- #1 Emberward
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,818 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Falling Blocks 63.6% โ
, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 8.1%, Procedural Generation 7.9%, Strategy 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the falling-block mechanics combined with tower defense strategy found in Drop Duchy.
- #2 Isle of Arrows
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,101 reviews2022
Dev: Gridpop
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 16.0 hrsโฅ1hr: 69%
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 26.2%, Roguelike 14.2%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, Medieval 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core loop of placing tiles to build a defensive layout while managing roguelite progression.
- #3 Super Fantasy Kingdom
95% matchVery Positive87% of 5,926 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 27.6%, Medieval 18.4%, Roguelite 16.1%, Procedural Generation 14.5%, Roguelike 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar medieval strategy experience with roguelite elements and kingdom management.
- #4 Blocky Dungeon
96% matchVery Positive85% of 84 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 19.1%, Roguelite 19%, Arcade 13.4%, Puzzle 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a similar grid-based puzzle approach to navigate and conquer dungeon environments.
- #5 Dicefolk
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,103 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrsโฅ1hr: 67%
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 28.9%, Roguelike 25.8%, Procedural Generation 21.6%, Strategy 12.1%, Colorful 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep tactical combat and roguelite deckbuilding that complements the strategic depth of Drop Duchy.
- #6 Dorfromantik
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,559 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 26.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Logic 16.3%, Procedural Generation 15%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the relaxing yet strategic essence of placing tiles to expand a growing landscape.
- #7 Stacklands
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,157 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. ๐ For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. ๐ Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Card Battler 38%, Tabletop 22.7%, Roguelite 20.6%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on stacking cards to manage resources and build a village provides a similar tactile satisfaction to Drop Duchy.
- #8 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
92% matchVery Positive94% of 758 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 22.9%, Board Game 21.4%, Tabletop 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a strong board-game feel with grid-based movement and tactical card-battler mechanics.
- #9 Knights in Tight Spaces
91% matchMixed70% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 Battler 39.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 25%, Roguelike 15%, Strategy 8.1%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tight, grid-based tactical combat using cards, perfect for fans of the seed game's tactical layer.
- #10 Shogun Showdown
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,002 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 hrsโฅ1hr: 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: Turn-Based Tactics 30.4%, Roguelike 21.6%, Procedural Generation 17.8%, Roguelite 17.2%, Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends tactical combat with puzzle-like positioning, requiring careful planning for every move.
- #11 Oaken
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 390 reviews2023
Dev: Laki StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 24.6%, Board Game 18.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Tabletop 13.7%, Roguelite 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a unique hex-grid board-game aesthetic combined with tactical card-battler gameplay.
- #12 Hadean Tactics
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 32.9%, Roguelite 16.4%, Procedural Generation 15.6%, Roguelike 15.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game merges auto-battler mechanics with card-based strategy in a way that feels very similar to Drop Duchy's combat.
- #13 Tower Tactics: Liberation
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,252 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 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: Card Battler 41.4%, Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 17.1%, Procedural Generation 12.7%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It successfully integrates deckbuilding and tower defense into a cohesive roguelite experience.
- #14 Ratropolis
88% matchVery Positive88% of 5,510 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Card Battler 31%, Real Time Tactics 25.5%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 11.9%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines card-based city building with real-time defense, echoing the resource management and combat of the seed game.
- #15 Cross Blitz
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 Battler 35.1%, Roguelite 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.2%, Roguelike 10.4%, Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game offers a polished deckbuilding experience with RPG elements and tactical combat depth.
- #16 Into the Breach
87% matchVery Positive94% of 22,217 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 32.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 30.8%, Roguelike 17.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Strategy 13.7%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for grid-based tactical puzzles where every placement decision is critical for survival.
- #17 Tales & Tactics
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,229 reviews2024
Dev: Table 9 StudioPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 73%
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 22.3%, Tabletop 20.5%, Board Game 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.6%, Roguelike 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep auto-battler experience on a hex grid that emphasizes strategic positioning.
- #18 Dungeon Clawler
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,952 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 86%
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 22.1%, Procedural Generation 21.7%, Roguelike 19.1%, Arcade 16.8%, Strategy 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It adds an arcade-like, physics-based twist to the roguelike-deckbuilder genre.
- #19 Loop Hero
85% matchVery Positive93% of 36,505 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 33.8%, Roguelite 31.6%, Roguelike 29.3%, Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game centers on placing tiles to build the world around your character, creating a unique roguelite strategy experience.
- #20 Cardboard Town
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,304 reviews2023
Dev: Stratera GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 76%
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Why similar: Card Battler 25.8%, Tabletop 25.3%, Roguelite 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This city-builder uses card-based mechanics to manage growth, mirroring the resource-driven building of Drop Duchy.
- #21 Rune Dice
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,299 reviews2026
Dev: Smart Raven StudioPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 90%
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 42%, Roguelike 29.9%, Strategy 17.3%, Colorful 5.2%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deckbuilding and dice mechanics to create a strategic roguelite experience.
- #22 Knightica
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,184 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 90%
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 49.5%, Roguelike 24.6%, Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Roguelite 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends auto-battler mechanics with tower defense and deckbuilding for a complex strategic loop.
- #23 Overlooting
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,733 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 74%
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 35.2%, Roguelike 27.5%, Medieval 25.8%, Strategy 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes inventory management and loot optimization, which are core to the progression in Drop Duchy.
- #24 Luck be a Landlord
81% matchVery Positive93% of 11,522 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 29.6%, Procedural Generation 27.1%, Roguelike 19.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Simulation 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It turns resource management into a roguelite puzzle, sharing the addictive 'one more turn' quality of Drop Duchy.
- #25 Evertried
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Lunic Games / Danilo DominguesPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows ยท Mac ยท 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 20.4%, Tabletop 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.5%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses grid-based movement and tactical combat to create a board-game-like challenge.
- #26 Megaloot
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,013 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 83%
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%, Medieval 28.8%, Roguelike 26.3%, Strategy 10.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on loot-driven character building and roguelite strategy provides a similar sense of progression.
- #27 Tabletop Tavern
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,980 reviews2026
Dev: TJPub: Frostbloom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 78%
Tabletop Tavern is a roguelike RTS where you build an army from scratch and command them across a brutal campaign. Recruit diverse units, create devastating synergies, and make tactical choices that shape the fate of every run.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.6%, Tabletop 19.3%, Historical 16%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #28 Kingdom Two Crowns
79% matchVery Positive90% of 39,408 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Medieval 51.1%, Strategy 19.5%, Simulation 15.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the medieval building and defense management aspect of the seed game in a side-scrolling format.
- #29 Terra Nil
78% matchVery Positive87% of 8,729 reviews2023
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrsโฅ1hr: 78%
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem. Bring life back to a lifeless world by purifying soil, cleaning oceans, planting trees, and reintroducing wildlife, then leave without a trace.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 39.7%, Puzzle 23.3%, Strategy 22%, Colorful 11.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is a reverse city-builder that focuses on environmental puzzle-solving and tile placement.
- #30 Mini Motorways
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,364 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 37.3%, Simulation 27.6%, Puzzle 26.2%, Roguelike 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on spatial puzzle-solving and infrastructure management, which is a key component of building a duchy.
- #31 Dicey Dungeons
79% matchVery Positive89% of 11,830 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrsโฅ1hr: 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: Card Battler 52.9%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 14%, Strategy 6.6%, Colorful 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It uses dice-based mechanics to drive tactical combat, offering a similar puzzle-strategy feel.
- #32 Master of Piece
76% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2026
Dev: I M GAME
Windows ยท 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 depthโbuild your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.
Why similar: Card Battler 18.9%, Board Game 18.1%, Tabletop 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #33 Rogue Hex
76% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 87%
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 24.7%, Historical 22.5%, Roguelike 19.8%, Roguelite 15.8%, Strategy 10.3%
- #34 Lootbound
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,172 reviews2026
Dev: ArtDockPub: Dreland Enterprises
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 82%
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.9%, Roguelike 26.7%, Procedural Generation 24%, Strategy 13.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #35 Rainbow Legends
75% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Unpixel Cloud Cedar StudioPub: Light Up Games
Windows
A territory-control roguelike deck builder where the side with more tiles at roundโs end deals damage. Seize ground, place structures, shield your core, and unlock builds with card shapes, factions, and relics
Why similar: Card Battler 22.9%, Board Game 20.6%, Tabletop 16%, Roguelike 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%
- #36 Pawnbarian
77% matchVery Positive89% of 895 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrsโฅ1hr: 90%
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 22.3%, Board Game 21.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.4%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 12.8%
- #37 Automatic Kingdom
74% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows ยท Mac ยท 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 12.5%, Colorful 4.3%
- #38 Transport Legion
74% matchVery Positive86% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: ๅไบบไธไธช
Windows ยท 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 28.5%, Strategy 24.7%, Medieval 23%, Tabletop 22.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #39 Border Pioneer
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,902 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 76%
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 38.2%, Roguelite 26.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Colorful 8.9%, Action 7%
- #40 Tower Dominion
71% matchVery Positive86% of 5,489 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 88%
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 27.8%, Roguelike 27.5%, Procedural Generation 27.3%, Strategy 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #41 Dungeon No Dungeon: Tyrant's Endgame
73% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows ยท 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 26.9%, Medieval 25%, Roguelike 22%, Strategy 14.5%, Procedural Generation 10.7%
- #42 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 369 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrsโฅ1hr: 80%
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 20.3%, Roguelike 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Roguelite 12.7%, Strategy 12.1%
- #43 Let's! Revolution!
72% matchVery Positive92% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK Games
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 68%
Letโs! 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 20.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Logic 14.1%, Roguelike 13.3%
- #44 Madcap Mosaic
73% matchVery Positive95% of 76 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%, Roguelike 18%, Strategy 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
- #45 WhatRogue๏ผExile Land
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: ่้ธฝ็ฌ็ซๅขPub: OKJOY
Windows
"WhatRogue๏ผExile 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 30.1%, Card Battler 28.2%, Strategy 19.5%, Medieval 13.4%, Adventure 7.6%
- #46 Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: YogurtGames
Windows
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 28.3%, Strategy 14.4%, Roguelike 11.1%, Medieval 10.5%
- #47 Die in the Dungeon
66% matchVery Positive92% of 3,523 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 80%
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 35.1%, Roguelite 18.7%, Procedural Generation 18.3%, Roguelike 17.1%, Strategy 8.6%
- #48 Stackflow
67% matchVery Positive89% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Caue FerraretoPub: Pixel Purrfect
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Stackflow is a hypnotically addictive strategic roguelike about the pure pleasure of fitting pieces perfectly. Discover unique blocks, create satisfying connections, and trigger explosive combos that release pure dopamine.
Why similar: Roguelike 33.2%, Arcade 23.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Colorful 12.8%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #49 Tetra Tactics
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Jabari AliiPub: indie.io
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Strategize, collect, upgrade. Tetra Tactics is a roguelite deckbuilder inspired by Triple Triad, featuring deep meta-progression and endless replayability. Outwit opponents on a 4x4 tactical grid, traverse branching maps, augment your cards, and combine powerful abilities to build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Card Battler 29.5%, Board Game 23.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Roguelike 13.9%, Strategy 6.4%
- #50 Backpack Hero
68% matchVery Positive86% of 8,491 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows ยท Mac ยท Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 83%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Card Battler 34%, Procedural Generation 19.3%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 17.3%, Strategy 8.6%
- #51 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
67% matchVery Positive82% of 2,688 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Roguelike 28.9%, Procedural Generation 26%, Roguelite 25.9%, Strategy 13.6%, Adventure 2.9%
- #52 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 854 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 76%
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 38.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Strategy 8.7%
- #53 Defend the Rook
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 244 reviews2021
Dev: One Up PlusPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrsโฅ1hr: 54%
A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!
Why similar: Tabletop 32.4%, Medieval 20.4%, Roguelite 19.9%, Roguelike 17%, Strategy 8.5%
- #54 Tower Realm
68% matchMixed64% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Charge Piggy Studio Pub: Charge Piggy Studio
Windows
Tower Realm is a high-strategy Magic Tower RPG collection with fixed maps and stats, auto turn-based battles, and precise resource-route planning. Clear hardcore with no supplies, or use the Green Key to lower difficulty. Earn clear points to unlock custom challenges.
Why similar: Board Game 30.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 21%, Strategy 16.7%, Puzzle 12.8%, Medieval 9.1%
- #55 Block Tower TD
69% matchVery Positive86% of 97 reviews2023
Dev: MyDreamForever
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 77%
Block Tower TD is a roguelike tower defense strategy game with interesting innovations. Build a world out of blocks, choose random upgrades to make every run unique.
Why similar: Roguelite 29.2%, Roguelike 27.3%, Procedural Generation 21.9%, Strategy 15.3%, Colorful 6.2%
- #56 Three Kingdom: The Journey
69% matchVery Positive81% of 248 reviews2023
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 โ and your skills as a general โ stand in their way!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.6%, Historical 18.7%, Roguelike 13.9%, Roguelite 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #57 Kyvir: Rebirth
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 419 reviews2021
Dev: Dawnblaze EntertainmentPub: AplusGames
Windows ยท Mac
Kyvir: Rebirth is a single player card game that combines elements of RPG, deck building, and roguelike gameplay. This game features an original dual deck mechanism, hundreds of distinctive items, skills, and cards for you to experiment with.
Why similar: Card Battler 25.3%, Board Game 20.2%, Tabletop 19.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #58 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
64% matchVery Positive82% of 4,571 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrsโฅ1hr: 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 22.8%, Procedural Generation 20.9%, Roguelite 20.8%, Strategy 12.9%, Arcade 11.1%
- #59 As We Descend
65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,382 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.2 hrsโฅ1hr: 79%
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 29.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 6.8%
- #60 TerraScape
66% matchVery Positive89% of 2,226 reviews2024
Dev: Bitfall StudiosPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows ยท Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrsโฅ1hr: 68%
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 28.9%, Medieval 19.5%, Logic 18%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Puzzle 9.4%