Games Like Black Book

Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.

Why similar: Card Game 34.4%, RPG 12%, Female Protagonist 10%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a deep, narrative-heavy RPG experience with card-based combat set in a rich fantasy world.

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: Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Game 14.7%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Card Battler 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, oppressive atmosphere and complex deckbuilding mechanics that mirror the grim tone of Black Book.

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 42.1%, Story Rich 18.6%, RPG 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Strategy 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An intense narrative RPG where every choice significantly impacts the protagonist's fate and the world around them.

Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.6%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical RPG with a dark, branching story that emphasizes difficult moral decisions.

A dark fantasy roguelike where you play as the Devil! Lead famous evil geniuses through events and turn-based fights to spread terror and corruption. Create synergies between your disciples, use your evil powers and take revenge on those miserable Demon Hunters.

Why similar: Mythology 18.6%, Strategy RPG 17.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Roguelike 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Allows you to play as the forces of evil in a dark fantasy setting with turn-based tactical combat.

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

Why similar: Card Battler 19.6%, Turn-Based 15.8%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Game 11.9%, Roguelite 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven deckbuilder where dialogue and social choices are just as important as combat.

Gord is a single-player adventure strategy. To survive, you must build, but to prevail, you must conquer the darkness beyond the gates. In this dark fantasy world, you must complete quests while managing a populace whose personal stories and well-being decide the fate of your tribe.

Why similar: Mythology 45.6%, Dark Fantasy 28.1%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Strategy 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark strategy game deeply rooted in Slavic mythology and folklore, focusing on survival and narrative choices.

Forge the legend of Baba Yaga, a girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from her home. Live out the origins of the Slavic myth in this one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling set in a vibrant fairy tale world.

Why similar: Mythology 36.2%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Female Protagonist 13%, Open World 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game based on Slavic myths that explores the origins of Baba Yaga with a focus on morality.

As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, stylish turn-based tactical game featuring a female-led squad fighting against nightmare entities.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.2%, Open World 23.6%, Story Rich 23.5%, RPG 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hauntingly atmospheric and difficult survival RPG where choices and time management are critical to survival.

Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.

Why similar: Card Battler 15.6%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Card Game 11.4%, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on character-driven stories and strategic card play.

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: Card Battler 17.9%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Card Game 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical turn-based combat with deckbuilding in a post-cataclysmic fantasy world.

Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Turn-Based 22%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Roguelite 11.6%, Story Rich 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural storytelling RPG that emphasizes character growth and tactical turn-based combat.

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: Card Battler 15.5%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Card Game 12.7%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep deckbuilding mechanics combined with exploration elements in a vibrant fantasy setting.

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 Battler 30%, Card Game 20.5%, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Roguelite 9.2%, Roguelike 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, unsettling card-based game that weaves a deep, mysterious narrative through its mechanics.

Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.3%, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Card Game 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, RPG 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that utilizes a unique card-based system for abilities and equipment.

Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

Why similar: Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Battler 15.5%, Card Game 12.1%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Strategy RPG 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding game with a strong narrative focus on leading a group of survivors through a harsh world.

Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?

Why similar: Card Battler 27.5%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Turn-Based 13%, Card Game 10.8%, Roguelite 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, story-driven deckbuilder where you must manage your resources and cards to survive a cursed world.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: Turn-Based 35.4%, Strategy RPG 27.5%, Choices Matter 8.9%, RPG 8.5%, Strategy 6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG with a heavy emphasis on narrative, difficult choices, and a bleak, mythological atmosphere.

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: Card Battler 18.3%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Card Game 13.6%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A melancholic and beautiful roguelike deckbuilder that uses card combat to tell a personal story.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Roguelike 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, turn-based roguelike that captures the same sense of dread and tactical management found in Black Book.

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: Card Battler 23.2%, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Roguelite 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic card-battler that offers deep tactical depth and unique character synergies.

Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.

Why similar: Turn-Based 23.4%, Card Game 19.7%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Roguelike 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A unique dungeon-crawler where card-based encounters create a tense and claustrophobic experience.

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: Card Game 19.8%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Roguelike 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical deckbuilder that emphasizes positioning and strategic card usage in turn-based combat.

Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.

Why similar: Story Rich 53%, Choices Matter 47%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused historical game where choices and dialogue drive the story in a unique, artistic setting.

Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.

Why similar: Card Battler 21%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Game 12.9%, Roguelite 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A card-battler that features a female protagonist and focuses on complex deck synergies and tactical strategy.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Story Rich 50.1%, RPG 49.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative RPG that uses dice and card-like mechanics to represent survival and character growth.

Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. It tells the story of two Children of the Solstice who will combine the powers of the sun and moon to perform Eclipse Magic, the only force capable of fending off the monstrous creations of the evil alchemist known as The Fleshmancer.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 46.6%, Story Rich 21.6%, RPG 20.6%, Fantasy 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based RPG that captures the charm of classic adventures with a strong focus on story and character development.

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Choices Matter 24.6%, Open World 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 20.3%, RPG 17%, Story Rich 15%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy RPG where moral choices and the consequences of your actions are central to the experience.

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 Battler 15.8%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Game 14.3%, Mythology 13%, Strategy RPG 12%

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Roguelike 31.3%, RPG 24.1%, Story Rich 23.9%, Choices Matter 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, gothic-inspired RPG that focuses on exploration, storytelling, and managing a crew in a dark world.

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: Card Battler 18.5%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Card Game 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.4%

Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!

Why similar: Card Battler 19%, Card Game 14.8%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Deckbuilding 9.5%

SotSF is a turn-based rogue-like game with deck-building elements, in the aesthetics of Mesoamerica and transhumanism. Position yourself on the battlefield, build and utilize various combinations of abilities to defeat the mysterious spirits of the Silicium Forest. Has “Story” and “Roguelite” modes.

Why similar: Turn-Based 19.6%, Card Battler 17.3%, Card Game 12.8%, Mythology 11.2%, Deckbuilding 7.2%

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: Card Battler 16.5%, Turn-Based 15%, Card Game 11.7%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Dungeon Crawler 9.8%

Defeat hellish monsters and rebuild your home in Pyrene, a fast paced roguelike dungeon-crawler. Play with different heroes & spells, collect powerful relics to upgrade your deck while uncovering the mysteries behind your village’s destruction.

Why similar: Card Battler 15%, Mythology 12.1%, Card Game 10%, Deckbuilding 10%, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%

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: Card Battler 18.5%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Card Game 13.5%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Roguelike 7.9%

Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.

Why similar: Card Battler 17.9%, Card Game 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%

Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!

Why similar: Turn-Based 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.1%, Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelite 11.2%

ATOM RPG: Trudograd is a turn-based post-apocalyptic roleplaying game, which continues the story of ATOM RPG as a stand-alone sequel/expansion, and follows the traditions set by classic cRPGs such as the early Fallout and Wasteland titles.

Why similar: Turn-Based 33.2%, Turn-Based Combat 18.9%, Open World 18.3%, RPG 10.6%, Choices Matter 10%

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 14.7%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Card Game 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelite 9.7%

Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system.

Why similar: Card Battler 19.2%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Card Game 10.7%, Deckbuilding 8.9%, Roguelite 7.9%

A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.

Why similar: Story Rich 100%

Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?

Why similar: Card Battler 19.4%, Card Game 14.2%, Turn-Based 13.6%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 10%

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: Card Battler 18.9%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Card Game 13.9%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%

Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.

Why similar: Strategy RPG 47.9%, Strategy 44.3%, 3D 7.8%

Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.

Why similar: Card Battler 17.2%, Card Game 14.1%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 53.6%, Story Rich 46.4%

Lead a ragtag squad of cops in rebellion against their town's new criminal power and see how long you can hold out in this unforgiving turn-based spin-off game from This Is the Police. You'll be desperately short on supplies, and a single shot can cost a cop their life.

Why similar: Turn-Based 48.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 31.1%, Strategy 20.4%

Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.

Why similar: Choices Matter 43.3%, Story Rich 29.3%, RPG 27.4%

These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.

Why similar: Turn-Based 38.5%, Choices Matter 21.3%, RPG 11.3%, Story Rich 11%, Fantasy 9.4%

Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!

Why similar: Card Battler 19.8%, Turn-Based 17%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelite 8.7%, Deckbuilding 8.6%

Disciples: Liberation is a mature, dark fantasy strategy RPG with turn-based combat. Liberate the land of Nevendaar and uncover the endless stories hidden within this richly detailed world where every decision has a consequence, and every wrong move could be deadly.

Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.6%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, RPG 10.8%

A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.

Why similar: Choices Matter 65%, Story Rich 35%

Ancient Gods is a fusion of hero collector and deck-building rogue-lite where you collect your character, fight, and experience exciting events. Any character can use all the cards, combine them with the character's passive for ultimate power on your exploration.

Why similar: Card Battler 17.2%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.6%, Card Game 10.5%

Dragon Chronicles: Black Tears is a strategic RPG where you use combinations of various heroes to clear dungeons. Train and utilize heroes to fight off those corrupted by the Black Tears and overcome difficult trials.

Why similar: Card Battler 18.7%, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%

"Tavern Cards" is a strategic card-battling adventure! Liberate cities by defeating demons in their taverns. Build a powerful deck, face unique challenges, and unravel the mystery behind the invasion. Can you conquer the demons and save the cities?

Why similar: Card Game 17.2%, Card Battler 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%, Roguelike 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

Before We Leave is a city building game set in a cozy corner of the universe. Nurture your Peeps and their surroundings while rebuilding and rediscovering civilisation. Settle new lands and planets while avoiding hungry Space Whales.

Why similar: Strategy 52.7%, 3D 47.3%

One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.

Why similar: Mythology 84.6%, Story Rich 15.4%