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Games Like Backpack Hero

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Roguelike, Strategy, Roguelite, Deckbuilding.

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The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Reviews: Very Positive — 87% — of 8,287 reviews
Released: 2023-11-14
Developer: Jaspel
Publisher: Pretty Soon
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 7.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 21.8 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 84%

Overview

Backpack Hero stands out by turning inventory management into a core tactical puzzle where the physical arrangement of items dictates your combat effectiveness. These recommendations focus on games that emphasize spatial organization, deep item synergy, and the addictive loop of roguelike progression found in the seed game.

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  1. #1 Backpack Battles
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 19,754 reviews2025
    Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
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    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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #13 Vault of the Void
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    Windows · Mac
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  16. #16 Dungeon Clawler
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,403 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.1%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Roguelite 11.6%, Procedural Generation 10.5%

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  17. #17 Roguebook
    87% matchVery Positive84% of 4,279 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.9%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Battler 12.9%, Roguelite 7.7%

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  18. #18 Shogun Showdown
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    83% matchVery Positive92% of 2,752 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac
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    84% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,028 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%

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    82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,655 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Windows
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    81% matchVery Positive87% of 707 reviews2022
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    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Battler 11.1%, Roguelike 7.4%

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    78% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
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    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 reviews2023
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    77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,351 reviews2025
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    Windows
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    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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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. #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%

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