- #1 StarVaders
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,398 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.2% ★, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the sci-fi tactical movement and deckbuilding mechanics found in Cobalt Core.
- #2 LONESTAR
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,447 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Card Game 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines space-themed tactical combat with deckbuilding, focusing on positioning and ship management.
- #3 Alina of the Arena
96% matchVery Positive92% of 3,971 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.8% ★, Card Game 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title introduces a hex-grid movement system to the deckbuilder genre, emphasizing tactical positioning similar to Cobalt Core.
- #4 Fights in Tight Spaces
95% matchVery Positive90% of 3,951 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Card Game 12.4%, Deckbuilding 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the heavy emphasis on tactical positioning and movement within a confined space to avoid enemy attacks.
- #5 Shogun Showdown
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,103 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Tactical RPG 9.5%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on turn-based tactical positioning and timing, requiring careful planning to survive enemy encounters.
- #6 Tower Tactics: Liberation
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,259 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37% ★, Card Game 16.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Deckbuilding 9.6%, Space 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tower defense with deckbuilding, requiring tactical placement and card management to survive waves of enemies.
- #7 Zet Zillions
93% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2024
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Zet Zillions is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you use your cards to make freakish combinations and explode entire planets. BIG-BADDA-BOOM!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.8% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Space 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Deckbuilding 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed roguelike deckbuilder that shares the quirky humor and strategic card-battling feel of Cobalt Core.
- #8 Wildfrost
92% matchVery Positive83% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.3% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%, Deckbuilding 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly charming art style and high-stakes, tactical deckbuilding that rewards clever planning.
- #9 Into the Breach
91% matchVery Positive94% of 22,436 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 26.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.6%, Roguelike 14.3%, Strategy 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: While not a deckbuilder, it is the definitive tactical positioning game where dodging and manipulating enemy attacks is the core loop.
- #10 Circadian Dice
91% matchVery Positive95% of 606 reviews2022
Dev: Shuffle Up Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 41% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Card Game 10.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features tactical grid-based combat and card-like decision-making that rewards strategic positioning.
- #11 Trials of Fire
90% matchVery Positive86% of 3,262 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.3% ★, Tactical RPG 16.3%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep tactical experience on a grid, combining card-based abilities with movement-focused combat.
- #12 Vault of the Void
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,012 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.3 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 44.2% ★, Card Game 20.8%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep strategic control over your deck and combat encounters, appealing to fans of complex tactical systems.
- #13 For The Warp
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 468 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.7% ★, Card Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Grid-Based Movement 9%, Deckbuilding 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on ship-based combat and resource management.
- #14 Griftlands
88% matchVery Positive94% of 14,485 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.4% ★, Card Game 21.2%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelike 12%, Sci-fi 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a narrative-driven deckbuilding experience with unique combat mechanics that emphasize tactical choices.
- #15 Hyperspace Deck Command
87% matchVery Positive96% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows
Hyperspace Deck Command is a complex deck building roguelite. Command a massive space fleet that operates on individual turn timers, combine a wide variety of cards into powerful decks and master the dual-use status effects to defeat the hegemonising swarm.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.7% ★, Card Game 15.2%, Roguelike 9.8%, Deckbuilding 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the sci-fi tactical deckbuilder genre with a focus on challenging, strategic encounters.
- #16 Monster Train
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,964 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.7% ★, Card Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Deckbuilding 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deckbuilding synergy that offers the same satisfying feeling of building a powerful, specialized engine.
- #17 Across the Obelisk
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,165 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.4% ★, Tactical RPG 14.1%, Card Game 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.3%, Roguelike 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based tactical deckbuilder that allows for complex team synergies and strategic combat planning.
- #18 Breach Wanderers
85% matchVery Positive88% of 446 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.3% ★, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Roguelike 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A solid roguelike deckbuilder that provides a deep, customizable experience with a variety of strategic builds.
- #19 Anomaly Collapse
84% matchVery Positive86% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 25.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 24%, Roguelike 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Sci-fi 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on turn-based tactical combat on a grid, requiring careful positioning and ability management.
- #20 Command Deck
83% matchVery Positive99% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A retro sci-fi deckbuilder where enemies play by the same rules as you. Command your ship, build powerful deck combinations, and watch your decisions unfold in fast-paced, satisfying space combat.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.2% ★, Card Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Deckbuilding 9.2%, Space 9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi strategy game that utilizes deckbuilding mechanics to manage combat encounters in space.
- #21 Heat Death
84% matchVery Positive97% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Gallistrix
Windows · Mac
Build your deck, re-write your cards, and join in epic space battles! Heat Death is a single-player deckbuilder which takes card customization and power scaling to the extreme, as you battle against sentient stars and black holes.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Card Game 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Deckbuilding 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi deckbuilder that emphasizes difficult, turn-based decision-making in a space setting.
- #22 CosmoPirates
82% matchVery Positive83% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.9% ★, Card Game 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Deckbuilding 9.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a space-themed deckbuilding experience with a focus on exploration and tactical card combat.
- #23 Dicey Dungeons
82% matchVery Positive89% of 11,889 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 63.5% ★, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Card Game 11.2%, Roguelike 8.5%, Strategy 4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the humor and experimental design philosophy that makes Cobalt Core so engaging to play.
- #24 Beneath Oresa
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,722 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39.3% ★, Card Game 18.6%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes tactical positioning and combat flow, making it a strong match for fans of movement-based deckbuilders.
- #25 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
81% matchVery Positive87% of 2,306 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Card Game 51.6%, Deckbuilding 29.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a charming sci-fi/steampunk aesthetic with card-based combat that feels accessible yet strategic.
- #26 Knights in Tight Spaces
79% matchMixed69% of 945 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 16.4%, Tactical RPG 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the tactical positioning focus of its predecessor, emphasizing movement as a primary defensive tool.
- #27 Stellar Orphans
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Artifex Parvus
Windows
"Explore 'Stellar Orphans', a captivating deck-building game where every choice determines the fate of your crew lost in infinite space. Forge alliances, manage resources, and resolve crises to guide your 'Stellar Orphans' to survival. Ready to defy the stars?"
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.6% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Roguelike 8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on strategic planning and replayability.
- #28 Cross Blitz
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,691 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 Game 19.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Roguelike 8%
- #29 As We Descend
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,426 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.2% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Deckbuilding 10.1%
- #30 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,672 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.3% ★, Card Game 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13%, Roguelike 12.2%, Deckbuilding 11.7%
- #31 Merge Maestro
76% matchVery Positive94% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: Stingless
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Combine 100's of unique emoji based tokens in this roguelike merge-builder! Find ever more creative combinations of Tokens and Powers to fuse unique strategies and beat this ever more challenging twist on rogue-likes, puzzlers and arcadey games!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 41.6% ★, Roguelike 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Strategy 6.6%
- #32 Combo Card Clashers
78% matchVery Positive80% of 120 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 31.1% ★, Card Game 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features tactical, auto-battler-inspired card combat that rewards clever positioning and synergy.
- #33 Void Tyrant
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Quite Fresh GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40% ★, Card Game 18.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Deckbuilding 9.6%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed roguelike deckbuilder that is easy to pick up but offers deep tactical card management.
- #34 Cubic Cosmos
74% matchVery Positive92% of 1,003 reviews2026
Dev: Inkstone Atelier
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cubic Cosmos is a thrilling fast-paced roguelike card game. You have been trapped in a deadly game. One wrong move could see you reduced to a plaything of the goddess. Can you free yourself from the endless cycle and escape your fate?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39.3% ★, Card Game 17.6%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Roguelike 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #35 Deep Sky Derelicts
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,885 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 46.4% ★, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 7.7%, Space 7.4%, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a gritty sci-fi aesthetic with card-based combat and tactical exploration.
- #36 Flaregate Network
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Keycard Studio, LLC
Windows
A sci-fi deckbuilder with RTS-style fleet battles. Discover an epic space opera through a full story campaign, then pursue mastery in a separate roguelike mode.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.2% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Space 9.6%, Deckbuilding 8.5%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #37 Hadean Tactics
74% matchVery Positive89% of 1,939 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.1% ★, Card Game 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelike 11.3%, Deckbuilding 10.9%
- #38 Infinite Cards
73% matchVery Positive93% of 105 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 37.8% ★, Card Game 16.9%, Deckbuilding 9.4%, Roguelike 7.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #39 Souls of White Star
75% matchVery Positive84% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: Souls of Star Game Lab.Pub: IndieArk
Windows
Souls of White Star is a sci-fi turn-based card wargame Roguelike strategy game. The different design of [double-sided technology moving cards] and [bandwidth draw cost] will test your judgment and decision more!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.5% ★, Card Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #40 Moonsigil Atlas
72% matchVery Positive84% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Snake Tower GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Linux
The deckbuilding roguelike with no energy – play cards using physical space! Slot cards together, manipulate the shape of your cards, and create overpowered combos to break the game!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 46% ★, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Roguelike 7.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #41 Re:Night
71% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Seahorse GamesPub: HARRISONWORLD CO.,LTD
Windows · Mac
Re:Night is a strategy game that blends turn based tactics with roguelike deckbuilding. In each run, build your deck, plan your tactics, and experiment with countless 3-character team combinations. Journey to a mysterious town, break the endless cycle of night, and bring dawn back to the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.1% ★, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Card Game 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #42 Balatro
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 199,191 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 48.5 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 37% ★, Card Game 20.9%, Roguelike 12.9%, Deckbuilding 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 7%
- #43 Star Renegades
73% matchVery Positive83% of 3,083 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 29%, Roguelike 19.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Tactical 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #44 Lost For Swords
71% matchVery Positive90% of 308 reviews2025
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Linux
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.9% ★, Card Game 15%, Roguelike 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Deckbuilding 10.3%
- #45 Deck of Souls
71% matchVery Positive81% of 222 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 18.2% ★, Tactical RPG 15%, Card Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%
- #46 Heroes of Magic and Steel
70% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Gaister StudiosPub: Farmando XP
Windows
Build a team of 3 heroes, prepare your deck and dominate tactical battles on a hex grid. Every run demands a different strategy and each card played matters, only going back to your deck on the next run.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.7% ★, Card Game 11.2%, Tactical RPG 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #47 ON&OFF
68% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: DopamineCrucianPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
ON&OFF is a turn-based strategy game where you manipulate pieces on a grid to trigger explosive chain reactions. Toggle pieces ON to attack, defend, and heal. Read the enemy's telegraphed intents, unleash powerful skills, and master the board to survive!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 41.8% ★, Card Game 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.2%, Roguelike 6.6%, Deckbuilding 6.2%
- #48 Breachway
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,524 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.4% ★, Card Game 20%, Roguelike 13.2%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #49 Sigil of the Magi
72% 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 27.3% ★, Card Game 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #50 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
69% matchVery Positive92% of 4,561 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.2% ★, Card Game 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Roguelike 11.1%, Deckbuilding 10.8%
- #51 Crash The Core
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Jerome LabellePub: Honest Rogue Games
Windows
A sci-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder about building your own starting deck, equipping gadgets, summoning allies, and salvaging cards for different effects. Discover strange events, go fishing and gather Intel to uncover a conspiracy to take over the galaxy!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.3% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Roguelike 10.2%, Deckbuilding 9.5%
- #52 Takara Cards
70% matchVery Positive81% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Post Mortem PixelsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Takara Cards is a unique tactical deck-builder RPG about chasing space dragons in a sci-fi fantasy universe. Create your deck as you explore sectors, fighting your way in deep puzzly combat. Every decision you make affects your Ship and Character: Each new adventure offers new surprises!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.4% ★, Card Game 18.9%, Grid-Based Movement 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Space 8.6%
- #53 SpellRogue
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.9% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #54 Nitro Kid
69% matchVery Positive88% of 553 reviews2022
Dev: Wildboy StudiosPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Synthwave roguelike deckbuilder set in the neon 80's. Pick your agent. Build your deck. Hit card combos and fight through the floors of INFINITY tower. Featuring 30+ fresh Synthwave tracks by LudoWic, Tonebox and Jules Reves.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.9% ★, Card Game 13.5%, Deckbuilding 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #55 Novus Orbis
67% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Seizo GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
A combo-based deckbuilding roguelike through a space-time loop: collect cards, receive blessings, add pets to your party, and grow stronger. Chain together cards in the right order for max power, and act before the enemy does. Build synergistic decks, find many secrets, and make BIG numbers!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.3% ★, Card Game 14.8%, Roguelike 11.9%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #56 Fogpiercer
66% matchVery Positive84% of 650 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Cookies StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.4% ★, Card Game 17.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Roguelike 11.5%, Deckbuilding 11.3%
- #57 Rogue Voltage
65% matchVery Positive93% of 657 reviews2026
Dev: Horizont Computergrafik
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.3% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Roguelike 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 7%
- #58 Shuffle Tactics
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16%, Card Game 13.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Roguelike 10%
- #59 NET.CRAWL
66% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Everyone is Solid
Windows · Mac
NET.CRAWL is a grid-building roguelike about a White Rabbit trapped in an unfriendly cyberspace. Dive deep into a bizarre digital world where levels are built with the nodes you drafted. Short runs, satisfying combos, dozens of unique bosses, and a ton of replayability.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Tactical RPG 13.5%, Deckbuilding 9.4%, Roguelike 8.9%, Grid-Based Movement 8.2%
