- #1 Rise of Humanity: Prologue
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Cybernetic Walrus
Windows
Experience the first events taking place in Rise of Humanity – a game that uniquely fuses turn-based strategy & deck-building. Build decks for each hero, collect, upgrade & merge powerful cards, and plan your strategy wisely to save humankind from the machines!
Why similar: Card Battler 25.1%, Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 15.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.9%
- #2 HELLCARD: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive87% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
HELLCARD: Prologue lets you try the main game's Singleplayer and Multiplayer modes. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other gamers in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.3%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
- #3 Master of Piece: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2025
Dev: I M GAME
Windows · Mac
In this Free version of Master of Piece, build your deck of mercenaries, find powerful synergies between various traits and relics to fight against outlaws, fanatics, and cultists, and uncover the secrets of the Dragon Orb.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.1%, Turn-Based Combat 21.7%, Dark 15.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Strategy 11.2%
- #4 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
95% matchMixed58% of 79 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 18.9%, Card Game 16%, Card Battler 15.9%, Turn-Based 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%
- #5 Shogun Showdown: Prologue
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 678 reviews2023
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Fight the army of the Shogun in this free version of Shogun Showdown, a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Why similar: Card Game 45.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.4%, Strategy 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, RPG 9.1%
- #6 Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue
94% matchVery Positive81% of 210 reviews2022
Dev: Team NadirPub: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.
Why similar: Card Battler 26.1%, Card Game 18.1%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%, Dark 10.8%
- #7 Museum Mystery: Deckbuilding Card Game
91% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: ST Stepanov Ivan AndreevichPub: Recently Played
Windows
Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.1%, Card Game 16.9%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
- #8 Endlanders : First Encounter
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 220 reviews2022
Dev: Eteros Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Build your deck, glitch through enemies, translate unknown languages and decipher the mysteries of this universe, in this grid-based real time combat indie game. This version features only one playable character and serves as the prologue for the game.
Why similar: Card Game 51.1%, RPG 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #9 Dark Sky
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.1%, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 17%, Strategy RPG 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #10 Hell Shuffle
89% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Sunny Nights
Windows · Mac
A driving mix of rogue-like card deckbuilder and turn-based strategic combat. Join one of the three factions, craft a unique deck, set up a squad, use a variety of talents, trinkets, items, and a perk tree to wipe out the debauched angelic Protectors again and again.
Why similar: Card Battler 18.7%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Trading Card Game 14.5% ★, Card Game 14.4%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #11 Starless Abyss
86% matchVery Positive85% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Konafa GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Earth has fallen. Science and the Occult have united forces to brace for the arrival of the Eldritch. But will the efforts against this strange, alien race be enough? Play as one of many Proximae used to help defend humanity in this turn-based, roguelike, intergalactic deck builder.
Why similar: Card Game 21.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.6%, Turn-Based 19.9%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #12 Blood Card 2: Dark Mist
87% matchVery Positive86% of 304 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Cattle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dark Mist is a card game that combines elements of the roguelike deckbuilder genre with enemies that appear in waves. Defeat monsters and level up during battle to keep yourself going.
Why similar: Card Battler 25.7%, Deckbuilding 21.2%, Card Game 17.6%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Strategy 4.8%
- #13 Yao-Guai Hunter
85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,232 reviews2025
Dev: MòGames
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yao-Guai Hunter is a Wuxia roguelike deck-building game. In a world where Yao-Guai roam free, player battles with various evil beings, collecting cards and learn inner skills. Encountering various adventures in the martial world.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.5%, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Card Game 18.6%, Turn-Based 16.5%, Strategy 4.9%
- #14 Stones Keeper: Prologue
88% matchMixed65% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: SK Team
Windows
Control your own flying castle. Take part in the campaign for the Order of the Screaming Griffin against the forces of the undead that have invaded your provinces. Try to penetrate the secrets of the world around you.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Strategy 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, RPG 13.3%
- #15 MONSTER CARDS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 536 reviews2022
Dev: GasaiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bring your original deck of cards and play against everyone!
Why similar: Card Battler 40.7%, Deckbuilding 29.8%, Card Game 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%, Fantasy 2.9%
- #16 Boogey Hunters
84% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Keep The Engine GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Boogey Hunters is a strategic ammo-building game where you travel the world hunting mythical creatures from different folklore. Plan your moves carefully, combine bullets to unleash powerful moves, battle terrifying boogies, and save the world in the shortest day possible!
Why similar: Card Battler 21.2%, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Card Game 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Horror 10.2%
- #17 Monster X Monster
84% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2019
Dev: VanGame
Windows
This is a Rogue-like RPG card game. You team up 4 monsters to escape the castle defeating all the heroes. Monsters need freedom!
Why similar: Card Battler 40.8%, Deckbuilding 29.2%, Card Game 16.8%, RPG 5.4%, Strategy 5%
- #18 Deck of Ashes
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 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: Card Battler 30.1%, Deckbuilding 21.7%, Card Game 11.5%, Turn-Based 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
- #19 Monster Slayers
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,253 reviews2017
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.9%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Card Game 15.8%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #20 Sefirot Shards
82% matchMixed69% of 198 reviews2023
Dev: Team Game
Windows
A collectible card RPG set in a fantasy world. Turn-based PVP battles on the arena against real opponents and vast locations for battling monsters. Collect a squad, level up your hero, and uncover all the secrets of Sefirot!
Why similar: Card Battler 21.7%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Trading Card Game 16.6% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #21 Blood Card
81% matchVery Positive81% of 722 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: Card Battler 30.8%, Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 18.5%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Strategy 4.7%
- #22 None Shall Intrude: Descent
79% matchVery Positive88% of 259 reviews2024
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
None Shall Intrude: Descent is a free Prologue version of None Shall Intrude. A roguelite deck-builder with tile-based combat where you become a powerful Raid Boss. Epic battles, intricate strategies, and the ever-present threat of heroic challengers seeking to vanquish your reign.
Why similar: Card Battler 48.6%, Card Game 29.1%, Strategy 12.6%, Fantasy 5.7%, Indie 1.9%
- #23 The Dead Await: Prologue
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.9%, Deckbuilding 26.7%, Card Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, RPG 7.1%
- #24 Creatures of Aether
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 554 reviews2021
Dev: Tako Boy StudiosPub: Aether Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Creatures of Aether is a free-to-play card battler set in the Rivals of Aether universe. Play PvP ladder matches or PvE dungeons as you construct a deck with powerful elemental abilities.
Why similar: Card Battler 31.2%, Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 15.2%, Trading Card Game 12.6% ★, Strategy 9.5%
- #25 Journey to the Void
77% 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: Card Battler 23.9%, Deckbuilding 20.9%, Card Game 17.5%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Turn-Based Combat 7.4%
- #26 Morimens
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,749 reviews2024
Dev: B.I.A.V. Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Morimens is a roguelite card-building game inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, where you craft a versatile and intricate deck tailored to your playstyle. The choice is yours to embark on a climb up treacherous towers or engage in tactical battles. Explore misty maps and uncover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.9%, Deckbuilding 21%, Card Game 19.6%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Horror 7.5%
- #27 Deliverance & Reign
77% matchVery Positive84% of 133 reviews2023
Dev: One Up Plus
Windows
Join a gothic battle where Good confronts Evil using roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Play as either side, invading Alaric's Castle, or as Alaric himself defending against the invading heroes!
Why similar: Card Battler 24.6%, Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Dark 8.6%
- #28 Card Dungeon
81% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: Playtap Games
Windows · Mac
Take on the invading hordes of the Nethermists as The Crusader and fight, think, and strategize to clear the monster infested, randomly created, dungeons in this card, board, and turn-based rogue-like.
Why similar: RPG 46%, Strategy 39.3%, Indie 14.7%
- #29 Fights in Tight Spaces (Prologue)
76% matchVery Positive94% of 819 reviews2020
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Play the first mission of Fights in Tight Spaces for free! A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling fight sequences in action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Full game OUT NOW.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38%, Card Game 23.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #30 Legacy of Defense - Prologue
75% matchVery Positive83% of 573 reviews2024
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero of a fantasy world and defend against monsters! 'Legacy of Defense - Prologue' is the intro to the innovative game 'Legacy of Defense' combining side-scrolling action and deck-building. Collect cards, use skills, gain experience, upgrade, and defeat the final boss!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 68.8%, Strategy 16.9%, Fantasy 10.4%, 2D 2.8%, Indie 0.8%
- #31 Guards II: Prologue
74% matchVery Positive94% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecruiser GamesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Assemble a team of four brave heroes and embark on a nightmarish journey through the circles of Hell, filled with demons and ancient horrors! The free tactical game Guards II: Prologue will immerse you in battles inspired by myths from various cultures. Are you ready to challenge the darkness?
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 27.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Strategy 13.8%, RPG 11.8%
- #32 I am not a Monster: First Contact
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,281 reviews2018
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Retro sci-fi tactical turn-based strategy with an exciting storyline. The Albatross space liner is overrun by lizard-like monsters that can infect humans and turn them into their own kind. Save the passengers and defeat the hostile creatures.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 48.5%, Strategy 35.5%, Turn-Based 5.4%, Turn-Based Combat 5.1%, Sci-fi 2.6%
- #33 Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue
73% matchVery Positive95% of 482 reviews2024
Dev: Dino RocketPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Begin your monster-taming journey in Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue. Fight, collect, upgrade and evolve Kādomon to build your ultimate team in this prologue version of Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers. Experience the brand-new features, mechanics and Kādomon for the first time.
Why similar: Card Battler 34%, Deckbuilding 30.1%, Card Game 20.5%, Strategy 7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%
- #34 Dire Destiny : Time Travel
74% matchMixed64% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Dire Destiny Studio
Windows
Dire Destiny: Time Travel is a Roguelike tactic card game, which takes place in a steampunk world. You are summoned from another time and space to be the hero, who will fight against powerful mechanized army to save the human race.
Why similar: Card Battler 36.2%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Card Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%
- #35 Entity Researchers: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive84% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Newbuild-CPub: G-DEVS.com
Windows · Linux
You just got hired by EIRI; researching and battling the Visitors, a dark sci-fi RPG with themes of exploration and survival.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 30.9%, Horror 24.8%, RPG 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Sci-fi 11%
- #36 Phantomancer
71% matchVery Positive92% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Cloudgear Games
Windows
Phantomancer is a deck-building roguelike where you summon phantoms to fight. Defeat the monsters threatening humanity and uncover the story of two sisters.
Why similar: Card Battler 35.1%, Deckbuilding 31.6%, Card Game 13.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Fantasy 4.4%
- #37 Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive90% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
Start your training in Railroads & Catacombs! Learn how to build your cards in the most effective way. Test your deck against the first boss and master your strategy for the full game.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.5%, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Card Game 13.9%, Dark 11.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #38 Dead Town Tales
71% matchVery Positive83% of 478 reviews2023
Dev: 拾遗工作室Pub: Pixmain
Windows
Dead Town Tales is a game that focuses on strategy card building and core Roguelike gameplay. You can learn about this romantic and mysterious world by fighting and exploring, meeting people, ghosts and monsters in Dead Town and experiencing the unknown and making choices together with them.
Why similar: Card Game 43.1%, Deckbuilding 22.6%, Strategy 14.4%, Drama 14.2%, 2D 3.1%
- #39 Mind Lure
70% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Card Battler 27.5%, Deckbuilding 27.1%, Card Game 14.6%, Strategy 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
- #40 Decktamer
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,731 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Card Battler 26.7%, Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 19.2%, Turn-Based Combat 15%, Strategy 4.6%
- #41 Scrap Collector
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Wibert
Windows
Collect, combine, and automate card production. Discover new areas, resources, and enemies all while growing your mechanized army. Plan ahead before taking on the challenges of the ruptured earth.
Why similar: Card Battler 33.7%, Deckbuilding 25.3%, Card Game 24.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #42 Sector Unknown - Prologue
68% matchVery Positive87% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Creative Storm Entertainment
Windows
Sector Unknown - Prologue is a free demo of the story-rich, isometric RPG Sector Unknown. Start on the desolate planet of Maku, establish a stronghold, ally with or dominate local factions, and combat a tyrannical organization set on ruthlessly exploiting the sector's resources and inhabitants.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 48.2%, RPG 23.4%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #43 Shuffle Tactics
69% matchMixed70% of 102 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 19.4%, Strategy RPG 18%, Card Game 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.8%
- #44 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
71% matchMixed63% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.
Why similar: Card Battler 22%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Card Game 16%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%, Turn-Based 9.9%
- #45 Deep, In the Forest
72% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: Satur Entertainment
Windows
Game is a deck building roguelite card game with RPG elements. Save the forest kingdom from the oppression of the Mad King.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.8%, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Trading Card Game 16.6% ★, Card Game 15.3%, Turn-Based 13.4%
- #46 The Monster Within
70% matchVery Positive82% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: GMO Free Games
Windows · Mac
A 50's horror comic themed deck building card game with roguelike progression elements. Stop yourself from turning into a monster, or embrace your inner evil and use your new gifts. Choose from a roster of classic monsters and duke it out in The Monster Within!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38.3%, Card Game 36.2%, Strategy 11.2%, Horror 10.1%, 2D 1.7%
- #47 WhatRogue:Exile Land
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: 肉鸽独立团Pub: OKJOY
Windows
"WhatRogue:Exile Land" blends roguelike, card construction, and tactical turn-based gameplay. The tactical element requires spatial strategies, enhancing strategic depth. Choose different heroes and companions to defeat various monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.8%, Card Game 19.7%, Card Battler 16.7%, Strategy RPG 13.1%, Strategy 10.1%
- #48 Deck of Souls
66% matchVery Positive83% of 211 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: Card Battler 18.8%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Card Game 15%, Strategy RPG 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%
- #49 Dark Table CCG
69% matchMixed64% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Doonamai, LLC
Windows
Enter a dark Lovecraftian world where four supreme beings called Keymasters play a sinister card game over the control of worlds. The 4-player gameplay and fresh unique mechanics ensure there is no real meta, so you can enjoy endless deck combinations.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.7%, Card Game 19.1%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Trading Card Game 15.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 5.7%
- #50 Towerful Defense: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 62.4%, Strategy 16.6%, RPG 15.4%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #51 Balantica
65% matchVery Positive94% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: Team HanzanPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Safely guide the twins to the altar. The path to the altar branches into multiple routes, each filled with trials and unexpected events awaiting the twins. As their companion, you will choose their path, build a deck of cards to give hope and overcome increasingly challenging trials.
Why similar: Card Game 39%, Deckbuilding 29.6%, Strategy 12.6%, Dark 7.3%, Indie 5.3%
- #52 Hive Blight
64% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
Why similar: Card Battler 26.3%, Deckbuilding 24.1%, Card Game 18.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.3%, Strategy 6.3%
- #53 Magecraft: Spellbuilding
64% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Violet Grimoire
Windows
Craft spell cards, collect new effects, and build the perfect deck as you fight through rounds of turn-based combat. Survive randomly-generated dungeon layouts by countering enemy attacks with your own spells, and make the most of the powers and scrolls you pick up along the way.
Why similar: Card Battler 28.1%, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Card Game 20.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.7%