Games Like Card Shark

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: Historical 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14%, Mystery 11.2%, Stylized 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This historical narrative adventure shares a similar focus on period-accurate storytelling, deep mystery, and a distinct, hand-drawn art style.

A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.

Why similar: Historical 22.3%, Mystery 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 13.6%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Card Shark, this game requires keen observation and deductive reasoning to uncover a complex, multi-layered conspiracy.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 37.7%, Historical 21.7%, Story Rich 16.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a brilliant detective experience that rewards players for piecing together clues within a highly atmospheric and stylized historical setting.

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.

Why similar: Card Game 52.7%, Story Rich 17.9%, Simulation 15.5%, RPG 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of mystery and lore-rich discovery through a card-based interface that demands careful planning and experimentation.

Decide the fate of the world in this ingenious story-driven card game. Foretales offers a unique take on the adventure genre, with a multitude of playstyles and story paths through which you can save the world… or bring about its end.

Why similar: Card Game 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique card-based system where every action, from exploration to combat, is resolved through the cards you play.

Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home. Craft your own Tarot deck, regain your freedom, and shape the fate of the cosmic Witch society.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.6%, Story Rich 17.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Adventure 7.2%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven game uses a custom card-creation mechanic to influence the story, mirroring the strategic and creative use of cards in Card Shark.

The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.

Why similar: Story Rich 34.2%, Point & Click 23.2%, Atmospheric 19.5%, Indie 7.5%, Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy experience that focuses on manipulation and uncovering secrets through dialogue and social engineering.

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 52.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, RPG 16%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully integrates card-based combat into a rich, choice-driven narrative that feels like a grand historical adventure.

A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!

Why similar: Card Game 67.2%, RPG 20.4%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: The game uses a deck-building mechanic to drive its tabletop-style adventure, focusing on the tension of the draw and the consequences of your choices.

Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.

Why similar: Card Game 58.4%, RPG 9.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Indie 6.9%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist card-based simulator focuses on the high-stakes consequences of your choices, much like the life-or-death gambles in Card Shark.

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 58%, Story Rich 21.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, 2D 4.6%, Adventure 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more horror-focused, its innovative use of card mechanics to tell a meta-narrative provides a similar sense of discovery and surprise.

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: Point & Click 33.1%, Story Rich 25.5%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This noir detective game features a striking visual style and a heavy emphasis on interrogation and uncovering the truth.

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 Game 42.4%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Story Rich 16.4%, RPG 12.8%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends deck-building with a complex social system where you must negotiate and manipulate your way through conflicts.

Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower?

Why similar: Point & Click 26.1%, Mystery 21.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming and mysterious detective game that focuses on interviewing suspects and finding clues in a unique, hand-drawn environment.

Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?

Why similar: Card Game 54.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, RPG 15.3%, Simulation 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric, card-based RPG that focuses on library management and occult mystery in a historical setting.

As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!

Why similar: Historical 38.4%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Point & Click 14.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Simulation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Set during the French Revolution, this game forces you to navigate dangerous political waters where every decision carries heavy consequences.

Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.

Why similar: Mystery 25.4%, Point & Click 20.7%, Story Rich 14.6%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Simulation 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the mystery and atmosphere of identifying plants, rewarding players who pay close attention to detail.

Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 13.7%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure game that excels at building a mysterious, atmospheric world through its narrative and puzzles.

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: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Hand-drawn 24.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, RPG 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It uses dice-based mechanics to simulate the tension of survival in a narrative-rich, atmospheric world.

A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.

Why similar: Historical 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Point & Click 14.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A historical point-and-click mystery that emphasizes investigation and logical deduction in a beautifully realized setting.

Ride with Lady Cornelia Darkmoor - aristocrat by day, highwaywoman by night. Play your cards right to untangle a web of corruption, smuggling and blackmail in this swashbuckling solitaire adventure. Your fortune and freedom are at stake!

Why similar: Card Game 41.3%, Historical 36%, Story Rich 9.8%, 2D 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines classic solitaire mechanics with a historical, 18th-century setting and a story of deception and dueling.

Enter the mysterious world of Skaramazuzu, and get ready to be tested. Meet strange beings and whimsical personalities, face challenges, and solve riddles in a hand-drawn, black and white 2D world.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.1%, Mystery 16.5%, Stylized 12.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn adventure features a surreal, atmospheric world that prioritizes exploration and narrative discovery.

Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.

Why similar: Card Game 38.2%, Historical 33.3%, RPG 10%, Story Rich 8.2%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the card-based choice system of the original, applying it to a historical setting filled with political intrigue.

Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, Simulation 20.6%, Indie 14.2%, Story Rich 13%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-pressure simulation of a bureaucratic job where your moral choices and attention to detail are constantly tested.

We need your help, Spymaster. Join a world of near-future spies and take on a supervillain in this supercharged take on classic Solitaire. Precision engineered for replayable espionage action.

Why similar: Card Game 43.9%, Hand-drawn 23.3%, Story Rich 14.5%, Mystery 12.2%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, spy-themed card game that uses solitaire mechanics to drive a narrative about espionage and conspiracy.

Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2

Why similar: Card Game 39.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Simulation 12.2%, RPG 11.3%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven narrative game that places you in a historical setting where every decision can lead to a sudden end.

Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.5%, RPG 22.6%, Point & Click 20.6%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers an unparalleled narrative experience where your choices and internal dialogue shape the outcome of a complex mystery.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Mystery 27.8%, Point & Click 25.1%, Story Rich 17.6%, Atmospheric 14.6%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and atmospheric narrative game that prioritizes world-building and mystery over traditional gameplay mechanics.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A hauntingly atmospheric folk-horror adventure that focuses on uncovering dark secrets in a rural historical setting.

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: Hand-drawn 39.7%, Story Rich 35.8%, RPG 15.7%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on procedural storytelling and character growth, making every choice feel significant to the history of your party.

The year is 1923—step inside Castle Woods Sanatorium, where care and cruelty blur together. Disguised as a doctor, you’ll diagnose and treat patients using a deck of symptoms, tests, and outdated therapies. But tread carefully: one wrong move could expose you as an impostor.

Why similar: Historical 19.5%, Card Game 19.1%, Alternate History 18.2%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 9.9%

Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!

Why similar: Card Game 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Point & Click 13.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 7.6%

Become a medieval alchemist in this card game. Brew deadly potions, discover ancient recipes, hire adventurers, and outwit the Inquisition. Transform your humble shack into an alchemical empire. No wands are required — just knowledge and wit.

Why similar: Card Game 32.7%, Historical 31.6%, Hand-drawn 13%, RPG 9.4%, Simulation 6.9%

Dice Eater is a mystery card game based around supernatural powers where players must use their power to uncover the other player's tricks. Use your opponent's tricks against them to turn the tables and win.

Why similar: Gambling 43.7% ★, Card Game 21.2%, Mystery 12.4%, Story Rich 8.4%, Simulation 5.5%

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

Why similar: Alternate History 24.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Point & Click 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 8.9%

In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.

Why similar: Gambling 30.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Quick-Time Events 9.9% ★, Point & Click 9.8%, Story Rich 8.5%

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: Card Game 43.9%, Gambling 38% ★, RPG 9.4%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

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: Card Game 53.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 7%, 2D 6.6%

Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.9%, Stylized 19.6%, Mystery 16.9%, Story Rich 15.4%, Indie 6.6%

Discover a digital realm shrouded in mystery. Sequel to an award-winning narrative driven hacking simulator puzzle game. Play as an AI assistant in a major corporation. Deploy intricate social engineering tactics and expose hidden truths in a world of ambition and high-tech deception.

Why similar: Mystery 27.7%, Point & Click 22.5%, Story Rich 19.9%, Simulation 12.1%, RPG 10%

Dance of Cards is a tactical gambling RPG where you try to survive seven days of a deadly cruise by playing poker.

Why similar: Gambling 40.8% ★, Card Game 22.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 9%, RPG 6.2%

In the game, you act as a participant in a large card tournament "Golden Skull", held among the best players from all over the world.

Why similar: Gambling 45.5% ★, Card Game 28.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 6.1%

Dead Town Tales is a game that focuses on strategy card building and core Roguelike gameplay. You can learn about this romantic and mysterious world by fighting and exploring, meeting people, ghosts and monsters in Dead Town and experiencing the unknown and making choices together with them.

Why similar: Card Game 41.7%, Hand-drawn 24%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D 7.1%

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 Game 47.1%, Story Rich 14.1%, RPG 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, 2D 7.9%

The star magician of Morgan’s Traveling Circus is missing, but the show must go on! In this non-linear detective visual novel, unravel the mystery from two different perspectives as you learn the varying stories of an entire circus of performers, each with their own lives... and their own secrets.

Why similar: Historical 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 11.2%

Legends of the past come back to life in this charming point-and-click adventure. Pack your bags and journey with Crowns and Pawns: Kingdom of Deceit through modern day Europe to uncover the conspiracy behind a cursed relic and the secrets of the King who was never crowned.

Why similar: Point & Click 23.2%, Mystery 22.6%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Story Rich 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.

Why similar: Card Game 21.8%, Alternate History 18.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Point & Click 13%, RPG 11.8%

Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.

Why similar: Card Game 50.9%, Hand-drawn 23.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%

A short non-linear detective adventure where every clue is hidden in plain sight. Carefully read and cross-reference documents to unravel a CEO’s disappearance and expose a case of fraud.

Why similar: Mystery 35.3%, Point & Click 28.4%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 6.6%, 2D 6.1%

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: Card Game 53.2%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Point & Click 15.6%, Adventure 8%, Indie 3.2%

THIEF’S SHELTER is a 3D Point and Click Psychological Adventure where the world mirrors a crumbling mind. Nothing stays still, and even your own thoughts can’t be trusted.

Why similar: Point & Click 34.8%, Story Rich 24.1%, Atmospheric 18.9%, Adventure 11%, Indie 6.9%

Medieval Europe is in the middle of religious upheaval and many a preacher predict the imminent end of the world. Immerse yourself in a dark fantasy story with true historical events in the background. You'll be facing intricate puzzles, challenging battles and cunning stealth.

Why similar: Historical 32.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Point & Click 13.9%, Stylized 11.7%, Story Rich 10.4%

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: Interactive Fiction 38.5%, Story Rich 20.9%, RPG 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Simulation 6.7%

Thick as Thieves is a stealth-action heist game, playable solo or with a partner in crime in co-op multiplayer. Master the art of thievery through cunning gameplay across a 4-hour campaign in this dynamic new take on stealth.

Why similar: Stealth 46%, Alternate History 30.6%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%

Discover the youth of a legend - Experience the transformation of Arsene Lupin, from whimsical thief to legendary hero, in 'Arsene Lupin - Once a Thief', an adventure and investigation game freely adapted from the works of Maurice Leblanc, with its events unfolding in the early 20th century.

Why similar: Historical 26.2%, Stealth 21.6%, Point & Click 20.4%, Mystery 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.6%

The film noir stealth game. Calvino Noir is the exploratory, sneaking adventure through the 1930s European criminal underworld. Architecture meets Noir as you become unwillingly entangled in a revolutionist plot.

Why similar: Stealth 72%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.9%

The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

Why similar: Card Game 81.1%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Shadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies in 18th Century England with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!

Why similar: Historical 40.1%, Card Game 33%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 9%, 2D 6.1%

Paris, 1894. Class differences and pervasive racism finally lead to a tragedy. A year later you find yourself on trial, accused of a brutal murder. How far will you go to exonerate yourself? Will you lie? Manipulate the evidence? Frame others? Act insane? Confess? Your imagination is the limit.

Why similar: Alternate History 24.1%, Historical 18.1%, Mystery 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 7.5%

Roll up and play a deck building game like no other! Gather weird and wonderful performers, amaze audiences, explore Gilded Age America, and transform your run down circus into an entertainment empire. Play your cards right and you could claim the crown of greatest showman from P.T .Barnum!

Why similar: Historical 29%, Card Game 26.6%, Stylized 12%, RPG 11.1%, Story Rich 10.1%