- #1 Trials of Fire
97% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3% ★, Card Battler 16.5%, Card Game 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features squad-based tactical combat on a hex grid that heavily emphasizes positioning and card synergy.
- #2 Alina of the Arena
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,884 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Card Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Deckbuilding 10.2%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the grid-based tactical movement and card-based combat found in As We Descend.
- #3 Banners of Ruin
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,181 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Card Battler 15%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Card Game 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
Why You'll Like It: The game centers on managing a squad of characters with unique abilities and positioning them effectively during combat.
- #4 Hadean Tactics
95% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.6% ★, Card Battler 14.7%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Card Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends deckbuilding with auto-battler mechanics, requiring careful squad placement and tactical planning.
- #5 Across the Obelisk
94% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Card Battler 15.3%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Game 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep party-based deckbuilding experience where managing multiple characters is essential for survival.
- #6 Vault of the Void
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Card Battler 16.2%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelike 8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly strategic deckbuilding experience where tactical choices and resource management are paramount.
- #7 Gordian Quest
93% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.6% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Card Game 12.9%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines classic RPG party management with tactical card-based combat across a sprawling map.
- #8 Wildfrost
92% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.9% ★, Card Battler 16%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its lane-based tactical combat system requires precise positioning and synergy between your units and cards.
- #9 Fights in Tight Spaces
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Card Game 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on grid-based tactical positioning and deckbuilding, rewarding players for outmaneuvering foes in confined environments.
- #10 Deck of Ashes
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.1% ★, Card Battler 22.9%, Deckbuilding 17%, Card Game 10.2%, Roguelite 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical card-battler emphasizes resource management and strategic deck construction in a harsh, unforgiving world.
- #11 Breachway
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.8% ★, Card Battler 15.8%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Game 13.5%, Roguelike 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This space-themed strategy game incorporates deep deckbuilding and tactical decision-making similar to squad-based roguelikes.
- #12 Beneath Oresa
89% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.7% ★, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Card Game 15.8%, Roguelike 9.7%, Post-apocalyptic 6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique tactical combat system that focuses on positioning and card-based maneuvers.
- #13 Griftlands
89% matchVery Positive94% of 14,297 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.3%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.6% ★, Card Game 13.9%, Roguelite 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique blend of narrative-driven squad interaction and tactical card-based combat.
- #14 Tainted Grail: Conquest
87% matchVery Positive90% of 8,124 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.6%, Card Game 23.1%, Card Battler 16%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, atmospheric roguelike experience with complex deckbuilding and tactical combat depth.
- #15 Fate Hunters
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 871 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.7% ★, Card Battler 18.9%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelike deckbuilder that rewards tactical planning and careful resource management.
- #16 Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
86% matchVery Positive80% of 539 reviews2023
Dev: Balcony SoftworksPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!
Why similar: Card Battler 17.9%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Card Game 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This dungeon-crawling deckbuilder emphasizes tactical combat and character synergy in a dark fantasy setting.
- #17 Die in the Dungeon
84% matchVery Positive92% of 2,752 reviews2025
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.3% ★, Card Battler 15.9%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Game 13.1%, Roguelike 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces dice-based mechanics into the deckbuilding formula, adding a layer of tactical unpredictability.
- #18 Blood Card
86% matchVery Positive81% of 722 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Cattle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.2% ★, Card Battler 20.2%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game strips back the deckbuilding genre to its tactical core, focusing on survival and efficient card play.
- #19 Monster Train
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17% ★, Card Battler 16.9%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its lane-based tactical system requires strategic unit placement and deck synergy to defend against waves of enemies.
- #20 Castle Morihisa
85% matchMixed67% of 445 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.3% ★, Card Battler 16.2%, Card Game 11.6%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a tactical card-based combat system with a focus on character classes and strategic replayability.
- #21 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
84% matchVery Positive87% of 2,228 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Card Battler 36.3%, Card Game 27.1%, Deckbuilding 25.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a party-based card system that requires careful planning and tactical execution during turn-based battles.
- #22 Zero Division
82% matchVery Positive87% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Cat LimitedPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilder crossed with a CCG, set in a dark cyberpunk world. You will lead a three-man squad against competing factions fighting among the ashes of a world-wide war. Each operator comes with a unique deck that can be customized and augmented.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.4% ★, Card Battler 17.5%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Card Game 13.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that emphasizes strategic deck construction and combat maneuvers.
- #23 Power Chord
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 185 reviews2023
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Power Chord is a rock'n roguelite deck-building game. Assemble Earth's mightiest musicians, battle your way through legions of demons, discover new cards to enhance your instruments of destruction, and take back the city, one dive bar at a time.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.9% ★, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Battler 12.6%, Card Game 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on building synergy between different character roles.
- #24 Death Roads: Tournament
81% matchVery Positive81% of 797 reviews2023
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combine deadly racing, deckbuilding, and roguelite style to get car battles unlike anything before! Choose a driver, car, weapons, and sponsors to overcome tactical encounters. Adapt to an ever-changing race to come out on top and earn entry into the last safe haven on the Divided States of America.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.9% ★, Card Battler 12.1%, Card Game 11%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It applies tactical deckbuilding mechanics to high-stakes vehicle combat, requiring careful positioning and resource management.
- #25 Lost For Swords
78% matchVery Positive90% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Linux
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26% ★, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Card Game 12.9%, Roguelike 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that forces you to build your deck on the fly using items found in the environment.
- #26 DungeonTop
81% matchVery Positive82% of 573 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Card Battler 15.5%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines traditional dungeon crawling with tactical card-based combat and deckbuilding.
- #27 Breach Wanderers
79% matchVery Positive89% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Battler 15.9%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust roguelike deckbuilding experience with deep customization and strategic combat.
- #28 He is Coming
77% matchVery Positive85% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.7% ★, Card Battler 15.8%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Game 13.4%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #29 Indies' Lies
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 781 reviews2023
Dev: Fun Square GamesPub: Erabit
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.4% ★, Card Battler 15.2%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelike 8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a party-based system where you manage multiple heroes, each with their own unique deck and tactical role.
- #30 9 Kings
76% matchVery Positive93% of 20,576 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.8% ★, Card Battler 15.9%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #31 Decktamer
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,731 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.2% ★, Card Battler 18%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Game 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #32 Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
79% matchVery Positive87% of 707 reviews2022
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.8% ★, Card Battler 13%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelike 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses poker-based mechanics to drive tactical combat, offering a unique strategic challenge.
- #33 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
76% matchVery Positive92% of 734 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Card Battler 15.3%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #34 Cubic Cosmos
74% matchVery Positive93% of 670 reviews2025
Dev: Inkstone AtelierPub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cubic Cosmos is a thrilling fast-paced roguelike card game. You have been trapped in a deadly game. One wrong move could see you reduced to a plaything of the goddess. Can you free yourself from the endless cycle and escape your fate?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.7% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Card Game 15.5%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #35 Right and Down
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 227 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.8% ★, Card Battler 13.3%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This minimalist roguelike deckbuilder focuses on tactical movement and efficient card usage.
- #36 Journey to the Void
75% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: RuneHeads
Windows · Mac
Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #37 Faith in Despair
74% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Philipp Lehner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forge your own cards with triggers, actions and modifiers. Shape your deck and gamble against Death itself. Make one mistake and you will descend into despair.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.4% ★, Card Battler 18%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 9%
- #38 Super Fantasy Kingdom
72% matchVery Positive88% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.5% ★, Card Battler 15.8%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelike 9%
- #39 Three Kingdom: The Journey
75% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.6% ★, Card Battler 14.7%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 11.6%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #40 Inkborn
73% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Inkborn is a roguelike deckbuilder with a card system built around chaining Glyph-based combos. Sequence your cards in tactical combat to unleash impactful effects. Customize your Skill Tree before each run, evolve new abilities and uncover the hidden story of a world folded in ink, metal and paper.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.8% ★, Card Battler 17%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Card Game 15%, Roguelike 9.4%
- #41 SpellRogue
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.6% ★, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Battler 14.2%, Card Game 11.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #42 Heat Death
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Gallistrix
Windows · Mac
Build your deck, re-write your cards, and join in epic space battles! Heat Death is a single-player deckbuilder which takes card customization and power scaling to the extreme, as you battle against sentient stars and black holes.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Card Game 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #43 StarVaders
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,970 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.4% ★, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Battler 11.9%, Card Game 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #44 Moon's Creed
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.6% ★, Card Battler 13.8%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #45 Rune Coliseum
70% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2024
Dev: Rafale Software
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Step into the shoes of an ancient gladiator and do your best to survive in the coliseum. Combine various skills and equipment, develop your own fighting style, and defeat all the enemies to become the next champion!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22%, Card Battler 20.2%, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #46 Acolyte of the Altar
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Black Kite Games
Windows
Hunt through the wastelands for colossal Beasts in this roguelike deckbuilder. Beware! Beasts grow stronger during battle, allowing them to consume your creatures or counter your spells. Carve profane Gifts from these behemoths and grow stronger to serve your Patron! But serve them to what end?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.1% ★, Card Battler 17.4%, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 9%
- #47 Northwind
70% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
Northwind is a monster-hunting roguelite deckbuilder with a tug-of-war combat twist, card crafting, and a mana management system inspired by Magic: The Gathering.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.6% ★, Card Battler 16%, Card Game 13.4%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #48 Pirates Outlaws
73% matchVery Positive83% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.5% ★, Card Battler 15.8%, Card Game 13.5%, Deckbuilding 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #49 Railroads & Catacombs
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.6% ★, Card Battler 15.2%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Card Game 9.9%
- #50 Cross Blitz
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 19.5%, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Card Game 16.2%, Roguelite 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #51 Draft of Darkness
69% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2023
Dev: Crawly Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28% ★, Card Battler 16.7%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
- #52 DICEOMANCER
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,441 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.8% ★, Card Battler 19.5%, Card Game 18.4%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #53 Slay the Spire 2
65% matchVery Positive80% of 97,748 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.6% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Game 16%, Card Battler 13.4%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #54 Starless Abyss
68% matchVery Positive85% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.5% ★, Card Game 14.8%, Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Roguelike 9%
- #55 Master of Piece
67% matchVery Positive92% of 174 reviews2026
Dev: I M GAME
Windows · Mac
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.8% ★, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Battler 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Card Game 8.8%
- #56 Into The Grid
67% matchVery Positive85% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Flatline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.4% ★, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Battler 13.5%, Card Game 11.4%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #57 FrostBound
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,146 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra StudioPub: Shelly Technology
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.2%, Card Game 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%
- #58 Relapse
69% matchVery Positive92% of 177 reviews2022
Dev: Valklabs
Windows
A 3D deck building roguelike game. Collect over 240 abilities; level them up, enchant them, pair them up with over 100 trinkets, and synergize them with your companions' abilities to create endless combinations to defeat your foes.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 17.6%, Card Game 15.3%, Card Battler 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #59 Deep Sky Derelicts
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.9% ★, Card Battler 20.7%, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Card Game 6.3%, Roguelite 5.5%
- #60 Circadian Dice
68% matchVery Positive95% of 594 reviews2022
Dev: Shuffle Up Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.6% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Card Battler 9.7%, Card Game 8.5%
