- #1 Hexarchy
97% matchVery Positive82% of 1,534 reviews2023
Dev: Main Tank SoftwarePub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 23.9% ★, Grand Strategy 16.1% ★, Hex Grid 15.7% ★, Deckbuilding 10.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the seed game's core loop by combining 4x empire-building mechanics with fast-paced deckbuilding and turn-based strategy.
- #2 Clonizer
96% matchVery Positive86% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: Juicy PlumePub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Clonizer combines Hex-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding! Play cards, manage clones, explore unique charming planets and outsmart aliens. Craft a powerful deck through your expedition and Clonize the universe to become employee of the month of CLONPO!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.1% ★, Hex Grid 18.8% ★, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Card Battler 8.4%, Card Game 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes a hex-grid map and deckbuilding mechanics to manage space colonization, closely matching the strategic feel of Rogue Hex.
- #3 WitchHand
96% 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: 4X 37.5% ★, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Card Game 13.4%, Card Battler 11.5%, Management 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique 4x strategy game where you manage your empire and expansion through card-based interactions rather than traditional menus.
- #4 These Doomed Isles
95% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.6% ★, Deckbuilding 14.7%, City Builder 14.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.8%, Card Game 10%
Why You'll Like It: It blends city-building and survival with roguelike deckbuilding, forcing you to manage resources and defend your land using cards.
- #5 Stellar Orphans
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Artifex Parvus
Windows
"Explore 'Stellar Orphans', a captivating deck-building game where every choice determines the fate of your crew lost in infinite space. Forge alliances, manage resources, and resolve crises to guide your 'Stellar Orphans' to survival. Ready to defy the stars?"
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Card Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%, Card Battler 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes strategic replayability and resource management in a way that feels very similar to Rogue Hex's progression.
- #6 Breachway
94% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.5% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 12.6%, Card Battler 12.1%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This space-faring roguelike deckbuilder focuses on tactical ship combat and exploration, mirroring the strategic card-play of the seed game.
- #7 Ratropolis
93% matchVery Positive88% of 5,484 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Deckbuilding 18.3%, Card Battler 12.7%, Card Game 11.9%, Roguelike 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title combines deckbuilding with real-time city-building and tower defense, offering a similar sense of managing a growing civilization through cards.
- #8 Loop Hero
92% 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 32.7%, Roguelike 21.9%, Card Game 20.2%, Roguelite 15.1%, Minimalist 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique deck-based approach to world-building and exploration that captures the procedural, strategic depth found in Rogue Hex.
- #9 Hadean Tactics
91% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.1% ★, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Card Battler 11.3%, Card Game 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It merges roguelike deckbuilding with auto-battler mechanics on a tactical grid, providing a similar depth of unit and card synergy.
- #10 SpellRogue
90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28% ★, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Card Game 10.6%, Card Battler 10.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike deckbuilder uses dice-based mechanics to create complex strategic outcomes, appealing to fans of Rogue Hex's tactical card combat.
- #11 Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,626 reviews2022
Dev: The Secret Games CompanyPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
Why similar: 4X 25.6% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.8% ★, City Builder 9.1%, Historical 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While less focused on deckbuilding, it provides the same grand-strategy 4x experience with a focus on quick, meaningful turns.
- #12 Cardboard Town
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,136 reviews2023
Dev: Stratera GamesPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.4% ★, City Builder 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Card Game 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A city-builder that uses cards to determine your building options and events, capturing the card-driven management style of the seed game.
- #13 Kingdom's Deck
88% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.9% ★, City Builder 15.8%, Card Game 13%, Roguelike 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on base-building and colony simulation through a deckbuilding lens, directly echoing the mechanics of Rogue Hex.
- #14 The Last Hex
89% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40.2% ★, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Card Game 15%, Roguelite 8.5%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike deckbuilder that incorporates RPG elements and a hex-based map for exploration and combat.
- #15 Yield! Fall of Rome
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: BillionworldsPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your people’s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer provinces, and crush all who stand in your way.
Why similar: 4X 25.7% ★, Hex Grid 15.9% ★, Grand Strategy 15.6% ★, City Builder 9.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This 4x strategy game incorporates city-building and tactical combat, providing a similar historical empire-management experience.
- #16 Aotenjo: Infinite Hands
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,064 reviews2025
Dev: XO CatPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Mahjong Roguelike. Aotenjo: Infinite Hands is an deckbuilder where you will use Mahjong styles all over the world to beat innate threats, play different Patterns and combos, reach the "bottom" of Aotenjo, and discover ancient secrets....
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 41.9% ★, Deckbuilding 21.5%, Card Game 12.9%, Roguelike 10.4%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on resource management and deckbuilding in a strategic context, offering high replayability similar to Rogue Hex.
- #17 For The Warp
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 460 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Galaxy Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31% ★, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Battler 10.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%, Card Game 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes tactical combat and exploration, similar to the space-age progression in Rogue Hex.
- #18 Gordian Quest
84% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.9% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Game 13%, Card Battler 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep deckbuilding and tactical grid-based combat, offering the same level of strategic complexity as Rogue Hex.
- #19 Tetra Tactics
85% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Jabari AliiPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 34.9% ★, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Card Battler 13.3%, Card Game 12.2%, Roguelike 12%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on roguelike deckbuilding and tactical grid movement, rewarding players who master the synergy between their cards and positioning.
- #20 Dice Player One
83% matchVery Positive92% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: KDream
Windows
"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 31.4% ★, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Roguelike 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Card Battler 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tabletop-inspired roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes strategic decision-making and procedural exploration.
- #21 Urban Cards
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 181 reviews2021
Dev: Hues Games
Windows
Urban Cards is a roguelike capitalist deckbuilder. Play your cards right, steal from your opponents, build your business, and amass a fortune to win!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Game 11.6%, Card Battler 10.5%, Roguelite 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This strategy game uses deckbuilding to manage the growth and economy of a city, mirroring the management aspects of the seed game.
- #22 Three Kingdom: The Journey
82% matchVery Positive83% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Senmu StudioPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Craft a legendary deck and lead your troops to protect the Kingdom for the glory of the Han Dynasty in this fast-paced deck-building strategy roguelike. The Kingdom is on the verge of disaster against the Yellow Turbans rebellion, and only you – and your skills as a general – stand in their way!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Card Battler 10.3%, Roguelike 10%, Historical 10%
Why You'll Like It: It combines deckbuilding with historical strategy, allowing players to manage their forces and expand their territory through cards.
- #23 Floppy Knights
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Rose City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 29.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Card Battler 20.3%, Card Game 17.4%, Strategy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends tactical turn-based strategy with deckbuilding, focusing on unit placement and card synergy on a grid.
- #24 Villages & Dungeons
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,073 reviews2025
Dev: CaCaFrog StudioPub: Morax Games
Windows · Mac
A hardcore roguelite card game where deck-building strategies are at the core of everything! With a vast array of cards, random dungeons, a wealth of encounter events, and diverse enemies, it awaits your exploration and challenge.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.4%, Roguelike 19.4%, Card Game 18%, Card Battler 17.3%, Strategy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends deckbuilding with auto-battler mechanics and exploration, capturing the essence of managing a growing settlement.
- #25 Commander Quest
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,783 reviews2025
Dev: Flyway Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.5% ★, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Card Game 10.3%, Card Battler 10%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A war-themed roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on strategic unit deployment and card-based combat.
- #26 9 Kings
77% matchVery Positive93% of 20,576 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.6% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 12.5%, Card Battler 12.2%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #27 Right and Down and Dice
80% matchVery Positive82% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
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 34.9% ★, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Card Battler 13%, Card Game 11.8%, Roguelike 9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on tactical card-battling and exploration on a grid.
- #28 Castle Morihisa
81% matchMixed67% of 445 reviews2022
Dev: Smokingbear StudioPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.6% ★, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Card Battler 12.5%, Card Game 10.9%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes dungeon crawling and strategic card combos, sharing the same addictive progression loop.
- #29 Hexagod
78% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
A satisfying roguelike village builder set in the eye of an apocalyptic storm. Place hexagon tiles, unlock adjacency bonuses, and find powerful relics to create game breaking synergies. Prove you are worthy of becoming the next Hexagod… before the storm destroys it all.
Why similar: City Builder 24.8%, Roguelike 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Minimalist 8.6%, Building 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a hex-grid and roguelike mechanics to create a unique city-building and puzzle-strategy experience.
- #30 Fate Hunters
81% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 39.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Battler 13%, Card Game 12%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes strategic risk-taking and card synergy during exploration.
- #31 As We Descend
76% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.3% ★, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 11.2%, Card Battler 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.3%
- #32 Drop Duchy
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,795 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy Mill StudioPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
Why similar: Card Battler 23.3%, Roguelike 23.3%, Historical 22.1%, Roguelite 15.6%, Strategy 12.3%
- #33 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
75% matchVery Positive92% of 734 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 30.2% ★, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Game 11.5%, Card Battler 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #34 Wildfrost
76% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Battler 12.6%, Card Game 11.4%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #35 Role of Hex
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: Verde
Windows
Role of Hex is a real-time strategy game where you defend your hexagonal base from the dangers of the universe. Gather upgrades and unlock special buildings to survive this hostile land as endless waves of enemies approach. But be quick, time is ticking and the waves are getting bigger.
Why similar: Hex Grid 42.2% ★, Roguelike 35%, Strategy 12.3%, Exploration 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on exploration and tower-defense mechanics on a hex-grid, sharing the procedural nature of Rogue Hex.
- #36 Vault of the Void
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.5% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 11.9%, Card Battler 11.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #37 Super Fantasy Kingdom
73% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.2% ★, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Card Game 12.5%, Card Battler 12.1%, Roguelike 11.6%
- #38 Transport Legion
74% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: 喜人一个
Windows · Linux
A unique roguelike card-based tower defense game. Strategically place cards, manage resource transport, balance production with combat, and craft distinctive decks to claim victory.
Why similar: Card Game 20.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Hex Grid 19.1% ★, Strategy 15.2%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #39 DICEOMANCER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,441 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.9% ★, Card Game 15.4%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Battler 13.3%, Strategy 10.3%
- #40 Heroes of Magic & Cards
73% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: First Day Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Build the perfect deck, draw the perfect hand, and strike down your enemies with pairs and straights. Heroes of Magic & Cards is a roguelike deckbuilder with a poker twist, sending you and your fifty-two into a mystical fantasy world of monsters and magecraft!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 40.6% ★, Card Game 14.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Strategy 8.3%
- #41 Alina of the Arena
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,884 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.4% ★, Hex Grid 20.9% ★, Roguelike 10%, Deckbuilding 9.5%, Card Game 9.2%
- #42 Skogdal
72% matchVery Positive98% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Erlend Kirkeboe
Windows
A deckbuilding adventure card game set in a rustic Norwegian town during the 90's. Recruit followers, draft cards and build powerful combos. Explore a hand-crafted world across multiple runs and uncover an unsettling mystery…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.8% ★, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Card Game 13%, Card Battler 11.5%, Roguelike 8.5%
- #43 From Village to Empire
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Witch Laboratory
Windows · Linux
From Village to Empire is an indie turn based strategy game with a historical setting. Build cities, research technologies, and train units to discover new lands and conquer the world!
Why similar: 4X 32% ★, Hex Grid 22.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%, Strategy 10.3%, Historical 9.5%
- #44 Journey to the Void
71% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.6% ★, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Card Game 12.6%, Card Battler 12%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #45 Ultimate Hero
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: FishwharfPub: IndieArk
Windows
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 28.7% ★, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 10%, Card Battler 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.7%
- #46 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
69% matchVery Positive81% of 3,291 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.0 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 Deckbuilder 33.8% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 12.7%, Roguelike 11.5%, Card Battler 11%
- #47 Rune Gate
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Devwind
Windows
Rune Gate is a roguelite deckbuilder centered on card customization. Craft unique battle strategies with different runes. Face continuous challenges, where every choice can lead to victory or defeat. Dive into Rune Gate, unleash creativity, and explore endless card combinations.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Battler 12.9%, Card Game 12.5%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #48 Tiny Kingdom
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: neltile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.3% ★, Deckbuilding 15%, City Builder 13.2%, Card Game 9.7%, Building 7.7%
- #49 Tower Tactics: Liberation
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,229 reviews2023
Dev: asraworks
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.1% ★, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Battler 11.7%, Card Game 11.3%, Roguelike 10%
- #50 Deathless. The Hero Quest
67% matchVery Positive88% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.3% ★, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Card Game 12.5%, Card Battler 11.9%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #51 LONESTAR
66% matchVery Positive91% of 2,337 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.9% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Card Battler 11.6%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #52 Crash The Core
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: Jerome LabellePub: Honest Rogue Games
Windows
A sci-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder about building your own starting deck, equipping gadgets, summoning allies, and salvaging cards for different effects. Discover strange events, go fishing and gather Intel to uncover a conspiracy to take over the galaxy!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.5% ★, Deckbuilding 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.9%, Card Game 10.6%, Card Battler 9.5%
- #53 Balatro
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 187,446 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.6 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 Deckbuilder 32.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Game 14.3%, Roguelike 12%, Card Battler 7.2%
- #54 Interstellar Space: Genesis
70% matchVery Positive84% of 818 reviews2019
Dev: Praxis Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Interstellar Space: Genesis is a turn-based space 4X strategy game in which you attempt to build a thriving galactic empire. Discover mysteries among the stars, colonize worlds, and engage enemies in tactical turn-based combat on your journey to becoming the ruler of the galaxy!
Why similar: 4X 48.5% ★, Grand Strategy 25% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 7.8%, Exploration 3.8%
- #55 Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
66% matchVery Positive81% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.3% ★, Deckbuilding 17%, Card Game 12.4%, Roguelike 10.4%, Card Battler 10.1%
- #56 Rising Lords
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 951 reviews2024
Dev: ArgonwoodPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
Why similar: Hex Grid 36.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 26.9%, City Builder 18.9%, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 4.4%
- #57 Aurora Defense
67% matchMixed65% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.7% ★, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Roguelike 11.8%, City Builder 11.3%, Card Game 9.8%
- #58 Railroads & Catacombs
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 36.5% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Battler 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Card Game 9.3%
- #59 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,424 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.5% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Card Battler 11.2%, Card Game 11%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33% ★, Deckbuilding 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, Card Game 10.7%, Roguelike 10.4%