- #1 Top Check: A Chess Card Game
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gliding Knight Games
Windows
Collect cards, build decks, and battle fierce opponents in Top Check, a roguelike deckbuilder and card game inspired by the classic game of chess. With many unique pieces and abilities, only the best strategists will emerge victorious. Do you have what it takes to reach the top?
Why similar: Chess 26.4% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.4% ★, Board Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%, Turn-Based 8%
- #2 Solo Chess
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: NourSaiFR
Windows
The chess roguelike deckbuilder. Solo Chess is a cozy strategy game where you play chess-themed cards on a 3×3 grid, trigger piece effects, and earn points through clever combos. Build your deck with pets and food to conquer waves of unique battles.
Why similar: Chess 24.8% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.1% ★, Card Game 11%, Board Game 10.5%, Turn-Based 9.5%
- #3 Usurper
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2024
Dev: Rogue Brain Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.
Why similar: Chess 26.2% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.6% ★, Board Game 8.4%, Card Game 7.9%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #4 Tabulo
95% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Noah Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.1% ★, Card Game 12.3%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Chess 10.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
- #5 Gambeat
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Odd Dog Games
Windows
Start with pawns, end with clowns. Build a roster of evolving pieces, stack game-breaking stickers, and chain together absurd high scores in this chess roguelike deckbuilder.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Chess 11.7% ★, Roguelike 8.6%, Grid-Based Movement 7.3%
- #6 Gambition
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EasternLamp
Windows
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
Why similar: Chess 28.9% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.7% ★, Board Game 10.6%, Turn-Based 9.7%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #7 Ludaro
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EvolX Games
Windows · Linux
Ludaro is a turn-based Roguelite where the board is your battlefield. Strategically traverse ever-changing board with a unique dice system, outsmart deadly rivals, forge powerful Spirit Card combos, and bend fate as you uncover the secrets of a mysterious world and battle toward fearsome enemies.
Why similar: Dice 23.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.4% ★, Card Game 11.7%, Board Game 11.1%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #8 Pawnbarian
93% matchVery Positive89% of 893 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Chess 25.8% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.9% ★, Card Game 10.9%, Board Game 10%, Grid-Based Movement 7.9%
- #9 Gambonanza
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,612 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Chess 25.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.9% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Board Game 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #10 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,507 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Dice 24.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.3% ★, Turn-Based 12.1%, Card Game 9.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.4%
- #11 Star Dice
90% matchNo user reviews80% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Just L Studio
Windows · Mac
A turn-based roguelike strategy game about crafting powerful builds through dice customization and relic synergies. Optimize your 3×3 dice grid, trigger massive combo chains, and reach unbelievable scores.
Why similar: Dice 29.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.3% ★, Turn-Based 11.4%, Card Game 10%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #12 Digi Dice
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Euphrates Games
Windows · Linux
A rogue-like dice-building game. Craft your own dice, play them strategically, upgrade your modifiers and discover magnificent combos.
Why similar: Dice 31.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.4% ★, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelike 7%, Roguelite 5.6%
- #13 Kingfall
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Legendary Pixels
Windows
A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards move like chess pieces. Build an army, bless your troops, and conquer the kingdom one battle at a time.
Why similar: Chess 26.9% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.9% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Roguelike 9.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.6%
- #14 Faryloopa
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jawameer Games
Windows
Build the board. Play the cards. Roll the dice. Faryloopa is a roguelike deckbuilder meets boardbuilder where every run is a new layout, new synergies, and bigger scores to chase.
Why similar: Dice 28.8% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Card Game 11%, Board Game 10.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.9%
- #15 Weapon Gambit
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PC W.Pub: PC W. Studio
Windows · Mac
Roll your weapons, plan your every move! A bite-sized tactical puzzle blending dice and chess. Strategize your positioning with the rolled weapons to dismantle enemy defenses. Strike directly at the Monster Crystal before your turns run out!
Why similar: Chess 27.5% ★, Dice 21.7% ★, Turn-Based 11.3%, Grid-Based Movement 11.1%, Board Game 10.4%
- #16 The Endless Wyrd
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Design Imps
Windows
In this roguelike deckbuilder, you’re hunted by an Eldritch Horror. Build crushing combos, fight coordinated enemies, and reroll your abilities to survive. Infinitely upgrade weapons, forge killer synergies, and become stupidly overpowered!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.3% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Game 13.4%, Dice 13.1% ★, Roguelike 8.5%
- #17 Amlebic
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mad Turtle Studios
Windows · Mac
Amlebic is a alchemy deckbuilder. Lay elemental reagents on the great circle, chain resonance and reaction, and multiply essence by catalyst to beat the yield. Collect sigils, master the tension, and climb 200 circles to complete the Great Work.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.3% ★, Card Game 19.2%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 6.5%
- #18 Cast & Conquer
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AnnexAlea
Windows
When conventional warfare gets too expensive, the world's top generals settle global disputes the old-fashioned way. A really, really intense tabletop game. Roll the dice, slot your gear, and conquer the map in this multiplayer strategy game where the stakes are literal world domination.
Why similar: Dice 16.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.3% ★, Board Game 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #19 Archon Soul: Prologue
84% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: PolyGryphPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.
Why similar: Dice 27.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.5% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Card Game 8.6%, Card Battler 6.9%
- #20 SpellRogue
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,632 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Dice 25.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Card Game 9.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
- #21 Coin War
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hetairoi Studio
Windows
A new twist on the StS-like genre: the cards you play transform into units on a grid-based board for several turns! Coin War delivers unique mechanics, tactical combat, endless synergies, and immense strategic depth. Craving a new challenge in the StS-like genre? Give this one a try.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.1% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Card Game 14.8%, Roguelike 9%, Card Battler 8.4%
- #22 DeckWrecking Pirates
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Drac Blau Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tactical roguelike deckbuilder where you roll dice, command your pirate crew, and even control your enemies. Build your deck… and wreck theirs!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Dice 24.2% ★, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #23 Hellmate - Chess Deck Builder
82% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Overbaked Studio
Windows · Mac
Roguelike deckbuilding chess in the seven floors of Hell. Each floor belongs to a deadly sin, and every sin crowns its own king. Summon pieces, sling spells, and brand your army with sigils to melt the king's HP before your turns run out. Seven sins, seven kings, one deck.
Why similar: Chess 26.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 11.9%, Card Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #24 Regicide
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CinemaLeo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forget checkmate. Every capture scores in this chess roguelike deckbuilder. Gather powerful floppy disks, rig your pieces (and theirs), and ignite cascading combos as you chase scores you have no right to reach.
Why similar: Chess 30% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Turn-Based 9.1%, Roguelike 9.1%, Strategy 6.3%
- #25 Archon Soul
79% matchVery Positive90% of 198 reviews2026
Dev: PolyGryphPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.
Why similar: Dice 32.8% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.7%, Card Battler 7.9%, Card Game 5%
- #26 Dice To Pay
81% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: Dave Hive
Windows · Mac
Roll the dice, play your cards, and hunt monsters to pay off your crushing mortgage. This is a quirky turn-based strategy game where survival means managing your luck—and your loans. Glory can wait. The bank won’t.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.3% ★, Dice 21.9% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Card Game 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #27 Hats and Guns
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Edgar Covarel
Windows
Become a cardslinger in this roguelike deckbuilder with tactical elements. Fight, gather weapons and items, face unexpected events and upgrade your cards for hundreds of possibilities. Every run is unique and so are you, the best shot of the Far West looking for your upcoming revenge.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Card Game 12.9%, Grid-Based Movement 9.4%, Card Battler 7.5%
- #28 DICEPUNK
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Klink Studios
Windows
Turn based dice-powered roguelike where strategy and chance collide. Use your rolls to attack, defend, or unleash unique skills as you build your deck ,upgrade your character ,and fight your way from the slums to the top.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.6% ★, Dice 21.8% ★, Turn-Based 13.6%, Card Game 10.6%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #29 Dice Card Heroes
77% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: David Skoko
Windows
In this roguelike deckbuilder, every card features its own dice. Battle against many fantastic creatures across 3 chapters. Build your deck, upgrade your cards, find countless synergies and equip mighty weapons to shape your playstyle. There is only one goal: Be the hero, slay the dragon.
Why similar: Dice 29.2% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Card Game 12.1%, Difficult 8.2%, Roguelike 6.6%
- #30 Cardinal Descent
78% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Liam Flannery
Windows · Mac
Cardinal Descent is a card building roguelike where you craft elemental synergies and find game breaking sticker combos.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.9% ★, Card Game 15.2%, Turn-Based 15%, Roguelike 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%
- #31 Double Barrel Desperado
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Gentoo Games
Windows
Double Barrel Desperado is a roguelike deckbuilder where you wield a double-barrel shotgun fueled by chance. Strengthen it with powerful synergies to unleash devastating blasts, mowing down ever-tougher enemies with a single, well-aimed shot.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.9% ★, Card Game 15.4%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Roguelike 9.9%, Board Game 9.5%
- #32 Blasted Dice
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Rodrigo Serôdio
Windows
Blasted Dice is a roguelike deckbuilder where you assemble a deck of dice to blow up your enemies. Achieve masterful combos, acquire legendary items, meet strange characters and blow up your enemies with your very own dice launcher.
Why similar: Dice 26.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.2% ★, Turn-Based 12.4%, Card Game 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.7%
- #33 Duoshift
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bold Aesthetic Creative
Windows
Defend The Wall on a tactical 11x7 grid using your pair of battle vehicles. Outmaneuver waves of scavenged war machines, unleash game-breaking hacks and chain synergies. Draft, fight, and survive in this endlessly replayable tactical roguelite.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.2% ★, Grid-Based Movement 16.7%, Card Game 9.5%, Board Game 8.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #34 Dice A Million
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,085 reviews2026
Dev: countlessnightsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Have you ever tried to roll 1,000,000 on a set of dice? No? Build the right bag of die, and you might just pull it off.
Why similar: Dice 30.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.5% ★, Board Game 12.1%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #35 Cave Crusade
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: LunarTailBlazer
Windows
Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.5% ★, Turn-Based 17.3%, Card Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Roguelike 8%
- #36 Reroll or Die
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ASCIILlama
Windows
Reroll or Die is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you fuel your cards with polyhedral dice. Slot, split, combine and reroll your dice to use powerful equipment. Craft broken builds and defeat the ancient bosses lurking in the deep.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.1% ★, Dice 20.1% ★, Turn-Based 12.6%, Card Battler 8.7%, Card Game 8.1%
- #37 WizardChess
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: TwoPM StudiosPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac
What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!
Why similar: Chess 25.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 14%, Board Game 10.8%, Card Game 10.3%
- #38 Mark My Words
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liurnity
Windows
The word-building roguelike. 'Mark My Words' is an addictive deckbuilder where you assemble high-scoring words, discover fancy Stickers, and utilize Glyphs to unleash intriguing combinations. Master the Art of Wordplay in several different Game modes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Card Game 11.7%, Board Game 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #39 Cloudsphere
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laki Studios
Windows
A roguelike deckbuilder where your ship is your deck. Build modular sky-vessels block by block - every module you install adds a card to your captain's deck. Overclocks, synergies, three layers of cloud-bound world, and the leviathan that destroyed your home.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.6% ★, Card Game 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Difficult 8.9%, Card Battler 8.2%
- #40 Odds Chronicles
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Mojo Games
Windows
Defy impossible odds in a tactical roguelite RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Master grid-based battles, forge powerful builds, and uncover a world inspired by tabletop adventures.
Why similar: Dice 25.4% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.9% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Game 8.3%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #41 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,242 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.3%, Card Game 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #42 Beasts & Rogues
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dalamo Games
Windows
Tame legendary beasts, evolve them into powerful forms, and fuse them with historical heroes in this roguelike deckbuilder. Master deep strategy and build unstoppable synergies to conquer every run!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Game 15.2%, Roguelike 9.3%, Card Battler 8.7%
- #43 Wildfrost
73% matchVery Positive83% of 8,819 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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 24.4% ★, Turn-Based 13.3%, Card Game 12.5%, Difficult 8.8%, Card Battler 8.2%
- #44 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
71% matchVery Positive92% of 851 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Card Game 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Card Battler 8.4%
- #45 Die For The Lich
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: MonovoidPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Gather magical dice, adapt your gear and venture through a land haunted by folklore creatures.
Why similar: Dice 28% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.8% ★, Board Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Roguelike 7.8%
- #46 One More Try: Prologue
70% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: 4Cats
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight your way through the lands of the magical kingdom in this turn-based, roguelike deck builder game. Fight your enemies by combining powerful poker combinations, enhance their effects, endow them with new properties, find magical relics and choose new classes for your hero.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.4% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Dice 13.7% ★, Card Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #47 Black Jacket
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,696 reviews2026
Dev: Mi'pu'mi Games GmbHPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.5%, Card Game 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #48 Bearly Brave
69% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Barbaric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bearly Brave is a 2D roguelike deck-building game set in a deceptively charming toy shop, where the cutest teddy bears come to life each night to fight in a no-holds-barred tournament that determines their placement on the shelves, and thus their likeness to be taken to their forever home.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.2% ★, Card Game 16.1%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Roguelike 10%, Card Battler 6.1%
- #49 Hexroll
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DarkWraith Games
Windows
In this deckbuilding roguelike, open portals to other realms and roll dice to defeat the enemies within. Discover devastating artefact combinations and upgrade your dice endlessly to roll crazy high numbers. Unlock hidden dice bags, each with their own unique twist to become a dice rolling god.
Why similar: Dice 27.1% ★, Turn-Based 14.4%, Board Game 10%, Card Game 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #50 Lucky Punk: a push your luck Deckbuilder
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Green Parrot Games
Windows
1% chance. 100% choice. Draw another card or *Stop*. Push your luck and beat the odds in this rogouelike deckbuilder. Survive and thrive in a vibrant eco-dystopia… or don’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Gather supplies and grow your community in the post-apocalypse. Do you feel lucky, Punk?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.4%, Card Game 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Roguelike 8.6%
- #51 Journey to the Void
68% 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 25% ★, Card Game 14.9%, Turn-Based 13.9%, Roguelike 9.2%, Card Battler 8.5%
- #52 The Ouroboros King
71% matchVery Positive80% of 569 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Chess 33.3% ★, Board Game 15.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Difficult 10.9%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #53 Empire in Decay
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Siesta Games
Windows
Start a rebellion and fight chess inspired turn-based combats in this roguelike deckbuilder. Upgrade your units and cards wisely. You will need it to progress through the districts of Daandria, the city where the tyrant king awaits you. Save this Empire in Decay.
Why similar: Chess 27.2% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.4% ★, Card Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #54 Unto Deepest Depths
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: McCollum Games
Windows · Linux
Unto Deepest Depths is a turn-based strategy game where all units must move and attack every turn. Build your party, upgrade your units, and lead them into the unknown to vanquish the horrors below in this punishing roguelite where any move could be your last.
Why similar: Chess 22.6% ★, Turn-Based 19.2%, Grid-Based Movement 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Roguelite 9.4%
- #55 Balatro
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 197,107 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.5 hrsMean: 48.0 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 29.6% ★, Card Game 18.1%, Turn-Based 12%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 6.8%
- #56 Gridfall
67% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Lucerna Frameworks
Windows · Linux
Gridfall is a fantasy deckbuilder where synergy on the grid is key. Feed, train and grow your army on this turn-based conquest!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Card Game 19.5%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Roguelite 6.2%
- #57 Little Dungeon Stories
72% 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 29.2% ★, Card Game 13.7%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Board Game 11.5%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #58 C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
68% matchMixed52% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.
Windows
This game combines roguelike-style deckbuilding with SRPGs to create an all-new experience! Follow Vel as she leads the Clausewitz Battalion into battle against Fahftania and the Hellmuth Brigade. Collect 100 different cards to build the strongest deck and fight enemies on a map shrouded in mist.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Card Game 15.9%, Roguelike 9.4%, Card Battler 9%
- #59 Dicedus
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Vaquita Games
Windows
Dive into the enchanting world of Dicedus, where everything's made of coloured cardboard. Gather dice and artifacts to battle in contests of wit for the title of Supreme Mage. Each game offers a unique experience, explore all the combinations and forge your own playstyle.
Why similar: Dice 30.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.2% ★, Board Game 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #60 Slumber Realm
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chugga Chugga LLC
Windows
Battle your childhood fears in a 90s-soaked dice roguelike. One die roll triggers your entire build. Chain wild combos, fight broccoli, and decorate your bedroom with nostalgic relics.
Why similar: Dice 32.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.9% ★, Roguelite 9.3%, Roguelike 8.9%, Board Game 7.2%