- #1 Backpack Battles
97% matchVery Positive91% of 19,754 reviews2025
Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Why similar: Inventory Management 29.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.9% ★, Turn-Based 12.7%, Card Battler 9.9%, Roguelike 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of optimizing a grid-based inventory to create powerful item synergies in an auto-battler format.
- #2 Megaloot
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,968 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.
Why similar: Inventory Management 28.5%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes inventory management and loot collection within a dungeon-crawling roguelite framework.
- #3 Meta Card Backpack Legend
96% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: 肉鸽鸽独立游戏工作室
Windows
The third installment of the MetaCard series, MetaCard: Backpack Legend, is a backpack management Roguelike card game! Before Battle: Manage your artifact backpack to build and synergize your playstyle. During Battle: Drag and drop cards to unleash skills on key enemies at the right moment.
Why similar: Inventory Management 26.7%, Deckbuilding 25.8%, Roguelike 15.1%, Card Battler 10.3%, Moddable 10.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title directly mirrors the inventory-based combat and strategic organization found in Backpack Hero.
- #4 Inventorix
95% matchVery Positive100% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Arcaludi
Windows
INVENTORIX is an inventory-management money-making roguelike deckbuilder. Creatively pack and synergize items and alien perks to create astronomical wealth and pay a mysterious space debt!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.3% ★, Turn-Based 20%, Inventory Management 20%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the management of items within a limited space to drive turn-based combat success.
- #5 Vivid Knight
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,701 reviews2021
Dev: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Vivid Knight" is a "party-building roguelike" game in which you collect friends who have been turned into jewels and fight by combining their abilities! Explore the ever-changing dungeon and harness the gems you have gathered to challenge the labyrinth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.5% ★, Inventory Management 20.7%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines inventory management with party-building mechanics in a challenging roguelike setting.
- #6 Dicey Dungeons
94% matchVery Positive89% of 11,511 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.8% ★, Card Battler 16.6%, Deckbuilding 14%, Turn-Based 11%, Roguelite 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features turn-based combat where managing dice rolls and item slots provides a similar puzzle-like feel to Backpack Hero.
- #7 Loop Hero
93% 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: Deckbuilding 34%, Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 17.8%, Choices Matter 15%, Fantasy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The game requires careful management of tiles and equipment to survive increasingly difficult loops, mirroring the strategic planning of the seed game.
- #8 Peglin
92% matchVery Positive84% of 17,157 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.5%, Turn-Based 26.9%, Roguelike 13.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Strategy 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends roguelike mechanics with a unique physics-based combat system that rewards careful item selection and synergy.
- #9 Wildfrost
91% 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 14.6%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical card-battler emphasizes positioning and powerful card combos in a charming, high-stakes roguelike environment.
- #10 Monster Train
91% 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 20.7% ★, Card Battler 18.8%, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Roguelite 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers complex tactical deckbuilding with a focus on positioning and synergy that appeals to fans of strategic roguelikes.
- #11 Slay the Spire
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.7% ★, Card Battler 17.6%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive roguelike deckbuilder, it provides the foundational strategic depth and replayability that defines the genre.
- #12 Balatro
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 187,446 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.7% ★, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Roguelike 9.4%, Card Battler 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This poker-themed roguelike focuses on building high-synergy combinations that feel just as satisfying as organizing a perfect backpack.
- #13 Vault of the Void
89% 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 26.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Battler 14.7%, Procedural Generation 9%, Roguelite 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep deckbuilding strategy where managing your limited card pool and resources is critical to success.
- #14 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
88% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.6% ★, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Battler 13.7%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fresh take on the deckbuilding genre with high-stakes mechanics and strategic card play.
- #15 SpellRogue
86% 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 21.5% ★, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Card Battler 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses dice as a core resource for spellcasting, requiring similar tactical planning and inventory-like management of abilities.
- #16 Dungeon Clawler
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,403 reviews2024
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.1% ★, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite combines deckbuilding with a unique claw-machine mechanic that adds a fun, unpredictable layer to loot collection.
- #17 Roguebook
87% matchVery Positive84% of 4,279 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.9% ★, Turn-Based 16.9%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Battler 12.9%, Roguelite 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique dual-hero system that requires careful deck management and tactical positioning.
- #18 Shogun Showdown
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,574 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Turn-Based 19.7%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a turn-based strategy game that rewards precise positioning and timing, capturing the tactical feel of combat.
- #19 Die in the Dungeon
83% 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 20.9% ★, Turn-Based 14.2%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Battler 12.1%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on dice-based combat and strategic item placement within a dungeon-crawling roguelike structure.
- #20 Spin Hero
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,028 reviews2024
Dev: Sphere StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Spin Hero is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you spin the reels to decide your fate. Collect powerful symbols for your inventory, adapt and evolve your strategy, learning from defeats to unlock new possibilities and synergies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.2% ★, Deckbuilding 17%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends auto-battler mechanics with roguelike progression, focusing on item-based synergies.
- #21 StarVaders
82% 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 31.2% ★, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Card Battler 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Roguelite 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines turn-based tactics with deckbuilding, requiring careful planning to overcome waves of enemies.
- #22 Across the Obelisk
84% 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 21.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Battler 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative-style deckbuilder offers deep party management and tactical turn-based combat.
- #23 LONESTAR
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.1% ★, Card Battler 13.7%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Turn-Based 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical roguelike features card-battler mechanics that reward long-term planning and synergy building.
- #24 Beneath Oresa
82% 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 31.9% ★, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Procedural Generation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes tactical combat and card-based decision-making in a visually striking roguelike setting.
- #25 DICEOMANCER
79% 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 36.9% ★, Card Battler 21.4%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a creative approach to card-battling where dice rolls influence your strategic options in combat.
- #26 Dicefolk
80% matchVery Positive90% of 990 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.7% ★, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on turn-based combat with a unique dice-manipulation mechanic that adds significant depth to every encounter.
- #27 Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
81% 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 21.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Battler 11.1%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It turns standard poker hands into a combat system, offering a unique strategic challenge for fans of card-based roguelikes.
- #28 Cross Blitz
78% 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: Deckbuilding 25.8%, Card Battler 22.7%, Roguelite 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Roguelike 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG-deckbuilder hybrid offers a deep story and complex card-based combat that keeps players engaged for hours.
- #29 Hadean Tactics
78% 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 24.9% ★, Card Battler 14.2%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines auto-battler mechanics with card-based strategy, requiring careful management of your units and abilities.
- #30 Overlooting
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,351 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!
Why similar: Inventory Management 25.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.1% ★, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based 10.3%
- #31 Alina of the Arena
77% 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 35.2% ★, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelike 11.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #32 Hand of Fate 2
79% matchVery Positive84% of 5,759 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 47% ★, Deckbuilding 26.6%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 5.5%, Fantasy 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends deckbuilding with action-RPG elements, creating a unique narrative-driven roguelike experience.
- #33 Tabletop Hero
76% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Kunpo
Windows
is a roguelike deck-building game. With a variety of heroes and classes, hundreds of cards and treasures, and a rich array of genres to explore, there's plenty to discover. Additionally, card enchantment and fusion mechanics help you build a stronger deck.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.1% ★, Deckbuilding 20.6%, Card Battler 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%
- #34 Chrono Ark
73% matchVery Positive91% of 13,325 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 56.1% ★, Card Battler 7.8%, Roguelite 7.5%, Turn-Based 7.5%, Strategy 5.9%
- #35 Zoeti
76% matchMixed65% of 503 reviews2023
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.Pub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Zoeti is a turn-based roguelite that features a deck of playing cards used to create card combos and activate skills in the heat of battle. Bolster your arsenal of skills through battles, discoverable upgrades, or aid from the locals which enhance your plays to overcome the evil plaguing your land.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.3% ★, Turn-Based 16.1%, Card Battler 12.8%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #36 Indies' Lies
75% 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 21.8% ★, Turn-Based 15%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Battler 12.4%, Roguelike 7%
- #37 Trials of Fire
74% 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 22.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Card Battler 15.6%, Deckbuilding 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
- #38 Breach Wanderers
73% 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 32.4% ★, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Card Battler 17.9%, Roguelite 9.8%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #39 Lucky Hero
73% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: mora churrasco studioPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
"Lucky Hero" is a Roguelike symbol-building game. Your weapons and equipment have transformed into symbols, and by spinning the Wheel of Fortune, you will face various powerful enemies. This game offers a vast array of symbols and character skills for players to explore and combine.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #40 Luck be a Landlord
71% matchVery Positive93% of 11,345 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.2% ★, Deckbuilding 21.4%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #41 Tamarak Trail
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Yarrow GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
In this deck-building roguelike, you'll use a customizable dice set as you battle through randomly generated trails - full of loot, mysteries, and danger to protect inhabitants from the evil that has corrupted the trail.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21% ★, Turn-Based 14.4%, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Battler 12%, Procedural Generation 10.5%
- #42 9 Kings
67% 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 22.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.1%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Battler 13%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
- #43 Cobalt Core
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 46.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Roguelike 13.6%, Strategy 6.8%
- #44 Commander Quest
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2025
Dev: Flyway Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Card Battler 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #45 Gordian Quest
70% 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% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Card Battler 14.2%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%
- #46 Deathless. The Hero Quest
68% matchVery Positive88% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Card Battler 14.8%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #47 Turnbound
68% matchVery Positive82% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: 1TKPub: Gambit Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero's inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the ghosts of other players at your own pace in this unique new inventory battler.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Inventory Management 13.2%, Card Battler 12.3%, Deckbuilding 10.4%
- #48 Dungeon Drafters
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.9%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Roguelite 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Strategy 8.5%
- #49 Slice & Dice
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,450 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 18.5%, Moddable 17.3% ★, Inventory Management 16.5%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 12.2%
- #50 Banners of Ruin
70% 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 25.2% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Card Battler 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #51 Super Fantasy Kingdom
66% 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 22.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.2%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Battler 13%, Procedural Generation 8.3%
- #52 Fate Hunters
71% 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 37% ★, Card Battler 18.4%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Turn-Based 8.4%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #53 Monster Train 2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,245 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.5% ★, Deckbuilding 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 11%, Procedural Generation 6.2%
- #54 Runeborn
67% matchVery Positive83% of 246 reviews2026
Dev: iDream InteractivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Runeborn is a dark fantasy roguelike that merges deckbuilding with a slot-machine-like mechanic. Forge your Runebook, crush enemies, and combine Trinkets of boundless power to destroy the forces of Malakar!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.2% ★, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #55 Deck Hunter
72% matchMixed69% of 325 reviews2019
Dev: L_Draven
Windows
Deck Hunter is a roguelike card game. The World of Klanojh has been cursed by Glatta, the Goddess of Anger. Build your deck, make combos, defeat fantasy creatures and help Avery to face the evil and restore the balance!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.9% ★, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Card Battler 15.6%, Roguelite 10.8%, Turn-Based 7.8%
- #56 Right and Down
70% 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 26.3% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Battler 13.5%, Roguelike 9.3%, Procedural Generation 9.1%
- #57 Inkborn
66% 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 25.9% ★, Turn-Based 17%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Battler 14%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #58 Moon's Creed
66% 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 22.8% ★, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Card Battler 12.2%, Moddable 10.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%