- #1 Thea 2: The Shattering
97% matchVery Positive80% of 2,135 reviews2019
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In the dark lands inspired by Slavic myth, life is a struggle for survival against ever increasing odds, be it natural or malevolent. Can you lead your flock to prosperity in this innovative blend of 4X strategy, RPG and card game?
Why similar: RPG 16.9%, Strategy RPG 16.6%, Survival 14.3%, Card Game 14.2%, Strategy 12.8%
- #2 Thea: The Awakening
96% matchVery Positive88% of 3,754 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Card Game 30%, Survival 22%, RPG 18.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%
- #3 The Dead Await
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build your deck and try to survive in The Dead Await, a deck-building RPG set during a zombie apocalypse. As one of many survivors, set out across the desolate world, discover the truth about the outbreak, and rebuild human civilization - or die trying.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.9%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Card Game 14.7%, Party-Based RPG 14.4%, Survival 9.5%
- #4 Ascent of Ashes
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Why similar: Colony Sim 26% ★, Strategy RPG 17.8%, Party-Based RPG 12.7%, Survival 10.8%, Management 10%
- #5 As We Descend
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,106 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.4%, Card Game 24%, Roguelite 16.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
- #6 Deck of Ashes
94% 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: Deckbuilding 32.4%, Card Game 16.5%, Roguelite 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, RPG 10.8%
- #7 Dark Sky
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Ganymede GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Dark Sky is a narrative RPG deckbuilder that features tactical combat and a branching card upgrade system. Assemble your party, customize your deck, and harness powerful synergies to master strategic battles as you unravel the mystery behind a planetary catastrophe.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19%, Strategy RPG 18.2%, Card Game 17.7%, Post-apocalyptic 12.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.1%
- #8 Surviving the Aftermath
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,513 reviews2021
Dev: Iceflake StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.6% ★, Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Survival 15.3%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 7.9%
- #9 Kingdom's Deck
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 453 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.3% ★, Card Game 24.7%, Survival 13.3%, Management 11.3%, RPG 6.6%
- #10 Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
90% matchVery Positive82% of 338 reviews2025
Dev: EXLIXPub: GRAVITY
Windows
“The world you knew is already collapsed.”As an explorer in a bunker, explore a new world 500 years in the future and decide its fate. You can lead the world back to doom or bring it to peace. It all depends on your choices.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.3%, Card Game 19%, Post-apocalyptic 16.5%, Roguelite 14.7%, RPG 9.5%
- #11 Theseus Protocol
91% matchMixed70% of 371 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 24.1%, Strategy RPG 21.5%, Card Game 19.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.3%, Futuristic 7.3%
- #12 He is Coming
89% matchVery Positive85% of 3,693 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.5%, Card Game 24.3%, Turn-Based Combat 19.9%, Roguelite 18.1%, Strategy 7.1%
- #13 These Doomed Isles
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 221 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Colony Sim 31.5% ★, Deckbuilding 25.8%, Card Game 19.2%, Survival 11.1%, Strategy 6.7%
- #14 Breachway
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31%, Card Game 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.2%, Roguelite 17.1%, Strategy 7.2%
- #15 WitchHand
86% matchVery Positive91% of 609 reviews2024
Dev: Jon NielsenPub: HopFrog
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.7%, Card Game 26.2%, Management 16%, Survival 10.7%, Strategy 8%
- #16 Fate Hunters
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 871 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38.4%, Card Game 31.5%, Roguelite 16%, Strategy 10%, RPG 4.1%
- #17 The Dead Await: Prologue
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: ShotxPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Get ready to experience the thrills and chills of The Dead Await: Prologue, a free and fully functional demo! Build your deck and try to survive in this deck-building survival RPG set during a zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.1%, Card Game 14.7%, Party-Based RPG 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
- #18 Beneath Oresa
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,655 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 27.8%, Card Game 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.5%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Futuristic 10.7%
- #19 Super Fantasy Kingdom
81% matchVery Positive88% of 5,123 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.3%, Card Game 24.2%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Roguelite 18.3%, Strategy 7.1%
- #20 Sheltered 2
85% matchMixed46% of 2,183 reviews2021
Dev: UnicubePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 20.8%, Survival 13.7%, Strategy RPG 9.2%, Management 7.9%
- #21 Quasimorph
82% matchVery Positive83% of 5,924 reviews2023
Dev: Magnum ScriptumPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take on a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a dark turn-based extraction RPG. Engage in unforgiving combat, manage your ship and pile up the bodies of your clones to unravel the dark mystery behind threat to all life.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 52.6%, RPG 25.2%, Strategy 16.9%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #22 Dead Age
84% matchVery Positive82% of 5,580 reviews2016
Dev: Silent DreamsPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 21%, Post-apocalyptic 16.3%, Survival 14.8%, RPG 14.7%, Party-Based RPG 12.4%
- #23 ZOR: Pilgrimage of the Slorfs
83% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Using a deck of cards and turn based tactics, delve through a procedurally generated gauntlet of areas filled with dangerous beasts and hostile terrain. If you survive, scavenge what you can and make camp, where you can craft cards and upgrades to meet the growing dangers to come.
Why similar: Card Game 36.1%, Roguelite 24.5%, Survival 20.7%, RPG 11.3%, Strategy 7.4%
- #24 Project Of Cooling The Earth
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 121 reviews2024
Dev: 人鱼工作室
Windows
Players must survive in the ruins of the human world and face various survival challenges and dangers. Players need to search for resources in abandoned cities and wilderness, including food, water sources, construction materials, etc., to maintain survival and build safe shelters.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 29%, Turn-Based Combat 20.1%, Roguelite 18.2%, Survival 13.7%, RPG 7.3%
- #25 Draft of Darkness
80% matchVery Positive94% of 344 reviews2023
Dev: Crawly Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 38.6%, Card Game 28.8%, Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Strategy 7.8%
- #26 Nowhere Prophet
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,151 reviews2019
Dev: Sharkbomb StudiosPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.2%, Strategy RPG 17.9%, Card Game 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #27 Card Survival: Fantasy Forest
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,083 reviews2025
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Card Survival: Fantasy Forest is a card-based deep survival simulator and the next installment in the Card Survival Series. Carve yourself a home in a primordial forest that has a will of its own. A day-to-day life simulator in a world where nature reigns with mystery, beauty and sometimes cruelty.
Why similar: Card Game 41.1%, Survival 28.5%, RPG 17.8%, Simulation 12.6%
- #28 Rise of Humanity
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Cybernetic Walrus
Windows
Battle enemy bots, plan your strategy to complete missions, collect, upgrade and merge powerful cards to save humanity in this tactical turn-based game!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.6%, Futuristic 20%, Card Game 19.2%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.5%
- #29 Dust to the End
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,241 reviews2021
Dev: Haojoy GamePub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 21.2%, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 14.9%, Futuristic 10.6%, Survival 9.1%
- #30 Hadean Tactics
76% 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: Deckbuilding 21.9%, Strategy RPG 20.9%, Card Game 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 12.7%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #31 Journey to the Void
76% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: RuneHeads
Windows · Mac
Prepare to fend off attacks from all directions in this hybrid strategy roguelite deck builder. On your journey through varied grid-based biomes, battle unique foes and make tough moral choices to restore a corrupted land and decide the fate of your world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.1%, Card Game 22.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, Turn-Based Combat 10%, RPG 8.5%
- #32 Malice & Greed
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Xendra
Windows
Malice & Greed is a Roguelike Turn-based RPG where you force enemies & bosses to join you after each fight, sell them to the Shady Smuggler, and butcher them to steal their skills. Customize & upgrade a new team every run to build the ultimate combo as you battle to reach Nirvana!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.4%, Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Roguelite 18%, Party-Based RPG 17%, RPG 10.4%
- #33 MENACE
73% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 28.3%, Dark Fantasy 18.4%, Character Customization 17.3%, RPG 13.8%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #34 Mech Armada
77% matchVery Positive81% of 679 reviews2022
Dev: Lioncode Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Create and command custom Mechs to outmaneuver The Swarm in this post-apocalyptic tactical turn-based rogue-lite. Leverage the terrain, learn each Mech's unique skills and use strategy and resources to survive an ever-changing series of battles to give humanity hope.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Roguelite 16%, Turn-Based Combat 14.2%, Character Customization 11.1%
- #35 Desert Revenant
77% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Kreationware
Windows
Desert Revenant is a strategic Roguelike Deck Building RPG packing a huge variety of cards to do battle with. Think about your every move and make careful decisions in hand-crafted encounters as you cut deals with Jinn and humans alike in your adventures amongst the dunes of Elmyr.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.6%, Card Game 27.7%, RPG 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #36 Zero Division
74% matchVery Positive87% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Robot Cat LimitedPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilder crossed with a CCG, set in a dark cyberpunk world. You will lead a three-man squad against competing factions fighting among the ashes of a world-wide war. Each operator comes with a unique deck that can be customized and augmented.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.2%, Card Game 27.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%, RPG 7.6%
- #37 Edge Islands
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: LS Games
Windows
Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!
Why similar: Colony Sim 42.9% ★, Management 14%, Survival 12%, Strategy 9.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #38 Corrupted: Dawn of Havoc
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: 36Litters
Windows
A hardcore auto battle rogue-like deck-building (H.A.R.D) game, "Corrupted" has the strategy of an auto-battler and the challenging difficulty of a rogue-like. Build your own team and skill card deck, and retake the stolen planet through strategic placement and real-time card use!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.9%, Card Game 17.1%, Roguelite 14%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Party-Based RPG 13.4%
- #39 Urban Strife
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 371 reviews2024
Dev: White Pond GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.5%, Strategy RPG 16.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.4%, Party-Based RPG 14.6%, Survival 11.8%
- #40 Rogue Hex
72% matchVery Positive89% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Play your cards right to conquer the world in the Roguelite 4x. Explore mysterious lands, survive against the barbarian horde, and grow your stone age empire into the stars!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.4%, Card Game 21.1%, Roguelite 14.9%, Management 11.2%, Strategy 8.3%
- #41 Loop Hero
71% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.5%, Strategy RPG 20.7%, Card Game 16.5%, Roguelite 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.6%
- #42 The Deadly Path
73% matchMixed48% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Owlskip EnterprisesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Aid the Deities of Dread in their quest for vengeance and pave the way for their ascension. Gather grim materials, construct defences and expand the underworld to appease the rage of the gods in The Deadly Path, a unique building management and roguelike strategy game.
Why similar: Colony Sim 22.1% ★, Card Game 19.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Roguelite 13.3%, Survival 12.5%
- #43 Kaya's Prophecy
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: Jérémie & ThibautPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Kaya’s Prophecy is a unique card based village builder! establish your village, gather resources, and craft tools and buildings in a vibrant world. Explore and combat various challenges and other groups in this colourful, deck-builder while appeasing your god to earn his favour.
Why similar: Colony Sim 25.1% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Turn-Based Combat 14.4%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #44 Shattered Heaven
72% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Leonardo ProductionPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.2%, Card Game 20.2%, Roguelite 17.2%, Strategy RPG 9.6%, RPG 9.4%
- #45 Erannorth Reborn
73% matchVery Positive84% of 388 reviews2019
Dev: Spyridon Thalassinos
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Erannorth Reborn is a hardcore sandbox Card Game with heavy emphasis on Deck-Building, Character Customization and Moddability. Create unique characters with distinctive attributes, racial/class skills and perks that affect your cards. Adjust and adapt your deck & equipment on-the-fly.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.7%, Moddable 20.2% ★, Card Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, Roguelite 10%
- #46 Rune Coliseum
69% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2024
Dev: Rafale Software
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A deck-building roguelike game with unique semi-real-time combat system. Step into the shoes of an ancient gladiator and do your best to survive in the coliseum. Combine various skills and equipment, develop your own fighting style, and defeat all the enemies to become the next champion!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33%, Card Game 20.8%, Turn-Based Combat 18%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, RPG 7.9%
- #47 Outland Kingdoms
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: GBL
Windows
Colony building RPG with detailed characters, driven by procedurally generated Stories. Build a hut, a village, a town, a city, a kingdom. 5 different races. Ally with unique factions. Rule an Undead empire. Craft Legendary items. Tame creatures. Enslave enemies. It's all here.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.1% ★, Strategy RPG 25.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Management 8.3%, Strategy 6.6%
- #48 Banners of Ruin
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,181 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28%, Card Game 22.6%, Roguelite 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.7%, Management 8.7%
- #49 Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
69% matchVery Positive80% of 539 reviews2023
Dev: Balcony SoftworksPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.4%, Card Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 14%, RPG 8.4%
- #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: Deckbuilding 22.1%, Strategy RPG 20.9%, Card Game 17.9%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%
- #51 Trials of Fire
69% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Card Game 23.8%, Deckbuilding 22.2%, Roguelite 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #52 After the Collapse
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 209 reviews2022
Dev: Anarkis Gaming
Windows
ATC is a base building game set in a post-apocalyptic world featuring urban environments. Build a base across several layers with dozens of survivors. Fight other factions for the control of the remaining production centers and explore the world to find long forgotten resources and technologies.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.7% ★, Moddable 23.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 14.2%, Survival 11.7%, Management 10.9%
- #53 Black Book
67% matchVery Positive92% of 6,528 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 18.5%, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Card Game 16.2%, Roguelite 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.6%
- #54 Deep Fringe
66% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Bosoneon StudioPub: Thousand Generation
Windows
Deep Fringe is a deep tactical RPG set in a biopunk post-apocalyptic wasteland. Lead powerful factions in turn-based brutal battles, leveraging the strategic use of an interactive environment. Modify or destroy terrain to achieve tactical supremacy. Craft legendary chapters with the level editor.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 25.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Turn-Based Combat 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, RPG 9.4%
- #55 Terraformers
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,606 reviews2023
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Terraform Mars in this turn-based colony builder and resource management game with roguelike elements. Explore the planet, develop spectacular cities, spread life and turn the Red Planet into a green one!
Why similar: Card Game 27.1%, Survival 19.5%, Futuristic 18.2%, Management 15.9%, Exploration 9.9%
- #56 Against the Storm
63% matchVery Positive95% of 35,504 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: Colony Sim 26.8% ★, Moddable 26.8% ★, Roguelite 13.4%, Management 11.2%, Survival 11%
- #57 Revelatio
66% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Guild Studio
Windows
"Revelatio" is a turn-based strategy game that combines tile-based combat and elements of roguelike. Strategically summon and control units to claim victory. Stain the world with your darkness by corrupting various units, bosses and even NPCs.
Why similar: Strategy RPG 23.5%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Roguelite 13.1%
- #58 Hive Blight
64% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: OptizOnion
Windows
Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.6%, Card Game 20.8%, Party-Based RPG 19.5%, Roguelite 16.8%, RPG 7.5%
- #59 The Last Hex
68% matchVery Positive81% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: That Indie Studio
Windows
The dead arise and only you can stand against them. Equip and train your character, grow your arsenal of cards, survive harrowing encounters and prepare for the final showdown with The Lost at ...The Last Hex! A RPG Deckbuilder with Roguelite elements.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 37.5%, Card Game 27%, Roguelite 17.1%, RPG 11.2%, Strategy 7.2%
- #60 Command Deck
64% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: k-critical
Windows · Mac
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you explore the galaxy, face hostile aliens, and upgrade your starship. It will take adaptability and strategic thinking to survive and uncover the secret your enemies want to keep hidden.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 35.8%, Card Game 24.8%, Turn-Based Combat 20.8%, Exploration 9.6%, Strategy 9%