- #1 Slay the Spire
97% 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 25% ★, Card Battler 23.7%, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Roguelike 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelike deckbuilder that set the standard for the genre's balance and strategic depth.
- #2 Wildfrost
96% 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: Card Battler 17.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.9% ★, Card Game 11.1%, Deckbuilding 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet difficult tactical card battler that utilizes lane-based positioning and unit management similar to Monster Train.
- #3 Vault of the Void
96% 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: Card Battler 18.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelite 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical control over your deck and hand, rewarding players who prioritize strategic planning over pure RNG.
- #4 Cobalt Core
95% 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 26.9% ★, Card Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features lane-based tactical combat and ship management that feels like a spiritual successor to Monster Train's multi-floor defense.
- #5 Griftlands
94% 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: Card Battler 23.2%, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Game 13.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.4% ★, Roguelite 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deckbuilding with a unique narrative structure and distinct combat and negotiation card systems.
- #6 Across the Obelisk
94% 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: Card Battler 19%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Card Game 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder that emphasizes tactical positioning and synergy between different character classes.
- #7 Hadean Tactics
93% 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: Card Battler 17.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17% ★, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 11.8%, Roguelite 8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends traditional deckbuilding with auto-battler mechanics, creating a unique tactical experience on the battlefield.
- #8 One Step From Eden
92% matchVery Positive93% of 7,592 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: Card Battler 26.7%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Card Game 15.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Difficult 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, grid-based tactical deckbuilder that requires precise movement and quick decision-making.
- #9 Tainted Grail: Conquest
91% matchVery Positive90% of 8,124 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 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 23.4%, Card Game 21.4%, Card Battler 17.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelite that features complex deck synergies and deep character progression systems.
- #10 Fights in Tight Spaces
91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20% ★, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Card Game 13%, Turn-Based Combat 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on tactical positioning and movement, forcing players to manage their space as much as their cards.
- #11 Balatro
89% 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 20.4% ★, Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Card Battler 12.4%, Roguelike 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly addictive poker-themed roguelite that pushes the boundaries of deck manipulation and scoring potential.
- #12 Dicey Dungeons
90% 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 31.4% ★, Card Battler 24.4%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 8.2%, Roguelite 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses dice-based mechanics to add a layer of tactical unpredictability to the traditional deckbuilding formula.
- #13 Trials of Fire
89% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 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 Battler 19.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.3% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11%, Card Game 11%, Roguelite 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical movement on a hex grid with card-based combat for a deep, strategy-heavy experience.
- #14 Gordian Quest
88% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 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: Card Battler 17%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.8% ★, Card Game 11.9%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG deckbuilder that features party management and grid-based combat encounters.
- #15 Inkbound
87% matchVery Positive87% of 3,952 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Roguelite 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Roguelike 11.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features turn-based tactical movement and ability usage that rewards positioning and team synergy.
- #16 Shogun Showdown
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,574 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Shogun Showdown is 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Card Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based combat game where positioning and predicting enemy moves are just as important as your card choices.
- #17 Roguebook
86% matchVery Positive84% of 4,279 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Card Battler 14.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.9% ★, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique dual-hero system that requires careful management of positioning and card play.
- #18 Banners of Ruin
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,181 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Card Battler 17.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.7% ★, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Card Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical positioning of your squad members in a card-based combat system.
- #19 HELLCARD
84% matchVery Positive86% of 4,522 reviews2024
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Card Battler 21.7%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.8% ★, Card Game 11.1%, Roguelike 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op focused tactical deckbuilder that emphasizes managing hordes of enemies through spatial awareness.
- #20 Ring of Pain
84% 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: Card Game 29.6%, Roguelite 19.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Difficult 14.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: A unique dungeon crawler where the layout of the cards dictates your tactical approach to every encounter.
- #21 Loop Hero
83% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.4%, Card Game 18.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Roguelike 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic deckbuilder where you influence the environment and enemy encounters to survive an endless loop.
- #22 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
82% 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: Card Battler 17%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.7% ★, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 11.4%, Roguelite 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses dice as cards in a unique corruption-based mechanic that offers a fresh take on deckbuilding strategy.
- #23 Ratropolis
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,484 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Card Battler 22.2%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.5% ★, Card Game 14.3%, Roguelite 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy deckbuilder that requires quick thinking to defend your city from waves of enemies.
- #24 Breach Wanderers
81% matchVery Positive89% of 428 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.
Why similar: Card Battler 18.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.3% ★, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Game 11.8%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a traditional roguelite deckbuilding experience with deep customization and multiple hero classes.
- #25 Aces & Adventures
81% matchVery Positive89% of 3,360 reviews2023
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.7%, Deckbuilding 21.8%, Card Game 19.4%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: Combines poker-based combat with tactical card play for a unique and engaging strategy experience.
- #26 Monster Train 2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,245 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.2% ★, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Game 12.5%, Trains 8.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #27 Slay the Spire 2
77% matchVery Positive80% of 97,748 reviews2026
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 35.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 15.7%, Card Battler 15.5%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #28 Beneath Oresa
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,655 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.6% ★, Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 18.6%, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A combat-focused deckbuilder that emphasizes tactical positioning and dynamic card interactions.
- #29 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
78% matchVery Positive92% of 376 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17% ★, Card Battler 16.7%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Card Game 12.4%, Roguelite 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique cooldown-based card system that requires careful timing and strategic planning.
- #30 Blood Card
80% 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 23.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelite 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique health-as-a-resource mechanic that forces players to make difficult tactical trade-offs.
- #31 Dungeon Drafters
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Card Game 23.6%, Deckbuilding 22.7%, Roguelite 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A grid-based tactical dungeon crawler where your spells are determined by the cards in your deck.
- #32 Decktamer
76% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.3% ★, Card Battler 21.1%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #33 The Bazaar
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 12,075 reviews2025
Dev: Tempo
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Bazaar is a fast-paced multiplayer Roguelike where every run is a new puzzle. Choose from unique heroes, uncover powerful combos, and outwit your opponents in a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace. Play at your own pace while discovering endless ways to win.
Why similar: Card Battler 32.3%, Deckbuilding 24.4%, Card Game 21.3%, PvP 10.6%, Strategy 6.5%
- #34 NEOVERSE
78% matchVery Positive84% of 3,753 reviews2020
Dev: Tinogames Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.
Why similar: Card Battler 27.6%, Deckbuilding 19.8%, Card Game 16.2%, Roguelite 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visually striking deckbuilder that offers complex tactical depth and multiple character archetypes.
- #35 Backpack Battles
74% 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 37.9% ★, Card Battler 23.7%, PvP 15.4%, Roguelike 12.8%, Strategy 8.8%
- #36 Cross Blitz
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 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: Card Battler 20.8%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 14.6%, Roguelite 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #37 SpellRogue
75% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Card Battler 15.8%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.2% ★, Card Game 10.9%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #38 Battle Train
74% matchVery Positive87% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Terrible Posture GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc.
Windows
Battle Train is a run-based roguelite deck-n-track builder set in the world’s most explosive game show. Choose your cards, upgrade your train, lay down tracks, and use destructive locomotives to blast your rival Champions off the rails in a chaotic mashup of deck-building and tactical rail combat.
Why similar: Card Battler 19.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.8% ★, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 12.9%, Trains 12.4% ★
- #39 As We Descend
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,106 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17% ★, Card Battler 16.9%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #40 Demon's Mirror
73% matchVery Positive88% of 106 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 Battler 24.6%, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #41 Railroads & Catacombs
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.6% ★, Card Battler 17.3%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Card Game 9.5%
- #42 DICEOMANCER
71% 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: Card Battler 24.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Card Game 19.3%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #43 Pyrene
71% matchVery Positive93% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Two Tiny DicePub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac
Defeat hellish monsters and rebuild your home in Pyrene, a fast paced roguelike dungeon-crawler. Play with different heroes & spells, collect powerful relics to upgrade your deck while uncovering the mysteries behind your village’s destruction.
Why similar: Card Battler 16.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.8% ★, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Card Game 10.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #44 Monster Sanctuary
72% matchVery Positive91% of 12,318 reviews2020
Dev: moi rai gamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30.8%, Turn-Based Combat 19.2%, Difficult 15.5%, PvP 14.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #45 9 Kings
69% matchVery Positive93% of 20,576 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Card Battler 17.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.4% ★, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Game 12.3%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #46 Inscryption
70% 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: Card Battler 32.8%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 21.4%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #47 Cubic Cosmos
67% matchVery Positive93% of 670 reviews2025
Dev: Inkstone AtelierPub: Lilith Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Cubic Cosmos is a thrilling fast-paced roguelike card game. You have been trapped in a deadly game. One wrong move could see you reduced to a plaything of the goddess. Can you free yourself from the endless cycle and escape your fate?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.7% ★, Card Battler 19.6%, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%
- #48 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: Card Battler 17.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.6% ★, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelike 7.4%
- #49 Indies' Lies
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 781 reviews2023
Dev: Fun Square GamesPub: Erabit
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!
Why similar: Card Battler 17.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.3% ★, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Game 12.5%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #50 Die in the Dungeon
67% 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: Card Battler 17.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.4% ★, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Card Game 11.9%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #51 Overdungeon
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,103 reviews2019
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 16.8 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.5% ★, Card Battler 22.1%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Game 13.8%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #52 StarVaders
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,970 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Card Battler 13.6%, Card Game 9.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #53 LONESTAR
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Card Battler 16.1%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.9% ★, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelite 7.4%
- #54 Northwind
67% matchVery Positive87% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
Northwind is a monster-hunting roguelite deckbuilder with a tug-of-war combat twist, card crafting, and a mana management system inspired by Magic: The Gathering.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.6% ★, Card Battler 18.5%, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #55 Mindbug Online
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 291 reviews2024
Dev: Kissaki Studios GmbH
Windows · Linux
Mindbug redefines the card-battler genre, focusing on pure strategy and fast-paced excitement from the very first turn. Outsmart opponents with the groundbreaking Mindbug mechanic and rise through the new roguelike mode, discovering fresh powers, creatures, and combos each run.
Why similar: Card Battler 22%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Roguelite 8.6%
- #56 Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
68% matchVery Positive87% of 707 reviews2022
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.2% ★, Card Battler 15.4%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelite 7.9%
- #57 Turnbound
66% matchVery Positive82% of 247 reviews2026
Dev: 1TKPub: Gambit Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero's inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the ghosts of other players at your own pace in this unique new inventory battler.
Why similar: Card Battler 19%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.9% ★, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #58 DungeonTop
69% matchVery Positive82% of 573 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: Card Battler 18.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.4% ★, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Game 12.5%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #59 Monster Slayers
70% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.8% ★, Card Battler 18.4%, Card Game 12.5%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Roguelite 8.3%