10.8%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A modern mystery visual novel that focuses on investigation and uncovering hidden truths.
- #25 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
80% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Mystery 26.4%, Story Rich 20.5%, RPG 14.8%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, 2D 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich RPG that features mystery and multiple endings in a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #26 WORLD OF HORROR
79% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Anime 25.5%, Card Game 24.7%, Mystery 20.6%, 2D 11.4%, RPG 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, cosmic-horror mystery that shares the unsettling, dystopian feel of the seed game.
- #27 Loop Hero
78% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Card Game 42.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, 2D 15.7%, Adventure 12.6%, RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses card-based mechanics to build a dark, dystopian world, offering a unique strategic experience.
- #28 Criminal Dissidia
81% matchMixed67% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: 双星骑Pub: Anotherindie
Windows
Criminal Dissidia is a Roguelike card game with the adventure and ACG theme. Build your own deck, discover the open world, and experience various fun in this mysterious land. Your duty is to save your hometown from the Mutanian invasion, prepare youself!
Why similar: Card Battler 44.5%, Card Game 18.6%, Anime 14.4%, Story Rich 6.5%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented card-battler that maintains a dark, gritty atmosphere throughout its combat.
- #29 Tavern Cards
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Vadd Game
Windows
"Tavern Cards" is a strategic card-battling adventure! Liberate cities by defeating demons in their taverns. Build a powerful deck, face unique challenges, and unravel the mystery behind the invasion. Can you conquer the demons and save the cities?
Why similar: Card Battler 43.7%, Card Game 25.8%, Story Rich 9.9%, RPG 7.7%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based RPG that emphasizes player choices and narrative consequences.
- #30 of the Devil
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,193 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Dark Humor 26.3%, Dystopian 22%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #31 Hypnospace Outlaw
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,338 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Mystery 28.4%, Funny 26.9%, Story Rich 18.5%, Detective 13%, Adventure 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian mystery game that captures a unique, retro-futuristic vibe through investigation and exploration.
- #32 Far Away
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,931 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Anime 17.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Cute 7.6%
- #33 Dream of Corpse Lady
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,620 reviews2026
Dev: HT3 StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
Why similar: Card Battler 55.7%, Card Game 26%, 2D 5.4%, Anime 4.8%, Female Protagonist 4%
- #34 Dance of Cards
77% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: GoodMorningMrFrogPub: Pineapple Works
Windows
Dance of Cards is a tactical gambling RPG where you try to survive seven days of a deadly cruise by playing poker.
Why similar: Gambling 43.7% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Cute 6.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #35 Deadly Dice: Menherarium
73% matchVery Positive93% of 512 reviews2026
Dev: テスカトリポカPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
"Let's play together… forever, okay?" Menherarium is a deck-building roguelite where you survive 7 days of blood-staked Chinchiro against a clingy menhera girl. Trapped and forced to gamble your blood daily in twisted dice games, use cheat items and overcome her changing rules to survive.
Why similar: Gambling 49.7% ★, Dark Humor 17.9%, Anime 13.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Cute 5.7%
- #36 Brave × Junction
75% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Rideon,Inc.Pub: RideonJapan
Windows
Obtain weapons, draw cards! Do you leave it to chance or trickery? A brand-new experience, a blackjack RPG!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.7%, CRPG 23.8%, Anime 12.4%, Cute 7.6%, Card Game 7.6%
- #37 Illegal Mahjong
76% matchVery Positive85% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: AleCubicSoftPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Yuri, the former heiress of a company, finds her father's business bankrupt. To repay the debts, Yuri must compete in mahjong and continue to win. Can Yuri truly defeat her formidable opponents?
Why similar: Anime 36.5%, Adventure 19.3%, RPG 17.2%, Cute 16.2%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #38 Girls of The Tower
74% matchVery Positive85% of 604 reviews2024
Dev: Robo CatPub: OKJOY
Windows
This is a Rogue-like game with a combination of JRPG, auto chess, and galgame elements. Players can choose from two different female protagonists to embark on a unique adventure. Additionally, players can recruit followers, strategize their formations, and develop their town!
Why similar: Card Battler 43.4%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Story Rich 8%, RPG 6.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #39 Queens Casino
72% matchVery Positive99% of 308 reviews2025
Dev: sartahousePub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Enjoy playing at the casino with the original card game, "Queens"! In each turn, cards are randomly dealt, and you play them according to specific rules. If you can clear all the "challenges" presented by the heroine, you win.
Why similar: Card Battler 33.4%, Card Game 26.9%, Funny 10.8%, RPG 8.7%, Cute 8.7%
- #40 Dead-End City Blues OD Edition
72% matchVery Positive87% of 572 reviews2024
Dev: AleCubicSoftPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
In the slums of a futuristic city, a girl sets out to track down the drug that has taken it over. Strengthen your deck and defeat your foes in this card battling RPG.
Why similar: Card Game 36.9%, Anime 33.4%, Dystopian 22.1%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 神树残响（Echoes of the Divine Tree）
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 803 reviews2025
Dev: Seventeen hornsPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
"Fight with faith!" This is a traditional-style yuri-themed card RPG. Build your deck, unearth relics, forge equipment, strive to become stronger, defeat various oddities, and change the fate of the divine tree's offspring, Hecate.
Why similar: Card Battler 36.1%, Card Game 17.3%, Anime 16.2%, Funny 9.2%, Cute 7.1%
- #42 Trials of Innocence
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,556 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Anime 20.2%, Mystery 17.5%, Story Rich 9.8%, Detective 6.5%
- #43 Witch and Council : The Card
73% matchMixed51% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: G1 Playground
Windows
Fight against the Student Council President with ≪Lulu≫! ≪Witch and the Council: The Card≫ is a roguelite deck-building game where you assemble a party with charming characters, build a powerful deck, and defeat your enemies. Experience the thrill of overcoming powerful foes with various strategies!
Why similar: Card Battler 37.6%, Anime 26.6%, Card Game 22.2%, 2D 8.7%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #44 Poker Pretty Girls Battle: Texas Hold'em
76% matchMixed50% of 202 reviews2015
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Come and play at the Pretty Girls Casino! Select from 16 sexy girls for your poker battle. Featuring popular Texas Hold'em rules.
Why similar: Gambling 41.5% ★, Card Battler 16.9%, Anime 12.8%, Card Game 12.7%, Dystopian 10%
- #45 Placid Plastic Deck - A Quiet Quest
69% matchVery Positive85% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: turbolento gamesPub: turbolento publishing
Windows
A story-driven adventure featuring card battles, multiple-choice dialogue, and funny characters! A friendship to mend, and a cast of opponents to beat, each with a uniquely built deck. But you're in luck… yours is all ducks!
Why similar: Card Battler 50.9%, Card Game 22.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 7%, Funny 5.3%
- #46 Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening
68% matchVery Positive86% of 2,863 reviews2025
Dev: U-Secret Studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"GODSOUL" is a story-driven,Hyper-visually RPG. Team with "rebel" girls who love gaming and drawing（and more）, resist villains and enjoy a mix of cyber reality, fantastical worlds, and card game action.
Why similar: Card Battler 39.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 15.7%, Card Game 9.8%, Cute 6.2%
- #47 MAGICAL DEATHPAIR
71% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
16 Witches, 8 Couples, Game to escape death... Hunt down the Imposter. Save the world from impending catastrophe. Life and death adventure game for those who love charming witches.
Why similar: Story Rich 38%, Adventure 37.5%, Female Protagonist 21.1%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #48 In Her Eyes
73% matchVery Positive81% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: NotDeadLuna Studio
Windows · Mac
A maiden(Meme) from another world is trying to summon you to help her prevent an assassination that is going to happen in 30 days. Your choice will not only affect your card deck and your battle style, but also affect the personality of the girl, which may lead to different ending.
Why similar: Card Battler 23.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Card Game 16.8%, Anime 14.8%, Mystery 9.7%
- #49 The Specter's Desire
70% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Card Game 25.8%, Anime 13.7%, 2D 9%, Mystery 8.9%
- #50 Beneath Oresa
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,655 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
Why similar: Card Game 54.3%, Sci-fi 28.3%, Adventure 9.3%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #51 Shadowhand Solitaire
69% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Grey Alien Games
Windows
Ride with Lady Cornelia Darkmoor - aristocrat by day, highwaywoman by night. Play your cards right to untangle a web of corruption, smuggling and blackmail in this swashbuckling solitaire adventure. Your fortune and freedom are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Card Game 34.5%, 2D 10.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Female Protagonist 5.5%
- #52 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
68% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Dystopian 20%, Mystery 17.7%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #53 Succubus Roulette
67% matchVery Positive86% of 339 reviews2025
Dev: PurpleCrit
Windows
Play Succubus Roulette with a deck of 8 cards. Two enter. One comes out. Bet your ass to roll the dice. Good luck.
Why similar: Card Game 59.9%, 2D 18%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #54 Dice In You
66% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: Team DICEPub: Sejong Univ. PandoraCube
Windows · Mac
A roguelike deck builder with dice. Fuse dice to create your own powerful custom dice, and aim for even higher scores!
Why similar: Anime 43%, Cute 35.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #55 Hailing from the Abyss
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Jiwoo LeePub: Next in Game
Windows
Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!
Why similar: Anime 40.3%, Cute 17.6%, 2D 16.2%, Adventure 15.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #56 Black Book
67% matchVery Positive92% of 6,528 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Card Battler 58.6%, Card Game 22.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, RPG 6.4%, Female Protagonist 4.2%
- #57 Assetflip attorney
65% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Xenom
Windows · Linux
Assetflip attorney is a murder mystery satire visual novel, Solve crimes in a world where everyone has gone insane and everything feels like a fever dream, interrogate witnesses, hunt for clues and take down the criminal organization that threatens to destroy reality
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Mystery 29.1%, Funny 16.2%, Story Rich 12.4%, Female Protagonist 3.4%
- #58 Sword Mistress of the Dungeon Town
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: ラブリープリチー超愛してるPub: BOKIBOKI Games
Windows
《Sword Mistress of the Dungeon Town》is a Mystery Dungeon-type game. Sword Mistress, in debt after defying the powerful guild, must repay or face a life of sexual slavery. As lewd demands arise, can she protect her dignity and body while reaching her goal?
Why similar: Anime 34.7%, Adventure 17.7%, RPG 16.6%, Cute 16.1%, 2D 15%
- #59 Magical Massage
63% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.6%, Dark Humor 23%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 14.6%, Funny 6.2%
