- #1 Limbus Company
97% matchVery Positive88% of 119,855 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 229.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24%, Turn-Based Combat 21.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Project Moon's follow-up delivers the closest mix of elaborate combat planning, brutal dystopian lore, literary themes, and a sprawling character-driven story.
- #2 Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
96% matchVery Positive94% of 57,272 reviews2018
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Gore 11.7%, Story Rich 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Set in the same universe, it shares Library Of Ruina's haunting tone, exceptional lore, difficult systems, and fascination with monstrous abnormalities.
- #3 Chrono Ark
96% matchVery Positive91% of 13,786 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Card Game 14.8%, Anime 11.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%, Strategy 9%, Difficult 9%
Why You'll Like It: Its demanding party-based deckbuilding, character synergies, anime presentation, and story-focused roguelite structure make it one of the strongest mechanical alternatives.
- #4 Inscryption
95% 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: Deckbuilding 26%, Card Game 25.7%, Card Battler 22.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its unsettling card-game premise, strong mystery narrative, and constant mechanical surprises make it ideal for players who enjoyed Ruina's psychological edge.
- #5 Gordian Quest
94% matchVery Positive89% of 6,044 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Card Game 18.1%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Card Battler 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a deep single-player RPG where each party member builds a distinct deck for tactical, turn-based encounters and a substantial fantasy campaign.
- #6 Black Book
94% 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 Game 18.7%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Card Battler 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, folklore-rich narrative RPG with customizable spell-card combat, difficult encounters, and a melancholy supernatural atmosphere.
- #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: Deckbuilding 19.9%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Card Game 16.5%, Card Battler 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its excellent deckbuilding is tied to negotiation, combat, relationships, and meaningful narrative decisions in a stylish, morally grey world.
- #8 Darkest Dungeon®
92% 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: Turn-Based Combat 36.8%, Difficult 21.5%, Turn-Based 19.7%, RPG 6.4%, Strategy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Although it uses abilities rather than cards, its punishing turn-based party tactics, stress mechanics, gothic horror, and attritional progression closely fit Ruina's mood.
- #9 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
91% matchVery Positive87% of 2,306 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19.5%, Card Game 18.5%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Card Battler 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A polished deckbuilding RPG with party-based turn-based battles, hand-crafted encounters, and a strong progression-focused campaign rather than endless runs.
- #10 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
91% matchVery Positive90% of 17,386 reviews2018
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Discover a brand new RPG from the creators of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Facing an imminent invasion, Meve — war-veteran and Queen of Lyria and Rivia — is forced to once again enter the warpath and set out on a dark journey of destruction and revenge.
Why similar: Card Game 41.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Story Rich 16.3%, RPG 9.4%, Turn-Based 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a lengthy, choice-driven dark-fantasy story with bespoke puzzle-like card battles that reward careful tactical play.
- #11 Tainted Grail: Conquest
90% 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: Deckbuilding 24%, Card Game 22%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Card Battler 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This bleak Arthurian deckbuilder pairs difficult runs and buildcraft with oppressive lore, horror-inflected exploration, and lasting story progression.
- #12 Marvel's Midnight Suns
89% matchVery Positive82% of 24,541 reviews2022
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.9%, Card Game 20%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, Card Battler 15%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Players build hands around a customizable team in tactical missions while following a long, character-heavy supernatural story with relationship systems.
- #13 Knock on the Coffin Lid
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,913 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 17.3%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Card Battler 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A grim, narrative-driven deckbuilding RPG full of branching choices, recurring characters, class builds, and a dark fantasy atmosphere.
- #14 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
88% matchVery Positive92% of 392 reviews2023
Dev: makarollPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Phantom Rose 2 is a roguelike deckbuilding game. Fight and collect powerful cards as Aria, trying to survive in her cherished school that’s being ravaged by evil creatures.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 15.8%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Card Battler 12.2%, Difficult 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This anime-styled deckbuilder uses a non-random hand system that makes turn planning and card sequencing feel especially deliberate.
- #15 Slay the Spire
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 218,929 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Card Game 26.1%, Card Battler 20.7%, Deckbuilding 20%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Difficult 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational deckbuilding roguelike remains a superb choice for the careful resource planning, build experimentation, and punishing combat that underpin Ruina.
- #16 Acolyte of the Altar
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Black Kite Games
Windows
Hunt through the wastelands for colossal Beasts in this roguelike deckbuilder. Beware! Beasts grow stronger during battle, allowing them to consume your creatures or counter your spells. Carve profane Gifts from these behemoths and grow stronger to serve your Patron! But serve them to what end?
Why similar: Card Game 19.7%, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Card Battler 16%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Difficult 10%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tense, difficult boss encounters where every card choice matters, giving it a similarly demanding tactical rhythm.
- #17 Card-en-Ciel
86% matchVery Positive90% of 882 reviews2024
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Card-en-Ciel is a roguelite card-battling RPG featuring over 300 different cards and 50 unique vocal songs! Play as Neon, the "Gaming Chair Detective" famous for solving net-crimes, as he encounters a strange new case when he dives into an in-development game world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.2%, Card Game 25.2%, Card Battler 18.5%, Story Rich 12%, Anime 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This story-led anime deckbuilder features a huge pool of collectible cards, character interactions, and unusually tactical battles built around card effects.
- #18 Trials of Fire
85% matchVery Positive86% of 3,262 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.5%, Card Battler 17.5%, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its grid-based tactical battles make deck construction matter at a positional level, creating encounters that feel more deliberate than a typical card roguelike.
- #19 Cross Blitz
83% 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: Deckbuilding 22.9%, Card Game 20.4%, Card Battler 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful but surprisingly deep deckbuilding RPG with a campaign structure, collectible cards, character stories, and tactical board-based combat.
- #20 Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
84% matchVery Positive80% of 1,442 reviews2021
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards.
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.4%, Card Game 18.3%, Card Battler 15.4%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its tabletop-card presentation frames a traditional turn-based RPG campaign with charming narration, party management, and a storybook mood.
- #21 Depersonalization
82% matchVery Positive93% of 6,859 reviews2024
Dev: MeowNaturePub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
Why similar: Card Battler 30.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Card Game 17.5%, Anime 13.8%, Strategy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more tabletop-RPG than deckbuilder, it offers choice-heavy cosmic-horror stories, investigation, tactical RPG systems, and an intensely unsettling tone.
- #22 Banners of Ruin
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,241 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 17.6%, Turn-Based 17%, Card Battler 14.7%, Difficult 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dark animal-fantasy deckbuilder built around assembling a party, exploiting synergies, and surviving unforgiving turn-based encounters.
- #23 Vault of the Void
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,012 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.3 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: Deckbuilding 26.1%, Card Game 23.2%, Card Battler 19.2%, Difficult 17.1%, Strategy 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: For players who most loved optimizing decks against specific receptions, it offers exceptional control over deck construction and very demanding enemy-focused combat.
- #24 Deck of Ashes
82% 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: Deckbuilding 23.7%, Card Battler 21.9%, Card Game 14.4%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its grim illustrated world and risky card-decay system offer a darker, more campaign-oriented take on difficult deckbuilding.
- #25 Sigil of the Magi
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: YongjustyongPub: iterco
Windows
Sigil of the Magi blends roguelike deckbuilding with turn-based combat for a deep tactical experience. Navigate a world full of dangers and mystique as you craft your deck, obtain relics, and prepare your party of champions for any challenges ahead!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.8%, Card Game 21.2%, Card Battler 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its card-driven grid tactics emphasize party positioning, synergistic builds, and hard encounters rather than simply playing the highest-value card each turn.
- #26 Fights in Tight Spaces
80% matchVery Positive90% of 3,951 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.2%, Turn-Based Combat 17.1%, Turn-Based 16.7%, Card Game 16.2%, Strategy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its turn-based card tactics turn positioning, movement, and enemy intent into tightly choreographed puzzle encounters with a high skill ceiling.
- #27 Ring of Pain
79% matchVery Positive91% of 5,107 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Card Game 31.1%, Turn-Based 27.9%, Difficult 21.3%, Strategy 7.3%, Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: Its oppressive atmosphere and tense card-based dungeon choices capture some of Ruina's dread while demanding constant risk assessment.
- #28 Wildfrost
78% 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: Card Game 18.5%, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Card Battler 17%, Difficult 15.6%, Turn-Based 15.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deceptively punishing card battler centered on unit placement, timing, and layered synergies, suited to players who enjoy mastering hard combat systems.
- #29 Morimens
77% matchVery Positive80% of 5,456 reviews2024
Dev: B.I.A.V. Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 32.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Morimens is a roguelite card-battler inspired by the Lovecraftian mythos. Bond with a diverse cast of Awakeners, build your perfect deck, and battle through the mists of Kadath—facing wild events and uncovering maddening truths at every turn.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Game 15.4%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Battler 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%
- #30 BOOK OF HOURS
77% matchVery Positive89% of 4,485 reviews2023
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Why similar: Card Game 36.2%, Deckbuilding 32.9%, Story Rich 12.5%, Strategy 10.9%, RPG 7.5%
- #31 Nowhere Prophet
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,175 reviews2019
Dev: Sharkbomb StudiosPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.5%, Card Game 18.1%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Card Battler 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative deckbuilding journey through a harsh post-apocalyptic world, where your cards represent companions whose loss has lasting consequences.
- #32 The Banner Saga
78% matchVery Positive89% of 15,975 reviews2014
Dev: StoicPub: Stoic Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.
Why similar: Turn-Based 33.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its tragic narrative, difficult turn-based battles, striking presentation, and emphasis on consequences make it a strong choice for Ruina players seeking story-first tactical drama.
- #33 WORLD OF HORROR
75% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Difficult 20%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Card Game 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Horror 11.7%
- #34 Mori Carta
76% matchMostly Positive71% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Nevergreen Games
Windows · Mac
Mori Carta is a handless deckbuilding roguelike. Choose left or right on every card to adventure through stories. Simple decisions lead to rich and rewarding gameplay. Four dramatically different characters with their own unique card sets, more than 1000 playable cards, over 185 unique enemies.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.2%, Card Game 18.7%, Card Battler 16.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%
- #35 Cultist Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,243 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Why similar: Card Game 32.5%, Difficult 22.5%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 13.4%, Strategy 9.9%
- #36 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: Deckbuilding 20.1%, Card Game 20%, Card Battler 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Difficult 9.8%
- #37 One Step From Eden
74% matchVery Positive93% of 7,663 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.9%, Card Game 20.1%, Difficult 18.8%, Card Battler 18.2%, Strategy 6.8%
- #38 Shards of Order
71% matchVery Positive90% of 644 reviews2026
Dev: FardustPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.3%, Card Battler 19.1%, Card Game 17.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #39 Roguebook
73% matchVery Positive84% of 4,593 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 15.5%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Card Battler 11.4%
- #40 Phantom Rose
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 882 reviews2019
Dev: makarollPub: Studio Maka
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Phantom Rose is a roguelike deckbuilding card game. Fight and collect powerful cards as Reina, a maid exploring a mansion ravaged by evil creatures
Why similar: Card Game 23.6%, Turn-Based 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Anime 11.8%
- #41 Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,154 reviews2022
Dev: Alioth Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.7%, Card Game 21.7%, Card Battler 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%, Anime 8.4%
- #42 Arcana of Paradise —The Tower—
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: 株式会社タストαPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Choose from 20 children and perfect your deck as you battle against The Tower's bizarre inhabitants in real time! Time your guards, combo your attacks, charge up powerful magic, and collect legendary relics in your search for food, as you guide the children to the bottom!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.9%, Card Game 22.6%, Card Battler 21.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #43 Demon's Mirror
71% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Be-Rad EntertainmentPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?
Why similar: Card Game 20.8%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Card Battler 17%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%
- #44 Out Of Hands
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,533 reviews2025
Dev: Game River
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.1%, Card Battler 17%, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #45 Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
74% matchMixed60% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: TavroxGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Neurodeck is a psychological deckbuilding card game to challenge your fears. Build your deck & capacities by answering personality tests, visiting rooms or meditating. Face your phobia and defeat them through the power of life-inspired cards.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.5%, Card Game 18.9%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Card Battler 15.7%, Difficult 13.8%
- #46 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
72% matchMixed59% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Nodbrim Interactive
Windows
Fight to investigate another day in this gothic horror adventure card game. Equip items and relics. Acquire cards and use them wisely to survive what lurks in the darkest corners of town. Take a short and mind-bending dive into the unknown with a cosy horror atmosphere.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.8%, Card Game 19.3%, Turn-Based 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.8%, Card Battler 11.1%
- #47 Fogpiercer
68% matchVery Positive84% of 650 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Cookies StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 15.8%, Card Game 15%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Difficult 11.8%
- #48 Deck of Souls
70% matchVery Positive81% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Bigboot StudiosPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.6%, Card Game 20%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Card Battler 14.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%
- #49 Dream of Corpse Lady
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,448 reviews2026
Dev: HT3 StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
Why similar: Card Game 27.5%, Card Battler 20.6%, Deckbuilding 19.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%, Strategy 9.3%
- #50 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: Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 17.2%, Card Battler 13.6%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Difficult 11.3%
- #51 Overdungeon
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,108 reviews2019
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A completely new style real-time card battle "Overdungeon" Overdungeon combines rogue-like, tower defense and card games. More than 100 cards are Attack, Animal, Building, Spell, Trap, etc..Build your creative and crazy deck!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.7%, Card Game 18.1%, Card Battler 16.5%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%
- #52 A Long Way Down
71% matchMixed66% of 231 reviews2020
Dev: Seenapsis StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A deck-building roguelite RPG set in a dark and tormented world. Assemble your party and use your cards to survive, fight and build your way through a dark maze of monsters orchestrated by an evil mastermind. Your choices will lead you to judgement.
Why similar: Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 17%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Card Battler 15.4%, Difficult 14.7%
- #53 Othercide
69% matchVery Positive82% of 5,314 reviews2020
Dev: Lightbulb CrewPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
As Humanity’s last hope, lead your army to combat in an intricate dance of spectacular actions and counters, using an original Dynamic Timeline System, and face fearsome bosses in epic battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 22.4%, Turn-Based 19.3%, Difficult 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Strategy 13.2%
- #54 Deathless. The Hero Quest
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,056 reviews2024
Dev: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 18.4%, Card Game 17.1%, Difficult 15.2%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Card Battler 13.3%
- #55 Blood Card
70% matchVery Positive81% of 729 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: Deckbuilding 20.9%, Card Game 20.1%, Card Battler 19.4%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Difficult 9.7%
- #56 Flan's BN
65% matchVery Positive98% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: Geism
Windows
《Flan's BN》is the prequel to 《Flan's MS》, which combines JRPG and deckbuilder mechanics. Experience Flan's story of self-discovery
Why similar: Card Game 28.7%, Deckbuilding 25.7%, Turn-Based Combat 18.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
- #57 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
66% 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: Deckbuilding 20.8%, Card Game 19.2%, Card Battler 13.9%, Turn-Based 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #58 Alina of the Arena
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,971 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Card Game 25.9%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Difficult 19%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Card Battler 9.1%
- #59 Faith in Despair
65% matchVery Positive96% of 78 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: Card Game 21.8%, Deckbuilding 21.7%, Difficult 18.8%, Card Battler 18.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%
- #60 Overrogue
69% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Exe Create Inc.Pub: KEMCO
Windows
A card deck-building roguelite! Explore labyrinths each time from level 1!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.3%, Card Game 22.1%, Card Battler 15.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%