- #1 Teamfight Manager
97% matchVery Positive87% of 5,832 reviews2021
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Teamfight Manager is a simulation game where you are the coach of an e-sports team. You must manage players to set them up for matches. Make the best of pick & ban by evaluating the characteristics of the champions/players! A smart strategy can make up for a lack of individual player skills.
Why similar: eSports 36.3% ★, Management 29.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Auto Battler 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest direct competitor to the esports management and auto-battler aspects of the seed game.
- #2 Gladiator Guild Manager
96% matchVery Positive81% of 3,937 reviews2024
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.
Why similar: Management 27.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Auto Battler 14.8%, Strategy 12.3%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines team management with tactical auto-battler combat, mirroring the core loop of building and deploying a squad.
- #3 Esports Life Tycoon
96% matchMixed61% of 713 reviews2020
Dev: UPLAY Online
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Manage your own esports squad, expand your gaming house, and defeat legendary teams to become the best in the world!
Why similar: eSports 42.5% ★, Management 21.5%, Strategy 9.5%, Character Customization 8.5%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the day-to-day life and team management struggles of running a professional esports organization.
- #4 Dicefolk
94% 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: Deckbuilding 33.1%, Strategy 27.5%, Tactical 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Casual 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features unique turn-based tactical combat with deckbuilding elements that emphasize strategic control over the battlefield.
- #5 eSports Legend
94% matchMixed62% of 1,210 reviews2018
Dev: 90GamesPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Esports Legend is a Esports club simulator. You are here to make a unknown amateur team world-famous within several seasons!
Why similar: eSports 48.1% ★, Management 18.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.1%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic esports management simulation that focuses on the growth and training of a professional team.
- #6 Fights in Tight Spaces
93% 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 Tactics 27.4%, Deckbuilding 20.9%, Strategy 19.5%, Card Game 19.2%, Tactical 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a masterclass in tactical deckbuilding where positioning and card synergy are essential for success.
- #7 Cross Blitz
92% 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 32.3%, Card Game 17.7%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG-infused deckbuilder offers deep tactical combat and character customization similar to managing professional players.
- #8 Griftlands
91% matchVery Positive94% of 14,364 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Card Battler 45.3%, Card Game 20.4%, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Strategy 9.9%, RPG 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends narrative-driven management with complex deckbuilding and tactical turn-based combat.
- #9 Looper Tactics
91% matchVery Positive89% of 518 reviews2023
Dev: Inkstone AtelierPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome again, wandering soul. Will this be the time of your success? Watch your steps as you advance in this roguelike-deck builder and engage in auto-battler card encounters of increasing difficulty. Get stronger in each battle, rise from the ashes, and break free from endless reincarnation!
Why similar: Card Battler 29.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Card Game 15.6%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Auto Battler 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based tactical game that requires careful planning and deck management to overcome challenging opponents.
- #10 Monster Train
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,834 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Card Battler 37.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Card Game 17.6%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Strategy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its lane-based tactical deckbuilding provides a similar sense of strategic positioning found in MOBA-inspired combat.
- #11 Rune Coliseum
89% matchVery Positive88% of 911 reviews2024
Dev: Rafale Software
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Step into the shoes of an ancient gladiator and do your best to survive in the coliseum. Combine various skills and equipment, develop your own fighting style, and defeat all the enemies to become the next champion!
Why similar: Card Battler 30.6%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management of fighters and deckbuilding, creating a strong thematic link to the seed game.
- #12 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 37.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Card Game 18.2%, Deckbuilding 14%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on tactical card placement and turn-based synergy makes it a great fit for fans of the seed game's combat system.
- #13 Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
88% matchVery Positive80% of 198 reviews2025
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
Why similar: Card Battler 32.4%, Card Game 21.5%, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Sports 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It directly applies the deckbuilding genre to a sports setting, mirroring the seed game's unique fusion of mechanics.
- #14 Slay the Spire
85% 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 47.2%, Card Game 26.7%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Strategy 7.4%, Indie 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive deckbuilding experience that provides the strategic depth and replayability expected by fans of card-based tactics.
- #15 Vault of the Void
84% 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 41.6%, Card Game 22.4%, Deckbuilding 19.5%, Strategy 12.3%, Indie 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers high-level tactical control and deck management, rewarding players who plan their turns carefully.
- #16 League Manager 2023
86% matchMixed42% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: AG SOFTPub: AG SOFT
Windows
Complete your own squad, try to win the league, and experience a thrilling win in the World Championship. The journey to E-Sport League glory awaits.
Why similar: eSports 42% ★, Management 17.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses specifically on the management of esports teams, providing a realistic look at the industry.
- #17 ESport Manager
86% matchMixed41% of 179 reviews2018
Dev: InImagesPub: Manager Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Would you like to try your hand as a manager of this e-sport? eSport Manager is a game based on the idea of e-sports competitions, especially the most popular - FPS AND MOBA.
Why similar: eSports 47.9% ★, Management 20%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Sports 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward management sim that allows players to build their own esports organization from the ground up.
- #18 Pro Gamer Manager 2
87% matchVery Negative14% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: Millenway
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 54 min≥1hr: 17%
Pro Gamer Manager 2 is an e-sport simulator game. Create, manage and compete with your own team of Pro Gamers. Conquer all obstacles and become the number one team in the world!
Why similar: eSports 36.3% ★, Management 19%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 13.7%, Sports 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated esports management simulation that focuses on the logistics and training of a professional gaming team.
- #19 Across the Obelisk
82% matchVery Positive81% of 12,889 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 53.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Card Battler 34.6%, Card Game 18.9%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Tactical 10.9%, Strategy 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder that requires managing multiple characters with distinct roles, much like a MOBA team.
- #20 Great eSports Manager
84% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Fedora Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Manage a house of eSport gamers by training the strong, and pruning the weak. Then go head to head with North Korea, the greatest gaming nation in history.
Why similar: Management 35.3%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 16.3%, Sports 12.9%, RPG 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a casual approach to the esports management genre, perfect for players looking for a lighter experience.
- #21 Balatro
79% 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 31%, Card Battler 28.1%, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Strategy 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: While different in theme, its deep strategic management and card-based mechanics appeal to the same analytical mindset.
- #22 Cardboard Town
81% matchVery Positive80% of 2,205 reviews2023
Dev: Stratera GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 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 22.5%, Card Game 17.2%, Management 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%, Deckbuilding 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This city-builder uses card-based mechanics to manage resources, appealing to fans of the seed game's strategic card systems.
- #23 Pro Player Life
83% matchMixed69% of 129 reviews2020
Dev: BloodBrothers Studios
Windows
In Pro Player Life you can make your dream of becoming a pro player come true, and maybe even become a legend in the world of e-sports. Manage your career, level up your skills, and come up against increasingly stronger opponents in your journey to the top of the world.
Why similar: eSports 67.8% ★, Simulation 18.1%, Sports 5.9%, Casual 4.9%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation that places you in the shoes of a pro gamer, focusing on the career progression and lifestyle aspects.
- #24 Draft of Darkness
81% matchVery Positive93% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Crawly Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Why similar: Card Battler 44.8%, Card Game 20.7%, Deckbuilding 18%, Strategy 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deckbuilding with tactical survival, requiring resource management and strategic team composition.
- #25 Inscryption
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Battler 47.2%, Card Game 24%, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Strategy 9%, 3D 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative deckbuilder that incorporates tactical layers and management elements within a dark, compelling atmosphere.
- #26 Cyber Team Manager
82% matchMostly Negative34% of 82 reviews2016
Dev: The TambourinePub: The Tambourine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Do you ever dreamed of creating a cyber sports team? Or dreamed of when yourself play your favorite video game at the professional level? You will be able to experience all these feelings in our game and gain experience in manage activities. Create yourself as a eSport’s pro team manager.
Why similar: Simulation 40.3%, Sports 36.7%, Indie 11.7%, Casual 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused esports game that emphasizes the growth and development of individual players.
- #27 Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
77% matchVery Positive85% of 623 reviews2024
Dev: Asteroid Game Studio
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
E-sports Godfather is a Deck-building game simulating MOBA e-sports. You will play a role as team coach and build your team. You need to train players and make strategies in various game versions, beat other teams and finally, take the Champion of the World. Be nobody, or lead your team to dominate!
Why similar: eSports 20% ★, Card Battler 17.9%, Management 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%, Card Game 8.6%
- #28 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
78% matchVery Positive87% of 2,255 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Card Battler 50.1%, Card Game 24.7%, Deckbuilding 17.8%, RPG 4.5%, Indie 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming tactical deckbuilder that emphasizes party synergy and turn-based combat strategy.
- #29 Elysium: Blood Games
80% matchMixed61% of 212 reviews2016
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enter a world of blood, influence and secrets in this easy to learn, yet deep strategy sim where you control a group of Gladiators, guiding them through combat and competition. Bribe, gamble and slash your way to an arena championship!
Why similar: Sports 20.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Management 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.1%, Simulation 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sports-themed management game that shares the competitive spirit and strategic planning of the seed game.
- #30 Teamfight Manager 2
76% matchMixed59% of 395 reviews2026
Dev: Team Samoyed
Windows · Mac · Linux
Teamfight Manager is back with more detailed tactics, management, and a new MOBA-style gameplay. Take charge of a virtual e-sports team, build the ultimate roster, and become the greatest manager!
Why similar: eSports 50.6% ★, Management 18.8%, Auto Battler 9.4%, Simulation 9.3%, Sports 5.2%
- #31 Cat God Ranch
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,174 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyPotato Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!
Why similar: Card Battler 23.1%, Management 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Deckbuilding 10.7%, Card Game 10.6%
- #32 Esports History
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
Windows
Esports History is an RPG sim where you start as a regular guy, and work your way up to the very top of esports. Defeat bosses in tournaments, make a name for yourself within the esports community, and become a real pro!
Why similar: eSports 38.1% ★, Management 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Strategy 8.1%, Simulation 7.2%
- #33 Entertainment Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 189 reviews2026
Dev: Grizzbera StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
"Entertainment Simulator" is a new era TV station simulation game with a powerful data simulation system and many innovative gameplay. You have to compete with TV stations and new media, and finally, through unremitting efforts, build your own media empire.
Why similar: Management 33.2%, Card Game 22.4%, Strategy 15%, Simulation 13%, Deckbuilding 11.9%
- #34 Squiggle Football
73% matchVery Positive94% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Max BarryPub: NationStates Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Squiggle Football is a deck-building football management roguelike, where you create a team and form powerful combinations of players, coaches, tactics and culture. Recruit, trade & innovate through nail-biting matches to reach & conquer the National League. Inspired by Australian Rules Football.
Why similar: Management 20.7%, Card Game 16%, Card Battler 13.7%, Sports 12.9%, Simulation 12%
- #35 Esports History: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Quantum Gear Studios
Windows
Esports History: Prologue is a free RPG simulator about the era of the birth of eSports. Start from scratch and work your way up to an eSports career. Use your resources and time wisely to develop a unique character and win tournaments.
Why similar: eSports 36.4% ★, Management 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Simulation 7.8%
- #36 Endgame of Devil
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,030 reviews2023
Dev: MiniWhalePub: Anotherindie
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As the Devil, command your minions to defeat the greedy adventurers! Build your team with over 240 minions and over 200 treasures, and discover various battle strategies. Enjoy the convenience of one-click auto battles!
Why similar: Card Battler 48.5%, Auto Battler 15%, Strategy 14.4%, Tactical 12%, RPG 5.1%
- #37 CFS (Chinese Football Simulator)
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 282 reviews2026
Dev: 悟空实验室Pub: Wise Games
Windows
"Chinese Football Simulator" is a management game themed around Chinese football. As both club owner and head coach, you'll develop and manage teams—either existing or custom—immersed in authentic Chinese football culture.
Why similar: Management 43.4%, Sports 18%, Character Customization 18%, Simulation 9.9%, Tactical 8.3%
- #38 电竞俱乐部/ESports Club
77% matchMixed53% of 1,553 reviews2017
Dev: Hangzhou Xinlan Network Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
ESports Club is a sim game based on electronic sports industry, including most popular game types such as FPS and MOBA. What are you still waiting for? Start your esports career now!
Why similar: eSports 44.8% ★, Strategy 15.1%, Management 14%, Simulation 13.6%, Sports 9.7%
- #39 Card Cultivation
71% matchMixed68% of 585 reviews2026
Dev: DarkIndexPub: IndieArk
Windows
Card Cultivation is a card management game that visualizes the process of cultivating immortality through cards. In the game, you will play as a cultivation practitioner: cultivate techniques, explore treasures, and craft weapons, Throughout re-cultivation, you will recover memory.
Why similar: Card Battler 39.4%, Management 25.3%, Card Game 21.7%, Simulation 8.4%, RPG 4%
- #40 Punch to Glory
71% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
Start your journey as a boxer from the ground up, fighting your way to glory. Develop your character, collect fight cards, and face the challenges life throws your way. Train hard, manage stress, and give everything you've got to turn your championship dreams into reality.
Why similar: Card Battler 27.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Management 15.5%, Card Game 12.5%, Deckbuilding 8.1%
- #41 Pro Gamer Manager
76% matchMixed49% of 685 reviews2016
Dev: Raptor Claw GamesPub: 501 Industries
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Compete for stardom in this Esport management tycoon.
Why similar: eSports 39.6% ★, Management 25.5%, Simulation 14.6%, Sports 7.9%, Strategy 6.5%
- #42 Soul Academy
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 463 reviews2023
Dev: Master Games
Windows
"Soul Academy" is an academy simulator with automatic battle MOBA. You will manage a shabby soul academy, recruiting and training students. Your ultimate goal is to challenge various academies across the continent and reach the top.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.5%, Auto Battler 14.2%, Management 13.7%, Tactical 13.7%, Simulation 10.9%
- #43 Escape the Dynasty
70% matchVery Positive87% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: CoolStar Games
Windows
A Roguelike Deckbuilder meets Turn-Based Auto-Battler! Trapped in a dark Three Kingdoms tower, command your army on a strategic 3x10 grid. Equip cards with unique "Wine" skills, master the Art of War, and make crucial choices in random events. Break the seal and Escape the Dynasty!
Why similar: Card Battler 31.1%, Card Game 18.1%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%
- #44 Regista: Reign Your Football Club
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: dicehit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.
Why similar: Management 33.8%, Card Game 25%, Simulation 12%, Sports 11.4%, Strategy 10.7%
- #45 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
68% 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: Auto Battler 54.2%, Character Customization 21.3%, Strategy 16.3%, RPG 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #46 Apokerlypse
68% matchVery Positive84% of 610 reviews2026
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A card-strategy roguelike inspired by a variety of poker games. You play as a highly skilled card shark in the Tavern at the End of the World, combining all kinds of demon chips to rewrite the rules of play, compete with players from across the globe, and ultimately rise to the top.
Why similar: Card Battler 29.2%, Card Game 21.9%, Deckbuilding 21.1%, Strategy 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 3.4%
- #47 DICEOMANCER
67% 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 38.7%, Card Game 24.1%, Strategy 18.7%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Indie 1.7%
- #48 Basketball Club Story
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Basketball Team Management Sim Coach a custom team and dunk your way to glory!
Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Sports 28.4%, Auto Battler 18.3%, Strategy 10.7%, Casual 6.1%
- #49 GT Manager
67% matchMostly Positive70% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: THE TINY DIGITAL FACTORY
Windows · Mac
Take charge as the ultimate racing manager, leading your GT racing team to victory. Build your team, improve your car, and deploy winning race strategies across 5 official GT leagues, including the pinnacle of endurance racing: the hypercar category! Are you ready to dominate the world of GT racing?
Why similar: Management 35.6%, Strategy 19%, Simulation 16%, Sports 13.3%, Tactical 13%
- #50 Boxing Gym Story
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Create your own gym, train boxers, and aim for the championship!
Why similar: Management 27.4%, Simulation 23%, Sports 22.4%, Strategy 11.6%, Auto Battler 8.1%
- #51 Boxing Simulator
66% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Inogames
Windows
Build your gym, train your boxers and make them stronger to beat stronger opponents.
Why similar: Simulation 28.7%, Management 25.7%, Sports 25%, Character Customization 13.3%, Indie 3.8%
- #52 Pro Wrestler Story
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Pro Wrestling Team Management Sim, Face off with fearsome foes!
Why similar: Auto Battler 31.8%, Simulation 27.5%, Sports 25.5%, Casual 7.3%, Character Customization 6.3%
- #53 Mad Games Tycoon
68% matchVery Positive91% of 4,416 reviews2016
Dev: Eggcode
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Form your own game studio set in the early 1980s in a small garage. Develop your own game ideas, create a team and develop megahit video games. Research new technologies, train your staff and upgrade your office space, going from a lowly garage to a huge building. Expand your business and dominate the world market for video games!
Why similar: Management 56.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 16%, Cartoon 4.5%, Casual 3.2%
- #54 Game Builder Tycoon
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
In Game Builder Tycoon, begin as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing, research stuff and manage a skilled team. Overcome competition to guide your game development studio to global recognition and dominate the gaming industry.
Why similar: Management 41%, Character Customization 19.5%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 15.9%, Casual 3.6%
- #55 Boxing Club Manager
69% matchMixed55% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: Alternative Software Ltd
Windows · Mac
You've waited long enough. Boxing management is now in your gloves. Winning fights is your goal. Running the best gym is your future. Take control. Train and steer your boxers to glory in the ring! Build up your gym, make it World class!
Why similar: Management 26.3%, eSports 25.2% ★, Strategy 15.5%, Sports 12.7%, Simulation 11.4%
- #56 Age of Gladiators II: Death League
70% matchMixed66% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Age of Gladiators II: Death League is a single-player strategy game set in the futuristic 3000AD, during the rebirth of the violent and hyper-competitive gladiatorial games. Manage your franchise while forging the attributes and abilities of your warriors. Build your story. Build your empire.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.1%, Management 16.6%, Strategy 13.4%, Sports 11.3%, Simulation 11.2%
- #57 酒馆战争
65% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: 战魂工作室
Windows
经典军团自走棋来了，这是一款多人PVP策略游戏，融入了类Rogue和自走棋元素。玩家需要为自动战斗的军团搭配合适的英雄指挥官,神器和法术，最终击败所有玩家夺得冠军
Why similar: Card Battler 23.9%, eSports 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 11.5%
