- #1 Rogue Reels
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Boril Todorov
Windows
Rogue Reels is a pirate roguelike where you build a slot machine to survive the Flying Dutchman’s toll. With over 100+ symbols and unique mechanics you can create combos to outrun a ghostly toll, and climb the global leaderboards. No real-money gambling included
Why similar: Pirates 33.4% ★, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Roguelite 18.6%, Roguelike 11.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #2 Submarine Survivor
96% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: The Bat Flight
Windows
Dive into the ocean's depths, face fearsome sea creatures, and collect their experience crystals. In this roguelite action game, upgrade your submarines with various combinations of weapons and chips. Become the Lord of the Ocean!
Why similar: Submarine 70.2% ★, Roguelite 16%, Casual 4.6%, Roguelike 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #3 Dolphin Keno
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LCB Game Studio
Windows
You owe the Orcfather an absurd amount of money to stay alive, and only the abyssal casinos have that kind of cash. Dolphin Keno is a number-goes-up gambling roguelike about rigging keno machines to make impossible money. After all, you’re a dolphin hacker!
Why similar: Submarine 39.1% ★, Roguelite 20.5%, Roguelike 12.5%, Casual 11.4%, Deckbuilding 11.1%
- #4 Bottom Dollar
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Devin P.Pub: DRO Studios
Windows · Linux
You booked a dive charter that you cannot afford. Now you are on the bottom of the ocean with a metal detector, a shovel and about forty seconds of air worth spending, digging up whatever is down there before the skipper asks for money again.
Why similar: Submarine 39.4% ★, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Casual 10.4%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #5 Fill and Cross Pirate Riddles 3
94% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: CreobitPub: 8floor
Windows
To sail or not to sail? What kind of question is that?! While others mull it over, you can be the first to find the treasure!
Why similar: Pirates 74.2% ★, Casual 16.7%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #6 The Great Flock Off
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lynqoid
Windows
Optimize your flock by converting chickens colors, upgrading your coop, selecting flock abilities and even merging chickens to make them fancier! Travel all the way across Cluckshire to different contests, win contests to earn gold and keep building your chicken empire!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.6%, Roguelite 18.9%, Casual 17.1%, Roguelike 11.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #7 Secret Dice
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: YMS Games
Windows
Roll dice, combine items, and unleash powerful synergies in this roguelike strategy game. With 20+ unique dice and 100+ items, build a brand-new strategy every run. The same dice can yield completely different results depending on your items. It's not luck — it's strategy!
Why similar: Roguelite 34.5%, Deckbuilding 29.6%, Roguelike 17.1%, Casual 10.1%, 2D 3.9%
- #8 7th Sea: A Pirate's Pact
94% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight for what's right—as an up and coming pirate! Battle slavers, sea monsters, and your own corrupt government to become a hero of the high seas. But will you betray your own crew for wealth and power?
Why similar: Pirates 97.4% ★, Indie 2.6%
- #9 Dangerous Shark Depths
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Rawi Studio
Windows
Can you survive the dangerous depths of the blue? Use your lightning-fast reflexes to evade hungry fish, collect points, and reach the top of the leaderboard. Watch out—you could become prey at any moment!
Why similar: Submarine 80.3% ★, Casual 15.9%, 2D 3.9%
- #10 The House Never Wins
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: J.F
Windows
Lost too many times to the house? It's time to make it back. Welcome to The House Never Wins, where its your time to take back your money from the casino. Unlock coins, modify your slot machine, and run through Vegas, bankrupting all the casinos you can.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 36.3%, Roguelite 25.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Casual 10%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #11 Rogue Rollout
89% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Peepod Games
Windows
Rogue Rollout is a thrilling roguelike deckbuilder where you score points in a classic dice game style, choose powerful artifacts, and face challenging obstacles as you push through endless rounds.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.1%, Roguelite 22.9%, Roguelike 17%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Casual 9.9%
- #12 A Pirate's Pleasure
90% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Heart's Choice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sail the Caribbean Sea in this epic tale of true love, treasure, and intrigue. How will you navigate the changing tides? Only you can decide.
Why similar: Pirates 86.1% ★, Casual 10.3%, Indie 3.5%
- #13 Battles of Cardista
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Curious Fury
Windows
Build your deck, control the battlefield, seize victory! Battles of Cardista is a card battler with single player campaigns and PvP multiplayer. Each faction has a different campaign, each lord a different twist!
Why similar: Pirates 48.2% ★, Deckbuilding 23.7%, Roguelite 21.7%, Roguelike 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #14 Zombie Pirates
89% matchMixed57% of 63 reviews2011
Dev: Dust Devil Studios Inc.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Help Smilin Jack O'Hurlihan, Esmeralda, and Dr. Theopolis defeat Gruesome George, an army of undead, giant monsters, and the mysterious Red Widow! Featuring nail-biting boss battles, swashbuckling adventure, and a horde of undead buccaneers, Zombie Pirates will send a shiver right down to yer timbers!
Why similar: Pirates 82.7% ★, Casual 17.3%
- #15 Sunken Stones
86% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Spritewrench
Windows
A turn based Puzzle-Strategy game about pirates and cursed treasure. Choose a captain, gather your crew and defeat monsters by strategically placing units on a 5x5 grid.
Why similar: Pirates 49.9% ★, Deckbuilding 24.5%, Roguelite 13.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, 2D 1.2%
- #16 Seek & Sail
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LamaGlama Games
Windows
Roguelike deck-builder on the high seas. Recruit sailors, battle enemy ships and build your crew to survive.
Why similar: Pirates 43.7% ★, Deckbuilding 19.1%, Roguelite 16.9%, Roguelike 9.9%, Choices Matter 4.7%
- #17 Pirates of Black Cove
87% matchMixed65% of 173 reviews2011
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Plunder your way to the top and claim the title of Pirate King. This humorous mix of adventure and strategy lets you unite pirate factions, manage strongholds, and dominate land and sea battles. Raid, recruit, and wreak havoc across the Caribbean in your quest for ultimate infamy.
Why similar: Pirates 100% ★
- #18 Sea of Brave: Beast Island
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Patrick
Windows
Explore a unique island, find allies, and defeat the fearsome minions of Captain Kingg, in this new Sea of Brave adventure, a turn-based, single-player, deck-building, strategy roguelike. Don't let them capture you!
Why similar: Pirates 44.7% ★, Deckbuilding 25.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 10.9%, 2D 1.8%
- #19 Battle Species
86% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: TeeKoo Games Ltd
Windows · Mac
Being a pirate doesn’t depend on the species. The battle for the dominance of the Caribbean is ruthless. Take a part in the epic struggle between moles, monkeys and other BATTLE SPECIES!
Why similar: Pirates 76.5% ★, Casual 17.5%, Indie 6%
- #20 Roguewake
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roguewake Team
Windows · Mac
Roguewake is a spin-based pirate deckbuilder roguelite. Build a deck of synergistic symbols, turn each 5x4 board into a broadside, survive telegraphed attacks, and refine your permanent symbol pool between runs.
Why similar: Pirates 46% ★, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Roguelite 16.6%, Roguelike 8.9%, Casual 4.7%
- #21 Bathyscraft
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mina Pêcheux
Windows
Dive into the deep and upgrade your little submarine to reach the depths! Collect resources, craft new equipment, and expand your bathyscaphe using a card-based room system while managing your food stocks and the increasing pressure as you venture to the abyss.
Why similar: Submarine 71.2% ★, Deckbuilding 26.9%, 2D 2%
- #22 Don't Sink
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 213 reviews2018
Dev: Fern NigroPub: Studio Eris
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Capture islands, sink ships, defend your towns, and discover an exciting world full of adventure.
Why similar: Pirates 83.6% ★, Casual 12.9%, Indie 3.6%
- #23 Wanderblue
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BareBones
Windows
Wanderblue is a rhythm-roguelite that combines musical commands with tactical squad control in an original world: you’ll get to explore a living ocean filled with islands, recruit a crew from characters you meet along your journey, and plunder mysterious haunted treasures to grow stronger!
Why similar: Pirates 64% ★, Roguelite 26.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%, 2D 3.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #24 Skully Seas
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Keyes Bros. Inc.
Windows
A pirate-themed tower defense roguelite where players build their crew to take on the Skully Seas, liberating islands, finding helpful treasures, and encountering new pirates to add to the adventure along the way!
Why similar: Pirates 37.2% ★, Roguelite 25.6%, Deckbuilding 23.5%, Roguelike 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #25 Cyber Plinko
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Paterek
Windows
Cyber Plinko is a neon roguelike deckbuilder where every run rides on the bounce. Drop balls, build your deck, and stack multipliers and rare relics, then fight back as the machine rusts, glitches and curses your board round after round.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 34.1%, Roguelite 30.8%, Roguelike 13.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Casual 7.2%
- #26 PANEMA
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RelampaguM
Windows
Build. Roll. Bend Luck. A dice-builder roguelike of blessings, curses, and Yahtzee.
Why similar: Roguelite 35%, Deckbuilding 29.8%, Roguelike 17.3%, Casual 10.2%, 2D 4%
- #27 Lucky Shelter
77% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Doomsayer
Windows
Welcome to the brutal wasteland! Survival here is a deadly slot machine - spin to build combos and fend off hordes. Every pull could save you... or doom you.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.7%, Roguelite 28.3%, Roguelike 16.7%, Casual 10%, 2D 4.7%
- #28 Levantera: Tale of The Winds
81% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Lasso Games
Windows
Get ready to set sail! You are the captain of the M.S. Tradewind, a trade ship bound for the open sea! Gather your crew, test your sea readiness, and explore the world in this 8-bit action/RPG inspired by NES classics.
Why similar: Pirates 100% ★
- #29 Venture Within
79% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Polymorphic GamesPub: University of Idaho
Windows
In Venture Within, a deep-sea roguelite game, you take on the role of Alice Tharp as she enters magically altered hydrothermal vent towers where she must battle against strange creatures and avoid natural hazards to find her mother and her lost research team.
Why similar: Submarine 65.3% ★, Roguelite 23.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%, Casual 3.7%, 2D 1.4%
- #30 Chain Reaction
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lawrencease
Windows
Chain Reaction is a roguelike deckbuilding game about creating chain reactions. Plan and make choice to create explosive chain reactions, achieve objectives, and score high.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 43.1%, Roguelite 29.8%, Roguelike 12.8%, Casual 10%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #31 Dice Captain
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rechka Games
Windows · Mac
Dice Captain is a pirate roguelike adventure that invites you to command your own ship and crew. Explore a randomly generated maps, select unique sailors with upgradeable dice, and master the art of tactic in turn-based battles. Are you ready to become the ultimate Dice Captain?
Why similar: Pirates 66.6% ★, Roguelike 16.5%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 1%
- #32 balls
75% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: brown shark games
Windows · Linux
A chain-reaction deck-building game in which you build the perfect combo machine to achieve the highest-scoring explosion chains.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.2%, Roguelike 20.7%, Casual 20%, Roguelite 19.9%, 2D 5.1%
- #33 Fathom Reach
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Feldsparc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raid enemy bases in the deep with a deck of cards. Chain cards into wild combos as you fight chamber by chamber. Steal loot before your hull breaks. Bring the loot home to build a base that fights back. Play solo or raid bases built by real players.
Why similar: Submarine 42.3% ★, Deckbuilding 23.8%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #34 Red Rogue Sea
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Firemage Studios
Windows · Linux
Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.
Why similar: Pirates 40.3% ★, Deckbuilding 25.5%, Roguelike 12.3%, Roguelite 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #35 Rust Bucket
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Cheese Tart
Windows
Rust Bucket is a short resource management horror game about uncovering data from a nuclear underwater accident, partially inspired by Iron Lung.
Why similar: Submarine 94.3% ★, Singleplayer 4.1%, Indie 1.5%
- #36 Until The Hero
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ArmedPeseant
Windows
Transform a simple farmer into a legendary hero with the magic of a loop! Farm endlessly and grow stronger than the Demon King. Combine items to grow stronger even faster! Write your own legendary tale with the power granted by the Goddess!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38.4%, Roguelite 35%, Casual 12.1%, Roguelike 8.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #37 SnakeMod
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MysteriousGoo Games
Windows
The snake themed roguelike deck building game. Mod your snake and build your deck to make number get big and snake get long!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 35.7%, Roguelite 32.1%, Roguelike 15.1%, Casual 8.3%, Dark 4%
- #38 RogueBite
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leander Edler-GollaPub: Guzzlers
Windows
RogueBite is a fast-paced, co-op rogue-lite reverse bullet hell. Survive waves of enemies using passive attacks and active abilities. Upgrade your character, buy gear, and customize your loadout as difficulty ramps up. Work together—how far can you get?
Why similar: Submarine 51.3% ★, Roguelite 19.6%, Roguelike 13.2%, Casual 11.9%, 2D 2.8%
- #39 Sunday Sticker Club
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: okwater
Windows
Place stickers, draw on your cards, and design the perfect deck to sacrifice to the devil. Find unique combos and powerful synergies with your stickers and trinkets to create offerings worthy enough to satisfy your debtor in this colorful deck-building roguelike.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 42.1%, Roguelite 29.6%, Casual 11.7%, Roguelike 9.3%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #40 Abyssalis
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veneficus
Windows
Descend through the ocean layers, purify marine life, and survive the abyss in this bullet hell roguelite. Face colossal bosses, choose powerful upgrades, and uncover the curse's origin. Can you save the ocean before you become fish bait?
Why similar: Submarine 72.9% ★, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 10.9%, Indie 0.9%, 2D 0.7%
- #41 Undersea: Waves and Adventures
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nyadata
Windows
You are the captain of a submarine of a small Ukrainian island state, with a big baggage of dreams and a lot of problems. Sink enemy ships, explore mysterious abandoned bases, steal secret documents. Drink tea and don't forget to have fun. Your team is already waiting for you. To the Battle!
Why similar: Submarine 83.4% ★, Roguelite 14.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #42 Pirates Outlaws
72% matchVery Positive82% of 784 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Why similar: Pirates 50.3% ★, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 8.8%, 2D 2.2%
- #43 CARRRDS
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Owen CollierPub: Cleardot Games
Windows · Mac
CARRRDS is a multiplayer pirate card game. Race your ship, sabotage the other captains, and try to be the first one home with the treasure.
Why similar: Pirates 77% ★, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Casual 9.2%, 2D 2.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #44 Under Pressure
71% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Hibo Studios
Windows
Flee or hunt? It’s up to you! Under Pressure is an asymmetric card game! To win you will need to strategize and guess.
Why similar: Submarine 94.5% ★, Singleplayer 3.6%, 2D 1.9%
- #45 A Little Physics Roguelike
67% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: berru
Windows · Mac · Linux
In A Little Physics Roguelike aim to grab the best equipment, then build your unique board with a variety of item to defeat cute enemies.
Why similar: Roguelite 47.3%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Casual 12.2%, Roguelike 9.6%, 2D 3.9%
- #46 Good Luck My Lord
70% matchPositive83% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Hippo Monster
Windows
Good Luck My Lord is a deckbuilding game where, as a feudal lord, your goal is to collect various resources to contribute to the King. Collect resources each week and submit resources each quarter. Try using different items, upgrading your fief, or obtaining special items to earn more resources!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 47.5%, Roguelite 28.5%, Casual 14.9%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #47 Thalassophobia
69% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NGreenDev
Windows
As a cataclysmic event rocks the planet, you find yourself in an old, decrepit submarine tasked with only one goal: survive. Manage the internal systems to keep yourself alive and fend off undersea horrors as they attempt to cut your journey short.
Why similar: Submarine 97.8% ★, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #48 Stack Match
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: day_dream
Windows
Stack Match is a Roguelike deck-building game centered around card stacking mechanics.
Why similar: Roguelite 37.3%, Deckbuilding 30.3%, Roguelike 16.6%, Casual 10.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #49 DEEP DIVER
66% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: PEGAX Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Every breath you take and every meter you descend will make the danger more intense. Upgrade your diver with 8 unique weapons, 30 different abilities, skill trees, and try to survive this punishing roguelike.Can you become the most skilled diver capable of reaching the deepest depths in the world?
Why similar: Submarine 61.6% ★, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 11.9%, Casual 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #50 Ninjurate
68% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: AfoGames
Windows
Enter the thrilling world of Ninjurate, where ancient ninjas rise to the defense of a mysterious jungle island surrounded by a mighty sea. The island has become the scene of a battle with zombie pirates, revived from forgotten times.
Why similar: Pirates 56.6% ★, Roguelike 18.3%, Casual 17.7%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #51 Roll Roll Hero
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamtropy
Windows · Mac
Roll Roll Hero is a rogue-like deck-builder where you gather items while crawling through dungeons. Mix and match them to unleash powerful combos and defeat foes! Recruit adventurers with unique skills to alter the dungeon's "feng shui." Stockpile your loot, but watch out for chaos!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 43.8%, Roguelite 30.5%, Roguelike 14.6%, Casual 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #52 Peer Pressure
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Pilot a submarine through a maze with your crew — from the inside. Manage systems, repair breakdowns, and survive whatever's out there. No ocean views included.
Why similar: Submarine 90.3% ★, Casual 8.7%, Indie 1%
- #53 Aleato
68% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: covgco
Windows
Aleato is a dynamic roguelike dice game where you aim to surpass each level's score by strategically experimenting with a diverse array of unique builds each game.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.4%, Deckbuilding 24.9%, Roguelike 18.2%, Casual 18.1%, 2D 4.2%
- #54 HoloSeeker
65% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: ImoyokanPub: holo Indie
Windows
A deckbuilding roguelite RPG featuring hololive members.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38%, Roguelite 26.5%, Pirates 20% ★, Roguelike 10.2%, 2D 2.7%
- #55 Rogue Skies
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mythtales Interactive
Windows
Conquer the skies in this tactical roguelike deckbuilder! In Rogue Skies, you'll assemble your crew, load the cannons and defend your airship from raiding sky pirates as you blow them out of the sky!
Why similar: Pirates 38% ★, Deckbuilding 30.6%, Roguelite 21.1%, Roguelike 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #56 Deep
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Metavision Studio
Windows
Deep is a chaotic, physics-based 4-player underwater co-op. Lower Grandpa's capsule to the ocean floor! Build rope winches, manage oxygen, feed Grandpa, and try not to smash his pod. Did you die? Come back as a fish to help—or troll—your surviving friends!
Why similar: Submarine 82.2% ★, Casual 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #57 Cannon Father
70% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Two Scoop Studio
Windows · Mac
It's every retired-pirate-father's nightmare; a never ending onslaught of enemies from your past, hellbent on destroying what little remains of your family. An explosive adventure where you’ll find yourself shooting, disintegrating, and flattening invaders all while treasure hunting.
Why similar: Pirates 84.5% ★, Casual 8.8%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%, 2D 2%