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Games Like Balatro

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

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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.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 98% — of 187,446 reviews
Released: 2024-02-20
Developer: LocalThunk
Publisher: Playstack
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Median playtime: 20.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 46.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 95%

Overview

What makes Balatro special is how it takes a dead-simple gambling ruleset and turns it into a run-based combo engine where every modifier can snowball into ridiculous numbers. These recommendations focus on games that capture that same feeling of building a broken run, chasing huge synergies, and bending familiar systems like cards, dice, or slots into something wildly replayable. The top of the list leans especially hard into poker, gambling, and score-attack vibes before widening into the best roguelike deckbuilders for Balatro players.

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  1. #1 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
    97% 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%, Card Game 16.2%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 10.1%, Card Battler 9%

    Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match to Balatro's poker-and-gambling appeal, turning blackjack into a roguelike deckbuilder full of busted card synergies and escalating score pressure.

  2. #2 Slay the Spire
    96% 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 31.4%, Card Game 18.2%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Card Battler 10.9%, Roguelike 10.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It shares Balatro's addictive run structure, constant deck tuning, and thrill of assembling a build that suddenly breaks the game's math.

  3. #3 Ballionaire
    96% matchVery Positive86% of 2,480 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: Deckbuilding 18.3%, Card Game 18.2%, Roguelike 12.9%, Card Battler 11.2%, Roguelite 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its pachinko-style roguelite structure delivers the same joyful 'numbers go crazy' feeling as Balatro, with runs built around chaining quirky modifiers into massive payoffs.

  4. #4 Luck be a Landlord
    95% 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 39.5%, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 9.7%, Procedural Generation 5.9%

    Why You'll Like It: Like Balatro, it transforms a casino mechanic into a pure combo-building roguelite where your run is all about stacking multipliers and finding absurd interactions.

  5. #5 Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
    94% 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 21.7%, Card Game 14.4%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Turn-Based 8.8%, Roguelike 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It mixes roguelike progression with poker-inspired suits and hand management, making it a natural pick if you want more strategic card play built on familiar card-deck logic.

  6. #6 Monster Train
    94% 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 20.4%, Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Card Battler 12.4%, Roguelike 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It excels at the same kind of explosive scaling and combo stacking that makes Balatro so compelling, just in a more combat-focused format.

  7. #7 Dicey Dungeons
    93% 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 40.9%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Battler 11.7%, Card Game 9%, Turn-Based 6.9%

    Why You'll Like It: It captures Balatro's charm of taking a simple gambling-adjacent system and turning it into a run-based strategy game full of clever synergies and luck management.

  8. #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 24.5%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Battler 10%, Turn-Based 8.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its compact runs and highly synergistic deckbuilding create the same puzzle-box feeling of squeezing maximum value out of every draw and modifier.

  9. #9 Peglin
    91% 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 30.3%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Roguelike 18.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%

    Why You'll Like It: Although it uses pachinko instead of cards, it nails Balatro's satisfaction loop of building a run around multipliers, lucky hits, and escalating score-like damage spikes.

  10. #10 DICEOMANCER
    91% 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 31.2%, Card Game 22.1%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Card Battler 12.1%, Roguelike 10.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Its offbeat, high-synergy design scratches a very similar itch to Balatro by asking you to exploit unusual rules interactions for huge turn swings.

  11. #11 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 4,424 reviews2023
    Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 13.6%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Turn-Based 9.6%, Card Battler 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This swaps cards for dice but keeps the same Balatro-like appeal of pushing a novel ruleset into outrageous combo territory over repeated roguelike runs.

  12. #12 Aces & Adventures
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,360 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 27.1%, Deckbuilding 25.7%, Roguelike 15.3%, Card Battler 13.8%, Roguelite 11.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its heavy use of standard card suits and poker-adjacent flavor makes it especially appealing if Balatro's playing-card theme was part of the hook for you.

  13. #13 Inscryption
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
    Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    Why similar: Card Game 27.9%, Deckbuilding 23.7%, Card Battler 18.6%, Roguelike 12.8%, Roguelite 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: If you liked Balatro's darkly stylish card obsession and the feeling of discovering run-warping card effects, Inscryption is an excellent next step.

  14. #14 Die in the Dungeon
    87% 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 21.3%, Card Game 13%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Turn-Based 8.6%, Roguelike 8.2%

    Why You'll Like It: Its dice-driven deckbuilding keeps the roguelike pacing and build-crafting appeal of Balatro while offering similarly satisfying tactical combinations.

  15. #15 Vault of the Void
    88% 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 25.8%, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Battler 9.6%, Roguelike 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It is a deeply strategic roguelike deckbuilder where precision deck editing and synergy planning give a similar feeling of engineering a perfectly tuned run.

  16. #16 Backpack Hero
    86% matchVery Positive87% of 8,287 reviews2023
    Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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

    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: It is not card-based in the same way, but its run-winning joy comes from arranging items and modifiers into ridiculous synergies, which feels very Balatro-like.

  17. #17 Cobalt Core
    86% 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 37.1%, Card Game 20.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers elegant, highly replayable deckbuilding with a clean ruleset that opens up into satisfying combo chains much like Balatro does.

  18. #18 SpellRogue
    85% 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 21.9%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Card Game 13.3%, Turn-Based 9.2%, Card Battler 8.4%

    Why You'll Like It: This is another run-based strategy game built around manipulating randomness and snowballing synergies, making it a strong fit for Balatro fans who enjoy combo math.

  19. #19 Griftlands
    84% 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: Deckbuilding 16.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.2%, Card Game 16.1%, Card Battler 12.1%, Turn-Based 11.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It has richer narrative layers, but the core loop of building specialized decks and exploiting card interactions will still resonate with Balatro players.

  20. #20 Across the Obelisk
    82% 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 23.1%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Card Battler 8.9%

    Why You'll Like It: This co-op capable deckbuilder is more party-based, but it still delivers lots of satisfying run-to-run deck crafting and synergistic card interaction.

  21. #21 Chrono Ark
    81% 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 53.7%, Card Game 11.5%, Roguelite 5.9%, Strategy 5.1%, Card Battler 5%

    Why You'll Like It: Its combo-heavy card battles and run-building depth make it a good match for anyone who loved Balatro's strategic layering and replay value.

  22. #22 Blood Card
    84% 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 26.2%, Card Game 15%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Battler 11.1%, Turn-Based 9.6%

    Why You'll Like It: Its harsh roguelike deckbuilding and unusual resource twists reward the same kind of risk-reward thinking and run optimization that Balatro thrives on.

  23. #23 Tainted Grail: Conquest
    82% 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: Card Game 24.7%, Deckbuilding 22.8%, Roguelike 14.9%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Card Battler 8.8%

    Why You'll Like It: It is a strong roguelike deckbuilder for players who mainly want more run-based card synergy and progression after Balatro.

  24. #24 Card Quest
    83% matchVery Positive86% of 371 reviews2017
    Dev: WinterSpring Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Card Battler 10%, Roguelike 8.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It focuses on careful card synergies and run planning, giving you that same satisfying sense of turning a constrained ruleset into a winning engine.

  25. #25 Banners of Ruin
    81% 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 24.5%, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Turn-Based 10.1%, Card Battler 9.3%

    Why You'll Like It: It offers another compact roguelike deckbuilding experience where success comes from assembling sharply focused synergies over a run.

  26. #26 9 Kings
    77% 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 22.7%, Card Game 14.4%, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelike 9.1%, Card Battler 8.9%

  27. #27 Slay the Spire 2
    77% 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 24.2%, Card Game 19.4%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 12.8%, Card Battler 8.4%

  28. #28 Beneath Oresa
    80% 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 31.2%, Card Game 18.4%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 10.7%, Turn-Based 9.1%

    Why You'll Like It: Its stylish combat deckbuilding emphasizes chaining effects and maximizing turn efficiency, which taps into a similar combo-driven pleasure as Balatro.

  29. #29 Hadean Tactics
    79% 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 26.4%, Card Game 15.5%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Battler 10.1%, Roguelike 9.8%

    Why You'll Like It: This hybrid of deckbuilding and autobattling is less directly similar, but it still delivers that satisfying feeling of assembling a run-defining engine from synergistic pieces.

  30. #30 Trials of Fire
    79% 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 24.3%, Card Game 14.7%, Card Battler 11.5%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Deckbuilding 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: It is more tactical and RPG-like, but the blend of deckbuilding, procedural runs, and build experimentation makes it a worthwhile Balatro follow-up.

  31. #31 Slots & Daggers
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 6,476 reviews2025
    Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!

    Why similar: Roguelike 25.1%, Deckbuilding 20.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Roguelite 13.1%, Card Battler 11.4%

  32. #32 Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
    78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,961 reviews2022
    Dev: Alioth Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 20.4 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.2%, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Battler 10.6%, Roguelike 9.9%

    Why You'll Like It: As a Slay the Spire-like with strong relic-card interactions, it is a good choice if your favorite part of Balatro was discovering powerful synergies across repeated runs.

  33. #33 Insider Trading
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 525 reviews2026
    Dev: Naiive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    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 15.4%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Roguelite 6.6%

  34. #34 RogueJack21
    76% matchMixed69% of 197 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 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Turn-Based 9%, Roguelike 7.3%

  35. #35 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
    78% matchMixed63% of 329 reviews2023
    Dev: Black Eye Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 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 17.2%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Battler 10.5%, Roguelike 9.7%

    Why You'll Like It: Its focus on unusual card effects, layered decision-making, and run-based deck shaping gives it a familiar roguelike deckbuilder appeal for Balatro fans.

  36. #36 Tabulo
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 53 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 25.3%, Card Game 14.9%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Roguelike 9.7%, Card Battler 8.4%

  37. #37 Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 1,064 reviews2025
    Dev: XO CatPub: XD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 20.3%, Card Game 18.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Strategy 5.9%

  38. #38 Shogun Showdown
    73% 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%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Card Game 10.8%, Roguelike 10.2%

  39. #39 Bingle Bingle
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 567 reviews2024
    Dev: Knitting Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    Bingle Bingle is a 'Roulette Builder' game where you can create your own Roulette. Strategically combine various betting options and unique balls to create synergies, earn extreme scores, and beat the casino.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32%, Card Game 19%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 5.7%

  40. #40 Heroes of Magic & Cards
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2026
    Dev: First Day Entertainment Inc.
    Windows

    Build the perfect deck, draw the perfect hand, and strike down your enemies with pairs and straights. Heroes of Magic & Cards is a roguelike deckbuilder with a poker twist, sending you and your fifty-two into a mystical fantasy world of monsters and magecraft!

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.3%, Card Game 20.2%, Roguelike 13%, Deckbuilding 9.7%, Card Battler 6.1%

  41. #41 A la Card
    73% matchVery Positive100% of 61 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 27.9%, Card Game 16.8%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Turn-Based 10.9%, Card Battler 10.4%

  42. #42 Facehand
    72% matchVery Positive89% of 99 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%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Game 14.4%, Card Battler 10%, Roguelike 8.5%

  43. #43 Inkborn
    71% 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 26.4%, Card Game 16.3%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Roguelike 9.7%

  44. #44 Bearly Brave
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Barbaric Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Bearly Brave is a 2D roguelike deck-building game set in a deceptively charming toy shop, where the cutest teddy bears come to life each night to fight in a no-holds-barred tournament that determines their placement on the shelves, and thus their likeness to be taken to their forever home.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.9%, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Roguelike 9.4%, Turn-Based 8%

  45. #45 Hyperspace Deck Command
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 75 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 27.4%, Card Game 16.3%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Roguelike 9.8%, Turn-Based 7.7%

  46. #46 Vegangsters
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
    Dev: Poison Pill Games
    Windows

    Embark into a deck-building roguelike where real-time action will challenge your reaction and strategy skills. Face the deadliest criminals in intense turn-based combat, where each card defines the pace of the battle and save the city from the Vegangsters!

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26%, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Card Battler 9.8%, Turn-Based 9.1%

  47. #47 Tabletop Hero
    70% 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 34.5%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Card Game 15.3%, Roguelike 7.7%, Card Battler 7%

  48. #48 Pirates Outlaws
    72% 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 25.2%, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Turn-Based 9.5%, Card Battler 9.2%

  49. #49 LONESTAR
    67% 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 24.4%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Roguelike 10%, Card Game 9.8%, Card Battler 9.7%

  50. #50 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 26.8%, Card Game 15.3%, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Battler 9.2%, Turn-Based 9.1%

  51. #51 Dungeon Clawler
    67% 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 32.2%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8%

  52. #52 Megaloot
    68% 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: Deckbuilding 23.7%, Roguelike 23.1%, Roguelite 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

  53. #53 Northwind
    67% 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 25.1%, Card Game 15%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Card Battler 9.2%, Roguelike 8.6%

  54. #54 Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
    71% matchMixed60% of 263 reviews2021
    Dev: TavroxGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Neurodeck is a psychological deckbuilding card game to challenge your fears. Build your deck & capacities by answering personality tests, visiting rooms or meditating. Face your phobia and defeat them through the power of life-inspired cards.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.1%, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Card Battler 9.2%

  55. #55 Combo Card Clashers
    68% 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 12.1%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Card Battler 9.9%

  56. #56 Acolyte of the Altar
    69% 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 26.2%, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Battler 9.9%, Roguelike 9.4%

  57. #57 Fate Hunters
    70% 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 34.5%, Card Game 16.7%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Battler 11.5%, Roguelike 7.1%

  58. #58 Solitairica
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 564 reviews2016
    Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38%, Card Game 15.8%, Card Battler 11.6%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Turn-Based 7.3%

  59. #59 Skogdal
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 119 reviews2025
    Dev: Erlend Kirkeboe
    Windows

    A deckbuilding adventure card game set in a rustic Norwegian town during the 90's. Recruit followers, draft cards and build powerful combos. Explore a hand-crafted world across multiple runs and uncover an unsettling mystery…

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.1%, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Battler 9.6%, Turn-Based 8.7%

  60. #60 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
    63% matchVery Positive94% of 1,057 reviews2025
    Dev: Utu Studios
    Windows

    Become the coolest kid of the playground in this playful roguelike deckbuilder. Craft every card yourself with adorable stickers and wow your rivals in tug-of-war card battles full of wonder!

    Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.8%, Card Game 19%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Roguelike 10.4%, Card Battler 9.6%

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