
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
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Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.

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Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
Why similar: Chess 46.9% ★, Roguelike 10.7%, Board Game 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%, Strategy 6.4%
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.7% ★, Card Game 13.4%, Chess 12.9% ★, Card Battler 12.6%, Roguelike 10.1%
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.8% ★, Card Game 12.7%, Card Battler 12.4%, Board Game 10.8%, Roguelike 10.2%
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 36.6%, Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 21%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.1% ★, Strategy 7.6%
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.7% ★, Card Battler 15.1%, Card Game 13.2%, Board Game 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.1% ★, Card Battler 16.1%, Card Game 15.3%, Board Game 12.4%, Deckbuilding 11.4%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Chess 36.6% ★, Board Game 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Roguelite 10.2%, Roguelike 9.7%
Explore randomly generated card dungeons where you can only move Right and Down, use Dice to defeat mighty enemies, gather powerful artifacts, and learn new abilities! Will you be able to escape from the dungeon?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.8% ★, Card Battler 18%, Card Game 15.5%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Roguelite 10.1%
Dice Assassin is a challenging game where you defeat enemies on the board according to the dice numbers. Choose attacks using cards, position yourself strategically to overcome enemies on the board, and devise tactics using action cards.
Why similar: Chess 25.4% ★, Card Battler 14.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.2% ★, Roguelike 10.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9%
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.6% ★, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Card Game 9.6%, Card Battler 9.4%
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19% ★, Card Game 15.2%, Roguelike 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Deckbuilding 11.3%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Board Game 14%, Card Battler 13.6%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Grid-Based Movement 10%, Card Game 9.7%
is a roguelike deck-building game. With a variety of heroes and classes, hundreds of cards and treasures, and a rich array of genres to explore, there's plenty to discover. Additionally, card enchantment and fusion mechanics help you build a stronger deck.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Card Game 14.7%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Card Battler 11.2%, Roguelike 8.5%
What if chess was invented by silly cosmic wizards? WizardChess is a turnbased roguelite where all the pieces have insane abilities that came to us in a shamanic vision. Fight chaotic-yet-tactical encounters with magic powers out of a fever dream! Defeat the FaeQueen and Claim Your Wish!
Why similar: Chess 25.1% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.2% ★, Board Game 10.1%, Card Game 9.3%, Grid-Based Movement 7.3%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.4% ★, Card Battler 19.8%, Card Game 16.9%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Roguelike 11.9%
An exciting and fast-paced chess roguelite, full of ridiculous abilities! Explode your opponent's pieces, spawn queens all over the board, move twice in a row... But watch out for the bosses, who have crazy powers of their own!
Why similar: Chess 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%, Board Game 8.8%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.6% ★, Card Battler 16.1%, Card Game 16%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%, Deckbuilding 11.6%
This is a hybrid between a card, board, and turn-based single-player game. Play cards in various ways, and discover iconic artifacts. Combine logical possibilities with an aspect of chance. Gradually map the world of this rogue-lite adventure. Walk through the portal and fight!
Why similar: Card Game 23.5%, Card Battler 22.8%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Roguelike 13.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.3% ★, Card Battler 22.3%, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Game 10.3%, Roguelite 9%
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 Deckbuilder 22.2% ★, Card Game 18.2%, Card Battler 16.8%, Roguelike 13.1%, Deckbuilding 12.8%
The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!
Why similar: Board Game 25.5%, Card Game 22.9%, Roguelike 15.7%, Roguelite 14.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.3% ★
Ultimate Hero is a rogue-lite deckbuilder with a twist of dice. Master and merge unique skills, counter enemies, and unleash devastating ultimates where they hurt the most! Challenge the finest martial artists in the realm, and defy the odds to claim the title of the Ultimate Hero.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16% ★, Card Battler 12.8%, Card Game 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Roguelike 9.3%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.8% ★, Card Battler 15.5%, Card Game 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Roguelike 10.4%
Take on the invading hordes of the Nethermists as The Crusader and fight, think, and strategize to clear the monster infested, randomly created, dungeons in this card, board, and turn-based rogue-like.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Card Crawl is a solitaire style Dungeon Crawler played with a deck of cards.
Why similar: Card Game 29.3%, Deckbuilding 20%, Roguelite 16.5%, Roguelike 9.5%, Strategy 8.4%
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 23.6% ★, Card Battler 18.3%, Card Game 17.3%, Roguelike 12%, Deckbuilding 11.9%
Simple fast-paced card crawler with roguelike elements and addictive gameplay
Why similar: Card Battler 45.4%, Roguelike 33.6%, Card Game 15.2%, Puzzle 5.9%
Defeat hellish monsters and rebuild your home in Pyrene, a fast paced roguelike dungeon-crawler. Play with different heroes & spells, collect powerful relics to upgrade your deck while uncovering the mysteries behind your village’s destruction.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.3% ★, Turn-Based Combat 14.7%, Card Battler 14.4%, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelike 9.6%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.9% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 14.8%, Deckbuilding 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%
Delve into grid-based tactical combat in this roguelike deckbuilder. Coordinate your heroes, modify your cards with unique runes, construct powerful item builds, and sidestep card-corrupting terrain to survive a gauntlet of befouled enemies.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.7% ★, Card Battler 17.7%, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 11.6%, Roguelike 10.6%
A hex-grid puzzle-tactics card game. Outwit and outlive your enemies, while upgrading your deck. A lightweight game of bite-sized encounters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 20.4%, Deckbuilding 19.8%, Grid-Based Movement 19.2%, Card Game 17.7%, Strategy 6.9%
Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.7% ★, Card Game 16%, Card Battler 14.1%, Roguelike 11.1%, Deckbuilding 10.7%
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
Why similar: Chess 39.1% ★, Board Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.3%
Northwind is a monster-hunting roguelite deckbuilder with a tug-of-war combat twist, card crafting, and a mana management system inspired by Magic: The Gathering.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.5% ★, Card Battler 17.1%, Card Game 16.7%, Roguelike 11.1%, Deckbuilding 11%
Mindbug redefines the card-battler genre, focusing on pure strategy and fast-paced excitement from the very first turn. Outsmart opponents with the groundbreaking Mindbug mechanic and rise through the new roguelike mode, discovering fresh powers, creatures, and combos each run.
Why similar: Card Battler 18.8%, Card Game 14.8%, Board Game 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Deckbuilding 11.2%
We Slay Monsters streamlines traditional roguelike RPG gameplay and introduces a unique poker-esque card based combat mechanic. Each class (Wizard, Rogue, Warrior) has a unique deck of cards; using this deck you will guide your hero through the dungeon.
Why similar: Roguelike 43.8%, Card Battler 35%, Card Game 12.4%, Strategy 8.8%
Card Crawl Adventure is a single player card game with light deck building and roguelite elements. Engage in a unique path based combat mechanic to battle against devious tavern bosses. Visit a variety of cozy taverns, collect cards and improve your deck with magic equipment items and charms.
Why similar: Card Battler 18.5%, Board Game 15.7%, Card Game 15.2%, Turn-Based Combat 12.1%, Deckbuilding 11.5%
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.3% ★, Card Battler 15.1%, Card Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Deckbuilding 9.1%
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 18.1% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 14.7%, Roguelike 10.7%, Deckbuilding 10.1%
A rogue-like battle game with easy controls. Pick a card each turn as you aim for the dungeon depths and attempt to claim the treasure that the Golden Warden protects as your own.
Why similar: Roguelike 33.9%, Strategy 22.8%, Roguelite 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, 2D 3.8%
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 17.8%, Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Roguelite 11.2%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%
Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.1% ★, Card Battler 14.1%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Deckbuilding 9.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%
Combo Card Clashers is a roguelike deckbuilder meets auto battler! Build massive combos by playing all cards each turn. Unlock powerful card synergies, recruit monsters to be your allies, upgrade gears and skills - give it all to brave through a mysterious world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.9% ★, Card Battler 16.8%, Card Game 12.4%, Roguelike 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%
A turn-based dungeon crawler where your only way of attacking the enemy is by rolling dice. Roll dice to damage enemy cards to FOLD. Inspired by classic Solitaire, in a top-down table and enemies made out of cards, try to beat the dungeon with 35 unique classes. Build your deck, kill monsters.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.6% ★, Card Battler 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 12%, Card Game 11.7%, Roguelike 9.3%
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: Card Game 20%, Card Battler 16.7%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Roguelite 13.8%, Roguelike 13.6%
The Dungeon Beneath is a tactical rogue-like autobattler. Gather your party and descend into the dungeon, battling your way through room after room of nefarious enemies. Collect powerful artifacts and equipment to create an endless variety of strategies.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.4%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 16.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%
GWENT: Rogue Mage is a first single-player expansion to GWENT: The Witcher Card Game. It combines elements of roguelike, deckbuilding, and strategy games with GWENT card battles.
Why similar: Board Game 19.7%, Card Game 19.2%, Card Battler 15.6%, Roguelike 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%
"WhatRogue:Exile Land" blends roguelike, card construction, and tactical turn-based gameplay. The tactical element requires spatial strategies, enhancing strategic depth. Choose different heroes and companions to defeat various monsters and bosses.
Why similar: Card Game 21.7%, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Board Game 15.9%, Card Battler 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.6% ★, Card Battler 18%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%
Sigil of the Magi blends roguelike deckbuilding with turn-based combat for a deep tactical experience. Navigate a world full of dangers and mystique as you craft your deck, obtain relics, and prepare your party of champions for any challenges ahead!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.7% ★, Card Battler 13%, Card Game 12.9%, Roguelike 9.9%, Deckbuilding 9.3%
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.7% ★, Card Battler 16.1%, Card Game 15.6%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Card Battler 20.6%, Card Game 20.5%, Roguelike 13.3%, Deckbuilding 10.4%
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Why similar: Chess 53.2% ★, Roguelite 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 13.2%, Roguelike 13%, Strategy 5.2%
Embark into a deck-building roguelike where real-time action will challenge your reaction and strategy skills. Face the deadliest criminals in intense turn-based combat, where each card defines the pace of the battle and save the city from the Vegangsters!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.6% ★, Card Battler 16%, Card Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Roguelike 10.2%
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 20.5% ★, Card Battler 17.4%, Card Game 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Deckbuilding 10.9%
Strategize, collect, upgrade. Tetra Tactics is a roguelite deckbuilder inspired by Triple Triad, featuring deep meta-progression and endless replayability. Outwit opponents on a 4x4 tactical grid, traverse branching maps, augment your cards, and combine powerful abilities to build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.5% ★, Card Battler 14.6%, Board Game 12.9%, Card Game 12.7%, Grid-Based Movement 9.9%
"Dice Player One" is a roguelike strategy game where dice reign supreme! Roll your dice, seize pivotal moments, and transform limited chances into boundless opportunities. Conquer challenges, unearth hidden secrets, and master the art of dice manipulation!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.4% ★, Card Battler 15.7%, Card Game 13.4%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Roguelike 12.2%
FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD!
Why similar: Card Game 20.9%, Roguelike 16%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%, Turn-Based Combat 13.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%