- #1 Winnie's Hole
97% matchVery Positive95% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: Twice Different
Windows
Join Winnie on a new adventure, from within! Play as a virus in his body and mind. Capture cells to mutate and build a deck of actions to unleash in combo-driven combat. A genre-blending roguelite with a dark yet charming story. Embrace discomfort - Sometimes we can't help being seen as a monster...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.6%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 14.4%, Funny 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same dark humor and roguelite progression found in Hungry Horrors.
- #2 Inscryption
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,820 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.5 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 30.9%, Card Game 20.5%, Deckbuilding 19.1%, Roguelite 10.7%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the dark, atmospheric, and lore-rich card-based gameplay that defines the eerie tone of the seed game.
- #3 Black Book
96% matchVery Positive92% of 6,753 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Card Battler 16.3%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Mythology 11.8%, Dungeon Crawler 10.3%, Card Game 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Deeply rooted in folklore and card-based combat, this game offers a similar narrative-heavy experience.
- #4 Dungeon Munchies
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,227 reviews2022
Dev: maJAJa
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out
Why similar: Cooking 58.5%, Funny 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on crafting meals from the monsters you defeat to gain new abilities.
- #5 Tainted Grail: Conquest
94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,376 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.6%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Card Game 18.2%, Card Battler 14.5%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This dark, folklore-inspired roguelite deckbuilder provides a similarly grim and strategic atmosphere.
- #6 Wildfrost
94% matchVery Positive83% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.8 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 22.9% ★, Card Battler 18.6%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Card Game 11.7%, Deckbuilding 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelite deckbuilder features a distinct art style and challenging strategic combat that fans of the genre will appreciate.
- #7 Griftlands
93% matchVery Positive94% of 14,485 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.4 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 19%, Turn-Based 16.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.8% ★, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, card-based roguelite that emphasizes character interaction and narrative choices.
- #8 Cult of the Lamb
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,055 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 43.3%, Roguelite 30.6%, Funny 12.6%, Colorful 7.7%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends management and dark humor with roguelite dungeon crawling in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.
- #9 Cross Blitz
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,691 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 22.2%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Game 15.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep deckbuilding experience with strong RPG elements and a charming, story-rich world.
- #10 Little Dungeon Stories
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG. Enter the dungeon full of secrets, hostile monsters, deadly traps, and legendary loots. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.3% ★, Card Battler 18.1%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on quick, narrative-driven encounters within a dungeon setting.
- #11 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
89% matchVery Positive93% of 44,849 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: 2D 100%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on alchemy, the management and ingredient-gathering mechanics evoke a similar cozy yet dark atmosphere.
- #12 Dungeon Drafters
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 776 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.2%, Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 16%, Roguelite 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical dungeon crawler that uses card-based combat to create a unique and strategic gameplay loop.
- #13 Chef RPG
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,819 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?
Why similar: Cooking 80.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, 2D 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances cooking and RPG exploration, offering a more relaxed take on the culinary management theme.
- #14 Fate Hunters
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 30.5% ★, Card Battler 20.1%, Card Game 12.9%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Turn-Based 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on risk-reward mechanics and strategic card play.
- #15 Northwind
87% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
A fusion of deckbuilding, monster-hunting, and roguelite progression all its own. Hunt strange beasts, win tug-of-war duels, craft a unique deck, and evolve your strategy at Northwind!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.6% ★, Card Battler 16.4%, Card Game 11.8%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Deckbuilding 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder with a unique theme and tight mechanics that reward careful planning.
- #16 Cooking Companions
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,212 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Cooking 32.1%, Lore-Rich 27.9%, Mythology 27.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark horror visual novel that uses cooking as a central theme to build tension and mystery.
- #17 Card Shark
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,246 reviews2022
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.
Why similar: Card Game 85.5%, 2D 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A folklore-inspired card game that focuses on trickery and narrative, matching the thematic depth of the seed game.
- #18 Once Upon a Rogue's Tale
84% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: PolyPirates UG
Windows
Embark on a journey through your favorite fairytales in this charming roguelike deckbuilder. Trade dice in battle to play lots of different cards or to use powerful character abilities. Encounter story events and make tough decisions that shape your journey as it unfolds in your personal storybook.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.7%, Card Game 20.5%, Roguelite 16.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused deckbuilder that leans into fairy-tale tropes with a roguelite structure.
- #19 Zoeti
85% matchMixed64% of 525 reviews2023
Dev: Dusklight CO., LTD.Pub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Zoeti is a turn-based roguelite that features a deck of playing cards used to create card combos and activate skills in the heat of battle. Bolster your arsenal of skills through battles, discoverable upgrades, or aid from the locals which enhance your plays to overcome the evil plaguing your land.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.8%, Card Battler 13.5%, Card Game 9.6%, Lore-Rich 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based roguelite that uses poker-style hands to drive its combat mechanics.
- #20 Novus Orbis
82% matchVery Positive92% of 118 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 19.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.4%, Card Battler 13%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Card Game 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike deckbuilder that offers a polished and challenging experience for fans of the genre.
- #21 Moonlighter
83% matchVery Positive81% of 24,610 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 36.3%, Roguelite 26.2%, Roguelike 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 12%, 2D 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly balances the management of a shop with the thrill of dungeon crawling for resources.
- #22 Deck of Ashes
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,070 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 23.2% ★, Card Battler 22.8%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Card Game 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, card-based roguelite that emphasizes strategic deck management in a grim fantasy world.
- #23 Don't Starve
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 113,517 reviews2013
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Why similar: Roguelike 84.5%, 2D 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: A survival game that emphasizes cooking and dark, gothic aesthetics, making it a great thematic companion.
- #24 Children of Morta
81% matchVery Positive88% of 23,441 reviews2019
Dev: Dead MagePub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 32.4%, Roguelike 27.1%, Roguelite 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven roguelite that focuses on family and lore, providing a similar emotional weight to the gameplay.
- #25 Darkest Dungeon®
81% matchVery Positive92% of 162,804 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 45.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27%, Turn-Based Combat 24.9%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for dark, strategic management and high-stakes combat.
- #26 Across the Obelisk
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,165 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 54.2 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 20.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Card Battler 15.1%, Card Game 10.8%, Deckbuilding 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder that offers deep strategic combat and multiple paths for character progression.
- #27 A la Card
78% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Shook Loose
Windows
Buckle up for a food truck deckbuilder boiling over with card mutation mischief, questionable recipes, and limitless synergies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Turn-Based 15%, Cooking 11.5%, Card Game 11.2%
- #28 GladiEATers
77% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: MilkBubblesGames
Windows
Cook and command teams of living food in this narrative creature battler. GladiEATers blends seven chef stories in top-down JRPG adventures and roguelike gauntlets, featuring 6v6 battles, spicy cooking minigames and online multiplayer.
Why similar: Cooking 33.8%, Roguelite 15.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Roguelike 13.4%, Strategy 6.4%
- #29 Kinny and the Cosmic Cauldron
75% matchVery Positive85% of 613 reviews2026
Dev: KinnymomsPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cook or be cooked! In this cosmic deck-building roguelike, ingredients crash, merge, and react in chaotic ways. As the witch chef of Stewpendous Spoons, craft the perfect stew, master strategic combos, and satisfy bizarre patrons, before you end up in the cauldron yourself!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.1% ★, Cooking 23.3%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #30 Inkborn
76% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Inkborn is a roguelike deckbuilder with a card system built around chaining Glyph-based combos. Sequence your cards in tactical combat to unleash impactful effects. Customize your Skill Tree before each run, evolve new abilities and uncover the hidden story of a world folded in ink, metal and paper.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.5% ★, Card Battler 15.3%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Card Game 11.5%, Deckbuilding 10.5%
- #31 Goblin Sushi
74% matchVery Positive90% of 479 reviews2026
Dev: Old Cake FactoryPub: Metaroot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A goblin as a sushi chef? Why not! But hurry up rent is due in minutes! Upgrade the restaurant, the menu and your ingredients to feed your fellow goblins the best and most expensive sushi any goblin can find in the cave!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.4% ★, Cooking 25.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.2%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #32 Dungeon No Dungeon
79% matchMixed58% of 506 reviews2021
Dev: 302 StudioPub: 302 GAMES INC
Windows · Mac
Dungeon No Dungeon is a turn-based roguelike game with a unique hand-drawn art style, with a strategy system based around body parts that you've likely never encountered before.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Roguelite 15.6%, Card Game 13%, Roguelike 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused roguelite with a unique art style and deep tactical combat.
- #33 Spirits of The Silicium Forest
76% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows · Linux
SotSF is a turn-based rogue-like game with deck-building elements, in the aesthetics of Mesoamerica and transhumanism. Position yourself on the battlefield, build and utilize various combinations of abilities to defeat the mysterious spirits of the Silicium Forest. Has “Story” and “Roguelite” modes.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.8% ★, Turn-Based 17.6%, Card Battler 14.2%, Card Game 10.2%, Mythology 8.5%
- #34 Card Hog
75% matchVery Positive94% of 553 reviews2023
Dev: SnoutUp
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Card Hog is a pig-based dungeon crawler with roguelike and deck building elements. Take the role of an adventurous hog and interact with more than 100 cards of dangerous enemies, powerful weapons and exciting spells!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.9% ★, Card Battler 20.6%, Turn-Based 20.3%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Roguelite 9.3%
- #35 Pyrene
74% matchVery Positive92% of 759 reviews2024
Dev: Two Tiny DicePub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Defeat hellish monsters and rebuild your home in Pyrene, a fast paced roguelike dungeon-crawler. Play with different heroes & spells, collect powerful relics to upgrade your deck while uncovering the mysteries behind your village’s destruction.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18% ★, Card Battler 13.8%, Mythology 10.2%, Dungeon Crawler 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #36 Castle Morihisa
77% matchMixed67% of 454 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.2% ★, Card Battler 15.8%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%, Card Game 9.7%
- #37 Decktamer
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,407 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.5% ★, Card Battler 21.1%, Card Game 14.9%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%
- #38 Deck Hunter
78% matchMixed69% of 326 reviews2019
Dev: L_Draven
Windows
Deck Hunter is a roguelike card game. The World of Klanojh has been cursed by Glatta, the Goddess of Anger. Build your deck, make combos, defeat fantasy creatures and help Avery to face the evil and restore the balance!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.3% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelite 10.5%, Card Game 7.8%
- #39 Roots Devour
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 584 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Card Game 34.5%, Deckbuilding 29.4%, Roguelite 17.3%, Strategy 13.1%, 2D 5.7%
- #40 Handmancers
72% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: 58BLADES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Handmancers is a Rock, Paper, Scissors Roguelite deckbuilder with a first-person twist where clear tactical choices meet deck-building depth. Craft your deck, enhance your cards, equip tricky artifacts and face powerful enemies in strategic fights
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26% ★, Card Battler 16.7%, Card Game 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Roguelite 8%
- #41 Gods vs Horrors
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A drafting roguelike focused on synergies and scaling, with short enjoyable runs. Recruit Gods from different mythologies, buff and upgrade them, arrange them in perfect formation, and fight cosmic Horrors in no-RNG autobattler combat to defend the Earth!
Why similar: Card Battler 26%, Card Game 16.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Roguelike 9.6%
- #42 Monster Tavern
71% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Toki Games LLC
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilder where Drinks are your fighters and monsters are your customers. Build your deck, run the bar, and serve them before they tear the place apart.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.4% ★, Card Battler 18.2%, Card Game 15.4%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #43 Super Fantasy Kingdom
70% matchVery Positive87% of 6,015 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.3% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 11.3%, Deckbuilding 11%, Dungeon Crawler 10.8%
- #44 Relief
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 166 reviews2026
Dev: Billiontail Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Relief is a deckbuilding roguelike featuring a post-Journey to the West urban legend setting! In a bizarre world of corrupted deities, harness overpowered tech to enhance your deck and forge custom affixes onto your cards. Combine over 1,000 cards and 300 artifacts to create your ultimate OP build!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.1% ★, Card Battler 14%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Card Game 9.2%, Mythology 8.8%
- #45 Drunken Rogue
69% matchVery Positive95% of 214 reviews2026
Dev: 2.6 billion years studioPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dungeon-crawling roguelike card game! The rowdy adventures of drunk-as-a-skunk Rogue Lita and Vampire of Demise Endo! Stagger around traps and stumble through demon assaults. Make your way to the dungeon's deepest depths—rumored to contain the most precious of booze!
Why similar: Card Battler 22.1%, Card Game 16.5%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Roguelite 12.1%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #46 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,275 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become the coolest kid of the playground in this playful roguelike deckbuilder. Craft every card yourself with adorable stickers and wow your rivals in tug-of-war card battles full of wonder!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Battler 14.3%, Card Game 10.8%, Deckbuilding 10.4%
- #47 Talespinner
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Flash Cat GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Enter a captivating realm woven with the tapestry of Japanese mythology in Talespinner, a deck-building roguelike adventure. As the storyteller, you will guide your chosen hero through an ever-changing narrative shaped by your decisions and deck construction.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.9% ★, Card Battler 15.5%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Card Game 10.1%, Deckbuilding 9%
- #48 Museum Mystery: Deckbuilding Card Game
72% matchVery Positive82% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: ST Stepanov Ivan AndreevichPub: Recently Played
Windows
Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!
Why similar: Card Battler 19.5%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.5% ★, Card Game 12.1%, Roguelite 9.6%
- #49 Villages & Dungeons
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,170 reviews2025
Dev: CaCaFrog StudioPub: Morax Games
Windows · Mac
A hardcore roguelite card game where deck-building strategies are at the core of everything! With a vast array of cards, random dungeons, a wealth of encounter events, and diverse enemies, it awaits your exploration and challenge.
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.2%, Card Battler 16.4%, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Card Game 12%
- #50 Feed the Scorchpot
66% matchVery Positive90% of 429 reviews2026
Dev: MoravianPub: Indieformer
Windows
A dice roguelike about feeding a dragon for twenty years. Roll ingredients, build your island, and fuse absurd recipes into combos that break the score wide open. Miss a meal and you're next on the menu.
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.4%, Cooking 22.4%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelite 13.1%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 10% ★
- #51 Omelet You Cook
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,597 reviews2026
Dev: Dan SchumacherPub: SchuBox Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The cozy chaotic cooking roguelike. Assemble omelets for quirky students using ingredients from a conveyor belt. Discover wacky combinations to satisfy the ever-demanding Principal Clucker.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Cooking 23%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #52 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
67% matchVery Positive84% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.1% ★, Card Battler 15%, Card Game 12%, Deckbuilding 12%, Turn-Based 11.3%
- #53 Tendryll
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Brute Farce
Windows
Delve into grid-based tactical combat in this roguelike deckbuilder. Coordinate your heroes, modify your cards with unique runes, construct powerful item builds, and sidestep card-corrupting terrain to survive a gauntlet of befouled enemies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.1% ★, Card Battler 17.2%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Card Game 12.3%, Deckbuilding 11.5%
- #54 Beneath Oresa
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,722 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 27.2% ★, Turn-Based 14.4%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 14%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #55 RogueDiceR
67% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2026
Dev: GAMPANY
Windows
RogueDiceR is a Roguelite Dice-builder. Buy randomly generated dice and modify their values. Attach stickers to grant special effects or strengthen your dice deck with powerful artifacts. Fight your way through randomly generated dungeons filled with monsters, events and bosses.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.1% ★, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Battler 11.6%, Turn-Based 10.5%, Roguelite 8.8%
- #56 Stronghold’s Dungeon
70% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: FazerdooPub: Fazerdoo's Studio
Windows
Stronghold's Dungeon is a Deck Building Dungeon Crawler game with Rogue-lite mechanics. You will get to craft a deck to fight and try to overcome this dungeon and its terrible master.
Why similar: Card Battler 26.1%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Card Game 14.7%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #57 Dishventory
67% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Final Offer
Windows
Wash piling dirty dishes in this strategic card game! Figure out cool dish combinations and discover new dishes with their own abilities.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.7% ★, Card Game 16.3%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #58 Grime&Gold
66% matchNo user reviews96% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Pemdora
Windows
Fancy some cards, alchemist? Grime & Gold is a small game about stacking and mixing cards to craft strange recipes. Open boosters, delve into dungeons to find rare resources, hire goblins to help you to craft the Holy Grail and save the city, and don't forget to serve your shady clients!
Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Card Battler 29.6%, Card Game 16.1%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #59 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
66% matchVery Positive82% of 3,580 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 25.3% ★, Card Battler 16.4%, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Roguelike 8.8%