- #1 Inscryption
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 145,832 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 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: Card Battler 26.5%, Card Game 22.5%, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Roguelite 8%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in blending dark, unsettling narrative mystery with innovative roguelike deckbuilding mechanics.
- #2 Menace from the Deep
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,441 reviews2024
Dev: Flat Lab
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Lovecraftian 23.5%, Card Battler 13.9%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on Lovecraftian horror within a roguelike deckbuilding framework.
- #3 Cultist Simulator
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,903 reviews2018
Dev: Weather Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.6 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: Lovecraftian 39.8%, Card Game 25.2%, Roguelite 11.9%, RPG 8%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique card-based experience that leans heavily into Lovecraftian lore and narrative discovery through experimentation.
- #4 Darkest Dungeon®
95% matchVery Positive92% of 160,055 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.8 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: Lovecraftian 48.3%, Turn-Based 19.9%, RPG 10.5%, Roguelite 5.9%, Strategy 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact Lovecraftian dread and strategic, high-stakes combat found in the seed game.
- #5 Tainted Grail: Conquest
94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,255 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 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 22.8%, Card Game 22.8%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Card Battler 14.4%, Roguelite 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a grim, dark fantasy world paired with complex, rewarding deckbuilding and roguelike progression.
- #6 Griftlands
93% matchVery Positive94% of 14,390 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: Card Battler 18.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.1% ★, Deckbuilding 15%, Turn-Based 13.8%, Card Game 13.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong emphasis on narrative choices and character-driven storytelling alongside its robust deckbuilding system.
- #7 Neurodeck : Psychological Deckbuilder
94% matchMixed60% of 264 reviews2021
Dev: TavroxGamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Neurodeck is a psychological deckbuilding card game to challenge your fears. Build your deck & capacities by answering personality tests, visiting rooms or meditating. Face your phobia and defeat them through the power of life-inspired cards.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.2% ★, Card Battler 13.2%, Lovecraftian 12.3%, Card Game 11.8%, Deckbuilding 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, internal themes through a card-battler format that feels thematically aligned with the seed game.
- #8 Ring of Pain
92% matchVery Positive92% of 5,063 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 27.1%, Turn-Based 24.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.4% ★, Roguelite 12.8%, RPG 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, card-based roguelike that emphasizes a dark atmosphere and tactical decision-making in every encounter.
- #9 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
91% matchMixed62% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.6% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Turn-Based 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the dark, stylistic aesthetic and intense card-battling mechanics of the seed game.
- #10 Black Book
90% matchVery Positive92% of 6,631 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.8%, Card Game 18.5%, Turn-Based 17.9%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Roguelite 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a rich, narrative-driven story rooted in folklore with strategic card-based combat, mirroring the visual novel elements of the seed game.
- #11 Castle Morihisa
91% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.4% ★, Card Battler 17.8%, Turn-Based 15.1%, Card Game 13.9%, Deckbuilding 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a strategic deckbuilding experience with a unique setting and deep character customization.
- #12 Indies' Lies
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 786 reviews2023
Dev: Fun Square GamesPub: Erabit
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.8 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.7% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 14.2%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A well-rounded roguelike deckbuilder that offers diverse character classes and strategic depth.
- #13 Cards of Cthulhu
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 346 reviews2016
Dev: Awoker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
CARDS OF CTHULHU is the Roguelike Card RPG full of madness. Experience the unique combination of strategic deck-building with fast-paced combat and face-off parody monsters from horror B movies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.8% ★, Lovecraftian 20.3%, Card Battler 15.3%, Card Game 13.7%, Deckbuilding 13%
Why You'll Like It: Directly incorporates the Lovecraftian mythos into a card-battler format with roguelike elements.
- #14 月圆之夜 (Night of Full Moon)
88% matchVery Positive81% of 10,921 reviews2019
Dev: Giant Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
"Night of the Full Moon" is a stand-alone roguelike card game. Take adventure into Black Forest. Random event, random plot leads to different endings.
Why similar: Card Game 23.4%, Card Battler 19.7%, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.5% ★, Strategy 7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dark-fairytale themed deckbuilder that offers accessible yet deep strategic gameplay.
- #15 Fhtagn Simulator
87% matchVery Positive89% of 565 reviews2022
Dev: 锁眼工作室Pub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 25.7% ★, Lovecraftian 23.4%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Card Game 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A thematic exploration of Lovecraftian horror that utilizes deckbuilding mechanics to drive its gameplay.
- #16 Monster Train
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,855 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.5% ★, Card Battler 22%, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelite 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished roguelike deckbuilding experience with deep strategic layers and distinct character factions.
- #17 Slay the Spire
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 215,074 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.9% ★, Card Battler 18.3%, Card Game 17.3%, Deckbuilding 12%, Turn-Based 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelike deckbuilder that provides the mechanical foundation for the genre's most engaging strategic loops.
- #18 Museum Mystery: Deckbuilding Card Game
85% matchVery Positive83% of 184 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 18.7%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Card Game 14.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.8% ★, Deckbuilding 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a narrative-driven mystery premise paired with standard roguelike deckbuilding mechanics.
- #19 Gordian Quest
84% matchVery Positive89% of 5,981 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.1% ★, Card Battler 16.4%, Card Game 14.9%, Turn-Based 14%, Deckbuilding 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends classic RPG elements with card-based combat and a sprawling, adventurous narrative.
- #20 Decktamer
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,978 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 31.9% ★, Card Battler 18.6%, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Lovecraftian 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Adds creature-collection elements to the traditional roguelike deckbuilder formula.
- #21 Demon's Mirror
84% matchVery Positive87% 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 22.9%, Card Game 20.8%, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Roguelite 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines card-battling with grid-based movement to create a unique tactical experience.
- #22 Acolyte of the Altar
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Black Kite Games
Windows
Hunt through the wastelands for colossal Beasts in this roguelike deckbuilder. Beware! Beasts grow stronger during battle, allowing them to consume your creatures or counter your spells. Carve profane Gifts from these behemoths and grow stronger to serve your Patron! But serve them to what end?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.4% ★, Card Battler 16.7%, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Turn-Based 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on boss-focused deckbuilding with a dark, ritualistic aesthetic.
- #23 Railroads & Catacombs
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 406 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 24.8% ★, Lovecraftian 20%, Card Battler 13%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Turn-Based 10%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, dark-themed deckbuilder that emphasizes dungeon crawling and tactical combat.
- #24 Journey to the Void
79% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.6% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 14.7%, Deckbuilding 14%, Turn-Based 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on strategic card-battling within a bleak, atmospheric environment.
- #25 Blood Card
82% matchVery Positive81% of 723 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.2% ★, Card Battler 18.5%, Card Game 14.2%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Turn-Based 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist roguelike deckbuilder that uses a unique health-as-cards mechanic to increase tension.
- #26 Fate Hunters
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34% ★, Card Battler 18.2%, Card Game 15%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Turn-Based 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes exploration and deck management within a dark, atmospheric setting.
- #27 C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
81% matchMixed52% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.
Windows
This game combines roguelike-style deckbuilding with SRPGs to create an all-new experience! Follow Vel as she leads the Clausewitz Battalion into battle against Fahftania and the Hellmuth Brigade. Collect 100 different cards to build the strongest deck and fight enemies on a map shrouded in mist.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.2% ★, Card Battler 16.7%, Card Game 15.8%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Turn-Based 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates card-battling with tactical map movement in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #28 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
77% matchVery Positive83% of 225 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.4% ★, Card Game 13.2%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Battler 12.9%, Turn-Based 8.4%
- #29 Mind Lure
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 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: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Card Battler 18.1%, Card Game 12.3%, Roguelite 7.2%
- #30 Devil's Deck
79% matchMixed66% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Touch Times Studio
Windows
It is a Roguelike card game which owns interesting honeycomb and original combat rules. Whether adventures or combats, have rich variety of options.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40.5% ★, Card Battler 18.3%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Card Game 9.8%, RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark-themed roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on quick, strategic encounters.
- #31 Spirits of The Silicium Forest
75% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows · Linux
SotSF is a turn-based rogue-like game with deck-building elements, in the aesthetics of Mesoamerica and transhumanism. Position yourself on the battlefield, build and utilize various combinations of abilities to defeat the mysterious spirits of the Silicium Forest. Has “Story” and “Roguelite” modes.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.8% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Card Battler 15.6%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 8.1%
- #32 Northwind
74% matchVery Positive85% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
A fusion of deckbuilding, monster-hunting, and roguelite progression all its own. Hunt strange beasts, win tug-of-war duels, craft a unique deck, and evolve your strategy at Northwind!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Card Battler 17%, Card Game 15.8%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Turn-Based 10.3%
- #33 Spellsword Cards: Origins
78% matchMixed65% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
A rogue-like deck-building experience set in the dark fantasy world of Port Haven. Featuring innovative CARD FUSION, CARD UPGRADES & CARD CYCLING systems.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 45.5% ★, Card Battler 13.5%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Roguelite 9.9%, Card Game 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a solid, classic roguelike deckbuilding experience with a variety of strategic options.
- #34 Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive81% of 213 reviews2022
Dev: Team NadirPub: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.4% ★, Card Battler 16.3%, Card Game 14.4%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #35 Inkborn
73% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Inkborn is a roguelike deckbuilder with a card system built around chaining Glyph-based combos. Sequence your cards in tactical combat to unleash impactful effects. Customize your Skill Tree before each run, evolve new abilities and uncover the hidden story of a world folded in ink, metal and paper.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Turn-Based 13.3%
- #36 Eternal Destiny
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 240 reviews2016
Dev: Office 5656Pub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Eternal Destiny is an epic card game inspired by myths, legends, and H.P. Lovecraft, featuring 500+ cards with delightful animation and voice acting! Build your own deck with various cards, and beat enemies with high-level strategy combining skills, abilities and attributes.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 19.3%, Card Battler 18.5%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Game 14%, Turn-Based 8.5%
- #37 Monster X Monster
75% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 44.4% ★, Card Battler 18.4%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Game 9.7%, Roguelite 6.4%
- #38 Deep Sky Derelicts
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,875 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.2% ★, Card Battler 18.8%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Turn-Based 9.5%, Card Game 6.3%
- #39 Novus Orbis
71% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2025
Dev: Seizo GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
A combo-based deckbuilding roguelike through a space-time loop: collect cards, receive blessings, add pets to your party, and grow stronger. Chain together cards in the right order for max power, and act before the enemy does. Build synergistic decks, find many secrets, and make BIG numbers!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.5% ★, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Card Battler 14.7%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Card Game 12.7%
- #40 Arcana of Paradise —The Tower—
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: 株式会社タストαPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Choose from 20 children and perfect your deck as you battle against The Tower's bizarre inhabitants in real time! Time your guards, combo your attacks, charge up powerful magic, and collect legendary relics in your search for food, as you guide the children to the bottom!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28% ★, Card Battler 17.1%, Card Game 13.5%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Roguelite 7.1%
- #41 Rune Gate
72% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Devwind
Windows
Rune Gate is a roguelite deckbuilder centered on card customization. Craft unique battle strategies with different runes. Face continuous challenges, where every choice can lead to victory or defeat. Dive into Rune Gate, unleash creativity, and explore endless card combinations.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.7% ★, Card Battler 19.7%, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Roguelite 6.7%
- #42 MementoMori
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 488 reviews2025
Dev: Bank of Innovation, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Dive into a World Where Sorrow Meets Beauty
Why similar: RPG 43.6%, PvP 23.4%, Atmospheric 17.1%, 2D 15.9%
- #43 THE SPIRIT LIFT
70% matchVery Positive90% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: prettysmart games
Windows
A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight! If you die rewind the night!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.1% ★, Card Battler 16.2%, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelite 7.6%
- #44 The Corpsmen
72% matchMixed60% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Multicell Games
Windows
The Corpsmen is a deck-building roguelite where you build and lead a team of creatures to fight, hunt and harvest other monsters. Your creatures will grow and learn new skills according to how you construct them. Craft unique creatures and decks, and venture forth into the unknown.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.5% ★, Card Battler 19%, Deckbuilding 17%, Card Game 15.1%, Roguelite 6.9%
- #45 Deck of Ashes
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,066 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26% ★, Card Battler 20.7%, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Card Game 10.1%, Turn-Based 9.3%
- #46 Breach Wanderers
70% matchVery Positive88% of 441 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.8% ★, Card Battler 18.5%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Game 15.4%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #47 Union of Gnomes
69% matchVery Positive81% of 358 reviews2025
Dev: HoolignomesPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Onwards to revolution in this challenging deck-building roguelite. Free your gnome comrades, assemble your squad, mind wieners (supplies), slay the slavers, and take down the fiercest of them all – Snow White! FREEDOM TO GNOMES!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24% ★, Card Battler 13.6%, Card Game 13.5%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Deckbuilding 12.3%
- #48 Apokerlypse
67% matchVery Positive83% of 676 reviews2026
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A card-strategy roguelike inspired by a variety of poker games. You play as a highly skilled card shark in the Tavern at the End of the World, combining all kinds of demon chips to rewrite the rules of play, compete with players from across the globe, and ultimately rise to the top.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.4% ★, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Card Game 12.1%, Card Battler 9.7%
- #49 Moon's Creed
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.1% ★, Card Battler 18.5%, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #50 Banners of Ruin
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,208 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.8% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 13.9%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Deckbuilding 13%
- #51 Trials of Fire
69% matchVery Positive86% of 3,255 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.1% ★, Card Battler 18.3%, Turn-Based 14.3%, Card Game 13.3%, Deckbuilding 9.5%
- #52 Magecraft: Spellbuilding
67% matchVery Positive98% of 127 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.8% ★, Card Battler 19.5%, Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelite 8.7%
- #53 DIMENSION REIGN - ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER
71% matchMixed69% of 231 reviews2020
Dev: ScopeNext Inc
Windows
Dimension Reign is a roguelike deckbuilder where players control two characters at once to defeat hordes of enemies in an ever-changing landscape. Draw your abilities from your deck, and chain multiple breaks together to decimate entire screens of enemies before they can even get in a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.6% ★, Card Battler 16%, Card Game 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Turn-Based 12.3%
- #54 Relief
66% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Billiontail Pub: 2P Games
Windows
Relief is a deckbuilding roguelike featuring a post-Journey to the West urban legend setting! In a bizarre world of corrupted deities, harness overpowered tech to enhance your deck and forge custom affixes onto your cards. Combine over 1,000 cards and 300 artifacts to create your ultimate OP build!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Card Battler 15.4%, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Turn-Based 12%
- #55 The Foretold: Westmark Legacy
68% 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: Lovecraftian 18.6%, Card Game 18.3%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Card Battler 14.3%
- #56 Iris and the Giant
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,314 reviews2020
Dev: Louis RigaudPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25% ★, Card Battler 14.9%, Card Game 13.6%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Turn-Based 12.7%
- #57 Noir Lords
65% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Speed Trail GamesPub: Booda Games
Windows
A fast-paced single-player card battler with tactical choices, quick rounds, and upgradeable cards. Build your deck and outsmart the city’s crime lords.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.7% ★, Card Battler 19.7%, Card Game 18.7%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelite 7.3%
- #58 Infinite Cards
64% matchVery Positive96% of 79 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.3% ★, Card Game 19.4%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Card Battler 14.9%, Strategy 7.7%
- #59 Yao-Guai Hunter
63% matchVery Positive84% of 2,283 reviews2025
Dev: MyACG Studio
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 14.0 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.5% ★, Card Battler 15.4%, Card Game 15%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Deckbuilding 12.9%