Games Like Heretic's Fork

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 25% ★, Tower Defense 17%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Game 12.3%, Roguelike 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly blends deckbuilding with tower defense mechanics, requiring careful card management to survive waves of enemies.

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 27.1% ★, Auto Battler 18.7%, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Card Game 14.3%, Roguelite 9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark, infernal aesthetic and combines deckbuilding with auto-battler mechanics for a similar strategic feel.

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 24.6% ★, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 18.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: As a gold standard for deckbuilding tower defense, it offers deep tactical synergies that mirror the card-based management of Heretic's Fork.

Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.2% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Auto Battler 13%, Card Game 12.8%, Tactical 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A necromancy-themed roguelite that focuses on building an army and managing towers to defend against waves of enemies.

Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.2% ★, Bullet Hell 15.5%, Perma Death 15%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelite features bullet-hell elements and deckbuilding progression that feels very similar to the arcade intensity of the seed game.

Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?

Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Roguelite 16.8%, Demons 16%, Roguelike 12.7%, Arcade 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar high-intensity, horde-clearing experience with a dark fantasy aesthetic and roguelite progression.

Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!

Why similar: Roguelike 30.8%, Roguelite 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Strategy 17.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the 'manager of evil' theme by tasking you with setting up traps and monsters to defend your dungeon against heroes.

A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!

Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.4% ★, Card Game 15.3%, Tower Defense 12.6%, Roguelite 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines real-time strategy, deckbuilding, and tower defense, forcing players to manage resources while defending their city.

Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.1% ★, Roguelite 12.5%, Tactical 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite tower defense game that emphasizes strategic path-building and card-based upgrades.

The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.3%, Card Game 18.4%, Tactical 18%, Roguelite 13.9%, Roguelike 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on path-building, its unique deck-based roguelite mechanics and strategic depth appeal to fans of card-based management.

A fusion of tower defense games and roguelike deckbuilders. Use your cards to build towers and to upgrade them in unique ways. Gain rewards to customize your deck, defense and playstyle. Break the shapes before they break you!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.9% ★, Tower Defense 17.9%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Game 9.1%, Tactical 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game directly combines tower defense and deckbuilding, focusing on building synergies to survive increasingly difficult encounters.

Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Game 16.9%, Roguelike 13.1%, Roguelite 13%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelike deckbuilder features a dark, hellish theme and tactical combat that rewards clever card usage.

Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.2% ★, Tower Defense 15.5%, Auto Battler 14.5%, Perma Death 11.2%, Roguelite 9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique roguelite tower defense game that flips the genre on its head, requiring strategic placement and deck-based decisions.

Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

Why similar: Bullet Hell 22.6%, Arena Shooter 22.2%, Roguelike 17.8%, Roguelite 15%, Arcade 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced arena shooter offers the same addictive, arcade-like progression and bullet-hell chaos found in Heretic's Fork.

Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!

Why similar: Tower Defense 32%, Roguelike 22.6%, Tactical 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends tower defense with roguelite survival, requiring you to manage resources and defenses against relentless waves.

A roguelike tower defense where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and unique effect items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.2% ★, Auto Battler 15.3%, Tower Defense 14.3%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Arena Shooter 9%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the action-roguelike side of tower defense, providing a fast-paced experience with constant upgrades.

Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!

Why similar: Auto Battler 33.4%, Tactical 18.5%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This auto-battler features chaotic, large-scale combat and roguelite management that mirrors the frantic nature of the seed game.

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 29.1% ★, Card Game 18.4%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: While purely a deckbuilder, its addictive, high-scoring loop and strategic depth make it a must-play for fans of card-based roguelites.

Fhtagn Simulator is a Cthulhu Roulette Deckbuilder. Set up card slots on roulette to maximize card's value. Collect evil creatures, spells, items and environment to build your deck. Your ultimate mission is to sacrifice spirit collected by cards to unseal the ancient gods that have come to earth!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26% ★, Deckbuilding 18.6%, Auto Battler 16.6%, Card Game 11.8%, Roguelite 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes deckbuilding and auto-battler mechanics to create a dark, Lovecraftian management experience.

A rogue-lite action strategy game with deck building. Fight the undead legion, forge your path, and gain powerful permanent progression. Godlike difficulty modes, mutators, heroic units, elite enemies, and unlockable rewards - endless replayability awaits!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Tower Defense 19.5%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Demons 12.2%, Roguelite 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused roguelite that incorporates tower defense elements and a dark, demonic theme.

A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.1%, Bullet Hell 18%, Roguelite 14.1%, Roguelike 11.7%, Top-Down 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A zombie-themed tower defense roguelite where you manage an army of undead to protect your tower from waves of enemies.

A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.7% ★, Tower Defense 14.6%, Auto Battler 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Game 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelike tower defense game emphasizes base-building and strategic card choices to survive against the odds.

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 26.2% ★, Deckbuilding 23.3%, Card Game 14.3%, Perma Death 13.5%, Roguelite 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dice-based deckbuilder that offers intense, high-stakes tactical combat similar to the card-management systems in Heretic's Fork.

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 37.1%, Roguelite 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Arcade 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential horde-survival game that captures the same satisfying feeling of becoming overpowered against endless waves of enemies.

Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Tower Defense 15.8%, Card Game 14.4%, Roguelite 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This strategy-focused roguelite features card-game elements and management mechanics that offer a similar depth to Heretic's Fork.

Grid management roguelike tower defense that emphasizes mechanics and features dazzling visual effects. Don't overthink it, just stack and play! Enhancement modules boost your attributes, affix modules change the mechanics, and more... all within the grid. Time to create a new and improved build!

Why similar: Tower Defense 17.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.2% ★, Bullet Hell 13.9%, Perma Death 13.7%, Deckbuilding 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell tower defense game that features fast-paced action and roguelite progression.

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 35.2% ★, Card Game 22.4%, Deckbuilding 19.3%, Strategy 10.9%, Roguelike 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game that uses dice and cards to create complex, roguelike-deckbuilder combat scenarios.

Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.9% ★, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Card Game 16.7%, Roguelike 9.6%, Roguelite 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on high-stakes card play and strategic decision-making.

Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...

Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Roguelike 20.9%, Perma Death 16.2%, Strategy 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic blend of tower defense and roguelite exploration that requires constant management of resources and defenses.

Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33% ★, Deckbuilding 21%, Auto Battler 14.1%, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 7%

Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Auto Battler 19%, Tower Defense 18.9%, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelite 6.1%

Craft Your Ultimate Circular Fortress! Dive into SHOOPER NOVA, where you choose props and components to build a unique fortress. Unlock combos to shape your strategy and battle style. Become an unstoppable barrage machine and obliterate waves of enemies from all directions!

Why similar: Tower Defense 23.8%, Bullet Hell 15%, Roguelite 14.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Deckbuilding 8.3%

Spin Hero is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you spin the reels to decide your fate. Collect powerful symbols for your inventory, adapt and evolve your strategy, learning from defeats to unlock new possibilities and synergies.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Auto Battler 18.4%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Card Game 8.7%, Roguelike 8.5%

Expose, endure and expel evil from innocents on your hunt through a corrupted city. As Noah, former priest turned demon-hunter, you'll perform exorcisms, forge precarious alliances and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.4% ★, Demons 16.2%, Card Game 14.4%, Roguelite 10.7%, Deckbuilding 8.6%

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: Auto Battler 23.3%, Demons 16.4%, Tactical 13.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 11%

A roguelike deckbuilder where you create the dungeon you fight through. Each night use your cards to expand the ruins then battle through them, harvesting Glimour from the lost souls and improving your deck. Can you reach The Warden and defeat it, so The Maiden will grant your heart’s desire?

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.6% ★, Auto Battler 15.8%, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Game 9.9%, Roguelite 8.7%

Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Card Game 17.1%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 10%

Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.

Why similar: Auto Battler 20.2%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Arena Shooter 15.5%, Tactical 12%, Roguelite 11.4%

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 27% ★, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Card Game 14.3%, Perma Death 11.5%, Roguelike 9.2%

A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.

Why similar: Auto Battler 19.2%, Tower Defense 19.2%, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Roguelite 10.4%

Amass an army of undead to fight endless waves of heroes intent to end your boneraising ways! In this gothic auto-battler rogue-lite Survivor-like, use the bones of slain heroes to raise your minions, collect relics and spells, and unlock meta upgrades, all to survive King Gigald's crusade!

Why similar: Bullet Hell 24.9%, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 12.5%, Arcade 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Build the perfect deck, draw the perfect hand, and strike down your enemies with pairs and straights. Heroes of Magic & Cards is a roguelike deckbuilder with a poker twist, sending you and your fifty-two into a mystical fantasy world of monsters and magecraft!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.7% ★, Card Game 20%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Roguelike 11.8%, Strategy 8.1%

Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.2% ★, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Auto Battler 15.9%, Card Game 13%, Tactical 9%

Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.1%, Card Game 16.9%, Perma Death 14.2%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike 9.1%

Fend off hordes of enemies in this arcade tower defense roguelite with autobattler elements. Build up a team of powerful synergies and become unstoppable.

Why similar: Roguelike 18.9%, Roguelite 17.5%, Arcade 15.4%, Perma Death 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%

Godslayer Arena is a roguelike fusion of autobattlers and action-rpgs. Combat is performed completely automatically. Understanding complex interactions between the spells, gems, and items you draft will be key to success. Break the game. Become overpowered.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.6% ★, Auto Battler 19.8%, Card Game 14.4%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Tactical 9.5%

Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and thought-provoking gameplay. It also has a LOT of sheep 🐑😈

Why similar: Deckbuilding 39.9%, Roguelite 19%, Demons 15.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Cartridge Defense is a tower defense game with over 300 distinct collectible cards that you will use to create your own decks to defend against robots in the cyberpunk inspired future. Play cards (cartridges) to spawn towers, upgrades, special abilities and more in a campaign or rogue-like mode.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Tower Defense 18.8%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Card Game 15.1%, Roguelite 9.6%

Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.

Why similar: Auto Battler 23.6%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 9.7%

Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.

Why similar: Tower Defense 24%, Bullet Hell 15.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Tactical 12%, Top-Down 8.7%

Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.7% ★, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Card Game 17%, Roguelite 10.4%, Roguelike 9.7%

Dog and Goblin is an auto-battler Roguelike deck-building strategy game where you assemble a mixed army to stand against humans. With nearly 150 units across 19 different types, build your ultimate army and conquer their castles!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.7% ★, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Auto Battler 17.1%, Card Game 12.4%, Roguelike 7.3%

Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.6% ★, Tower Defense 18.5%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Card Game 11.1%, Roguelite 9%

A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.

Why similar: Tower Defense 31.7%, Card Game 30.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Roguelite 16.1%, 2D 4.3%

Welcome to the surface, ITER employee #8. Mine the Pillar, upgrade your tools, defend your base, reach the top... or die miserably. Each expendable worker pushes the mission forward - one glorious, replaceable iteration at a time.

Why similar: Tower Defense 38.3%, Roguelite 21.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Strategy 10.4%, 2D 6.6%

Slay endless hordes of demons to protect the Cosmic Library! Steal their abilities, find powerful equipment, and unlock the secrets of each spellbook to become unstoppable! Will you be able to destroy the demonic legion?

Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.3%, Arena Shooter 14.6%, Demons 13.9%, Roguelite 11.4%, Top-Down 10.4%

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.9%, Tower Defense 18.7%, Card Game 18.4%, Roguelite 16.7%, Roguelike 9%

Runeborn is a dark fantasy roguelike that merges deckbuilding with a slot-machine-like mechanic. Forge your Runebook, crush enemies, and combine Trinkets of boundless power to destroy the forces of Malakar!

Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.3% ★, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Demons 11.1%, Roguelite 9.3%, Roguelike 9.1%

[Hexagonal Tower] is a tower defense game with cards and roguelike random elements. Try to deploy your turrets and various reinforcement components in the dungeon to form a unique and powerful defense. Darkness is coming. Guard the last fortress of mankind with your wisdom!

Why similar: Tower Defense 29.6%, Card Game 20.7%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Roguelite 15.9%, Strategy 10.2%