- #1 Hadean Tactics
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,887 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.4%, Strategy RPG 16.3%, Card Game 15.4%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelite 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures Loop Hero’s indirect-control appeal by having you influence auto-battles through unit placement, deckbuilding, and roguelike synergies.
- #2 Monster Train
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,834 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.3%, Card Game 18.9%, Roguelite 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Roguelike 14%
Why You'll Like It: Like Loop Hero, it’s a roguelite about stacking layered synergies onto a semi-automated combat system while making crucial placement decisions.
- #3 Backpack Hero
96% matchVery Positive87% of 8,383 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.8%, Roguelike 19%, Roguelite 17.7%, Choices Matter 15%, Fantasy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades terrain cards for inventory tiles, but the same core joy comes from engineering a self-sustaining build inside a replayable run.
- #4 Tainted Grail: Conquest
95% matchVery Positive90% of 8,213 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.1 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 18%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Roguelike 14.1%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder matches Loop Hero’s moody tone, persistent progression, and emphasis on careful expedition planning.
- #5 Ring of Pain
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,048 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 31.2%, Roguelite 22.7%, Roguelike 20.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.3%, RPG 7%
Why You'll Like It: Its circular dungeon structure, constant build adaptation, and ominous atmosphere feel remarkably close to Loop Hero’s loop-based run planning.
- #6 The Last Spell
94% matchVery Positive91% of 13,289 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 17.8%, Tactical 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Roguelite 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its mix of tactical defense, economy management, and surviving escalating waves mirrors Loop Hero’s tension between growth and survival.
- #7 Roguebook
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,468 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 22.8%, Card Game 17.7%, Roguelite 13%, Roguelike 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Procedural exploration, card synergies, and run-to-run meta progression make it a strong fit if you loved Loop Hero’s buildcrafting loop.
- #8 Stacklands
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,480 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Card Game 38.9%, Deckbuilding 26.7%, Roguelite 24.5%, 2D 4.7%, Fantasy 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its card-based resource chains and emergent system interactions strongly echo Loop Hero’s pleasure of building a run by rearranging the world.
- #9 Trials of Fire
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,249 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.4 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: Card Game 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Deckbuilding 18%, Roguelite 17.5%, Roguelike 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Party deckbuilding, overland survival pressure, and route management make each run feel similarly strategic and resource-conscious.
- #10 Griftlands
91% matchVery Positive94% of 14,364 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.8%, Card Game 17.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Roguelike 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It adds more story and negotiation, but its branching roguelite runs and meaningful deck-based choices scratch a similar strategic itch.
- #11 Inscryption
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.6%, Card Game 25%, Roguelike 14.9%, Roguelite 13.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though more narrative-heavy, it nails the eerie deckbuilding experimentation and constant run adaptation that make Loop Hero compelling.
- #12 Darkest Dungeon®
90% matchVery Positive92% of 159,462 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.7 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: Dark Fantasy 35.7%, Roguelike 31.3%, RPG 12.3%, Roguelite 10.9%, Fantasy 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its grim expedition planning, attrition-heavy runs, and between-run base upgrades hit a similar dark-strategy mood.
- #13 Wildfrost
89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,698 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25%, Card Game 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Roguelike 15.3%, Roguelite 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact runs, unit placement, and evolving card synergies feel smart, systemic, and pleasantly adjacent to Loop Hero’s style of planning.
- #14 Slay the Spire
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 213,462 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 31.8%, Deckbuilding 29.3%, Roguelike 23.2%, Roguelite 10.6%, RPG 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Loop Hero was discovering powerful run-defining synergies, this is still one of the best pure deckbuilding roguelites on Steam.
- #15 Gordian Quest
87% matchVery Positive89% of 5,961 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 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: Deckbuilding 21.1%, Card Game 18.3%, Tactical 17.8%, Roguelike 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deeper RPG party building while preserving the card-driven tactical planning and progression that Loop Hero fans tend to enjoy.
- #16 Into the Breach
86% matchVery Positive94% of 21,909 reviews2018
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.6%, Roguelike 20.9%, Tactical 16.9%, Roguelite 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: It isn’t a deckbuilder, but its emphasis on foresight, board manipulation, and maximizing limited choices fits the same tactical mindset.
- #17 Knock on the Coffin Lid
85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,871 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 20.2%, Card Game 15.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its grim-fantasy roguelike deckbuilding, branching paths, and run-defining events make it a natural match for Loop Hero’s tone and structure.
- #18 Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,287 reviews2021
Dev: Goblinz StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Legend of Keepers is the perfect mix between Dungeon Defender and Roguelite. You have been hired as a dungeon manager by the Dungeons Company. Your job is simple: protect their dungeons!
Why similar: Roguelike 22.9%, Roguelite 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: You play indirectly by setting traps and arranging monsters, which mirrors Loop Hero’s satisfying 'set the board and let it play out' structure.
- #19 Hand of Fate 2
84% matchVery Positive84% of 5,769 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.1%, Card Game 26.7%, Roguelite 15.2%, RPG 9.4%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its encounter deck and meta progression recreate the feeling of shaping each expedition through controlled randomness and strategic preparation.
- #20 Ratropolis
83% matchVery Positive88% of 5,498 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.6%, Card Game 21.5%, Roguelite 18.1%, Roguelike 14.9%, Fantasy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This combines deckbuilding with city defense and resource balancing, creating the same push-pull between expansion, risk, and survival.
- #21 Vault of the Void
82% matchVery Positive92% of 2,966 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26%, Card Game 19.1%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is more deliberate and less random than Loop Hero, but its deep buildcraft and encounter planning reward the same systems-first thinking.
- #22 Deck of Ashes
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,064 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 33.3%, Card Game 16.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, RPG 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark-fantasy, attrition-focused runs and heavy reliance on card synergies align well with Loop Hero’s harsher roguelite feel.
- #23 DungeonTop
82% matchVery Positive82% of 575 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.7%, Card Game 18.7%, Strategy RPG 18.2%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Tactical grid battles plus deckbuilding make each run about positioning and synergy rather than reflexes, much like Loop Hero’s measured pace.
- #24 Across the Obelisk
81% matchVery Positive81% of 12,889 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 53.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.2%, Tactical 21%, Card Game 19%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: Party deckbuilding, route choices, and persistent unlocks make it a good pick if you want more cooperative or party-based run planning.
- #25 Against the Storm
79% matchVery Positive95% of 35,994 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Resource Management 51.8%, Roguelite 48.2%
Why You'll Like It: If the resource-management and meta-progression side of Loop Hero was your favorite, this run-based strategy game is an excellent next step.
- #26 Banners of Ruin
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,191 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 23.3%, Card Game 18.6%, Roguelike 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Roguelite 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This party deckbuilder shares Loop Hero’s grim atmosphere and its focus on route decisions, team growth, and momentum across a run.
- #27 The King is Watching
77% matchVery Positive89% of 9,652 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: Tactical 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Roguelike 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Resource Management 12.1%
- #28 Cultist Simulator
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,856 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.5 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 22.4%, Roguelike 17.5%, Resource Management 17.5%, Roguelite 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It is much less combat-focused, but its card-driven resource loops and mysterious atmosphere strongly echo Loop Hero’s fascination with emergent systems.
- #29 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
79% matchVery Positive86% of 8,186 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.4%, Dark Fantasy 21.2%, Roguelite 18.3%, RPG 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark aesthetic, attrition-based battles, and management-heavy progression make it a thematic cousin even without Loop Hero’s tile-placement hook.
- #30 One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend
78% matchVery Positive84% of 359 reviews2023
Dev: Ankama StudioPub: Ankama Games
Windows · Mac
One More Gate is a rogue-lite deck-builder that combines exploration and turn-based strategic combat. Head out to discover fantastic places, master the power of Wakfu to create destructive card combos, and defeat all those who would stand in your way!
Why similar: Card Game 26.3%, Deckbuilding 21.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes roguelite deckbuilding with positional decision-making and procedural runs in a way that should click with Loop Hero players.
- #31 Fights in Tight Spaces
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,852 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 29.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.5%, Card Game 17.5%, Tactical 12.4%, Roguelike 12%
Why You'll Like It: Another tactical roguelike deckbuilder where careful sequencing and spatial control matter more than speed or execution.
- #32 Dimwood
76% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Inkspun LLC
Windows
A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.5%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #33 Deck of Souls
77% matchVery Positive82% of 219 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 19.1%, Strategy RPG 15.9%, Card Game 15.3%, Tactical 14.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%
- #34 Sol Cesto
74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,195 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Tactical 24.7%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Roguelike 19.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #35 He is Coming
74% matchVery Positive85% of 3,840 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.9%, Card Game 21.6%, Roguelike 18.1%, Roguelite 17.3%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #36 Looper Tactics
76% matchVery Positive89% of 518 reviews2023
Dev: Inkstone AtelierPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome again, wandering soul. Will this be the time of your success? Watch your steps as you advance in this roguelike-deck builder and engage in auto-battler card encounters of increasing difficulty. Get stronger in each battle, rise from the ashes, and break free from endless reincarnation!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.1%, Card Game 19.7%, Strategy RPG 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #37 Encounter: The Lost Cards
75% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Salvatore GrossoPub: Encounter GG
Windows · Linux
The unhinged roguelike for the tactically obsessed. Forget maps—your journey is a deck of Tarot cards you build on the fly. Manage a tight inventory, chain questionable combos, and watch your gear shatter. Got unlucky? The virtuous can resurrect; the sinful, however...
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.2%, Resource Management 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 13.8%
- #38 Vampire Survivors
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 262,434 reviews2022
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Why similar: Roguelite 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Roguelike 18%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, 2D 6.7%
- #39 Heroes of Eternal Quest
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Drakkar Game StudioPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Welcome to a never-ending adventure full of challenges. Gather resources, build all sorts of buildings, unlock mysterious cards, and lead a group of heroes destined for greatness. Explore the unknown, climb the Tower of Shards, and break free from a destiny we never chose.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 18.3%, Tactical 14.6%, Strategy RPG 12.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #40 Shuffle Tactics
73% matchMixed70% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 15.2%, Strategy RPG 14.5%, Card Game 13%, Tactical 11.7%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #41 Deathless. The Hero Quest
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,012 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 32.8%, Card Game 25%, Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 16.2%, RPG 5.7%
- #42 Break the Loop
73% matchVery Positive85% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Mastodonte
Windows
Break the Loop is a turn-based Rogue-like RPG. Compose your team and create a timeline by selecting the events you'll go through. Each decision will bring you one step closer to the ultimate threat, but will you have accumulated enough power to stop the apocalypse?
Why similar: Roguelite 20.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.6%, Roguelike 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Fantasy 9%
- #43 Rogue Legacy 2
72% matchVery Positive91% of 14,951 reviews2022
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.
Why similar: Roguelite 34%, Roguelike 27.2%, RPG 14.2%, Indie 8.6%, 2D 8%
- #44 Journey to the Void
71% 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 24%, Card Game 19%, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #45 9 Kings
69% matchVery Positive93% of 21,354 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.2%, Card Game 21.9%, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 16.5%, Fantasy 7.9%
- #46 Madcap Mosaic
72% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.4%, Card Game 17.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Roguelike 13.5%, Tactical 12.1%
- #47 Cross Blitz
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,604 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.8%, Card Game 16%, Roguelite 13.3%, Tactical 10.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
- #48 Infinite Cards
69% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.3%, Card Game 23.4%, Tactical 13.2%, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%
- #49 Dicey Dungeons
71% matchVery Positive89% of 11,632 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38.2%, Roguelite 19.9%, Card Game 18.1%, Roguelike 16.4%, RPG 4.3%
- #50 SpellRogue
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,603 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.8 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: Deckbuilding 33.2%, Card Game 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 14.8%
- #51 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,475 reviews2026
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Vampire Survivors comes a turbo-charged, turn-based roguelite deckbuilder! Deal world-ending combos, blitz through infested dungeons, and master the Turboturn to obliterate hordes of familiar foes with a chaotic hand of cards.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 34.6%, Card Game 24.6%, Roguelike 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #52 Spin Hero
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,054 reviews2024
Dev: Sphere StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Spin Hero is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you spin the reels to decide your fate. Collect powerful symbols for your inventory, adapt and evolve your strategy, learning from defeats to unlock new possibilities and synergies.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23%, Roguelike 17.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #53 Peglin
68% matchVery Positive84% of 17,376 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 35.1%, Roguelike 19.4%, Roguelite 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, RPG 6%
- #54 Sigil of the Magi
70% 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 24.5%, Card Game 18.8%, Roguelike 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #55 Heroes Against Time
67% matchVery Positive95% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: David Vinokurov
Windows · Linux
Heroes Against Time is the ally-drafting game where you build a team and power up in a dangerous enchanted forest. Navigate events, fight enemies and dig through ruins while trying to avoid the creeping magical fog… Will your team endure… or be lost to the mist?
Why similar: Resource Management 20.9%, Roguelite 20.3%, Deckbuilding 20%, Roguelike 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #56 Tabletop Hero
68% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Kunpo
Windows
is a roguelike deck-building game. With a variety of heroes and classes, hundreds of cards and treasures, and a rich array of genres to explore, there's plenty to discover. Additionally, card enchantment and fusion mechanics help you build a stronger deck.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33%, Card Game 20.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Roguelite 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10%
- #57 Lost For Swords
67% matchVery Positive90% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Linux
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.5%, Card Game 18.2%, Roguelike 16.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Roguelite 12.1%
- #58 Necroking
67% matchVery Positive81% of 901 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 18.6%, Card Game 14%, Tactical 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #59 Lost In Fantaland
66% matchVery Positive86% of 672 reviews2024
Dev: Supernature StudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Lost in Fantaland is a Roguelite game with deck-building at its core, deeply integrated with board-game strategy mechanics. You will choose one of six unique characters and embark on a randomly generated adventure. Use your creativity to build your deck, and uncover the secrets of this world!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 43.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.5%, RPG 12.5%, Indie 5.8%
- #60 20 Minutes Till Dawn
65% matchVery Positive91% of 28,804 reviews2023
Dev: flanne
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Roguelite 35.2%, Dark Fantasy 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, RPG 12.9%