- #1 Frostrain
97% matchVery Positive93% of 2,716 reviews2024
Dev: STEWDIOPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Be the last train conductor roaming the postapocalyptic frozen world! Expand, strengthen, and build synergies on your train. The promised land beyond the toxic zone awaits you and your passengers.
Why similar: Trains 30.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.3% ★, Deckbuilding 13%, Post-apocalyptic 10%, Roguelike 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the foundational train-management and deckbuilding mechanics that define the series.
- #2 Wildfrost
96% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 44.1% ★, Deckbuilding 22.6%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelike 11.7%, Strategy 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the cold, wintery aesthetic and focuses on high-stakes tactical deckbuilding where positioning is just as important as the cards you play.
- #3 Monster Train
96% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.4% ★, Trains 20.7% ★, Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 11.2%, Roguelike 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the definitive train-based roguelike deckbuilder, featuring deep synergy-building and tactical lane-based combat.
- #4 Monster Train 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,660 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.3 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.1% ★, Trains 24.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Game 9.1%, Roguelike 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel expands upon the original's successful formula with refined mechanics and even more complex card interactions.
- #5 Frostpunk 2
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,920 reviews2024
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Develop, expand, and advance your city in a society survival game set 30 years after an apocalyptic blizzard ravaged Earth. In Frostpunk 2, you face not only the perils of never-ending winter, but also the powerful factions that watch your every step inside the Council Hall.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.9%, Resource Management 20.1%, Strategy 18.1%, Snow 13.4% ★, Management 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the desperate, cold-world resource management and societal survival themes that make the setting of the seed game so compelling.
- #6 Frostpunk
94% matchVery Positive93% of 134,607 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 35.6%, Resource Management 24.2%, Strategy 17.3%, Management 9.8%, Choices Matter 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original game provides the ultimate experience in managing a society against the relentless, freezing elements of a post-apocalyptic world.
- #7 Cobalt Core
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,240 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 48.5% ★, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Card Game 13.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This spaceship-based deckbuilder mirrors the train-car management of the seed game, requiring careful positioning and resource allocation to survive.
- #8 Pandemic Train
93% matchMixed58% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Trigger LabsPub: Games Operators
Windows
In Pandemic Train you are in charge of the crew aboard a train roaming the postapocalyptic wasteland, ravaged by both war and a deadly plague. Your goal is to survive long enough to discover the cure… or die trying. Humanity’s fate is in your hands! Start your journey now!
Why similar: Trains 49% ★, Post-apocalyptic 13.7%, Roguelike 8%, Strategy 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the survival and management aspects of operating a train through a dangerous, post-apocalyptic landscape.
- #9 Railroads & Catacombs
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 404 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 49.1% ★, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Card Game 9.9%, Roguelike 8.1%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends train-based progression with tactical, turn-based deckbuilding in a dark, dungeon-crawling setting.
- #10 As We Descend
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.6% ★, Deckbuilding 20%, Card Game 10.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers high-intensity roguelike deckbuilding with unique card mechanics that reward strategic foresight and planning.
- #11 Slay the Spire 2
89% matchMixed62% of 165,145 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 39.3 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.8% ★, Deckbuilding 24.9%, Roguelike 15%, Card Game 14.2%, Strategy 8%
Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard for roguelike deckbuilders, it offers the same level of strategic depth and replayability found in the seed game.
- #12 Vault of the Void
90% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36% ★, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Card Game 10.3%, Roguelike 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, tactical deckbuilding experience with a focus on player choice and strategic planning during combat encounters.
- #13 Apocalypse Express
88% matchVery Positive84% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: Llamaware Studios
Windows
Conduct, upgrade and repair your train through endless waves of enemies in a post-apocalyptic setting. In this action management roguelike, the player decides to embark on a journey through the wasteland looking to fulfill the dream of seeing the remains of the outside world.
Why similar: Trains 48.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 19%, Roguelike 9.8%, Resource Management 8%, Management 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelite that captures the action-oriented side of train-based survival in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #14 Heat Death: Survival Train
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 673 reviews2024
Dev: Mass Game DevsPub: LightOnDevs
Windows
Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world!
Why similar: Trains 60.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 30.1%, Exploration 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game directly focuses on the survival-train mechanics in a frozen wasteland, emphasizing crafting and resource gathering.
- #15 Rogue Voltage
86% matchVery Positive93% of 596 reviews2026
Dev: Horizont Computergrafik
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.3% ★, Deckbuilding 27.8%, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 8.2%, Management 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The complex deckbuilding and automation mechanics provide a similar feeling of managing intricate systems under pressure.
- #16 Bounty Train
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,716 reviews2017
Dev: Corbie GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the dangerous life, the accurate historic events and contemporary inventions of the North American/US 19th century. Acquire one of the most legendary steam machines and transform it into a fortress on rails.
Why similar: Trains 65.8% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Management 11%, Simulation 10%, Indie 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed train management simulation set in a harsh, unforgiving environment that requires careful logistical planning.
- #17 Across the Obelisk
86% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40.9% ★, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Card Game 12.4%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This party-based deckbuilder features exploration and strategic depth that complements the progression systems found in the seed game.
- #18 Unrailed 2: Back on Track
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,851 reviews2024
Dev: Indoor Astronaut
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The chaotic co-op railroad construction game is back! Team up with your friends to build a railroad through procedurally generated worlds with new biomes and bosses. Permanently upgrade your character and engine, even create your own levels - just don‘t let your train derail!
Why similar: Trains 75% ★, Roguelike 17.9%, Strategy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features cooperative train-building and survival mechanics that emphasize the frantic nature of keeping a train moving.
- #19 FrostBound
84% matchVery Positive81% of 1,189 reviews2025
Dev: Lyra StudioPub: Shelly Technology
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 43.5%, Card Game 21.3%, Roguelike 19.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Indie 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It aligns thematically with the cold-world strategy and deckbuilding elements of the seed game.
- #20 Railway Empire 2
85% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,561 reviews2023
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Don the coat of a clever entrepreneur, take over a small railway company in the early 1800s and turn your steam engines into the workhorses of the economy. Grow your company into the largest railway company of the continent and outsmart your competitors.
Why similar: Trains 53.1% ★, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: For those who enjoy the logistical and management side of trains, this simulation offers the most robust experience available.
- #21 The Pale Beyond
83% matchVery Positive89% of 2,165 reviews2023
Dev: Saltstone StudiosPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
Why similar: Snow 31.2% ★, Resource Management 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Strategy 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully captures the harsh, cold-weather survival and leadership pressure found in the seed game's narrative.
- #22 Snow Ash
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Ember StudioPub: Paras Games
Windows
Snow Ash is a post-apocalyptic, wasteland-themed card-based trading and survival game. In this snow-covered world, you’ll take on the role of a messenger, braving blizzards to deliver goods between scattered shelters. In the biting cold and swirling snow, where will your journey lead?
Why similar: Snow 24.2% ★, Deckbuilding 19.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17.7%, Card Game 11.9%, Resource Management 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes survival and strategy in a post-apocalyptic frozen setting, focusing on trading and resource management.
- #23 Roots Devour
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 544 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.9%, Card Game 18.6%, Resource Management 16%, Strategy 14.7%, Exploration 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides exploration and atmospheric tension in a hostile environment, appealing to the sense of dread found in the seed game.
- #24 Beneath Oresa
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,679 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 37.2% ★, Deckbuilding 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Card Game 10.8%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This visually striking roguelike deckbuilder emphasizes tactical positioning and combat flow in a way that mirrors the seed game's intensity.
- #25 Balatro
78% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39% ★, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Card Game 13.4%, Roguelike 12.5%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This highly addictive roguelike deckbuilder shares the core focus on building powerful, game-breaking synergies.
- #26 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: Deckbuilding 44%, Card Game 24.3%, Roguelike 18.1%, Strategy 11.1%, 2D 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric roguelike deckbuilder that uses dark narrative elements to heighten the tension of every card played.
- #27 Train Valley 2
81% matchVery Positive90% of 3,099 reviews2019
Dev: Alexey DavydovPub: Flazm
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Build bigger and more complex railway networks than ever before! Building on the success of the original, you’ll get more of what you loved about the original and then some. With increasingly difficult and complex challenges from local industries, the Valley has never felt so vast! ALL ABOARD!
Why similar: Trains 62.9% ★, Management 14.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 8.2%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the logistics and management of train networks, providing a more puzzle-oriented take on the train theme.
- #28 SteamWorld Heist
80% matchVery Positive94% of 6,167 reviews2016
Dev: Image & Form Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Command a steam-driven pirate crew in a series of epic tactical shootouts in SteamWorld Heist. This is turn-based strategy with a twist: You manually aim the guns of your robots, allowing for insane skill shots and bullet-bouncing action!
Why similar: Strategy 68.8%, Indie 13.5%, 2D 13.3%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tactical strategy with a unique steampunk aesthetic and crew management that feels conceptually adjacent to train-based combat.
- #29 Dicey Dungeons
79% matchVery Positive89% of 11,632 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 59.6% ★, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Roguelike 7.3%, Card Game 6.5%, Strategy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible yet deep roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on creative synergy-building and strategic combat.
- #30 Griftlands
78% 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: Deckbuilding 25.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.5% ★, Card Game 12%, Roguelike 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy deckbuilder that requires complex character management and strategic decision-making in a hostile world.
- #31 Battle Train
77% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Battle Train is a run-based roguelite deck-n-track builder set in the world’s most explosive game show. Choose your cards, upgrade your train, lay down tracks, and use destructive locomotives to blast your rival Champions off the rails in a chaotic mashup of deck-building and tactical rail combat.
Why similar: Trains 31.7% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.4% ★, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 8.4%, Roguelike 7%
- #32 Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,073 reviews2025
Dev: XO CatPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Mahjong Roguelike. Aotenjo: Infinite Hands is an deckbuilder where you will use Mahjong styles all over the world to beat innate threats, play different Patterns and combos, reach the "bottom" of Aotenjo, and discover ancient secrets....
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.5% ★, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Card Game 9.1%, Resource Management 9%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #33 Breachway
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,404 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 38.3% ★, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Game 12.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #34 Beholder: Conductor
74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,427 reviews2025
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Beholder series spin-off. Become a conductor of the Determination Bringer train: monitor passengers, report incidents, and carry out important Ministry assignments — whose level of secrecy depends only on your loyalty. And remember: mission success is very important to you!
Why similar: Trains 48% ★, Management 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #35 Frost
77% matchVery Positive88% of 155 reviews2016
Dev: Jérôme BodinPub: Le Studio des Ténèbres
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Frost is a Survival solo Card game. Inspired by deck-building board games like Dominion, Ascension and the like, it's an unique take on the genre as it puts you in charge of a group of people struggling against a restless, lethal storm.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Snow 19.9% ★, Card Game 10.6%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #36 Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue
75% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
Start your training in Railroads & Catacombs! Learn how to build your cards in the most effective way. Test your deck against the first boss and master your strategy for the full game.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.7% ★, Trains 26.1% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Game 7.6%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #37 Break Siege
73% matchVery Positive86% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: FojoGamesPub: Edigger
Windows · Linux
Break Siege is a train-themed deck-building rougelike game in which you constantly construct your own deck and breakthrough forces of the Imperial in intense, real-time battles.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32%, Card Game 24.5%, Roguelike 21.4%, Strategy 15.8%, 2D 5.1%
- #38 Faith in Despair
72% matchVery Positive97% of 70 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 41% ★, Deckbuilding 21.3%, Card Game 11.9%, Roguelike 11.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #39 Balantica
73% matchVery Positive94% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Team HanzanPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Safely guide the twins to the altar. The path to the altar branches into multiple routes, each filled with trials and unexpected events awaiting the twins. As their companion, you will choose their path, build a deck of cards to give hope and overcome increasingly challenging trials.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 43% ★, Deckbuilding 17.8%, Card Game 15%, Strategy 10.6%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #40 Three Kingdom: The Journey
74% matchVery Positive82% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.4% ★, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Game 11%, Strategy 7.2%
- #41 Rune Gate
73% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Devwind
Windows
Rune Gate is a roguelite deckbuilder centered on card customization. Craft unique battle strategies with different runes. Face continuous challenges, where every choice can lead to victory or defeat. Dive into Rune Gate, unleash creativity, and explore endless card combinations.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 43.8% ★, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 12%, Roguelike 11.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #42 Steel Artery: Train City Builder
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 233 reviews2026
Dev: SoulAge23Pub: Crytivo
Windows
Build a living city on rails in this steampunk fantasy train-city builder. Manage multiracial colonies with thousands of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, manage the economy, and create logistics as you explore distant regions to ensure the prosperity of your Empire.
Why similar: Trains 57.9% ★, Management 13.6%, Resource Management 10%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 6.6%
- #43 Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
71% matchVery Positive94% of 975 reviews2022
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore your kingdom and rule wisely in the card game - Choice of Life: Middle Ages 2
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 41.4% ★, Card Game 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Strategy 9%
- #44 Journey to the Void
70% 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 38.6% ★, Deckbuilding 24.3%, Card Game 13%, Roguelike 12.2%, Strategy 8.2%
- #45 Train Station Simulator
75% matchMixed57% of 256 reviews2017
Dev: Appliks Apps Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Train Station Simulator is a station builder and manager game. Create and maintain your dream station! Ride the rails and operate your ultimate grand central empire!
Why similar: Trains 59.4% ★, Management 13.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 9.3%, Resource Management 3.5%
- #46 Rogue Hex
70% matchVery Positive89% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.3% ★, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Roguelike 11.1%, Card Game 8.2%, Strategy 7.5%
- #47 Blood Card
72% 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 43.1% ★, Deckbuilding 22.8%, Card Game 12.2%, Roguelike 11%, Strategy 6.8%
- #48 Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
70% matchVery Positive90% of 892 reviews2020
Dev: Slothwerks
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.5% ★, Deckbuilding 27.5%, Card Game 16.1%, Strategy 8.5%, Roguelike 7.3%
- #49 NIMBY Rails
69% matchVery Positive90% of 2,232 reviews2021
Dev: Weird and Wry
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Design and run your own railroads for the real world. Solve global transportation dilemmas. Unleash your inner railway engineer and transit policy manager.
Why similar: Trains 52.7% ★, Management 19.8%, Simulation 11.6%, Strategy 10%, 2D 4%
- #50 Roots of Yggdrasil
68% matchVery Positive87% of 357 reviews2024
Dev: ManaVoid Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build settlements, explore the Nine Realms, collect artifacts and upgrade your deck to reach the top of Yggdrasil in this post-Ragnarok roguelike city-builder! Can you survive the end of the world?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.2% ★, Deckbuilding 29.6%, Roguelike 12.6%, Resource Management 10.9%, Strategy 8%
- #51 DICEOMANCER
66% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40.2% ★, Deckbuilding 19.7%, Card Game 14%, Strategy 13.3%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #52 Northwind
67% matchVery Positive86% of 80 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 42.3% ★, Deckbuilding 21.9%, Card Game 12.4%, Roguelike 11.5%, Strategy 7%
- #53 Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,837 reviews2024
Dev: PentaclePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take control of a Soviet locomotive and embark on a dangerous journey along the world's longest railway line. Face mafia rivals, bandits, wild animals, constant breakdowns, severe frosts, hunger, and... a hangover. How far will you get before your supplies run out?
Why similar: Trains 70.8% ★, Resource Management 12.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Exploration 7.5%
- #54 DIMENSION REIGN - ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER
71% matchMixed69% of 231 reviews2020
Dev: ScopeNext Inc
Windows
Dimension Reign is a roguelike deckbuilder where players control two characters at once to defeat hordes of enemies in an ever-changing landscape. Draw your abilities from your deck, and chain multiple breaks together to decimate entire screens of enemies before they can even get in a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.8% ★, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Card Game 10.3%, Roguelike 10%
- #55 Endzone 2
67% matchMixed69% of 1,027 reviews2025
Dev: Gentlymad StudiosPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Endzone 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival colony builder, where you embark to secure humanity's survival after a cataclysmic disaster. Discover and repopulate the last habitable grounds, while the survival of your people hinges on your wits, foresight, and resilience in a harsh and unforgiving world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41%, Resource Management 17.5%, Management 17%, Simulation 12.6%, Strategy 10.9%
- #56 WitchHand
67% matchVery Positive91% of 624 reviews2024
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.5%, Card Game 20%, Management 19.5%, Strategy 14.2%, Simulation 10.7%
- #57 Train Life: A Railway Simulator
69% matchMixed63% of 1,651 reviews2022
Dev: SimteractPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.
Why similar: Trains 63.1% ★, Management 16.3%, Simulation 12.1%, Strategy 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #58 Train World
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Turn Point Games
Windows
Become a railroad pioneer in Train World - a railway simulator that spans centuries as you design, manage, and operate your own train network. Start at the dawn of railroad technology and evolve into a complex, modern railway company.
Why similar: Trains 60.7% ★, Management 10.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Resource Management 9.2%, Simulation 8.5%
- #59 Oxygen Train
66% matchVery Positive82% of 480 reviews2026
Dev: OxygenTech Limited
Windows
Oxygen Train is an open-world survival train game. Wake up in a world lacking oxygen. Chop trees, mine, gather resources, upgrade your unique train. Survive by planting, fishing, farming, exploring, fighting. Build your train kingdom. Supports 1-8 online co-op.
Why similar: Trains 57.1% ★, Snow 33.9% ★, Exploration 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #60 Trainatic
65% matchVery Positive91% of 930 reviews2025
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.
Why similar: Trains 72.1% ★, Management 12.9%, Strategy 11.4%, 2D 2.2%, Indie 0.8%