- #1 Card Crawl
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: Arnold Rauers
Windows · Mac
Card Crawl is a solitaire style Dungeon Crawler played with a deck of cards.
Why similar: Card Game 37.5%, Deckbuilding 31.9%, Strategy 11.3%, 2D 5.2%, Hand-drawn 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the same minimalist, card-based puzzle DNA and quick, tactical decision-making as the seed game.
- #2 Balatro
96% 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: Card Game 27.5%, Turn-Based 20%, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Card Battler 18.8%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A modern masterpiece of risk management that uses poker hands to create an incredibly addictive and strategic experience.
- #3 Pirates Outlaws
96% matchVery Positive83% of 751 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 23.5% ★, Card Battler 21.5%, Turn-Based 19%, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar pirate-themed, card-battling experience with a focus on quick, roguelike runs.
- #4 Solitairica
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 568 reviews2016
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.
Why similar: Card Battler 32.5%, Card Game 20%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Addictive 7.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It successfully blends the familiar mechanics of solitaire with RPG-style combat, creating a casual yet challenging experience.
- #5 Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
94% matchVery Positive90% of 892 reviews2020
Dev: Slothwerks
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.
Why similar: Card Game 28.7%, Card Battler 25.2%, Deckbuilding 22.7%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique grid-based push-your-luck mechanic that rewards careful planning and opportunistic play.
- #6 Dicey Dungeons
94% matchVery Positive89% of 11,632 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Card Battler 32.9%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Game 11.5%, Mouse Only 10.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a casual, turn-based combat system where luck mitigation is key to overcoming challenging encounters.
- #7 Luck be a Landlord
93% matchVery Positive93% of 11,440 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 56.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Casual 7.9%, 2D 5.9%, Mouse Only 5.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the high-stakes, gambling-inspired tension of Dead Man's Draw through its slot-machine-based deckbuilding.
- #8 Slay the Spire
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 213,462 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Card Battler 30.9%, Card Game 23.2%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Mouse Only 3.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it remains the definitive deckbuilder for those who enjoy strategic, turn-based card combat.
- #9 Dungeon Cards
92% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2020
Dev: 717 pixels
Windows
Simple fast-paced card crawler with roguelike elements and addictive gameplay
Why similar: Card Battler 74.1%, Card Game 18.7%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its grid-based movement and card-flipping mechanics mirror the quick, tactical decisions required in the seed game.
- #10 Blood Card
91% 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: Card Battler 28.7%, Turn-Based 21.3%, Card Game 17.6%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Mouse Only 7.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: This game strips away unnecessary complexity to focus on pure, card-based combat with a strong emphasis on risk-reward.
- #11 Card Crawl Adventure
90% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Arnold Rauers
Windows · Mac
Card Crawl Adventure is a single player card game with light deck building and roguelite elements. Engage in a unique path based combat mechanic to battle against devious tavern bosses. Visit a variety of cozy taverns, collect cards and improve your deck with magic equipment items and charms.
Why similar: Card Battler 34.5%, Card Game 21.4%, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Strategy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An expansion of the original's concepts that adds more strategic depth while maintaining the accessible card-based feel.
- #12 Mindbug Online
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 292 reviews2024
Dev: Kissaki Studios GmbH
Windows · Linux
Mindbug redefines the card-battler genre, focusing on pure strategy and fast-paced excitement from the very first turn. Outsmart opponents with the groundbreaking Mindbug mechanic and rise through the new roguelike mode, discovering fresh powers, creatures, and combos each run.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.7%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Card Game 14.7%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers quick, intense card duels that focus on clever, reactive play rather than complex deck management.
- #13 Stacklands
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,480 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Card Battler 33.7%, Card Game 30.4%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Hand-drawn 6.8%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, card-based resource management game that is easy to pick up but offers deep, satisfying strategic loops.
- #14 Hand of Fate 2
88% matchVery Positive84% of 5,769 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Card Game 51%, Deckbuilding 40.8%, Indie 3%, Strategy 2.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a mysterious dealer and card-based encounters that emphasize high-stakes risk and tactical choices.
- #15 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
86% 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: Card Battler 27.8%, Card Game 22.8%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the gambling and risk-taking themes that make Dead Man's Draw so compelling.
- #16 Ironclad Tactics
89% matchMixed69% of 625 reviews2013
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Ironclad Tactics is a fast-paced, card-based tactics game set in an alternate history Civil War - with steam-powered military robots!
Why similar: Card Battler 38.6%, Deckbuilding 25.4%, Card Game 21.8%, Strategy 8.6%, Casual 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card play with lane-based strategy in a simple, accessible format that is easy to learn but hard to master.
- #17 DICEOMANCER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,524 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
Why similar: Card Battler 34.6%, Card Game 28.7%, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Casual 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a combination of dice and cards to create unpredictable, high-stakes encounters that feel like a tabletop game.
- #18 Overdungeon
86% 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: Card Battler 29.3%, Card Game 19.1%, Deckbuilding 18%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, casual card-battler that prioritizes chaotic fun and quick, satisfying turns.
- #19 Spectromancer
85% matchVery Positive88% of 374 reviews2009
Dev: Apus SoftwarePub: Three Donkeys LLC
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A turn-based online fantasy card game. No character leveling, no grinding, no deck building - just 100% skill-based and fast-paced card battles!
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.8%, Card Battler 29.6%, Card Game 19%, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic turn-based card strategy game that feels like a traditional tabletop experience with simple, effective mechanics.
- #20 Fights in Tight Spaces
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,852 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Turn-Based 26.3%, Deckbuilding 21.9%, Card Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Strategy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical deckbuilder that functions like a puzzle, requiring careful positioning and resource management.
- #21 Kingdom Draw
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2022
Dev: Eternal Technics
Windows · Mac · Linux
A hybrid of challenging turn-based strategy and customizable card collection gameplay set in a medieval fantasy universe.
Why similar: Card Battler 31.4%, Card Game 20.8%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Directly shares the 'draw' mechanic and simple, turn-based strategy that defines the seed game.
- #22 Tuggowar
82% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Tension Games
Windows · Mac
Tuggowar is the big-brain deckbuilding duel. Engage in tense combat on a solarpunk frontier. Assemble your deck turn by turn, discover powerful card combos, disrupt the enemy strategy, and pilot your well-oiled war machine to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 23.5%, Card Game 17.4%, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Mouse Only 13.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, lane-based card strategy game that rewards quick thinking and efficient resource usage.
- #23 Death Roads: Tournament
81% matchVery Positive81% of 815 reviews2023
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Combine deadly racing, deckbuilding, and roguelite style to get car battles unlike anything before! Choose a driver, car, weapons, and sponsors to overcome tactical encounters. Adapt to an ever-changing race to come out on top and earn entry into the last safe haven on the Divided States of America.
Why similar: Card Battler 26.6%, Card Game 21.1%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card-based combat with high-stakes racing, emphasizing the need for quick, tactical decisions.
- #24 Ancient Gods
82% matchMixed63% of 302 reviews2022
Dev: Hexpion
Windows
Ancient Gods is a fusion of hero collector and deck-building rogue-lite where you collect your character, fight, and experience exciting events. Any character can use all the cards, combine them with the character's passive for ultimate power on your exploration.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.3%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Card Game 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, PvE 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible card-battler that focuses on quick, PVE encounters and straightforward strategic progression.
- #25 One Turn Kill
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,275 reviews2026
Dev: DenDenPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
One Turn Kill is a PvE card game where card drawing and deck control are the keys to victory. Engage in battles limited to a single turn for an exhilarating, suspenseful experience.Join the protagonist in a pixel art wasteland to face off with the strongest of enemies and see what story awaits.
Why similar: Card Battler 27.9%, Card Game 27.8%, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Strategy 10%, PvE 7.4%
- #26 Desert Revenant
81% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Kreationware
Windows
Desert Revenant is a strategic Roguelike Deck Building RPG packing a huge variety of cards to do battle with. Think about your every move and make careful decisions in hand-crafted encounters as you cut deals with Jinn and humans alike in your adventures amongst the dunes of Elmyr.
Why similar: Card Battler 27.6%, Card Game 21%, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible card-based RPG that focuses on replayability and simple, effective strategic choices.
- #27 Deathless. The Hero Quest
78% matchVery Positive88% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Card Battler 21.1%, Turn-Based 18%, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Mouse Only 10.5% ★
- #28 Cribbish
79% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Fence Post Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shuffle chaos. Brew victory. A roguelike deckbuilder where relics, potions, and risky hands rule the table. An arcane twist on Cribbage where potions and relics supercharge your cards and the deck always has an attitude. Choose your build wisely, the cards show no mercy!
Why similar: Card Game 32.8%, Deckbuilding 30.3%, Strategy 9.4%, Family Friendly 7.9%, Stylized 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic card games that emphasizes strategy and luck in a clean, minimalist interface.
- #29 Mori Carta
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Nevergreen Games
Windows · Mac
Mori Carta is a handless deckbuilding roguelike. Choose left or right on every card to adventure through stories. Simple decisions lead to rich and rewarding gameplay. Four dramatically different characters with their own unique card sets, more than 1000 playable cards, over 185 unique enemies.
Why similar: Card Battler 32.1%, Card Game 22%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.6%, Strategy 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features simple, card-based exploration that emphasizes quick, tactical choices in a charming, stylized world.
- #30 Noir Lords
77% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Speed Trail GamesPub: Booda Games
Windows
A fast-paced single-player card battler with tactical choices, quick rounds, and upgradeable cards. Build your deck and outsmart the city’s crime lords.
Why similar: Card Battler 34.1%, Card Game 25.8%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Strategy 5.7%, Stylized 5.7%
- #31 Pick a Hero
80% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: vikingfabian
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Card drafting strategy
Why similar: Strategy 54.3%, Casual 31.1%, Indie 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, turn-based card game that focuses on simple, accessible mechanics and quick play sessions.
- #32 Pirates Outlaws 2: Heritage
77% matchMixed68% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows
Pirates Outlaws 2 is a swashbuckling roguelike deckbuilder. Collect & fuse cards, gather powerful relics and adapt your strategy during each run. Become a reputed pirate, loot the Sea Masters, challenge giant creatures and triumph in the great Arena!
Why similar: Pirates 25.3% ★, Card Battler 23.1%, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #33 Armello
76% matchVery Positive82% of 16,002 reviews2015
Dev: League of Geeks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
Why similar: Turn-Based 41.1%, Card Game 30.1%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Strategy 9%, 2D 5.2%
- #34 Vault of the Void
74% 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: Card Battler 35.4%, Card Game 25.4%, Deckbuilding 23.7%, Strategy 8.1%, 2D 3.7%
- #35 .Forty-Five
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 988 reviews2024
Dev: Microwave Studios
Windows
A perfect mix of card game, rogue-lite, and pure wild west mayhem. Explore an ever-changing map, collect cards, and battle enemies. Cards are Bullets and are loaded into the revolver to gun down enemies. Experience .Forty-Five's innovative gameplay for free!
Why similar: Card Game 26.6%, Card Battler 22.3%, Deckbuilding 21.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Hand-drawn 5.1%
- #36 Pawnbarian
75% matchVery Positive89% of 878 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Card Battler 26.5%, Card Game 22.5%, Mouse Only 15.5% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Deckbuilding 12.8%
- #37 Doomspire
75% 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 Battler 41.2%, Card Game 39.1%, Casual 11.7%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #38 One Deck Dungeon
76% matchVery Positive81% of 868 reviews2018
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!
Why similar: Card Game 73.6%, Strategy 20.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #39 Pirate's Gambit
72% matchVery Positive90% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: Domestic Black CatPub: Studio Amateur
Windows · Mac
Pirate's Gambit takes you on an unpredictable voyage, blending deck-building with Yacht Dice mechanics. Roll the dice in the dimly lit cabin, where fate shifts with every turn. Are you closing in on treasure or something far more sinister?
Why similar: Card Game 45.7%, Deckbuilding 26.4%, Strategy 23.8%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #40 Dice With Death
71% matchVery Positive93% of 763 reviews2026
Dev: Sea Glass Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dice With Death is a Dicebuilding Roguelike – Unfortunately you have already died. Fortunately, Death is up for some friendly competition. Collect new dice and relics, create damage stacking combos, and even cheat Death himself to emerge victorious.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 59.5%, Strategy 18.3%, Stylized 17.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 2.4%
- #41 Cross Blitz
71% 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 29.4%, Card Game 21.4%, Deckbuilding 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%, PvE 8.8%
- #42 Caribbean Crashers
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,399 reviews2024
Dev: Bloxhill
Windows
Caribbean Crashers is a fast paced pirate strategy game where you control your own ship and fire cannonballs at enemy vessels to secure victory!
Why similar: Pirates 33.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 12.5%, 2D 12%
- #43 Dice Player One
70% matchVery Positive92% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: KDream
Windows
"Dice Player One" is a roguelike strategy game where dice reign supreme! Roll your dice, seize pivotal moments, and transform limited chances into boundless opportunities. Conquer challenges, unearth hidden secrets, and master the art of dice manipulation!
Why similar: Card Battler 31.3%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Game 20.2%, Stylized 8.5%, Strategy 7.8%
- #44 Dungeon: Faster & Deadlier
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Old Oak Den
Windows
This is a hybrid between a card, board, and turn-based single-player game. Play cards in various ways, and discover iconic artifacts. Combine logical possibilities with an aspect of chance. Gradually map the world of this rogue-lite adventure. Walk through the portal and fight!
Why similar: Card Battler 40.4%, Card Game 31.5%, Deckbuilding 24.4%, Singleplayer 2.2%, Strategy 1.2%
- #45 TEMPEST : Tower of Probatio
73% matchMixed56% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: New Normal Soft Inc.
Windows
Dive into 'Tempest: Tower of Probatio', a groundbreaking CCG that revolutionizes strategic card battle with its unique ban-pick phase. We designed for fast-paced and engaging gameplay where every move counts, it's perfect for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Card Battler 33.8%, Card Game 25.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Deckbuilding 8.9%
- #46 DREAMGATE
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Confirmed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamgate is a unique hardcore mix of deck building card battler, roguelite adventure and RPG. Build your deck, explore the Dreamgate world and defeat fearsome foes!
Why similar: Card Battler 25.5%, Card Game 19.7%, Turn-Based 18.3%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Strategy 10.2%
- #47 Down with the Ship
68% matchVery Positive95% of 360 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Anchor GamesPub: Proxy Studios
Windows · Mac
Strategic auto battler where you design a heavily-armed spaceship. Draft 200+ items, outfit your hull, and unleash it in async PvP. Blend captains and factions for absurd combos and galactic domination. Roll, buy, place, pray.
Why similar: Card Battler 33.7%, Pirates 30.2% ★, Deckbuilding 25.2%, Strategy 7.9%, 2D 3%
- #48 Ruff Ghanor
69% matchVery Positive90% of 768 reviews2024
Dev: DX Gameworks
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Ruff Ghanor is a Deckbuilder game with Roguelite elements, where each collected card represents a crucial action in your journey. Build the perfect deck, strategize, and create powerful synergies as you progress to face your destiny.
Why similar: Card Battler 35.9%, Deckbuilding 20.6%, Card Game 17.6%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Strategy 8.4%
- #49 Dimwood
68% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Inkspun LLC
Windows
A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.
Why similar: Card Battler 31.1%, Deckbuilding 23.5%, Card Game 21.5%, PvE 10.1%, Strategy 4.6%
- #50 Skogdal
68% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Erlend Kirkeboe
Windows
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 Battler 24.2%, Card Game 19.5%, Turn-Based 18.9%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Mouse Only 11.4% ★
- #51 Madcap Mosaic
70% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.7%, Card Game 26%, Deckbuilding 24.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.4%
- #52 Handmancers
67% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: 58BLADES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Handmancers is a Rock, Paper, Scissors Roguelite deckbuilder with a first-person twist where clear tactical choices meet deck-building depth. Craft your deck, enhance your cards, equip tricky artifacts and face powerful enemies in strategic fights
Why similar: Card Battler 33.1%, Card Game 25.2%, Deckbuilding 23.1%, PvE 10%, Strategy 8.6%
- #53 Gods vs Horrors
67% 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 38.1%, Card Game 24.7%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Strategy 6.7%
- #54 Golden Warden
67% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: xpiiPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A rogue-like battle game with easy controls. Pick a card each turn as you aim for the dungeon depths and attempt to claim the treasure that the Golden Warden protects as your own.
Why similar: Strategy 27.9%, PvE 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Casual 18.3%, 2D 7.7%
- #55 Blades, Bows and Magic
66% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Funk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A casual, medieval fantasy, strategy card battler. Duel champions across the land in singleplayer and unlock new cards with special abilities. Challenge other players or your friends in online PvP multiplayer with our distinctive tactical battle system.
Why similar: Card Battler 39.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.7%, Card Game 16.8%, Strategy 9.8%, PvE 7.9%
- #56 Vegangsters
66% 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: Card Battler 25%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Card Game 17.5%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #57 Frost
69% matchVery Positive88% of 155 reviews2016
Dev: Jérôme BodinPub: Le Studio des Ténèbres
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Frost is a Survival solo Card game. Inspired by deck-building board games like Dominion, Ascension and the like, it's an unique take on the genre as it puts you in charge of a group of people struggling against a restless, lethal storm.
Why similar: Turn-Based 22.6%, Deckbuilding 21.5%, Card Game 21.5%, Card Battler 20.5%, Strategy 6.4%
- #58 Knights in Tight Spaces
66% matchMostly Positive71% of 860 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 Battler 32.7%, Card Game 20.6%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Hand-drawn 7.4%