- #1 Quantum Protocol
97% matchVery Positive91% of 656 reviews2020
Dev: Kaio Meris
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A deckbuilding card game where it's always your turn. Play as the master hackers of Quantum and take on the most dangerous malware in the world. Every action matters. Make plays, upgrade your deck, and break the enemy board!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38%, Card Game 35%, Strategy 8.1%, PvE 6.7%, Sci-fi 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the sci-fi aesthetic and high-intensity, fast-paced deckbuilding mechanics that prioritize efficient card play.
- #2 One Step From Eden
96% matchVery Positive93% of 7,656 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: Deckbuilding 27.1%, Card Game 22.8%, Card Battler 22%, Strategy 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly frantic, high-stakes card-battler experience where split-second decision-making is essential for survival.
- #3 Alina of the Arena
96% matchVery Positive91% of 3,963 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Card Game 31.9%, Deckbuilding 24.7%, Card Battler 11.9%, Strategy 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines hex-grid tactics with deckbuilding to create a highly strategic combat experience that rewards careful planning.
- #4 Shogun Showdown
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,002 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.0 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: Deckbuilding 39.7%, Card Game 26.6%, Strategy 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, 2D 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it focuses on tactical, puzzle-like combat where every move must be calculated to defeat enemies efficiently.
- #5 Cross Blitz
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Deckbuilding 28.6%, Card Game 25.5%, Card Battler 22.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep deckbuilding and RPG elements with a charming pixel-art style that mirrors the visual appeal of the seed game.
- #6 StarVaders
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,335 reviews2025
Dev: PengonautsPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Deckbuilding 33.1%, Card Game 23.9%, Card Battler 20.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike-deckbuilder that focuses on grid-based movement and tactical card play against challenging enemies.
- #7 Cobalt Core
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,367 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.8 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: Card Game 37.1%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Strategy 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi deckbuilder that emphasizes positioning and tactical card usage to overcome overwhelming odds.
- #8 Theseus Protocol
92% matchMixed70% of 372 reviews2023
Dev: YueTang(Xiamen)Pub: Archive Games
Windows
Theseus Protocol is a deck building roguelike where rebirth offers strategic opportunity. Utilize a powerful suite of cards and weaponry to uncover the cruel truth behind the dystopian sci-fi world of Mark City.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.9%, Card Game 28.1%, Card Battler 23.9%, Female Protagonist 8%, Sci-fi 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a complex, sci-fi themed deckbuilding experience that requires deep strategy and card synergy.
- #9 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
91% matchVery Positive92% of 388 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: Deckbuilding 28.6%, Card Game 27.6%, Card Battler 22.7%, Strategy 9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct pixel-art style and a focus on card-based combat with a female protagonist at the center.
- #10 DICEOMANCER
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,602 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 Game 32.4%, Deckbuilding 24.8%, Card Battler 24.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused card game that incorporates unique mechanics and a colorful, engaging visual style.
- #11 Chrono Ark
89% matchVery Positive91% of 13,723 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Card Game 27.9%, Strategy 19.7%, Card Battler 17.2%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Anime 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, strategy-heavy deckbuilder that rewards players for mastering complex card interactions and party management.
- #12 NEOVERSE
91% matchVery Positive84% of 3,775 reviews2020
Dev: Tinogames Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.1 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: Deckbuilding 28.7%, Card Battler 24.4%, Card Game 23.7%, Strategy 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi themed deckbuilder that features female protagonists and emphasizes high-impact card combos.
- #13 Knights in Tight Spaces
89% matchMixed70% of 933 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 29.8%, Card Game 29.7%, Deckbuilding 27.8%, Strategy 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a card-based system to manage tactical positioning and combat, offering a similar puzzle-like feel to the seed game.
- #14 Wildfrost
88% matchVery Positive83% of 8,823 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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 Game 29.9%, Deckbuilding 29.6%, Card Battler 29.1%, Strategy 8.4%, 2D 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-impact, tactical card play where every turn feels significant and potentially decisive.
- #15 Monster Train
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 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 30.6%, Deckbuilding 30.4%, Card Game 30.1%, Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-efficiency deckbuilding experience where managing your resources and card draws is the key to victory.
- #16 Cubic Cosmos
85% matchVery Positive92% of 976 reviews2026
Dev: Inkstone Atelier
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Deckbuilding 32%, Card Game 28.3%, Card Battler 25.8%, Strategy 10.1%, 2D 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike-deckbuilder that emphasizes card-battler mechanics and strategic depth in a sci-fi setting.
- #17 Vault of the Void
86% matchVery Positive92% of 3,003 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Deckbuilding 31.8%, Card Game 28.5%, Card Battler 25%, Strategy 11.3%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled control over your deck, allowing for the kind of precise planning needed for high-stakes combat.
- #18 Zet Zillions
86% matchVery Positive88% of 780 reviews2024
Dev: OTA IMON StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Zet Zillions is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you use your cards to make freakish combinations and explode entire planets. BIG-BADDA-BOOM!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.1%, Card Game 26.9%, Card Battler 23.4%, Strategy 9.4%, Sci-fi 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed roguelike-deckbuilder that emphasizes massive card combos and strategic planning.
- #19 Duelists of Eden
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas Moon Kang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Build a deck and battle online in real-time action with rollback netcode!
Why similar: Card Game 28.1%, Card Battler 26.5%, Deckbuilding 25.1%, PvE 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented card-battler that emphasizes fast-paced combat and high-stakes decision-making.
- #20 Slay the Spire
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 217,804 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: Card Game 35.2%, Card Battler 29.6%, Deckbuilding 26.9%, Strategy 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive deckbuilder that established the genre's focus on strategic card drawing and deck control.
- #21 Phantom Rose
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 880 reviews2019
Dev: makarollPub: Studio Maka
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Phantom Rose is a roguelike deckbuilding card game. Fight and collect powerful cards as Reina, a maid exploring a mansion ravaged by evil creatures
Why similar: Card Game 40.1%, Strategy 24.6%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Anime 8.8%, 2D 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art card-battler that focuses on strategic card management and a unique combat system.
- #22 Inscryption
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 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: Deckbuilding 29.8%, Card Game 29.5%, Card Battler 27.5%, Strategy 8%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric card-battler that incorporates puzzle elements and high-stakes combat mechanics.
- #23 Heck Deck
83% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: torcadoPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Heck Deck is a bullet hell card game where all the bullets are cards and time only progresses as you move. Explore 5 stages full of unique enemies and bosses, discover dozens of cards, and visit shops to buy and sell cards for health!
Why similar: Card Game 31.6%, Card Battler 24.8%, Deckbuilding 22.1%, Strategy 11.5%, PvE 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of bullet-hell and card-game mechanics that demands quick thinking and strategic card usage.
- #24 Super Bullet Break
82% matchVery Positive80% of 507 reviews2022
Dev: BeXide Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Save the world of online multiplayer games from a rogue AI in this deck-building strategy roguelite! Collect more than 160 cute and colourful Bullets as you move through maps based on iconic game genres and defeat enemies in challenging turn-based combat.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.6%, Card Game 25.9%, Card Battler 24%, Strategy 8.4%, Female Protagonist 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding game with a distinct anime aesthetic that focuses on strategic card synergy and tactical combat.
- #25 Anomaly Collapse
80% matchVery Positive86% of 638 reviews2024
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities. Immerse yourself in a story where every move counts!
Why similar: Strategy 45.2%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, 2D 10.2%, Anime 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that uses card-like mechanics to manage combat encounters and party positioning.
- #26 Madcap Mosaic
81% matchVery Positive95% of 76 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 31%, Card Game 27.5%, Card Battler 19.1%, Strategy 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused deckbuilder that provides a challenging experience for players who enjoy tactical card play.
- #27 Dicey Dungeons
79% matchVery Positive89% of 11,830 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Card Battler 36.1%, Deckbuilding 34.7%, Card Game 19.9%, Strategy 8.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on puzzle-like combat where managing your limited resources and card draws is essential to overcoming each floor.
- #28 Library Of Ruina
78% matchVery Positive94% of 44,679 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.2%, Card Game 31.4%, Card Battler 18.3%, Strategy 12%, Anime 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly deep card mechanics that require players to carefully manage their deck and combat resources.
- #29 Project KILLDANCE
77% matchVery Positive95% of 176 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Project KILLDANCE is a Noir tactical action featuring a one-army strategy and instant-death combat. Slowly observe surroundings, choreograph each killing move, leave no survivor, and become the spectral death.
Why similar: Card Game 28.4%, Card Battler 23.2%, Strategy 17.5%, Deckbuilding 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #30 Lethal Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive97% of 288 reviews2026
Dev: Nihohe Soft
Windows
Lethal Dungeon is a roguelike card game. Win every battle using only the cards in your opening hand to defeat all enemies in a single turn.
Why similar: Card Battler 41.1%, Strategy 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, 2D 4.9%
- #31 Gordian Quest
78% matchVery Positive89% of 6,021 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 Game 31.2%, Deckbuilding 29.7%, Card Battler 27.1%, Strategy 12%
Why You'll Like It: Combines tactical movement with deep deckbuilding, perfect for players who enjoy complex, turn-based card strategies.
- #32 Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,403 reviews2026
Dev: MeowAlive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Abyss decayed, witches awaken. As their guide, you will weave their destinies. Craft unique cards, schedule their days, shape endless possibilities through deckbuilding. Each choice will lead to different Ending...
Why similar: Card Game 26.3%, Deckbuilding 24.7%, Card Battler 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #33 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,295 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Card Game 33.2%, Card Battler 31.9%, Deckbuilding 30.8%, 2D 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi/steampunk card-battler that emphasizes party-based deckbuilding and strategic combat.
- #34 Dream of Corpse Lady
74% matchVery Positive93% of 2,339 reviews2026
Dev: HT3 StudioPub: INDIECN
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
Why similar: Card Game 30.5%, Card Battler 24.3%, Deckbuilding 21.2%, Strategy 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #35 The Spire of Mech Zero
76% matchVery Positive92% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: ZZ Game
Windows
A lite roguelike card deck building game inspired by Slay the Spire. You can experience battles of robots with cards and components! Try to conquer the spire with one perfect run, every choice matters!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32%, Card Game 26.3%, Card Battler 22.5%, Strategy 13%, Sci-fi 5.7%
- #36 Queen's Blade Re:Build
76% matchMixed70% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: SE Mobile and Online Co.,Ltd.Pub: Hobby Japan Co., Ltd.
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilder featuring strong, beautiful female warriors. We fused real time card games and roguelite together to make the exciting single player deckbuilder. Discover new cards and item, Craft a strong deck. Break your rival of all their armor and defeat them with a finishing move!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.7%, Card Game 23.6%, Card Battler 23.4%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #37 Sun Halo
75% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka M 01
Windows
Sun Halo is a real-time combat game blending roguelike progression with strategic deck-building. Recruit and develop a roster of distinctive characters, build your own unique deck, and adapt your tactics on the battlefield. Uncover the world’s unfolding story, all the way to its final chapter.
Why similar: Card Game 26.6%, Deckbuilding 26.4%, Card Battler 22.4%, Strategy 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #38 The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike
73% matchVery Positive92% of 243 reviews2025
Dev: MONO ENTERTAINMENTPub: Kodansha
Windows
The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike combines manga, tactical puzzles, and roguelike gameplay into one thrilling experience. Enjoy stylish pixel-art action while testing your flexible thinking and precise strategy!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 37.1%, Card Battler 28%, Strategy 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
- #39 Phantomancer
74% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Cloudgear Games
Windows
Phantomancer is a deck-building roguelike where you summon phantoms to fight. Defeat the monsters threatening humanity and uncover the story of two sisters.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33%, Card Battler 25.9%, Strategy 20.1%, Card Game 16.7%, Anime 3.5%
- #40 Dimwood
73% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Inkspun LLC
Windows
A roguelike deck builder where you venture into the Dimwood, armed with unique modal cards. Rendered in dense 1-Bit pixel art, carefully build your deck and modify your cards to balance offense and utility. Battle your way past increasingly fearsome enemies and defeat the Beast at its heart.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.9%, Card Game 23.7%, Card Battler 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Strategy 6.3%
- #41 Arcane Trigger
71% matchVery Positive87% of 408 reviews2025
Dev: MiniWhale
Windows · Mac
Arcane Trigger is a bullet-building roguelike where every shot is crafted before it's fired. Forge over 220 bullets, shape their effects with 150+ magical seals, and master infinite synergies in this endlessly replayable strategic shooter.
Why similar: Card Game 43.7%, Strategy 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #42 Death Howl
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,467 reviews2025
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Master the grid, defy death. Enter a grim Spirit Realm in this open-world deck builder. Craft lethal decks from 160+ cards, claim powerful Totems, and defeat foes in tactical grid combat. Fight as the desperate hunter Ro to bring her son back from beyond the veil.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 34.1%, Card Game 30.5%, Card Battler 20.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #43 Backpack Battles
69% matchVery Positive91% of 20,632 reviews2025
Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Why similar: Card Battler 43.6%, Strategy 41.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, 2D 4.4%
- #44 Trizon
71% matchVery Positive93% of 620 reviews2025
Dev: LingPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Trizon is a roguelike deck-building game. Fuse any two cards together to play crazy combos. The game combines auto-battler mechanics, where creatures attack on their own, with instant-effect spell cards. Battles are fast-paced and dynamic, set against a simple and restrained art style.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 42.4%, Card Game 35.4%, Strategy 14.9%, PvE 6.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #45 Metroplex Zero: Sci-Fi Card Battler
72% matchVery Positive97% of 129 reviews2023
Dev: Enigma Dragons LLC
Windows · Linux
Neo-cyberpunk roguelike card battler. Strategically construct your decks, gain powerful cybernetic upgrades, and vanquish sinister MegaCorps in challenging card combat. Dive into a replayable single-player experience that blends RPG progression, deck-building strategy, and a futuristic sci-fi world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.3%, Card Battler 28.3%, Card Game 26.1%, Strategy 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 Gemblades
69% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Ace Benoff
Windows
Gemblades is a single-player deckbuilder where you play heroes to earn resources, recruit stronger Gemblades, and combine powerful synergies into your deck to defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Card Game 38.3%, Deckbuilding 37.5%, Strategy 20.2%, Anime 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #47 White Night Dream
71% matchVery Positive89% of 280 reviews2023
Dev: Renka
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
White Night Dream is a card-based strategy rogue-lite game where a girl chases after a runaway cat on the streets at midnight. The game cleverly simulates the short yet long night through a simple card-flipping gameplay and a variety of interesting build combinations.
Why similar: Card Game 33.4%, Card Battler 18.4%, Strategy 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #48 Atman:Rebel Flame
72% matchMixed50% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: JUP GAME
Windows
"Atman Rebel Flame" is a cyberpunk card-building game that supports multiplayer battles with no external numerical growth to ensure fairness . Choose your hero and support cards, elevate your phase and select talents, defeat opponents and claim victory!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.9%, Card Battler 23.5%, Card Game 20.9%, Solitaire 17.4% ★, Strategy 7.9%
- #49 Tuggowar
69% matchVery Positive91% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Tension Games
Windows · Mac
Tuggowar is the big-brain deckbuilding duel. Engage in tense combat on a solarpunk frontier. Assemble your deck turn by turn, discover powerful card combos, disrupt the enemy strategy, and pilot your well-oiled war machine to victory!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.8%, Card Game 25.3%, Card Battler 21.6%, Strategy 8.9%, PvE 6%
- #50 Beneath Oresa
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,708 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Deckbuilding 37.9%, Card Game 34.8%, Strategy 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Sci-fi 6.1%
- #51 Aestheta
67% matchVery Positive90% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top!
Why similar: Card Game 41.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #52 ON&OFF
65% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: DopamineCrucianPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
ON&OFF is a turn-based strategy game where you manipulate pieces on a grid to trigger explosive chain reactions. Toggle pieces ON to attack, defend, and heal. Read the enemy's telegraphed intents, unleash powerful skills, and master the board to survive!
Why similar: Card Game 40.4%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Card Battler 17.3%, Strategy 13%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
- #53 Perfect Dice
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Tilt Station
Windows · Mac
Incredibly complex card-based roguelike that challenges you to learn and exploit the nuances of chance, mastering luck itself.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.6%, Card Game 29.1%, Card Battler 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Strategy 6.6%
- #54 One Deck Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive81% of 883 reviews2018
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!
Why similar: Card Game 58.8%, Strategy 20.6%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #55 Breach Wanderers
67% matchVery Positive88% of 446 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 24.4 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: Deckbuilding 31.5%, Card Game 26.7%, Card Battler 25.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Sci-fi 4.8%
- #56 Fights in Tight Spaces
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,928 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: Deckbuilding 44.4%, Card Game 31.7%, Strategy 23.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #57 Dungeon Drafters
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 32.4%, Deckbuilding 31.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #58 Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 44,730 reviews2023
Dev: Ivy Sly
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Solitaire 33.3% ★, Strategy 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, 2D 8%, Anime 6.3%
- #59 ARC SEED
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Face the interstellar Archangels in a turn-based tactical game with deckbuilding elements and destructible environment, where you pilot powerful mechs to save the Earth from destruction.
Why similar: Card Game 25.7%, Deckbuilding 24.5%, Card Battler 19.4%, Strategy 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%