- #1 Ratropolis
97% 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 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 12.7%, Tower Defense 11.1%
- #2 Necroking
96% matchVery Positive81% of 877 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.2%, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Card Game 17.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #3 Necrosmith
96% matchVery Positive86% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A necromancer simulator. Assemble the dead using different body parts while upgrading your tower, combine the abilities of the different fantastic races to fight your way through the hordes of enemies and overrun the ’chosen ones’. To tell the truth, the dead are pretty, uhm, dumb.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Roguelite 19%, Roguelike 16.2%, Magic 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #4 Demonlore
95% matchVery Positive84% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Barrel Smash Studios
Windows
A rogue-lite action strategy game with deck building. Fight the undead legion, forge your path, and gain powerful permanent progression. Godlike difficulty modes, mutators, heroic units, elite enemies, and unlockable rewards - endless replayability awaits!
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.4%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Card Battler 13%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #5 Tower Tactics: Liberation
94% 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: Tower Defense 22.1%, Card Battler 21.3%, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #6 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 20.6%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Game 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Roguelite 10.4%
- #7 Overdungeon
94% 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: Card Battler 22.1%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Card Game 14.8%, Tower Defense 13.3%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #8 Castle Cardians
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 133 reviews2021
Dev: 风宇冲
Windows
Castle Cardians fused card games,roguelike and real time colony defense together. Build your powerful deck, defend the castle and beat invaders.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 15.8%, Tower Defense 15.3%, Card Battler 14.9%, Card Game 14.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.3%
- #9 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
91% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 52.5% ★, Roguelike 14.3%, Roguelite 12.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Dungeon Crawler 7.1%
- #10 CD 2: Trap Master
91% matchVery Positive80% of 368 reviews2024
Dev: ACE ENTERTAINMENT
Windows · Mac
Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss.
Why similar: Card Battler 14.6%, Tower Defense 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.5%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Card Game 10.6%
- #11 Hexguardian
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 685 reviews2024
Dev: Split Second GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Hexguardian is a roguelite, tower defense game where you build your own maps with hexagonal tiles! Build and upgrade towers, recruit armies, learn spells, construct wonders and place hexagonal tiles to create a path to enhance your defenses. With plenty of game modes and talents to unlock!
Why similar: Tower Defense 24.1%, RTS 21.2%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 12%, Magic 9.9%
- #12 Necrosmith 2
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,440 reviews2024
Dev: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
Why similar: Tower Defense 34.4%, Roguelite 19.3%, Roguelike 13%, Magic 12.3%, Strategy 8.8%
- #13 Monster Train
89% 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: Card Battler 27.6%, Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 17.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #14 Throne of Bone
88% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2025
Dev: Windmill Slam
Windows · Mac
Draft minions to defeat all who oppose the noble art of necromancy. Wield spells, discover dark relics, and reclaim your castle to unite the land through undeath in this unholy amalgam of roguelike, deckbuilder, and autobattler.
Why similar: Card Battler 25.4%, Deckbuilding 18.5%, Card Game 16.6%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Roguelike 12.6%
- #15 Vault of the Void
86% 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 22.4%, Deckbuilding 18.6%, Card Game 16.5%, Roguelite 11.7%, Isometric 11.5%
- #16 Tower Escape
87% matchVery Positive85% of 387 reviews2023
Dev: Final Screw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Tower Escape is a reverse tower defense game, where instead of defending against incoming enemies, you play the baddies and guide your minions to the exit. Recruit a team of minions, and collect powerful gems and relics that make each run unique.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 14.4%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Cute 8.5%
- #17 Rogue Tower
86% matchVery Positive82% of 5,842 reviews2022
Dev: Die of Death Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Rogue Tower is a tower defense game with roguelike elements and a continuously expanding path which you can influence. Unlock, build, upgrade, expand, defend.
Why similar: Tower Defense 44.9%, Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 9.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Isometric 8.5%
- #18 Card Hog
84% matchVery Positive94% of 541 reviews2023
Dev: SnoutUp
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Card Hog is a pig-based dungeon crawler with roguelike and deck building elements. Take the role of an adventurous hog and interact with more than 100 cards of dangerous enemies, powerful weapons and exciting spells!
Why similar: Card Battler 34.8%, Deckbuilding 23.8%, Roguelite 16.3%, Roguelike 6.7%, Card Game 6.3%
- #19 Necro Rumble
85% matchVery Positive82% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: TesepaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Master the dark art of necromancy in a 2D top-down strategy game. Unleash and lead your undead legions to defeat and dominate enemy waves in this action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 36.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Magic 15.1%, Casual 12.7%, Fantasy 9.9%
- #20 Emberward
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,607 reviews2024
Dev: Refic Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
Why similar: Tower Defense 30.6%, Deckbuilding 21.4%, Roguelite 17%, Roguelike 11.9%, Strategy 7.9%
- #21 Undead Horde 2: Necropolis
84% matchVery Positive83% of 484 reviews2023
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
As a powerful necromancer you have the ability to raise the dead and command them in battle. With each victory, your army will grow stronger and your city will become more powerful. Undead Horde 2 is an action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Rise from the crypt and rebuild!
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 74% ★, Fantasy 10.7%, Strategy 9.8%, Action 5.6%
- #22 Forest Heroes
82% matchVery Positive84% of 283 reviews2025
Dev: Hoochoo Game Studios
Windows · Mac
Forest Heroes combines defense gameplay with roguelike deck-building. Enjoy intense battles and diverse strategies with simple controls!
Why similar: Tower Defense 16.9%, Card Battler 16.7%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, RTS 10.5%, Card Game 9.6%
- #23 Dungeon Clawler
81% 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: Deckbuilding 24.9%, Roguelite 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 18.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Cute 9.2%
- #24 Cross Blitz
79% 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 23.1%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Card Game 17.4%, Roguelite 13.6%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #25 Rise of the Slime
83% matchMixed62% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Bunkovsky Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Be the hero that no-one saw coming. Help Slime defy the odds by playing insanely powerful cards in this charming, relaxing and strategic deckbuilding adventure.
Why similar: Card Battler 24.9%, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Card Game 18.3%, Roguelike 11.9%, Cute 11%
- #26 Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense
79% matchVery Positive94% of 10,436 reviews2020
Dev: Ironhide Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's payback time! Lead your mighty dark army and make the Kingdom tremble with every step. Build powerful towers, choose your arsenal for destruction, and find the deadliest combination - train legendary heroes and lead them to victory!
Why similar: Tower Defense 68.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Fantasy 10.2%, Action 5.5%
- #27 Decks of the Damned
78% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Thorian GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness!
Why similar: Card Battler 27.9%, Card Game 22.1%, Deckbuilding 18.9%, Roguelite 14.9%, Fantasy 5.9%
- #28 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 27.1%, Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 17.1%, Roguelite 10.1%, Roguelike 10%
- #29 Deck of Ashes
80% 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 37%, Deckbuilding 24.6%, Card Game 14.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Strategy 7.3%
- #30 Cube Chaos
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 614 reviews2025
Dev: Wunarg
Windows · Linux
Cube Chaos is a complex strategy roguelike about placing units to create giant armies, factories, combos, or self replicating murder crabs, overwhelming and outsmarting your opponents. Build and adapt new strategies each run using a ludicrous variety of units, perks and more.
Why similar: Moddable 28.4% ★, RTS 26.1%, Card Game 13.1%, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #31 Knights in Tight Spaces
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 825 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Card Battler 22.5%, Isometric 15.6%, Card Game 14.6%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 9.2%
- #32 Legacy of Defense
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 407 reviews2025
Dev: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.8%, Card Battler 17%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.8%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #33 DungeonTop
78% 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 22.8%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Card Game 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #34 Be My Horde
75% matchVery Positive86% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Polished Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Be My Horde is a roguelite survivor where your minions fight for you. Become a formidable necromancer and turn your enemies into a resource! Raise fallen foes, build massive undead hordes, enhance your skills with devoured souls, and conquer the world – you’re the villain in this story.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.8% ★, Roguelite 18.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Fantasy 5.8%, Casual 3.2%
- #35 There Are No Orcs
73% matchVery Positive94% of 991 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: RTS 23.6%, Tower Defense 23.5%, Card Game 16.9%, Roguelite 11.1%, Strategy 5.3%
- #36 Dragon Eclipse
76% matchMixed67% of 228 reviews2024
Dev: FardustPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Dragon Eclipse is a roguelite deck-builder with a unique auto-battler twist. Choose your Tamer, team up with powerful Mystlings, and battle fierce foes. Grow and evolve your Mystlings, craft a winning deck, and unleash epic combos to dominate the battlefield. But beware—the Eclipse is close!
Why similar: Card Battler 24.2%, Deckbuilding 18.7%, Card Game 18.3%, Roguelike 11.5%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #37 Knock on the Coffin Lid
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Card Battler 20.4%, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Game 15.2%, Dungeon Crawler 13%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #38 Necro Story
74% matchVery Positive93% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Rablo Games
Windows
Necro Story is a creature-collection RPG where you play as a (kind of) evil necromancer more into undead shenanigans than saving the world! Command quirky minions, outsmart foes, and snag their souls to power up your team. Expect strategic combat, laughs, and plenty of mischief.
Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.2% ★, Magic 14.5%, Funny 12.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Cute 4.6%
- #39 HELLCARD
73% 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 14.6%, Dungeon Crawler 12.7%, Card Game 11.9%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #40 Solitairica
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 564 reviews2016
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.
Why similar: Card Battler 34.3%, Card Game 21.7%, Deckbuilding 17.8%, Roguelite 8.2%, Strategy 6.1%
- #41 Madcap Mosaic
72% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.7%, Card Battler 18.5%, Card Game 17.3%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #42 Aurora Defense
71% matchMixed65% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Tower Defense 17%, RTS 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Card Battler 12.5%, Card Game 12.1%
- #43 Bone To Gather
69% matchVery Positive98% of 235 reviews2024
Dev: Anyway GamesPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
"Bone To Gather" is a synergy-building action roguelike. Embark on an epic journey with a team of puny skeletons determined to revenge the Demon King. Recruit skeletons with unique synergies to create a powerful team and battle through monsters on your way to the final showdown.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.5%, Roguelike 16.6%, Cute 12.4%, Strategy 11.9%, Funny 11.4%
- #44 Rogue Wizards
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2016
Dev: Spellbind Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Isometric 24.5%, Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Roguelite 20.5%, Roguelike 18.4%, Magic 8.5%
- #45 Castle Warriors
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Cluck Games, LLC
Windows
Castle Warriors is a rogue like auto battler with a strategy twist. Build your army one card at a time!
Why similar: Card Battler 18.1%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 11.4%, Card Game 10.6%
- #46 Cursed Treasure 2 Ultimate Edition - Tower Defense
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 343 reviews2022
Dev: IriySoftPub: Surefire.Games
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is a classic tower-defense game, remastered and carefully re-balanced. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.
Why similar: Tower Defense 41.4%, Magic 14.7%, Funny 11.8%, Fantasy 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #47 Million Monster Militia
70% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Space Capsule GamesPub: Dejobaan Games, LLC
Windows
A roguelike autobattling deckbuilder. Draft an army of… Succubi? Tax Accountants? Whales? It’s up to you! Discover thousands of possible synergies based on what fighters you choose. Fights are snappy and turn-based. Recruit your army and let them fight for you!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.5%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 17.2%, Isometric 15.4%, Strategy 9.3%
- #48 Decktamer
67% 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 33.2%, Deckbuilding 25.3%, Card Game 25%, Strategy 6.8%, Roguelike 5.2%
- #49 Arcana of Paradise —The Tower—
71% 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: Card Battler 22.1%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Card Game 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #50 Deck of Souls
68% 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 28%, Deckbuilding 24.4%, Card Game 23.5%, Magic 11.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #51 Countless Army
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 88 reviews2024
Dev: Dos Estrellas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become the villain and raise an army of undead in this real-time reverse tower defense strategy game. Send waves of monsters to battle and aid them with your evil magic until they break your enemies’ defenses. It’s time for you to rule over the continent with an iron fist as its Dark Lord!
Why similar: Tower Defense 46.2%, Funny 14.3%, Strategy 12.8%, Fantasy 11%, Casual 5.6%
- #52 SpellRogue
67% 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: Deckbuilding 24.4%, Card Battler 23.2%, Card Game 17.1%, Roguelite 12.6%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #53 3 Minute Heroes
70% matchVery Positive85% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: Sinkhole Studio
Windows
3 Minute Heroes is a real-time strategy game that combines tower defense, deck building, and rogue-like genres. Place your champions, use cards, and keep your home safe for 3 minutes!
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.3%, Card Game 24%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelite 14%, Strategy 12.1%
- #54 Bees vs Zombees
67% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: DeadpixelPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
A fast-paced roguelike tower defense where you choose your Queen Bee with unique skills and the Artisan to build turrets and cast powerful spells to defend your hive through regions infested with zombees. Face bosses with insane mechanics and survive the Zumbeecalypse!
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.6%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, RTS 18.4%, Roguelite 11.1%, Roguelike 10%
- #55 Dog And Goblin
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 165 reviews2024
Dev: ZonyPub: OKJOY
Windows
Dog and Goblin is an auto-battler Roguelike deck-building strategy game where you assemble a mixed army to stand against humans. With nearly 150 units across 19 different types, build your ultimate army and conquer their castles!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.1%, Card Game 22.2%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 14%, Strategy 8.1%
- #56 Card Quest
70% matchVery Positive86% of 371 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Card Battler 23.2%, Deckbuilding 16.7%, Card Game 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Roguelite 10.1%
- #57 Deathless. The Hero Quest
65% matchVery Positive88% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Card Battler 22.8%, Deckbuilding 19.3%, Card Game 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.6%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #58 DOG WITCH
64% matchVery Positive92% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: HeckmousePub: Mystic Forge
Windows · Mac
Dog Witch is a roguelike deckbuilder where your spells are fueled by enchanted dice. Combine over 150 unique items to forge ever-evolving strategies, perfect synergy combos, summon minions, and tackle an endless range of foes so bizarre, they’ll leave your tail wagging in disbelief!
Why similar: Card Game 24.3%, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 14.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%
- #59 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
68% 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 26.9%, Deckbuilding 21.3%, Card Game 20.6%, Roguelite 12.8%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #60 Endgame of Devil
65% matchVery Positive89% of 1,028 reviews2023
Dev: MiniWhalePub: Anotherindie
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As the Devil, command your minions to defeat the greedy adventurers! Build your team with over 240 minions and over 200 treasures, and discover various battle strategies. Enjoy the convenience of one-click auto battles!
Why similar: Card Battler 29%, Roguelite 16%, Roguelike 14.4%, Magic 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%