- #1 Cobalt Core
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.1% ★, Card Game 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Deckbuilding 8.8%, Grid-Based Movement 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A perfect match that features ship-based combat, tactical positioning, and deep deckbuilding mechanics in a sci-fi setting.
- #2 Breachway
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3% ★, Card Battler 12.7%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%, Card Game 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on spaceship customization and tactical card-based combat during encounters in deep space.
- #3 Deep Sky Derelicts
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7.7%, Turn-Based 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines sci-fi exploration with card-based combat in a gritty, procedural environment.
- #4 Slay the Spire
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.9% ★, Card Battler 17%, Card Game 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Turn-Based 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelike deckbuilder that established the core loop of card-based progression and strategic decision-making.
- #5 Void Tyrant
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Quite Fresh GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26% ★, Card Battler 15.3%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Card Game 10.4%, Roguelite 8%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed roguelike that uses card-based mechanics to simulate tense encounters and exploration.
- #6 Griftlands
94% matchVery Positive94% of 14,297 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 16.5%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.4% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi narrative deckbuilder that features intense card-based combat and a rich, immersive world.
- #7 Monster Train
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.6% ★, Card Battler 17.3%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Card Game 10.5%, Roguelite 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished deckbuilding experience with unique tactical layers that mirror the strategic complexity of For The Warp.
- #8 LONESTAR
91% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.3% ★, Card Battler 11.7%, Deckbuilding 10.3%, Perma Death 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed tactical deckbuilder that emphasizes ship combat and unique card synergies.
- #9 Star Renegades
92% matchVery Positive83% of 2,997 reviews2020
Dev: Massive Damage, Inc.Pub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Star Renegades is a dimension spanning rogue-lite strategy RPG. Outsmart uniquely generated adversaries, forge bonds between heroes and end the cycle!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tactical, turn-based sci-fi experience that captures the same futuristic aesthetic and combat intensity.
- #10 Vault of the Void
91% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Battler 15.2%, Card Game 10.7%, Procedural Generation 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep strategic deckbuilding with a focus on player agency and tactical combat decisions.
- #11 Trials of Fire
90% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.8% ★, Card Battler 13.6%, Turn-Based 10%, Perma Death 9.9%, Roguelite 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical card-battler that features party-based exploration and challenging turn-based encounters.
- #12 Zet Zillions
89% matchVery Positive89% of 728 reviews2024
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Zet Zillions is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you use your cards to make freakish combinations and explode entire planets. BIG-BADDA-BOOM!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.2% ★, Card Battler 11.9%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Turn-Based 9%, Space 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, space-faring deckbuilder that focuses on massive card combos and roguelike exploration.
- #13 Wildfrost
89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22% ★, Card Battler 13.8%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Turn-Based 8.8%, Card Game 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly tactical deckbuilder that focuses on positioning and card synergy in a challenging roguelike loop.
- #14 One Step From Eden
88% matchVery Positive93% of 7,592 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.8%, Deckbuilding 24.2%, Roguelite 16%, Card Game 14.4%, Roguelike 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, sci-fi deckbuilder that requires quick thinking and strategic card usage during combat.
- #15 Across the Obelisk
86% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.6% ★, Card Battler 12.7%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Turn-Based 10.5%, Card Game 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder that allows for complex team synergies and strategic exploration.
- #16 DungeonTop
87% matchVery Positive82% of 573 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3% ★, Card Battler 12.5%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Card Game 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional deckbuilding with tactical board movement for a unique strategic experience.
- #17 Clonizer
84% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Juicy PlumePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clonizer combines Hex-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding! Play cards, manage clones, explore unique charming planets and outsmart aliens. Craft a powerful deck through your expedition and Clonize the universe to become employee of the month of CLONPO!
Why similar: Spaceships 16.1% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.2% ★, Space 10%, Card Battler 9%, Deckbuilding 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-focused roguelite that utilizes hex-grid movement and deckbuilding for tactical combat.
- #18 CosmoPirates
85% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: BlackMoon Design
Windows · Linux
Build your deck using cards, ships, items and crew! Explore a generated galaxy roguelike style. Fight gruesome battles against the medley of space scum!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.8% ★, Card Battler 11.6%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Card Game 8.2%, Turn-Based Combat 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on piracy and ship-to-ship combat.
- #19 Blood Card
86% matchVery Positive81% of 722 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Cattle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.5% ★, Card Battler 17.2%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Card Game 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pure roguelike deckbuilder that strips away the fluff to focus on core card-based combat mechanics.
- #20 Fights in Tight Spaces
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Turn-Based 11.5%, Card Game 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, grid-based deckbuilder that emphasizes movement and positioning, much like ship combat.
- #21 Takara Cards
83% matchVery Positive83% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Post Mortem PixelsPub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Takara Cards is a unique tactical deck-builder RPG about chasing space dragons in a sci-fi fantasy universe. Create your deck as you explore sectors, fighting your way in deep puzzly combat. Every decision you make affects your Ship and Character: Each new adventure offers new surprises!
Why similar: Spaceships 23% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.1% ★, Card Battler 12.1%, Grid-Based Movement 8.4%, Card Game 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed card battler where your choices significantly impact the outcome of your journey.
- #22 Stellar Orphans
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Artifex Parvus
Windows
"Explore 'Stellar Orphans', a captivating deck-building game where every choice determines the fate of your crew lost in infinite space. Forge alliances, manage resources, and resolve crises to guide your 'Stellar Orphans' to survival. Ready to defy the stars?"
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Battler 11%, Card Game 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed deckbuilder that emphasizes replayability and strategic resource management.
- #23 Heat Death
82% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Gallistrix
Windows · Mac
Build your deck, re-write your cards, and join in epic space battles! Heat Death is a single-player deckbuilder which takes card customization and power scaling to the extreme, as you battle against sentient stars and black holes.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.9% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Game 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, space-themed tactical deckbuilder that focuses on turn-based combat and survival.
- #24 Tower Tactics: Liberation
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Card Battler 14.7%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Card Game 10%, Roguelike 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tower defense with deckbuilding for a unique tactical experience that rewards careful planning.
- #25 Ring of Pain
80% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Turn-Based 23.6%, Card Game 21.7%, Roguelite 17.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.4% ★, Roguelike 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based roguelike that focuses on tactical decision-making and survival in a hostile environment.
- #26 Starless Abyss
79% matchVery Positive85% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3% ★, Spaceships 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Turn-Based 7.8%, Space 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a dark, atmospheric tone and strategic depth.
- #27 Crash The Core
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Jerome LabellePub: Honest Rogue Games
Windows
A sci-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder about building your own starting deck, equipping gadgets, summoning allies, and salvaging cards for different effects. Discover strange events, go fishing and gather Intel to uncover a conspiracy to take over the galaxy!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.2% ★, Card Battler 10.1%, Deckbuilding 9.5%, Perma Death 8.1%, Card Game 8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi deckbuilder that emphasizes player choices and strategic turn-based combat.
- #28 Command Deck
77% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you explore the galaxy, face hostile aliens, and upgrade your starship. It will take adaptability and strategic thinking to survive and uncover the secret your enemies want to keep hidden.
Why similar: Spaceships 17.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.8% ★, Deckbuilding 9.3%, Space 6.6%, Perma Death 6.6%
- #29 Breach Wanderers
78% matchVery Positive89% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Card Battler 13.9%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Perma Death 9.4%, Card Game 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding roguelite that offers a wide variety of cards and strategic paths to explore.
- #30 Hyperspace Deck Command
77% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows
Hyperspace Deck Command is a complex deck building roguelite. Command a massive space fleet that operates on individual turn timers, combine a wide variety of cards into powerful decks and master the dual-use status effects to defeat the hegemonising swarm.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.1% ★, Spaceships 16.7% ★, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Card Game 8.1%, Turn-Based 6.5%
- #31 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
78% matchVery Positive87% of 2,228 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 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 25.3%, Turn-Based 20.7%, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Card Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a charming sci-fi/steampunk aesthetic with a robust card-based combat system.
- #32 Fate Hunters
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 871 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.3% ★, Card Battler 17.5%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 11.3%, Roguelite 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based roguelike that focuses on deck optimization and tactical combat in a fantasy setting.
- #33 Hadean Tactics
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.3% ★, Card Battler 13.6%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
- #34 Lost For Swords
75% matchVery Positive90% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Linux
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Card Game 10.4%, Perma Death 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #35 SpellRogue
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.9% ★, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Battler 10.5%, Turn-Based 8.6%, Perma Death 8.5%
- #36 Deck of Ashes
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Card Battler 18.9%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Turn-Based 8%, Card Game 7.2%
- #37 Nitro Kid
74% matchVery Positive89% of 537 reviews2022
Dev: Wildboy StudiosPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Synthwave roguelike deckbuilder set in the neon 80's. Pick your agent. Build your deck. Hit card combos and fight through the floors of INFINITY tower. Featuring 30+ fresh Synthwave tracks by LudoWic, Tonebox and Jules Reves.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Card Battler 12%, Turn-Based 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #38 Souls of White Star
74% matchVery Positive84% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: Souls of Star Game Lab.Pub: IndieArk
Windows
Souls of White Star is a sci-fi turn-based card wargame Roguelike strategy game. The different design of [double-sided technology moving cards] and [bandwidth draw cost] will test your judgment and decision more!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.3% ★, Card Battler 13.2%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%, Card Game 8.4%
- #39 Death Roads: Tournament
73% matchVery Positive81% of 797 reviews2023
Dev: The Knights of Unity
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combine deadly racing, deckbuilding, and roguelite style to get car battles unlike anything before! Choose a driver, car, weapons, and sponsors to overcome tactical encounters. Adapt to an ever-changing race to come out on top and earn entry into the last safe haven on the Divided States of America.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.8% ★, Card Battler 11.3%, Deckbuilding 11%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%, Card Game 8.7%
- #40 Void War
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,537 reviews2025
Dev: Tundra
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
Why similar: Perma Death 21.2%, Space 18.2%, Roguelite 16.6%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #41 Nowhere Prophet
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,151 reviews2019
Dev: Sharkbomb StudiosPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 15.5%, Card Battler 14.7%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Card Game 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%
- #42 Beneath Oresa
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,655 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Card Game 10.5%, Turn-Based 8.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #43 As We Descend
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,106 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.4% ★, Card Battler 14.2%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Game 10.2%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #44 Journey to the Void
71% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: RuneHeads
Windows · Mac
Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.9% ★, Card Battler 14.5%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 10.7%, Turn-Based 9.5%
- #45 Right and Down and Dice
73% matchVery Positive82% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Explore randomly generated card dungeons where you can only move Right and Down, use Dice to defeat mighty enemies, gather powerful artifacts, and learn new abilities! Will you be able to escape from the dungeon?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Battler 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Card Game 9.7%
- #46 Into The Grid
70% matchVery Positive85% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Flatline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Battler 11.5%, Roguelite 8.4%, Card Game 8.4%
- #47 Northwind
70% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
Northwind is a monster-hunting roguelite deckbuilder with a tug-of-war combat twist, card crafting, and a mana management system inspired by Magic: The Gathering.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Card Battler 12.9%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 9.3%, Turn-Based 7.3%
- #48 Die in the Dungeon
68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,752 reviews2025
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.5% ★, Card Battler 12.7%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Turn-Based 9.9%, Card Game 8.9%
- #49 Inventorix
69% matchVery Positive100% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Arcaludi
Windows
INVENTORIX is an inventory-management money-making roguelike deckbuilder. Creatively pack and synergize items and alien perks to create astronomical wealth and pay a mysterious space debt!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.3% ★, Turn-Based 18.2%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #50 Novus Orbis
70% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Seizo GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
A combo-based deckbuilding roguelike through a space-time loop: collect cards, receive blessings, add pets to your party, and grow stronger. Chain together cards in the right order for max power, and act before the enemy does. Build synergistic decks, find many secrets, and make BIG numbers!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.7% ★, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Battler 12.5%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
- #51 Card Quest
72% matchVery Positive86% of 371 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Card Battler 14.8%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Card Game 9.3%, Perma Death 7.4%
- #52 Rogue Hex
67% matchVery Positive89% of 252 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31% ★, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Battler 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Card Game 9.2%
- #53 Star Survivor
69% matchMixed69% of 555 reviews2024
Dev: SpaceOwl Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Star Survivor is a space-themed survival game that blends intense deckbuilding strategy. Pilot humanity's last spaceship through the vast galaxy, Unlock powerful weapon combos, collect card modules, and craft unique builds. As the enemy swarms grow denser, will you be the last one standing?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.1%, Space 21.3%, Procedural Generation 18.4%, Roguelite 18.3%, Roguelike 13.9%
- #54 Mech Armada
69% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.4% ★, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Roguelite 10.4%, Procedural Generation 10.4%
- #55 FTL: Faster Than Light
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 77,568 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Space 23.6%, Roguelike 20.1%, Perma Death 17.3%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #56 FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition
67% matchVery Positive85% of 671 reviews2022
Dev: Two Tiny DicePub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD!
Why similar: Card Game 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.8%, Roguelike 13.6%, Procedural Generation 13.3%
- #57 Faith in Despair
64% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Philipp Lehner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forge your own cards with triggers, actions and modifiers. Shape your deck and gamble against Death itself. Make one mistake and you will descend into despair.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.4% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Card Game 11.4%, Roguelike 8.1%
- #58 Moon's Creed
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 160 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Card Battler 14.7%, Card Game 10.7%, Roguelite 8.3%