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 26%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Mystery 11.4%, Stylized 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This historical narrative game shares a distinct, hand-drawn aesthetic and a deep focus on player choices that shape the unfolding story.

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 22.6%, Mystery 20%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Point & Click 13.7%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Card Shark, this game excels at rewarding keen observation and deduction to unravel a complex, historical mystery.

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 35.4%, Point & Click 23.8%, Atmospheric 20.2%, Indie 7.7%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on social manipulation and the art of conversation, mirroring the high-stakes psychological maneuvering found in Card Shark.

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 52.8%, Story Rich 17.9%, Simulation 15.6%, RPG 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses card-based mechanics to build a deeply atmospheric and mysterious narrative that rewards experimentation and discovery.

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Mystery 38.9%, Historical 22.3%, Story Rich 17.2%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Indie 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of being an investigator in a historical setting where every small detail is a clue to a larger, darker truth.

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 58.4%, Story Rich 21.4%, Point & Click 13.1%, 2D 4.6%, Adventure 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It subverts the card-game genre by wrapping it in a dark, mysterious narrative that keeps the player constantly off-balance.

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 31.9%, Simulation 21.6%, Indie 15%, Story Rich 13.5%, Atmospheric 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully creates a high-pressure environment where moral choices and attention to detail are the primary mechanics for survival.

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 28.4%, Point & Click 23%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Simulation 12.8%, Story Rich 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game blends mystery and atmospheric exploration with a unique inventory-based puzzle system that feels tactile and rewarding.

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 26.5%, Mystery 21.9%, Story Rich 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully illustrated detective game that emphasizes interviewing suspects and piecing together clues in a confined, mysterious setting.

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 19.1%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 13.8%, Story Rich 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style adventure game that balances a compelling mystery with a distinct, hand-drawn art style.

Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.

Why similar: Historical 38%, Mystery 31%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Point & Click 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a historical period, this game focuses on courtroom drama and deduction that requires the same sharp wit as Card Shark.

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 60.6%, RPG 10.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Indie 7%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It distills complex political decision-making into a simple, card-swiping mechanic that is both addictive and thematic.

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 30.6%, Narration 23%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A card-based adventure where your choices and the way you play your hand directly influence the branching narrative.

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 39.7%, Narration 27.3%, Story Rich 11.2%, Simulation 10.9%, RPG 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A lore-rich simulation that uses card-based management to explore a mysterious library, perfect for fans of atmospheric puzzle games.

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 28.5%, Hand-drawn 24.7%, Story Rich 15.2%, RPG 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It uses dice and card-like mechanics to drive a deeply personal narrative about survival and social navigation in a hostile world.

The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...

Why similar: Mystery 32.9%, Story Rich 22.9%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Simulation 12.9%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: This social deduction game forces you to read opponents and lie effectively, echoing the core gameplay loop of Card Shark.

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 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Point & Click 12%, Mystery 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title focuses on investigation and deception, challenging you to find the truth behind a complex mystery.

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 71.9%, Adventure 15%, Indie 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This noir-inspired stealth game captures the atmospheric, shadowy aesthetic and the feeling of operating in the criminal underworld.

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 23.6%, Mystery 22.9%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that leans heavily into historical mystery and puzzle-solving, capturing a similar sense of discovery.

Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

Why similar: Alternate History 45.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Story Rich 14.5%, RPG 10.5%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven simulation features dynamic storytelling and exploration that rewards careful planning and resource management.

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 23.2%, Stealth 19.1%, Point & Click 18.2%, Narration 11.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A game centered on the art of the heist, requiring players to use their wits and stealth to outsmart their opponents.

Frank and Drake is a modern gothic tale that puts players at the heart of a supernatural mystery through its non-linear branching paths, mini-games and puzzles, and unique rotoscoped art. Take your time, explore, and soak up every word.

Why similar: Narration 22.2%, Mystery 19.2%, Point & Click 15.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused adventure that uses a unique day-night cycle and choice-based narrative to build tension.

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 42%, Historical 35.9%, Story Rich 9.9%, 2D 7%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A historical-themed solitaire game that incorporates RPG elements and a narrative about a female highwayman.

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 45.2%, Gambling 39.3% ★, RPG 9.5%, 2D 6%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that leans into the gambling theme, requiring strategic play to win against increasingly difficult odds.

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%, Mystery 16.1%, Point & Click 13.9%, Stylized 12%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, historical adventure that emphasizes atmosphere and narrative depth in a medieval setting.

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Stealth 64.3%, RPG 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A detective simulator that offers unparalleled freedom in how you investigate crimes, emphasizing stealth and deduction.

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 51.6%, Hand-drawn 27.1%, Story Rich 16.9%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It turns the classic game of solitaire into a high-stakes espionage thriller, fitting for fans of card-based mechanics.

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 31.6%, RPG 23.4%, Point & Click 21.3%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the ultimate experience in narrative choice and psychological depth, where your internal dialogue is as important as the external 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: Hand-drawn 40.9%, Story Rich 36.9%, RPG 16%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features procedural storytelling and tactical combat that feels like a tabletop adventure come to life.

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 38.8%, Historical 33.2%, RPG 9.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This iteration of the Reigns series adds deeper strategy and historical flavor to the familiar card-swiping gameplay.

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 28%, Point & Click 22.7%, Story Rich 20.1%, Simulation 12.3%, RPG 10.1%

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 19.3%, Card Game 19.3%, Alternate History 18%, Mystery 10.1%, Point & Click 9.9%

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 45% ★, Card Game 21.6%, Mystery 12.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Simulation 5.6%

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 33.1%, Historical 31.6%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, RPG 9.4%, Simulation 7%

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 26.8%, Stylized 20.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 15.9%, Indie 6.9%

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 42.5%, Hand-drawn 24.1%, Mystery 15.2%, Story Rich 8.2%, 2D 7.3%

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 24.4%, Mystery 16.7%, Stylized 13.2%, Story Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%

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 46% ★, Card Game 28.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 9.7%, Atmospheric 6%

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 34.6%, Story Rich 26.8%, Atmospheric 19.7%, Adventure 10.7%, 2D 8.1%

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 33.2% ★, Card Game 28.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 9.3%, RPG 7.3%

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 48.3%, Story Rich 14.3%, RPG 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%, 2D 8.1%

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 43.6%, Hand-drawn 19.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, RPG 12.9%, 2D 7%

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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Point & Click 14%, Story Rich 12%, RPG 7.9%

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 39.1%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Point & Click 15.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Simulation 10.2%

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 36.2%, Point & Click 28.7%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 6.8%, 2D 6.4%

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: Narration 33.5%, Point & Click 24.2%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 7.5%

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 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Point & Click 14.4%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 9.3%

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 53.2%, Hand-drawn 24.7%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 5.7%

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 22.8%, Alternate History 19%, Story Rich 14.8%, Point & Click 13.4%, RPG 12.1%

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 28.8%, Card Game 26.8%, Stylized 12.2%, RPG 11%, Story Rich 10.1%

A point & click adventure based on the legendary life of the greatest Tango singer, Carlos Gardel. With a strong grasp on Argentinean culture, it guides the player through a very charming story full of rich details of an early twentieth century Buenos Aires.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Hand-drawn 19.4%, Point & Click 16.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 9.8%

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 39.1%, Story Rich 21.4%, RPG 14.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Simulation 6.9%

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 29%, Mystery 18%, Point & Click 16.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

A Case of Distrust is a narrative mystery from 1924 San Francisco. Play as private investigator Phyllis Cadence Malone in this historical 2D adventure game.

Why similar: Historical 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Narration 17.7%, Mystery 14.1%, Point & Click 11.6%

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

Why similar: Card Game 41.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Simulation 12.6%, RPG 11.5%, Adventure 7.6%

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 39.7%, Card Game 33.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, RPG 9%, 2D 6.2%

The Horror at Highrook is an occult card crafting narrative RPG. Explore a haunted mansion with your team of investigators, summon dark entities, craft powerful protections, uncover the fate of the missing family, and choose your own path through the darkness.

Why similar: Card Game 28.6%, Mystery 19.5%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Stylized 8.3%

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 55.1%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Point & Click 15.9%, Adventure 8%, Indie 3.3%

An immersive sim-lite in a fictional historical setting. You are on the world's first airship about to crash down and have to find the culprit. Sneak around, break into cabins, interrogate passengers, find evidence - but be careful not to incriminate yourself!

Why similar: Alternate History 28.4%, Mystery 23.1%, Story Rich 16.7%, RPG 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

An innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be?

Why similar: Point & Click 25.1%, Mystery 23.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, RPG 11.4%