- #1 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
97% matchVery Positive82% of 3,404 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% ★, Card Game 16.3%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Roguelike 10.3%, Card Battler 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match on Steam to Balatro's gambling-driven roguelike structure, turning blackjack into a score-chasing deckbuilder full of busted synergies and risky pushes.
- #2 Slay the Spire
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 215,074 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 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 31.5% ★, Card Game 18.2%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Card Battler 10.5%, Roguelike 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Balatro's run-based deckbuilding loop, constant card-shop decisions, and thrill of assembling a build that suddenly breaks the game's math.
- #3 Luck be a Landlord
96% matchVery Positive93% of 11,463 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 39.6% ★, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 9.6%, Procedural Generation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Balatro, it transforms a familiar gambling format into a deeply strategic roguelite about stacking absurd item interactions and watching huge payouts cascade.
- #4 Ballionaire
95% matchVery Positive86% of 2,540 reviews2024
Dev: newobjectPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!
Why similar: Card Game 18.4%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Roguelike 13.1%, Card Battler 10.9%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is another highly replayable indie about engineering chaotic chain reactions, making it a great fit if your favorite part of Balatro is watching a build pop off.
- #5 Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
94% matchVery Positive87% of 718 reviews2022
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 22.4% ★, Card Game 14.7%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is another poker-inflected roguelike where hands, suits, and card values become the core resource system for creative run-building.
- #6 Monster Train
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,855 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 20.5% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Card Battler 12%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: Its multi-layered roguelike deckbuilding and outrageous scaling combos hit the same "find the broken engine" satisfaction that makes Balatro so compulsive.
- #7 DICEOMANCER
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,545 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.3 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 31.1% ★, Card Game 22.1%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Battler 11.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures Balatro's love of bending simple rules into ridiculous outcomes, except with dice manipulation and combo-heavy roguelike runs instead of poker hands.
- #8 Wildfrost
92% matchVery Positive83% of 8,728 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 24.4% ★, Card Game 14.4%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Battler 9.6%, Turn-Based 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its small-deck tactics, powerful synergies, and run-defining unlocks make it a strong pick for players who enjoy Balatro's blend of clarity and depth.
- #9 Inscryption
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 145,832 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 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 Game 28.1%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Battler 18%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It pairs tense deckbuilding with clever rule-twisting and memorable card synergies, making it a natural next step if Balatro made you want stranger card games.
- #10 Peglin
90% matchVery Positive84% of 17,454 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.7 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 29.8%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Roguelike 18.8%, Roguelite 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Why You'll Like It: Even though it uses pachinko instead of cards, it delivers the same run-by-run joy of multiplying numbers through clever relic and build interactions.
- #11 Dungeon Clawler
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,828 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.3 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 35.8% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its run-based probability play and combo-focused item drafting feel spiritually close to Balatro's "gambling system turned strategy game" appeal.
- #12 Dicey Dungeons
91% matchVery Positive89% of 11,672 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 41.9% ★, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Battler 11.5%, Card Game 9.2%, Turn-Based 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its dice-based runs have the same accessible-on-the-surface, wildly exploitable-underneath feel as Balatro's poker-hand manipulation.
- #13 Aces & Adventures
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,425 reviews2023
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.
Why similar: Card Game 27.5%, Deckbuilding 25.5%, Roguelike 15.4%, Card Battler 13.3%, Roguelite 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It uses standard playing cards as a strategic framework, so it lands nicely for anyone who wants more roguelike deckbuilding built from familiar card language.
- #14 Backpack Hero
88% matchVery Positive87% of 8,421 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Turn-Based 12.4%, Roguelike 9.6%, Card Battler 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It scratches a similar optimization itch by asking you to turn limited pieces into a ridiculous value engine through smart placement and item combos.
- #15 Nubby's Number Factory
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,668 reviews2025
Dev: MogDogBlog Productions
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Why similar: Roguelike 36.2%, Deckbuilding 27.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Arcade 9.1%, Roguelite 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: If you love Balatro as a numbers-and-synergy machine, this abstract roguelite offers a similarly hypnotic loop of stacking effects and chasing huge value spikes.
- #16 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
87% matchVery Positive92% of 4,484 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.5% ★, Card Game 13.7%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Roguelike 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It swaps cards for dice but keeps the same pleasure of discovering synergies, manipulating outcomes, and snowballing a build into something outrageous.
- #17 Cobalt Core
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,277 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 37.1% ★, Card Game 21%, Roguelike 12.8%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers elegant deckbuilding with sharply defined synergies and a clean, readable design that will appeal to Balatro fans who like learning systems quickly and mastering them slowly.
- #18 Vault of the Void
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,976 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.8 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 25.9% ★, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Battler 9.2%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a fantastic choice if what you liked most in Balatro was the control, planning, and satisfaction of refining a tight engine every run.
- #19 Roguebook
84% matchVery Positive84% of 4,491 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 20.8% ★, Card Game 15.5%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on relic-card interactions and run-shaping decisions makes it a strong follow-up for players chasing Balatro's replayable buildcrafting.
- #20 Combo Card Clashers
84% matchVery Positive81% of 119 reviews2024
Dev: Burnt Games LLC
Windows
Combo Card Clashers is a roguelike deckbuilder meets auto battler! Build massive combos by playing all cards each turn. Unlock powerful card synergies, recruit monsters to be your allies, upgrade gears and skills - give it all to brave through a mysterious world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.4% ★, Card Game 12.2%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Card Battler 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: As the name suggests, it is built around chaining card interactions into explosive turns, which makes it a good fit for Balatro players who live for synergies.
- #21 Breach Wanderers
83% matchVery Positive88% of 441 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 31% ★, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 16.7%, Card Battler 11.1%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its highly customizable deckbuilding and abundance of weird build paths recreate the experimentation-heavy side of Balatro.
- #22 LONESTAR
81% matchVery Positive91% of 2,393 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.4% ★, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Roguelike 10.2%, Card Game 9.8%, Card Battler 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This spaceship roguelite captures a similar sense of building a compact engine, stacking multipliers, and searching for the line that makes your run explode.
- #23 Tainted Grail: Conquest
82% matchVery Positive90% of 8,255 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 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: Card Game 24.8%, Deckbuilding 22.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based 14.6%, Card Battler 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This one leans darker and more combat-heavy, but its roguelike card builds still deliver the same rewarding arc from scrappy start to overpowered finish.
- #24 Chrono Ark
80% matchVery Positive91% of 13,581 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.6 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 53.1% ★, Card Game 11.4%, Roguelite 5.7%, Roguelike 5.1%, Deckbuilding 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its party-based deckbuilding is denser and more RPG-like, but the run-saving combos and build spikes will feel familiar to Balatro obsessives.
- #25 Fights in Tight Spaces
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,878 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 29.1% ★, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Card Game 15.7%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It translates deckbuilding into tight tactical puzzles, rewarding the same kind of sequencing and efficiency thinking that Balatro constantly asks for.
- #26 Pirates Outlaws
82% matchVery Positive83% of 752 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.3% ★, Card Game 15.3%, Deckbuilding 10%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Card Battler 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its straightforward roguelike deckbuilding and strong relic synergies make it a reliable recommendation for anyone wanting more run-based card strategy after Balatro.
- #27 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
77% matchVery Positive83% of 4,079 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 13.1%, Roguelike 11%, Roguelite 6.1%
- #28 Alina of the Arena
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,941 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 30.9% ★, Card Game 16.3%, Roguelike 12.1%, Deckbuilding 10.5%, Roguelite 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deckbuilding with positional tactics, offering Balatro-like satisfaction when a run finally clicks and every pick starts feeding the same plan.
- #29 Black Jacket
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,141 reviews2026
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbHPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.1% ★, Card Game 15.8%, Deckbuilding 13%, Turn-Based 10.1%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #30 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,548 reviews2026
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the creators of Vampire Survivors comes a turbo-charged, turn-based roguelite deckbuilder! Deal world-ending combos, blitz through infested dungeons, and master the Turboturn to obliterate hordes of familiar foes with a chaotic hand of cards.
Why similar: Card Game 19.5%, Deckbuilding 19.3%, Card Battler 17.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.4% ★, Roguelike 12.2%
- #31 9 Kings
76% matchVery Positive93% of 22,151 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 22.8% ★, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based 8.7%
- #32 Slay the Spire 2
76% matchMixed60% of 183,749 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 41.3 hrsMean: 64.5 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 25.3% ★, Card Game 21%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 14.2%, Card Battler 6.9%
- #33 One Step From Eden
78% matchVery Positive93% of 7,626 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Card Game 20.7%, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Card Battler 13.7%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is much faster and more action-heavy, yet its deck construction and high-synergy builds can scratch the same experimentation itch as Balatro.
- #34 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
79% matchMixed62% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.8% ★, Card Game 17.4%, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Card Battler 10.2%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a darker, combat-focused take on roguelike deckbuilding, but the joy of exploiting card interactions still overlaps well with Balatro's appeal.
- #35 Die in the Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,313 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 21.1% ★, Card Game 13.4%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Turn-Based 8.6%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #36 Insider Trading
75% matchVery Positive80% of 600 reviews2026
Dev: Naiive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.7% ★, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #37 Iris and the Giant
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,314 reviews2020
Dev: Louis RigaudPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.8% ★, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist card-management design and survival-focused deck decisions make it a good lower-key option for players who enjoy Balatro's stripped-down strategic clarity.
- #38 Bingle Bingle
74% matchVery Positive83% of 615 reviews2026
Dev: Knitting Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
"Bingle Bingle" is a "roulette-building" game where you create your own roulette wheel and build strategies around it. Combine balls, bets, tokens, pockets, and badges to trigger adrenaline-pumping synergies, win millions or billions of chips, and beat the casino.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.8% ★, Card Game 16.5%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Card Battler 6.4%
- #39 Slots & Daggers
73% matchVery Positive94% of 7,161 reviews2025
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!
Why similar: Roguelike 25.8%, Deckbuilding 20%, Strategy 13.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Card Battler 10.7%
- #40 Gambonanza
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,383 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.2% ★, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Roguelike 9.9%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #41 Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
73% matchVery Positive88% of 1,076 reviews2025
Dev: XO CatPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Mahjong Roguelike. Aotenjo: Infinite Hands is an deckbuilder where you will use Mahjong styles all over the world to beat innate threats, play different Patterns and combos, reach the "bottom" of Aotenjo, and discover ancient secrets....
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.3% ★, Deckbuilding 20%, Card Game 18.9%, Roguelike 10.7%, Strategy 5.9%
- #42 Apokerlypse
72% matchVery Positive83% of 676 reviews2026
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A card-strategy roguelike inspired by a variety of poker games. You play as a highly skilled card shark in the Tavern at the End of the World, combining all kinds of demon chips to rewrite the rules of play, compete with players from across the globe, and ultimately rise to the top.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Game 13.1%, Roguelike 11.9%, Turn-Based 10.3%
- #43 Tabulo
71% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Noah Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.4% ★, Card Game 15%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Roguelike 9.8%, Turn-Based 8.3%
- #44 Spinny Dungeon
71% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Typing Monkey
Windows · Linux
The slot machine roguelike. Each time you hit the SPIN button monsters creep closer. KILL 'em! LOOT 'em! EAT 'em! Focus on spells or synergies between symbols. Spin to DIE or spin to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.5% ★, Card Game 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based 7.9%
- #45 Sol Cesto
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,566 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21% ★, Roguelike 17%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #46 Infinite Cards
71% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.1% ★, Card Game 18.5%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Card Battler 7.7%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #47 RogueJack21
72% matchMixed68% of 206 reviews2026
Dev: Zandbox Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
RogueJack21 is a Blackjack-inspired deckbuilder where you build and upgrade your deck to battle your opponents. Navigate through procedurally generated casinos and take revenge on The House, the ruthless mafia ruling Noir City that stole everything from you.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.2% ★, Card Game 14.6%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Turn-Based 9.2%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #48 A la Card
70% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
Buckle up for a food truck deckbuilder boiling over with card mutation mischief, questionable recipes, and limitless synergies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28% ★, Card Game 16.9%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Card Battler 10%
- #49 SpellRogue
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,611 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 21.9% ★, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Game 13.4%, Turn-Based 9.4%, Card Battler 8.1%
- #50 Noir Lords
70% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Speed Trail GamesPub: Booda Games
Windows
A fast-paced single-player card battler with tactical choices, quick rounds, and upgradeable cards. Build your deck and outsmart the city’s crime lords.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.3% ★, Card Game 18.9%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Battler 10.8%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #51 Moonsigil Atlas
68% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2026
Dev: Snake Tower GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Linux
The deckbuilding roguelike with no energy – play cards using physical space! Slot cards together, manipulate the shape of your cards, and create overpowered combos to break the game!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.4% ★, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Battler 9.7%, Turn-Based 7%, Roguelike 6.7%
- #52 Griftlands
68% matchVery Positive94% of 14,390 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.5 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: Deckbuilding 16.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.2% ★, Card Game 16.2%, Turn-Based 12%, Card Battler 11.8%
- #53 Northwind
67% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
A fusion of deckbuilding, monster-hunting, and roguelite progression all its own. Hunt strange beasts, win tug-of-war duels, craft a unique deck, and evolve your strategy at Northwind!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.1% ★, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Battler 8.9%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #54 Facehand
68% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Facehand is a synergy-driven roguelike deckbuilder with autobattling mechanics. Craft the perfect deck and chain card abilities to create wild combos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.2% ★, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Card Game 14.5%, Card Battler 9.7%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #55 Megaloot
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,996 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.3 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: Deckbuilding 23.4%, Roguelike 23.4%, Roguelite 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #56 Dice A Million
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,005 reviews2026
Dev: countlessnightsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Have you ever tried to roll 1,000,000 on a set of dice? No? Build the right bag of die, and you might just pull it off.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Turn-Based 9.9%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #57 Inkborn
67% matchVery Positive80% of 86 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 26.4% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #58 Blood Card
70% matchVery Positive81% of 723 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 26.2% ★, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Battler 10.7%, Turn-Based 9.8%
- #59 Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko
66% matchMixed69% of 375 reviews2026
Dev: Raphus & Co.Pub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
UPGRADE YOUR BALLS! Roguelike meets Plinko! Every choice is a strategy; every run is a unique challenge. Build your deck to tame the balls to your will. Take your chance, craft your fate, and cash in!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.2% ★, Card Game 19.1%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Roguelike 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.2%
- #60 Hyperspace Deck Command
65% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows
Hyperspace Deck Command is a complex deck building roguelite. Command a massive space fleet that operates on individual turn timers, combine a wide variety of cards into powerful decks and master the dual-use status effects to defeat the hegemonising swarm.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.2% ★, Card Game 16.5%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelike 10%, Turn-Based 7.9%