- #1 Tainted Grail: Conquest
97% matchVery Positive90% of 8,213 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.1 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: Deckbuilding 23%, Card Game 20.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Card Battler 14.5%, Roguelike 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric roguelike deckbuilder that perfectly captures the Lovecraftian dread and strategic depth found in the seed game.
- #2 Menace from the Deep
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,373 reviews2024
Dev: Flat Lab
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24% ★, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Card Battler 14.4%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Game 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic successor that leans heavily into Lovecraftian lore and roguelike deckbuilding mechanics.
- #3 Ring of Pain
96% matchVery Positive92% of 5,048 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Card Game 26.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.8% ★, Roguelike 13.7%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, fast-paced card-based dungeon crawler experience with a distinct, unsettling Lovecraftian aesthetic.
- #4 Inscryption
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Battler 27.3%, Deckbuilding 21.2%, Card Game 20.6%, Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 9%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly atmospheric card-battler that blends dark, meta-narrative horror with deep deckbuilding mechanics.
- #5 Darkest Dungeon®
94% matchVery Positive92% of 159,462 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Lovecraftian 35.7%, Dark Fantasy 22.2%, Roguelike 16.4%, RPG 7.5%, Dark 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While turn-based, it is the definitive Lovecraftian roguelike experience, focusing on stress, madness, and high-stakes combat.
- #6 Vault of the Void
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,966 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.7 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 25.7% ★, Card Battler 16.4%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 13%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic deckbuilder that emphasizes player choice and deck management in a dark, high-stakes environment.
- #7 Cultist Simulator
93% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,856 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Lovecraftian 36.9%, Card Game 25.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Roguelite 15%, RPG 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A card-driven game that focuses heavily on the occult and Lovecraftian themes, requiring players to manage resources and sanity.
- #8 Deep Sky Derelicts
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,867 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.7% ★, Card Battler 21.7%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Card Game 6.4%, Roguelite 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a grim sci-fi setting with card-based combat, echoing the exploration and survival elements of the seed game.
- #9 Hand of Fate
91% matchVery Positive89% of 10,646 reviews2015
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36% ★, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Game 14.3%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelike 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends action-RPG combat with a card-based board game structure, mirroring the hybrid nature of the seed game.
- #10 Black Book
90% matchVery Positive92% of 6,596 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Card Battler 23.5%, Card Game 16.9%, Deckbuilding 16%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%, Roguelite 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy RPG that utilizes a unique card-based combat system rooted in Slavic folklore and occult themes.
- #11 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
91% matchMixed63% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a striking, high-contrast art style and a dark, hellish theme that complements the tone of the seed game.
- #12 Draft of Darkness
89% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Crawly Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.9% ★, Card Battler 18.7%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror roguelike deckbuilder that forces players to manage resources and sanity in a grim, post-apocalyptic world.
- #13 Deck of Ashes
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,064 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.5% ★, Card Battler 21%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Game 9.1%, Procedural Generation 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy deckbuilder where resource management and tactical card play are essential for survival.
- #14 Monster Train
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,834 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Card Battler 21.1%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.1% ★, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Card Game 14.6%, Roguelite 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, high-energy deckbuilding experience that rewards aggressive playstyles and strategic planning.
- #15 Fate Hunters
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 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 35.2% ★, Card Battler 20.1%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Card Game 14.8%, Roguelite 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes risk-reward mechanics in a dark, atmospheric dungeon.
- #16 Lovecraft's Untold Stories
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 956 reviews2019
Dev: LLC Blini GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, RPG 6.9%, Roguelike 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that directly adapts Lovecraftian mythos into a fast-paced, combat-heavy experience.
- #17 Combo Card Clashers
86% 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% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Deckbuilding 11%, Card Game 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that emphasizes synergy and fast-paced, auto-battler-inspired combat.
- #18 Book of Demons
83% matchVery Positive91% of 9,468 reviews2018
Dev: Thing Trunk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.9% ★, Deckbuilding 19.5%, Card Game 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, RPG 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that utilizes a card-based system for abilities and items, offering a unique take on the genre.
- #19 Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
85% matchMixed60% of 264 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 25.8% ★, Card Battler 15.1%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Card Game 12%, Lovecraftian 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, psychological themes through a card-battling system that represents internal struggles.
- #20 Hadean Tactics
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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 24.2% ★, Card Battler 15.9%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Game 12.3%, Procedural Generation 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deckbuilding with auto-battler mechanics in a hellish, dark fantasy setting.
- #21 Cardnarok: Raid with Gods
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Greedy Wolf Studio
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilding card game that demands tactics and switching in battle. Unlock and pick your divine battle team, develop your very own strategy and deck builds, preview levels and choose your path, and survive mythological bosses to defeat Azathoth in each playthrough.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.7% ★, Card Battler 17.3%, Card Game 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8.8%, Deckbuilding 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite card-battler that features party-based combat and a focus on divine, mythical themes.
- #22 Gordian Quest
81% matchVery Positive89% of 5,961 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Card Battler 18.5%, Card Game 15%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Procedural Generation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical deckbuilder that offers deep party management and a dark fantasy world to explore.
- #23 Overdungeon
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,103 reviews2019
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A completely new style real-time card battle "Overdungeon" Overdungeon combines rogue-like, tower defense and card games. More than 100 cards are Attack, Animal, Building, Spell, Trap, etc..Build your creative and crazy deck!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.6% ★, Card Battler 19.5%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Game 14.1%, Roguelite 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, fast-paced deckbuilder that allows for massive, screen-filling card combos.
- #24 Card Quest
82% matchVery Positive86% of 375 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 28.6% ★, Card Battler 19.1%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, tactical card-battler that focuses on specific character builds and strategic combat encounters.
- #25 Decktamer
78% matchVery Positive85% of 1,843 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31% ★, Card Battler 19.4%, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Game 15.8%, Lovecraftian 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collecting deckbuilder that adds a layer of tactical depth to the standard card-battler formula.
- #26 Banners of Ruin
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,191 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.4 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 25% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Game 12.8%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical, turn-based card combat within a dark, gritty fantasy setting.
- #27 Acolyte of the Altar
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 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 28.2% ★, Card Battler 18.4%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 14.9%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, ritualistic deckbuilder that focuses on sacrifice and strategic card play.
- #28 Mind Lure
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.2%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Card Battler 18.2%, Card Game 11%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #29 Blood Card
79% 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 27.2% ★, Card Battler 19.9%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Game 13.5%, Roguelike 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, minimalist deckbuilder where your deck also serves as your health pool, creating constant tension.
- #30 Yao-Guai Hunter
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,272 reviews2025
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yao-Guai Hunter is a Wuxia roguelike deck-building game. In a world where Yao-Guai roam free, player battles with various evil beings, collecting cards and learn inner skills. Encountering various adventures in the martial world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.1% ★, Card Battler 15.1%, Card Game 13%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #31 Railroads & Catacombs
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Lovecraftian 18.2%, Card Battler 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 9.2%
- #32 C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
77% matchMixed52% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.
Windows
This game combines roguelike-style deckbuilding with SRPGs to create an all-new experience! Follow Vel as she leads the Clausewitz Battalion into battle against Fahftania and the Hellmuth Brigade. Collect 100 different cards to build the strongest deck and fight enemies on a map shrouded in mist.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.5% ★, Card Battler 18.8%, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #33 Deck of Souls
75% matchVery Positive82% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Bigboot StudiosPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.2% ★, Card Battler 20.3%, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Card Game 18.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #34 Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive81% of 211 reviews2022
Dev: Team NadirPub: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 28.1% ★, Card Battler 17.3%, Card Game 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #35 Gods vs Horrors
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A drafting roguelike focused on synergies and scaling, with short enjoyable runs. Recruit Gods from different mythologies, buff and upgrade them, arrange them in perfect formation, and fight cosmic Horrors in no-RNG autobattler combat to defend the Earth!
Why similar: Card Battler 23.4%, Card Game 16.8%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Lovecraftian 11.1%
- #36 Fhtagn Simulator
74% matchVery Positive89% of 561 reviews2022
Dev: 锁眼工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fhtagn Simulator is a Cthulhu Roulette Deckbuilder. Set up card slots on roulette to maximize card's value. Collect evil creatures, spells, items and environment to build your deck. Your ultimate mission is to sacrifice spirit collected by cards to unseal the ancient gods that have come to earth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Lovecraftian 20.8%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Card Game 11.4%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #37 Infinite Cards
72% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.1% ★, Card Game 15.5%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Battler 13.4%, Procedural Generation 11.4%
- #38 Right and Down and Dice
73% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Explore randomly generated card dungeons where you can only move Right and Down, use Dice to defeat mighty enemies, gather powerful artifacts, and learn new abilities! Will you be able to escape from the dungeon?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.1% ★, Card Battler 16.2%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 11.7%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #39 Sigil of the Magi
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: YongjustyongPub: iterco
Windows
Sigil of the Magi blends roguelike deckbuilding with turn-based combat for a deep tactical experience. Navigate a world full of dangers and mystique as you craft your deck, obtain relics, and prepare your party of champions for any challenges ahead!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.1% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #40 DIMENSION REIGN - ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER
74% matchMixed69% of 231 reviews2020
Dev: ScopeNext Inc
Windows
Dimension Reign is a roguelike deckbuilder where players control two characters at once to defeat hordes of enemies in an ever-changing landscape. Draw your abilities from your deck, and chain multiple breaks together to decimate entire screens of enemies before they can even get in a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.3% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 8.4%
- #41 Cross Blitz
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,604 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 24%, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Card Game 19.4%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #42 Vegangsters
70% 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 27.8% ★, Card Battler 17.9%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Game 13.9%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #43 Inkborn
71% matchVery Positive81% of 85 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 27% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 14.4%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #44 Decks & Daggers
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Osarion
Windows
DECKS & DAGGERS is a Deck-Building RPG Card Game where you venture down into the dungeons to slay monsters and collect treasure.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.5% ★, Card Game 19.3%, Card Battler 18.9%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, RPG 6.1%
- #45 Monster X Monster
72% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: VanGame
Windows
This is a Rogue-like RPG card game. You team up 4 monsters to escape the castle defeating all the heroes. Monsters need freedom!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.4% ★, Card Battler 18.9%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Card Game 8.8%, Roguelite 7.2%
- #46 Balatro
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 191,750 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 47.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Card Battler 11.1%, Roguelike 10.6%
- #47 FORCED SHOWDOWN
71% matchVery Positive83% of 675 reviews2016
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.4%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Card Game 19.1%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #48 Madshot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: OverflowPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Madshot is a fast-paced, acrobatic, rogue-lite shooter. Survive the ever-changing road through Cthulhu and beyond. Equip endless upgrade combinations as you fight your way through horrific monsters and multi-phased boss battles.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Action Roguelike 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #49 CARNEDGE
69% matchMixed68% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: OneShark
Windows
CARNEDGE is a dark fantasy RPG where you drag the Eternal Flame across a dying world. Build deadly decks, summon weird allies, and fight through twisted dungeons full of enemies that hate your guts and watch chaos unfold!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.2%, Roguelite 18.9%, Roguelike 11.3%, Card Game 10.5%, RPG 9.8%
- #50 Devil's Deck
71% matchMixed66% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Touch Times Studio
Windows
It is a Roguelike card game which owns interesting honeycomb and original combat rules. Whether adventures or combats, have rich variety of options.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.9% ★, Card Battler 20.7%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Card Game 9.8%, RPG 5.1%
- #51 Moon's Creed
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Battler 16.2%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #52 Faith in Despair
67% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Philipp Lehner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forge your own cards with triggers, actions and modifiers. Shape your deck and gamble against Death itself. Make one mistake and you will descend into despair.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28% ★, Card Battler 18.7%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 14.3%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #53 Morimens
67% matchVery Positive82% of 4,181 reviews2024
Dev: B.I.A.V. Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Morimens is a roguelite card-building game inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, where you craft a versatile and intricate deck tailored to your playstyle. The choice is yours to embark on a climb up treacherous towers or engage in tactical battles. Explore misty maps and uncover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Card Battler 15.3%, Card Game 13.6%, Deckbuilding 13%
- #54 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
67% matchVery Positive84% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.4% ★, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Card Battler 15.4%, Card Game 14%, Roguelite 9.1%
- #55 Source of Madness
69% matchMixed69% of 1,544 reviews2022
Dev: Carry CastlePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.6%, Roguelite 12.3%, Action Roguelike 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #56 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
66% matchVery Positive82% of 3,382 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.9 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 26.3% ★, Card Battler 15%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #57 Monster Slayers
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,256 reviews2017
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.8% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelite 7.8%
- #58 Doomspire
68% matchMixed57% of 152 reviews2025
Dev: Crater Studios
Windows
Descend into the Doomspire, a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where every run is different. Build wild synergies, battle unique bosses, and push deeper into the tower. Easy to pick up, endlessly replayable, and built for players who love strategy with chaos.
Why similar: Card Game 26.7%, Card Battler 25.3%, Roguelike 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 12%, RPG 12%
- #59 Northwind
65% matchVery Positive86% of 80 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 26.7% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Card Game 13.8%, Roguelike 8%