- #1 Balatro
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 187,446 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.6 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 39.5% ★, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 9.7%, Procedural Generation 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive poker-themed roguelike that masterfully blends gambling mechanics with deep deck-building strategy.
- #2 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
96% matchVery Positive81% of 3,291 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.2% ★, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 8.9%, Procedural Generation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic successor that uses blackjack-style mechanics to fuel its roguelike combat loop.
- #3 Dicey Dungeons
96% matchVery Positive89% of 11,511 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 55.8% ★, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Roguelite 9.5%, Roguelike 5.5%, Procedural Generation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses dice rolls as a primary resource, forcing you to adapt your strategy to the luck of the draw just like in a slot machine.
- #4 Peglin
95% matchVery Positive84% of 17,157 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 39.1%, Roguelite 20.8%, Roguelike 15%, Strategy 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A pachinko-inspired roguelike where you use physics-based ball drops to trigger powerful combat synergies.
- #5 Ballionaire
94% matchVery Positive86% of 2,480 reviews2024
Dev: newobjectPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.8%, Auto Battler 16.6%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A slot machine-focused roguelike that emphasizes building a machine capable of generating massive wealth.
- #6 Bingle Bingle
94% matchVery Positive84% of 567 reviews2024
Dev: Knitting Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Bingle Bingle is a 'Roulette Builder' game where you can create your own Roulette. Strategically combine various betting options and unique balls to create synergies, earn extreme scores, and beat the casino.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.5% ★, Deckbuilding 20.9%, Roguelike 9.7%, Roguelite 9.5%, Procedural Generation 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A roulette-based roguelike that captures the same high-stakes 'spin to win' energy as the seed game.
- #7 Dungeon Clawler
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,403 reviews2024
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.9% ★, Deckbuilding 19.5%, Roguelite 14.5%, Procedural Generation 11.5%, Roguelike 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique claw machine mechanic that requires precision and strategy to build your combat deck.
- #8 Spin Hero
92% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,028 reviews2024
Dev: Sphere StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.7 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.5% ★, Auto Battler 15.3%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Procedural Generation 10%, Roguelike 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated slot-machine roguelike that focuses on managing symbols and payouts to defeat enemies.
- #9 Stacklands
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,013 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: Deckbuilding 28.2%, Roguelite 25.9%, Management 21.7%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based village management game where you must carefully balance resources and production chains.
- #10 Backpack Hero
91% matchVery Positive87% of 8,287 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.2% ★, Deckbuilding 21.4%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on grid-based inventory management where the placement of items determines your success, mirroring the symbol synergy of the seed game.
- #11 LuckLand
90% matchVery Positive95% of 456 reviews2023
Dev: e-Jade
Windows
LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31% ★, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Auto Battler 12.4%, Roguelite 10.3%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A game heavily inspired by the slot machine mechanics and economic pressure of the seed game.
- #12 Slots & Daggers
89% matchVery Positive95% of 6,476 reviews2025
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.5%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 17.9%, Strategy 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional dungeon crawling with slot machine mechanics to determine your combat effectiveness.
- #13 Rentlord
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: vertyPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rentlord is a combo-making roguelike real estate game where you buy properties, manage your income, and overcome unique weekly challenges. Strategic property upgrades and plugins with high combo potential, each run offers new opportunities to maximize rent, while avoiding taxes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Capitalism 13.9%, Roguelite 7.6%, Roguelike 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the specific thematic focus on managing rent and economic survival in a roguelike structure.
- #14 DICEOMANCER
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,441 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 50.2% ★, Deckbuilding 22.8%, Strategy 13%, Roguelike 10.4%, Casual 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses dice-based combat mechanics that emphasize luck management and strategic manipulation of RNG.
- #15 Slay the Spire
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 53.7% ★, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Roguelike 11.2%, Roguelite 7.3%, Strategy 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for roguelike deckbuilders, providing the foundational progression loop that defines the genre.
- #16 Monster Train
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.1% ★, Deckbuilding 24.8%, Roguelite 16.1%, Roguelike 10.5%, Procedural Generation 9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deckbuilding with auto-battler positioning, rewarding the same kind of unit-synergy planning found in Luck be a Landlord.
- #17 Terracards
86% matchVery Positive85% of 744 reviews2023
Dev: Pixel Purrfect
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Farm, sell, learn, repeat. Terracards is a tactical roguelike-deckbuilder where you manage your own farm, You'll utilize animals, crops, and structures through cards, transforming them into valuable resources and wealth with each turn. But beware - deplete your funds, and it's game over.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.8% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Capitalism 13.1%, Roguelite 10.5%, Management 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based farming game that emphasizes resource management and deck building to expand your land.
- #18 (the) Gnorp Apologue
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,586 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Roguelite 23.3%, Management 17.1%, Strategy 13%, Resource Management 12.1%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental game that focuses on economy and scaling, capturing the satisfying feeling of exponential growth.
- #19 Crop Rotation
85% matchVery Positive94% of 548 reviews2023
Dev: Sprouting Potato
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Crop Rotation is a farming-theme card drafting game. Cards are played automatically so you can focus on the deck building and building synergies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.2% ★, Deckbuilding 21.2%, Auto Battler 17.4%, Roguelike 7.5%, Strategy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses card-based farming mechanics that mirror the symbol-synergy system of the seed game.
- #20 Vault of the Void
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 37.9% ★, Deckbuilding 21.4%, Roguelite 11.7%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Roguelike 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deep deckbuilder that offers significant control over your deck composition and card choices.
- #21 Super Auto Pets
83% matchVery Positive90% of 35,668 reviews2021
Dev: Team Wood Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!
Why similar: Auto Battler 62%, Strategy 15.9%, Deckbuilding 8.8%, Roguelike 7.3%, Casual 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pure auto-battler that focuses on unit synergy and team composition, similar to optimizing your slot machine board.
- #22 Wildfrost
82% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 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 41.8% ★, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Roguelite 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.3%, Roguelike 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging deckbuilder with unique positioning mechanics that require careful planning and foresight.
- #23 Lucky Mayor
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: MadGoat Game Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a Rogue Deck-building game where you play as a mayor, recruit various citizens to earn coins, meet their needs, and submit enough coins by the deadline to complete challenges.
Why similar: Roguelite 27.8%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Roguelike 16.1%, Strategy 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy game focused on managing a city through luck-based card mechanics and resource balancing.
- #24 Inscryption
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 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 47%, Roguelite 20.7%, Roguelike 15.9%, Strategy 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, card-based roguelike with deep mechanical layers and a focus on building a winning hand.
- #25 Ring of Pain
81% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 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: Roguelite 33.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Roguelike 21.5%, Strategy 11.7%, Indie 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based dungeon crawler where every decision impacts your survival in a high-stakes environment.
- #26 Griftlands
81% matchVery Positive94% of 14,297 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 30.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.8% ★, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 10.2%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy deckbuilder with unique economy and negotiation mechanics that feel fresh and strategic.
- #27 Cobalt Core
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,128 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 55.4% ★, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Roguelike 12%, Strategy 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilder with a focus on positioning and managing limited resources during intense combat.
- #28 Scritchy Scratchy
77% matchVery Positive94% of 4,396 reviews2026
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Funday Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?
Why similar: Capitalism 24.7%, Roguelite 19%, Resource Management 16.7%, Management 12.4%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #29 Insider Trading
77% matchVery Positive81% of 525 reviews2026
Dev: Naiive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.3% ★, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Capitalism 12%, Auto Battler 11.2%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #30 Forager
79% matchVery Positive90% of 43,003 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 37.5%, Resource Management 32.8%, Simulation 8.4%, 2D 7.5%, Indie 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental game that captures the 'get rich' satisfaction and constant progression loop of the seed game.
- #31 Mini Motorways
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,591 reviews2021
Dev: Dinosaur Polo Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
Why similar: Strategy 27.5%, Management 26.6%, Simulation 19.5%, Resource Management 9.8%, Casual 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A management game that tests your ability to optimize systems under pressure, similar to managing a complex slot board.
- #32 Across the Obelisk
78% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.3% ★, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder that rewards careful planning and synergy across multiple characters.
- #33 Inventorix
76% matchVery Positive100% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Arcaludi
Windows
INVENTORIX is an inventory-management money-making roguelike deckbuilder. Creatively pack and synergize items and alien perks to create astronomical wealth and pay a mysterious space debt!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.3% ★, Capitalism 14.7%, Auto Battler 13%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #34 Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,064 reviews2025
Dev: XO CatPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Mahjong Roguelike. Aotenjo: Infinite Hands is an deckbuilder where you will use Mahjong styles all over the world to beat innate threats, play different Patterns and combos, reach the "bottom" of Aotenjo, and discover ancient secrets....
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.1% ★, Deckbuilding 22.8%, Resource Management 10.1%, Roguelike 7.4%, Strategy 6.8%
- #35 SuperTaxCity
75% matchVery Positive89% of 202 reviews2025
Dev: soramame-koubouPub: KIC Games
Windows
A new sensation!? City-building × Roguelike game *Super Tax City*. Choose and place your favorite facilities from randomly drawn options! The combinations are endless! Create a profitable city that's uniquely yours!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.3% ★, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Auto Battler 11.3%, Roguelite 10.6%, Roguelike 7.1%
- #36 CloverPit
73% matchVery Positive90% of 22,113 reviews2025
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!
Why similar: Roguelite 30.2%, Roguelike 21%, Resource Management 18.4%, Strategy 12.8%, Simulation 7.8%
- #37 Die in the Dungeon
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,752 reviews2025
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.3% ★, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #38 Another Farm Roguelike: Rebirth
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: Zabbo GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Discover the ultimate farming roguelike experience! Build, craft, and grow your farm to pay off the increasing rent. No slow-paced walking or social distractions—just click! Reclaim the joy of strategic farming in diverse maps and let your cursor guide you to success. Play your way, rent won’t wait!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.6% ★, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Capitalism 10.2%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Roguelite 8.5%
- #39 Neongarten
74% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Moonroof StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
A minimalist cyberpunk city builder inspired by Islanders and Luck Be a Landlord.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.4% ★, Capitalism 15.3%, Deckbuilding 12%, Roguelite 11.7%, Strategy 8%
- #40 Fhtagn Simulator
75% matchVery Positive89% of 559 reviews2022
Dev: 锁眼工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fhtagn Simulator is a Cthulhu Roulette Deckbuilder. Set up card slots on roulette to maximize card's value. Collect evil creatures, spells, items and environment to build your deck. Your ultimate mission is to sacrifice spirit collected by cards to unseal the ancient gods that have come to earth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Auto Battler 13.2%, Roguelite 9.3%, Villain Protagonist 8% ★
- #41 Coal LLC
71% matchVery Positive92% of 944 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Capitalism 23.5%, Roguelite 16.9%, Management 12.1%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #42 RogueJack21
73% matchMixed69% of 197 reviews2026
Dev: Zandbox Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
RogueJack21 is a Blackjack-inspired deckbuilder where you build and upgrade your deck to battle your opponents. Navigate through procedurally generated casinos and take revenge on The House, the ruthless mafia ruling Noir City that stole everything from you.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39.8% ★, Deckbuilding 20.4%, Roguelite 12.1%, Procedural Generation 10.4%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #43 Rana Card
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,332 reviews2025
Dev: VisionRanaPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rana Card is a roguelike deck-builder where you play as a farm manager chasing TimeTech's KPI targets. Draw cards in high-stakes moments, survive Time Explosions, and unlock powerful cards. Build your deck, chart your own path, and face branching events and cataclysmic years on the road to success.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 47.2%, Roguelite 28.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Casual 6%, 2D 2.8%
- #44 Unfair Flips
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,131 reviews2025
Dev: HEATHER FLOWERS
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A non-idle clicker game about flipping a coin that hates you. Starting with just a 20% chance of getting heads, can you get ten heads in a row?
Why similar: Capitalism 43.4%, Simulation 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Casual 11.8%, 2D 6%
- #45 Nubby's Number Factory
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 17,810 reviews2025
Dev: MogDogBlog Productions
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 35.4%, Roguelike 27.6%, Strategy 16.8%, Roguelite 7.6%, Retro 4.1%
- #46 Cardboard Town
72% matchVery Positive81% of 2,136 reviews2023
Dev: Stratera GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.1% ★, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Roguelite 13.7%, Resource Management 11.5%, Management 8.3%
- #47 Cat God Ranch
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,138 reviews2024
Dev: CrazyPotato Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Auto Battler 12.3%, Resource Management 8.9%, Management 8.8%
- #48 Lucky Hero
71% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: mora churrasco studioPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
"Lucky Hero" is a Roguelike symbol-building game. Your weapons and equipment have transformed into symbols, and by spinning the Wheel of Fortune, you will face various powerful enemies. This game offers a vast array of symbols and character skills for players to explore and combine.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Roguelite 11.6%, Resource Management 8.4%, Procedural Generation 6.9%
- #49 Hadean Tactics
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.8% ★, Deckbuilding 17.1%, Auto Battler 16.5%, Roguelite 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
- #50 Slot & Dungeons
69% matchVery Positive86% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: MUC GAMES
Windows
A deck-building roguelite where the reels decide your fate! Enemies and items appear based on the spin of the slot. Master luck and strategy to conquer the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.5% ★, Deckbuilding 23.1%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #51 Backpack Battles
68% matchVery Positive91% of 19,754 reviews2025
Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
Windows · Linux
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.9% ★, Auto Battler 38.9%, Strategy 8.3%, Roguelike 7.8%, Indie 1.1%
- #52 Crush the Industry
68% matchVery Positive90% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Cognoggin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 42.8% ★, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Roguelike 9.2%, Roguelite 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #53 Urban Cards
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Hues Games
Windows
Urban Cards is a roguelike capitalist deckbuilder. Play your cards right, steal from your opponents, build your business, and amass a fortune to win!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.2% ★, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Capitalism 9.9%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #54 This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker
67% matchVery Positive87% of 1,559 reviews2025
Dev: MashPub: Oro Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A unique incremental idle clicker where you flip cards to earn money, grow your hand, buy new decks, unlock powerful upgrades, discover new cards, and more. Can you defeat the Jester and escape the carnival?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 62.1%, Resource Management 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Casual 5.3%, Strategy 4.6%
- #55 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
68% matchVery Positive92% of 4,424 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.9% ★, Deckbuilding 20%, Procedural Generation 11.7%, Roguelite 11.4%, Roguelike 9%
- #56 ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 835 reviews2025
Dev: Gil Lawson
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000.
Why similar: Roguelite 33.3%, Deckbuilding 31.8%, Roguelike 19.3%, Management 15.6%
- #57 Neon Village
66% matchVery Positive88% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Encraft
Windows
This game is a fusion of a "roguelike deck-builder" and "match-3 puzzle". Collect unique residents to create explosive synergies and develop a village glittering with neon!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.5% ★, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Roguelite 8.1%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #58 Tower Tactics: Liberation
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40.1% ★, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Roguelite 9.7%, Roguelike 8.6%, Procedural Generation 7.3%
- #59 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
64% matchVery Positive94% of 380 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.2% ★, Deckbuilding 20.6%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Roguelite 10%, Roguelike 9.1%