- #1 Peglin
97% matchVery Positive84% of 17,376 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.2%, Roguelike 33%, Strategy 13.2%, Roguelite 6.5%, Retro 6%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive physics-based roguelike that combines pinball mechanics with deckbuilding strategy.
- #2 Balatro
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 191,750 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 47.1 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 36.2%, Deckbuilding 27.6%, Strategy 12.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Roguelite 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: This poker-themed roguelike captures the same addictive, high-stakes gambling loop found in number-crunching games.
- #3 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,382 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Why similar: Roguelike 32.2%, Deckbuilding 28.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Gambling 9% ★, Roguelite 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes roguelike deckbuilder that leans heavily into the gambling and risk-reward themes.
- #4 Luck be a Landlord
95% matchVery Positive93% of 11,440 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 34%, Roguelike 27.5%, Strategy 16.2%, Roguelite 7.4%, Retro 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of managing an economy through randomized slots, mirroring the factory-quota pressure of the seed game.
- #5 Bingle Bingle
94% matchVery Positive84% of 581 reviews2024
Dev: Knitting Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Bingle Bingle is a 'Roulette Builder' game where you can create your own Roulette. Strategically combine various betting options and unique balls to create synergies, earn extreme scores, and beat the casino.
Why similar: Roguelike 35.1%, Deckbuilding 29.3%, Strategy 12.3%, Gambling 11.9% ★, Roguelite 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to the plinko-style roguelike genre with a heavy focus on gambling mechanics.
- #6 Rack and Slay
94% matchVery Positive91% of 596 reviews2024
Dev: LudokulturPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!
Why similar: Roguelike 40%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Strategy 17.6%, Roguelite 7.8%, 2D 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based roguelike that transforms pool mechanics into a dungeon-crawling experience.
- #7 Inscryption
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 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: Deckbuilding 30.3%, Roguelike 26.6%, Surreal 22.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the surreal, psychological-horror atmosphere and deckbuilding intensity found in the seed game.
- #8 Dungeon Clawler
92% matchVery Positive89% of 3,740 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Roguelike 22.4%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Arcade 15.6%, Gambling 12.6% ★, Strategy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses claw-machine mechanics to drive its roguelite progression, similar to the plinko-based gameplay of Nubby's.
- #9 Buckshot Roulette
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 119,065 reviews2024
Dev: Mike KlubnikaPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Why similar: Gambling 24.7% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Roguelike 16.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a tense, high-stakes gambling experience with a dark, psychological-horror aesthetic.
- #10 Dicey Dungeons
91% matchVery Positive89% of 11,632 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: Deckbuilding 34%, Roguelike 26.3%, Mouse Only 15.7% ★, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet challenging roguelike deckbuilder that relies on dice-based randomness and strategic planning.
- #11 CloverPit
89% matchVery Positive90% of 23,947 reviews2025
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A rogue-lite slot machine nightmare. Gamble for your life in a never-ending debt simulator!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.5%, Surreal 20.2%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Gambling 15.2% ★, Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A gambling-themed roguelite that mirrors the surreal, high-stakes environment of the number factory.
- #12 Roundguard
90% matchVery Positive82% of 570 reviews2020
Dev: Wonderbelly Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roundguard is a bouncy dungeon crawler with pinball physics, lots of loot, and a randomized castle full of oddballs. Press your luck against hordes of dangerously cute monsters and challenging roguelike elements in this all-round bouncy adventure!
Why similar: Roguelike 51.4%, Arcade 30.3%, Roguelite 10%, Singleplayer 6.2%, Casual 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends pinball-style physics with dungeon-crawling RPG elements for a unique arcade-roguelike feel.
- #13 Brutal Orchestra
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,025 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: Hellbent Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Brutal Orchestra is a Turn-Based Roguelike Strategy Game. You died, someone killed you. You are in Purgatory and you will never escape. Make a deal with the "demon" Bosch and set off into Purgatory finding all manner of demented friends and foes on your quest to get petty revenge.
Why similar: Roguelike 51.7%, Strategy 26%, Roguelite 10.6%, 2D 7%, Indie 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a distinct, surreal, and dark art style paired with deep, punishing roguelike strategy.
- #14 Ballionaire
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,509 reviews2024
Dev: newobjectPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!
Why similar: Roguelike 35.2%, Deckbuilding 30.8%, Strategy 15.6%, Roguelite 6.7%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, physics-based roguelike that focuses on satisfying, arcade-style ball movement.
- #15 Slots & Daggers
86% matchVery Positive94% of 7,007 reviews2025
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!
Why similar: Roguelike 30.2%, Strategy 18.5%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Gambling 11.8% ★, Retro 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused gambling roguelike that blends dark fantasy themes with slot-machine mechanics.
- #16 Peggle Deluxe
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,735 reviews2007
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
Why similar: Addictive 50.4% ★, Arcade 23.8%, Mouse Only 8.6% ★, Strategy 4.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The classic physics-based arcade game that serves as the primary inspiration for the plinko-roguelike subgenre.
- #17 Slay the Spire
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 213,462 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 43.3%, Deckbuilding 30.4%, Strategy 11.3%, Mouse Only 5.9% ★, Roguelite 4%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational roguelike deckbuilder that provides the strategic depth and replayability expected of the genre.
- #18 Mewgenics
84% matchVery Positive91% of 48,055 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 16.3 hrsMean: 39.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Why similar: Surreal 63.7%, Roguelite 21.8%, 2D 10.1%, Horror 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark-humored roguelike that emphasizes strange mechanics and deep strategic customization.
- #19 Cobalt Core
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,240 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 47.9%, Deckbuilding 26.5%, Strategy 22.2%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a strategic deckbuilding experience with a focus on positioning and unique mechanical synergies.
- #20 UFO 50
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,293 reviews2024
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Why similar: Arcade 26.9%, Retro 23.5%, Strategy 20.4%, Roguelike 13.8%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of stylized, arcade-focused games that captures the retro-indie aesthetic of the seed game.
- #21 Monster Train
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,834 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 39.7%, Deckbuilding 36.6%, Strategy 15%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, tactical deckbuilder that offers complex synergies and high-pressure decision-making.
- #22 Dice A Million
81% matchVery Positive90% of 962 reviews2026
Dev: countlessnightsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Have you ever tried to roll 1,000,000 on a set of dice? No? Build the right bag of die, and you might just pull it off.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.8%, Deckbuilding 28.9%, Strategy 12.9%, Arcade 10.2%, Roguelite 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A board-game-inspired roguelike deckbuilder that relies on dice rolls to drive its core mechanics.
- #23 Wildfrost
82% matchVery Positive83% of 8,698 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike 37.5%, Deckbuilding 34%, Strategy 13.6%, Roguelite 7.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized, challenging roguelike deckbuilder with a unique aesthetic and tactical depth.
- #24 Super Auto Pets
82% matchVery Positive90% of 35,838 reviews2021
Dev: Team Wood Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!
Why similar: Strategy 46%, Roguelike 29.6%, Deckbuilding 14%, 2D 7.9%, Casual 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: An addictive, strategy-heavy auto-battler that shares the 'one more turn' appeal of deckbuilding roguelikes.
- #25 Merge Maestro
80% matchVery Positive94% of 383 reviews2025
Dev: Stingless
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Combine 100's of unique emoji based tokens in this roguelike merge-builder! Find ever more creative combinations of Tokens and Powers to fuse unique strategies and beat this ever more challenging twist on rogue-likes, puzzlers and arcadey games!
Why similar: Roguelike 32.9%, Deckbuilding 26.3%, Arcade 17.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused roguelike that uses merging mechanics to create satisfying, arcade-style progression.
- #26 Dead Finger Dice
81% matchVery Positive81% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Rocket Adrift GamesPub: Black Lantern Collective
Windows · Linux
Play a sinister game of poker dice against blood-thirsty demon billionaires who’ve trapped you on their mega yacht in this rogue-like dice builder.
Why similar: Roguelike 39.1%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Satire 16.9% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Roguelite 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dice-based roguelike that incorporates point-and-click elements and dark, atmospheric storytelling.
- #27 Against the Storm
79% matchVery Positive95% of 35,994 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Strategy 60.9%, Roguelite 24.5%, Singleplayer 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes management roguelike where failing to meet quotas leads to catastrophic consequences.
- #28 Calculate It
79% matchVery Positive88% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: SVGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
We've made a calculator roguelike! Yes, it's not a joke. A boring device has turned into an interesting strategy, where each calculator you collect sets its own style of play. Can you count all the numbers and prove who's the king of calculations here?
Why similar: Roguelike 45.5%, Deckbuilding 36.1%, Roguelite 7.4%, 2D 5%, Strategy 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based roguelike that focuses on mathematical puzzles and turn-based strategy.
- #29 Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 42,157 reviews2023
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Why similar: Strategy 78.1%, 2D 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: A spectacle-heavy, turn-based strategy game that offers a unique, high-intensity approach to combat.
- #30 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
77% matchVery Positive84% of 3,851 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.6%, Deckbuilding 25%, Strategy 15.3%, Arcade 10.9%, Gambling 7.6% ★
- #31 Tainted Grail: Conquest
78% matchVery Positive90% of 8,213 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.1 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: Roguelike 44.8%, Deckbuilding 42.4%, Roguelite 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric roguelike deckbuilder that excels at building a sense of dread and mystery.
- #32 Unfair Flips
76% matchVery Positive89% of 2,311 reviews2025
Dev: HEATHER FLOWERS
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A non-idle clicker game about flipping a coin that hates you. Starting with just a 20% chance of getting heads, can you get ten heads in a row?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.6%, Gambling 29% ★, 2D 12.4%, Retro 10.1%, Casual 7.4%
- #33 Dice Have No Eyes
75% matchVery Positive93% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Franek
Windows
★ Surreal dice-rolling roguelike about luck and greed ★ Feed your dice dumplings, collect game bending trinkets, roll too much and lose it all. Or get lucky, unlock King Fetus, meet God and you might just wake up.
Why similar: Surreal 27.1%, Roguelike 24.3%, Gambling 12.5% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Arcade 7%
- #34 Sol Cesto
74% matchVery Positive91% of 4,195 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Roguelike 35.4%, Deckbuilding 20%, Gambling 18% ★, Strategy 13%, Roguelite 5.1%
- #35 Berry Bury Berry
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,754 reviews2026
Dev: Get(Color) Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A juicy first-person incremental game about growing berries and tossing them down an ominous hole. Earn money and upgrades. Make new friends with sentient berry pals. Grow and control the hole as you unearth why nobody leaves this accursed garden. Bury it all, Berry everything.
Why similar: Surreal 50.5%, Psychological Horror 39.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 3.3%, Casual 1.9%
- #36 Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko
77% matchMixed69% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: Raphus & Co.Pub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
UPGRADE YOUR BALLS! Roguelike meets Plinko! Every choice is a strategy; every run is a unique challenge. Build your deck to tame the balls to your will. Take your chance, craft your fate, and cash in!
Why similar: Roguelike 20.6%, Deckbuilding 18.6%, Arcade 11.8%, Gambling 11.8% ★, Mouse Only 11.2% ★
- #37 ROGUE LIGHT DECK BUILDER
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 859 reviews2025
Dev: Gil Lawson
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000.
Why similar: Roguelike 30.8%, Surreal 22.7%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Roguelite 7.7%
- #38 Scritchy Scratchy
73% matchVery Positive94% of 10,188 reviews2026
Dev: Lunch Money GamesPub: Funday Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?
Why similar: Gambling 28.9% ★, Arcade 25.3%, Roguelike 22.9%, Retro 11.2%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #39 Gambonanza
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,254 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!
Why similar: Roguelike 26.3%, Deckbuilding 23.4%, Arcade 16.4%, Strategy 12.3%, Retro 8.2%
- #40 WEBFISHING
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 69,990 reviews2024
Dev: lamedeveloper
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Why similar: Stylized 59.3%, Indie 16.2%, Singleplayer 12.9%, Casual 11.6%
- #41 (the) Gnorp Apologue
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,673 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Roguelike 38.8%, Strategy 32.2%, Roguelite 11.6%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #42 Peggle™ Nights
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,247 reviews2008
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Join the Peggle Masters on a dreamtime adventure of alter egos and peg-tastic action. Stay up late to aim, shoot and clear orange pegs, and bask in Extreme Fever glory under the silver moon.
Why similar: Addictive 59.5% ★, Mouse Only 11.9% ★, Arcade 9.9%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #43 BALL x PIT
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 25,014 reviews2025
Dev: Kenny Sun and FriendsPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
BALL x PIT is a brick-breaking, ball-fusing, base-building survival roguelite. Batter hordes of enemies with ricocheting balls and gather the riches of the pit to expand your homestead, generate resources and recruit unique heroes.
Why similar: Roguelike 48.9%, Arcade 32%, Roguelite 11.5%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 Spinny Dungeon
72% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Typing Monkey
Windows · Linux
The slot machine roguelike. Each time you hit the SPIN button monsters creep closer. KILL 'em! LOOT 'em! EAT 'em! Focus on spells or synergies between symbols. Spin to DIE or spin to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Roguelike 32.6%, Deckbuilding 28.6%, Strategy 13.9%, Gambling 13.5% ★, Roguelite 5.4%
- #45 Nodebuster
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,717 reviews2024
Dev: Goblobin
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Why similar: Arcade 37.7%, Strategy 34%, Retro 11.7%, 2D 8.4%, Casual 4%
- #46 Cruelty Squad
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,524 reviews2021
Dev: Consumer Softproducts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
Why similar: Surreal 54.8%, Psychological Horror 26%, Stylized 12.7%, Retro 6.5%
- #47 Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 545 reviews2026
Dev: Buried ThingsPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
From letters to lunacy, Cursed Words is a roguelike chasing ever-stronger synergies. Start with simple words like BUY or THIS or GAME, then use game-altering combos to break the rules. Before long you’ll be ¼♖♙K5XNG the ⅗H♗4 out of these 83VK??7?!
Why similar: Roguelike 38.8%, Strategy 29.3%, Deckbuilding 18.6%, Roguelite 6.2%, Casual 3.5%
- #48 Crush the Industry
70% matchVery Positive90% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Cognoggin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Work your way to the top of a cutthroat game studio in this retro roguelike deckbuilder! Crush the Industry features strategic combat with a unique twist and deep replayability.
Why similar: Roguelike 26.2%, Deckbuilding 22.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Satire 10.6% ★, Retro 9.7%
- #49 Pizza Tower
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 71,440 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Retro 27.2%, Indie 19.5%, 2D 18.7%, Singleplayer 18.5%, 1990's 16%
- #50 STICKER/BALL
70% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: bilgePub: Future Friends Games
Windows
STICKER/BALL is a pool game roguelike from the future. Fire balls. Hit dice. Earn points. Add stickers. Trigger crazy combos. Enjoy the chaos, it’s on purpose.
Why similar: Roguelike 25.1%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Arcade 14.5%, Stylized 11.1%, Strategy 11.1%
- #51 The Legend of Bum-Bo
72% matchVery Positive81% of 5,911 reviews2019
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!
Why similar: Strategy 43.8%, Roguelite 24.3%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Indie 9.8%, Singleplayer 5%
- #52 Steve's Warehouse: Physics. Roguelike. Chaos.
68% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: Definitely Named StevePub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Steve's Warehouse is a melting pot of Suika game, rogue-like and deckbuiling. Purchase objects, combine them but don't make any falls!
Why similar: Roguelike 27%, Deckbuilding 26%, Surreal 24.4%, Strategy 10.8%, Roguelite 5.5%
- #53 DELTARUNE
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 100,260 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Surreal 55.1%, Retro 16.7%, Singleplayer 14.4%, 2D 13.7%
- #54 RollScape
68% matchVery Positive87% of 374 reviews2024
Dev: Leonardo the Vinchy
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roll, strategize, and upgrade your way to victory in this accessible and ultra-satisfying, yet captivating roguelike. Will you reach the end before running out of rolls? KEEP MULTIPLYING!!
Why similar: Roguelike 59.9%, Strategy 28.3%, Roguelite 8%, Casual 2.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #55 Xenosensory
67% matchVery Positive96% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Xenosensory is a short incremental game with horror themes. Use your cursor to bust Xenos and save convicts then spend your research points on skill tree upgrades, actions, gadgets, and uncover the true horrifying nature of this space station nightmare.
Why similar: Arcade 34.2%, Strategy 31.8%, Retro 14.9%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 3.9%
- #56 Die in the Dungeon
65% matchVery Positive92% of 3,224 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Roguelike 28.5%, Deckbuilding 25.2%, Mouse Only 17.8% ★, Strategy 13.1%, Roguelite 5.5%
- #57 Coal LLC
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,141 reviews2025
Dev: Bye Bye Ocean
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
Why similar: Roguelike 52%, Strategy 21.4%, Roguelite 12.6%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #58 Wireworks
66% matchVery Positive89% of 393 reviews2026
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Design your defenses, build your module board, and manage your wires. Combine signals and create synergies to empower your weapons and survive in this base-defense roguelike auto-battler.
Why similar: Roguelike 33.1%, Deckbuilding 32.1%, Strategy 19.6%, Roguelite 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #59 Cribbish
68% matchVery Positive86% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Fence Post Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Shuffle chaos. Brew victory. A roguelike deckbuilder where relics, potions, and risky hands rule the table. An arcane twist on Cribbage where potions and relics supercharge your cards and the deck always has an attitude. Choose your build wisely, the cards show no mercy!
Why similar: Roguelike 30.4%, Deckbuilding 26.4%, Strategy 11.9%, Arcade 11.7%, Stylized 8.5%
- #60 Blackjack Descent
67% matchVery Positive87% of 104 reviews2026
Dev: CGI LAB GAMES
Windows
You're locked in a room where your only chance of survival is to play blackjack against a sinister dealer. Every hand isn't just a gamble, it's a deal with fate. Fail to repay your debt on time, and you'll fall into darkness... or something far worse.
Why similar: Roguelike 41.9%, Psychological Horror 24.9%, Strategy 19%, Retro 5%, Singleplayer 2.8%