- #1 Emberward
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,696 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Falling Blocks 68.6% ★, Roguelite 9.3%, Roguelike 7%, Procedural Generation 6.8%, Strategy 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the falling-block mechanics combined with tower defense and roguelite strategy found in the seed game.
- #2 Isle of Arrows
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,082 reviews2022
Dev: Gridpop
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Isle of Arrows is a Puzzle Tower Defense game in which you build a fortress in the sky. Place towers, expand the isle, and build your own paths. Can you find the perfect spot for each tile to beat the RNG and defend against waves of invaders?
Why similar: Board Game 26%, Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 13.7%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Medieval 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines tile-placement and board-game aesthetics with tower-defense mechanics, mirroring the strategic puzzle feel of the seed.
- #3 Dorfromantik
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,212 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: Board Game 26.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Logic 16.3%, Procedural Generation 15.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the satisfying tile-placement and puzzle-solving aspects of building a landscape, which resonates with the duchy-building core of the seed.
- #4 Let's! Revolution!
95% matchVery Positive93% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Logic 13.9%, Roguelike 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: It blends grid-based tactical movement with puzzle-like deduction, offering a similar cerebral challenge to the seed game.
- #5 Stacklands
94% 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 38.2%, Tabletop 22.3%, Roguelite 20.8%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses card-based mechanics to manage resources and build a village, capturing the same resource-management and construction loop.
- #6 Blocky Dungeon
94% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: SquareAnon
Windows
A weird mix of block-placing puzzle and roguelike, where you build a dungeon and explore it at the same time! Defeat enemies, clear lines and collect loot. Explore the different dungeons, complete quests and try to survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 20.7%, Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 19.3%, Arcade 13.4%, Puzzle 12%
Why You'll Like It: This game directly combines dungeon-crawling with puzzle-based block mechanics, making it a strong thematic and mechanical match.
- #7 Balatro
92% 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 Battler 26.8%, Roguelike 24.3%, Roguelite 18.7%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: As a premier roguelite card-battler, it shares the deep tactical decision-making and addictive loop found in the seed game's combat system.
- #8 TerraScape
93% matchVery Positive89% of 2,155 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build gorgeous kingdoms on floating islands by strategically placing buildings in this cozy, medieval City-Puzzler. Discover secret combinations, take on weekly challenges and explore randomly generated maps in various single- and multiplayer game modes.
Why similar: Board Game 28.8%, Medieval 19.5%, Logic 18%, Procedural Generation 17.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes board-game-style city building and deck-based progression, mirroring the medieval realm-building focus of the seed.
- #9 Dicefolk
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,007 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.1%, Roguelike 25.8%, Procedural Generation 21.4%, Strategy 12.1%, Colorful 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on turn-based tactical combat and deckbuilding makes it a natural companion for fans of the seed's combat mechanics.
- #10 Cross Blitz
91% 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 35.2%, Roguelite 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Roguelike 10.4%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: This deckbuilder features a strong RPG narrative and tactical card combat that appeals to the same audience as the seed game.
- #11 Super Fantasy Kingdom
90% matchVery Positive87% of 5,669 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.8%, Medieval 18.2%, Roguelite 16.2%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelike 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a compelling mix of strategy and roguelite progression that captures the medieval kingdom-building feel of the seed.
- #12 Knights in Tight Spaces
89% 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 39.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Roguelike 15.1%, Strategy 8%, Puzzle 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an isometric, card-based tactical experience that emphasizes positioning and strategy, much like the seed game.
- #13 Wildfrost
89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,698 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.0 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: Card Battler 31.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This tactical card-battler features deep synergy-building and roguelite elements that align with the seed's combat design.
- #14 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
88% matchVery Positive94% of 736 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Card Battler 23.1%, Board Game 21.1%, Tabletop 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at merging board-game movement with card-battler tactics, mirroring the seed's hybrid gameplay style.
- #15 Tower Tactics: Liberation
87% matchVery Positive88% of 1,237 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Card Battler 41.5%, Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 17.2%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It successfully merges tower defense with roguelike deckbuilding, providing a similar strategic challenge to the seed.
- #16 Into the Breach
86% matchVery Positive94% of 21,909 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 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 Tactics 30.6%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 15.7%, Strategy 13.7%, Procedural Generation 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for grid-based tactical combat that feels like a puzzle, matching the tactical depth of the seed's combat.
- #17 Dungeon Clawler
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,740 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Procedural Generation 21.5%, Roguelike 19.2%, Arcade 16.6%, Strategy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike-deckbuilder incorporates arcade-style elements and loot mechanics that align with the seed's addictive progression.
- #18 Die in the Dungeon
83% matchVery Positive92% of 3,224 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Card Battler 35.2%, Roguelite 18.8%, Procedural Generation 18.2%, Roguelike 17.2%, Strategy 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on dice-based deckbuilding and tactical combat, offering a similar roguelite experience to the seed.
- #19 Dicey Dungeons
86% 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 53.2%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 6.5%, Colorful 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes dice-based combat within a roguelite structure, providing a similar sense of tactical improvisation and arcade-like fun.
- #20 Luck be a Landlord
84% 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: Roguelite 29.8%, Procedural Generation 26.9%, Roguelike 19.6%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It uses slot-machine mechanics to create a unique puzzle-roguelite experience that shares the seed's focus on innovative resource collection.
- #21 Oaken
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 382 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Oaken, a turn-based tactical roguelike set in the spirit inhabited world. Explore the Great Oak, gather allies and trinkets, learn to use the positioning for your advantage, choose how to upgrade your cards. Wake the spirits and save the Oak!
Why similar: Card Battler 24.8%, Board Game 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Tabletop 13.6%, Roguelite 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: The grid-based tactical combat and card-battler mechanics are highly reminiscent of the seed game's core loop.
- #22 Tales & Tactics
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,114 reviews2024
Dev: Table 9 StudioPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Roguelike Squad-based Autobattler in a Tabletop RPG setting. Draft your army, carefully equip and position your units, make important choices, and meet a colorful cast of characters as you make ready for the Grand Tournament.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.6%, Tabletop 20.3%, Board Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.7%, Roguelike 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This auto-battler uses hex-grid tactics to create a deep strategic experience that complements the seed's tactical focus.
- #23 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,558 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in this mix of RPGs, roguelike and auto battlers. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Roguelike 28.9%, Roguelite 26.3%, Procedural Generation 25.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Adventure 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This auto-battler focuses on army management and roguelite progression, echoing the troop recruitment aspects of the seed.
- #24 Megaloot
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,989 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.2%, Medieval 28.4%, Roguelike 26.5%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: The inventory-management-focused roguelite loop provides a similar sense of progression and character building to the seed.
- #25 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
80% matchVery Positive80% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
Why similar: Board Game 20.2%, Roguelike 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Roguelite 13%, Strategy 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: By turning chess into a roguelite, it captures the board-game-meets-strategy feel that defines the seed game.
- #26 Townscaper
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,498 reviews2021
Dev: Oskar StålbergPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Instant town building toy. Place housing blocks and watch them transform, piece by piece, into idyllic ocean-side towns, pastoral gardens, or sweeping cities on the sea.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 51.6%, Colorful 21.3%, Simulation 20.9%, Singleplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more casual, its focus on procedural building and aesthetic satisfaction mirrors the realm-building aspect of the seed.
- #27 Mini Motorways
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,837 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, Simulation 28.3%, Puzzle 26.2%, Roguelike 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: The puzzle-strategy focus on building efficient networks provides a similar brain-teasing experience to the seed's block-dropping mechanics.
- #28 Evertried
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evertried is an isometric, tactical rogue-lite where strategic positioning and quick wit in grid-based combat are the key to success. Make clever use of attacks, movement, skills and hazards to clear floors of enemies and advance higher toward your destiny in the afterlife.
Why similar: Board Game 20.2%, Tabletop 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.7%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The grid-based movement and tactical combat provide a similar tabletop-inspired experience to the seed game.
- #29 Rogue Tower
79% matchVery Positive83% of 5,872 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Roguelike 29.1%, Procedural Generation 21.1%, Roguelite 16.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Medieval 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a procedural approach to tower defense that aligns with the roguelite strategy found in the seed.
- #30 Rune Dice
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 616 reviews2026
Dev: Smart Raven StudioPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Tactical deckbuilding in bite-sized sessions. Launch dice to create magical chain reactions. Choose from distinct hero classes with unique abilities. Build synergies between dice, relics, and runes to defeat challenging bosses.
Why similar: Roguelite 41.7%, Roguelike 30.6%, Strategy 17.1%, Colorful 5.3%, Action 2.8%
- #31 Slay the Spire
78% 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 52.6%, Roguelike 23.8%, Roguelite 12.6%, Strategy 6.7%, Procedural Generation 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the definitive roguelite deckbuilder, it provides the tactical depth and replayability that fans of the seed's combat will appreciate.
- #32 Master of Piece
77% matchVery Positive91% of 214 reviews2026
Dev: I M GAME
Windows · Mac
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.
Why similar: Board Game 18%, Card Battler 17.5%, Tabletop 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.4%, Medieval 11.6%
- #33 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
76% matchVery Positive84% of 3,851 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 22.6%, Roguelite 21%, Procedural Generation 21%, Strategy 13.1%, Arcade 10.7%
- #34 Knightica
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,143 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 49.7%, Roguelike 24.6%, Strategy 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Roguelite 3.5%
- #35 Gambonanza
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,254 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!
Why similar: Board Game 32.9%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 17.1%, Arcade 13.2%, Strategy 8.7%
- #36 Tower Dominion
75% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Roguelite 28.1%, Roguelike 27.7%, Procedural Generation 27.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #37 Overlooting
74% matchVery Positive81% of 1,377 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!
Why similar: Roguelite 35.5%, Roguelike 27.1%, Medieval 25.8%, Strategy 10%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #38 Rainbow Legends
74% matchVery Positive83% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Unpixel Cloud Cedar StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
A territory-control roguelike deck builder where the side with more tiles at round’s end deals damage. Seize ground, place structures, shield your core, and unlock builds with card shapes, factions, and relics
Why similar: Card Battler 23.2%, Board Game 20.4%, Tabletop 15.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%
- #39 As We Descend
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Card Battler 29.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 20%, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 13.9%, Procedural Generation 6.8%
- #40 Hadean Tactics
73% 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: Card Battler 33.1%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 15.5%, Procedural Generation 15.5%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%
- #41 Automatic Kingdom
73% matchVery Positive89% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Board Game 37.2%, Medieval 29.7%, Historical 15.3%, Strategy 12.6%, Colorful 4.3%
- #42 Rogue Hex
72% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: Card Battler 24.8%, Historical 22.1%, Roguelike 19.9%, Roguelite 16%, Strategy 10.2%
- #43 Border Pioneer
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,822 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
Why similar: Medieval 37.8%, Roguelite 27.2%, Strategy 16.4%, Colorful 8.9%, Action 6.9%
- #44 Transport Legion
71% matchVery Positive86% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows · Linux
A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.9%, Strategy 24.7%, Medieval 22.8%, Tabletop 22.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #45 Backpack Hero
71% matchVery Positive87% of 8,383 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Card Battler 34.1%, Procedural Generation 19.1%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 17.4%, Strategy 8.5%
- #46 Neon Village
70% matchVery Positive89% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: Encraft
Windows
This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!
Why similar: Falling Blocks 55% ★, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Roguelite 8.7%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #47 Flick Shot Rogues
70% matchVery Positive88% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Butter By The FishPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Plan, Aim, Shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turnbased roguelikes. Chain together ridiculous combos, unlock characters, items and skills to conquer the island!
Why similar: Board Game 22.2%, Tabletop 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelite 15%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #48 Dungeon No Dungeon: Tyrant's Endgame
70% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows · Mac
Unique Match-3 Gameplay with Exciting Elemental Clashes. This is a casual strategy indie game that combines match-3, synthesis, and deck-building gameplay.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.2%, Medieval 24.7%, Roguelike 22.2%, Strategy 14.4%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #49 Thronefall
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,974 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Medieval 51.8%, Strategy 25.3%, Colorful 12.1%, Action 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #50 Madcap Mosaic
71% 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 31.8%, Roguelite 24.1%, Roguelike 18.1%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.1%
- #51 Demon Lord: Just a Block
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,816 reviews2026
Dev: YuWave
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Seek revenge on fantasy heroes as a reborn Demon Lord! Dive into this satisfying roguelite action game where the world only moves when you do. Plan your moves step by step or play swiftly with quick dodges and parries, colliding with enemies to land powerful attacks!
Why similar: Roguelite 54.4%, Roguelike 45.6%
- #52 WhatRogue:Exile Land
69% matchVery Positive80% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: 肉鸽独立团Pub: OKJOY
Windows
"WhatRogue:Exile Land" blends roguelike, card construction, and tactical turn-based gameplay. The tactical element requires spatial strategies, enhancing strategic depth. Choose different heroes and companions to defeat various monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Board Game 29.9%, Card Battler 28.7%, Strategy 19.6%, Medieval 13.3%, Adventure 7.4%
- #53 Dice With Death
65% 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: Board Game 50.6%, Roguelike 30%, Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #54 Zero Orders Tactics
68% matchVery Positive92% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
🌋⚔ Terraforming + Into The Breach! An experimental puzzle strategy where you are not commanding your troops - now, you are shaping the battlefield itself! Nothing is random*, everything is predictable*, and the battlefield is changing. Every turn. By you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 21.8%, Roguelite 14.5%, Board Game 14.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Procedural Generation 9.3%
- #55 Three Kingdom: The Journey
69% matchVery Positive82% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.7%, Historical 18.5%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #56 Dawnfolk
66% matchVery Positive95% of 693 reviews2025
Dev: Darenn KellerPub: Astra Logical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dawnfolk is a charmingly dark, casual and puzzly survival building game. Gather resources, rebuild your realm, and protect your people from oppressive shadows. Can you unveil the secrets of the monoliths and bring light back to the world?
Why similar: Board Game 43.3%, Medieval 27.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Strategy 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #57 The Ouroboros King
68% matchVery Positive81% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Board Game 28%, Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Medieval 9%
- #58 Kingdom's Deck
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 469 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 31.1%, Medieval 21.5%, Roguelike 20.1%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 9.5%
- #59 Trials of Fire
67% matchVery Positive86% of 3,249 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.4 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: Card Battler 27%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.8%, Board Game 18.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #60 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
64% matchVery Positive93% of 790 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Why similar: Card Battler 38.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Roguelite 15.8%, Roguelike 15.8%, Strategy 8.6%