- #1 Slay the Spire
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 218,929 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29% ★, Card Game 19.7%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 13.3%, Card Battler 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: The original remains the closest match, with its iconic map routing, relic-driven builds, and deeply tactical turn-based card combat.
- #2 Monster Train 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,211 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 43.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.7% ★, Card Game 20.2%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Roguelike 14.5%, Strategy 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers similarly addictive roguelike deck construction, but adds multi-floor defensive battles and faction-pairing synergies.
- #3 Monster Train
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,964 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.9 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.6% ★, Card Game 17.4%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Card Battler 13.5%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This fast, highly replayable deckbuilder emphasizes powerful card upgrades, artifact combos, and inventive lane-based combat.
- #4 Across the Obelisk
95% matchMostly Positive80% of 13,165 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.1 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.2% ★, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Card Game 15.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Card Battler 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its party-based deckbuilding and full co-op campaign make it an excellent choice for players especially interested in Slay the Spire 2's multiplayer angle.
- #5 Vault of the Void
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,012 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.3 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 23.4% ★, Deckbuilding 17.4%, Card Game 16.3%, Roguelike 11.1%, Card Battler 11%
Why You'll Like It: This exceptionally strategic deckbuilder lets you prepare for known enemies, rewarding careful counterplay and precise card choices.
- #6 HELLCARD
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,674 reviews2024
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.6% ★, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelike 11.8%, Card Game 11.7%, Card Battler 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative roguelike card game centers on surviving enemy swarms together, making its shared tactical turns a strong fit for co-op deckbuilding fans.
- #7 Cobalt Core
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,401 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.4% ★, Card Game 22.9%, Roguelike 16.4%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A polished roguelike deckbuilder where cards control a spaceship's movement and defenses, creating especially tactical battles.
- #8 Wildfrost
92% matchVery Positive83% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Card Game 16.8%, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Battler 12.6%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its charming presentation conceals demanding tactical card battles built around companion positioning, countdowns, and careful resource management.
- #9 Roguebook
91% matchVery Positive84% of 4,593 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19% ★, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Card Game 16.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Card Battler 10%
Why You'll Like It: Built by Richard Garfield, it offers familiar card-battling depth alongside a distinctive map-painting exploration system and two-hero decks.
- #10 Griftlands
91% matchVery Positive94% of 14,485 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.6%, Card Game 17.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.1% ★, Card Battler 14.5%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its narrative choices and separate negotiation and combat decks make deck construction feel closely tied to role-playing decisions.
- #11 Chrono Ark
90% matchVery Positive91% of 13,786 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 48.3% ★, Card Game 12.2%, Roguelike 6.7%, Deckbuilding 6.5%, Strategy 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelike deckbuilding with a recruitable party system, giving every run rich team composition and combo-building decisions.
- #12 Balatro
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 199,191 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 48.5 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 25.3% ★, Card Game 21.1%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 14.6%, Card Battler 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though built around poker rather than combat, its extraordinary run-based scoring synergies, jokers, and build discovery capture the same compulsive deckbuilding spirit.
- #13 Die in the Dungeon
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,597 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.4% ★, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Card Battler 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its dice-as-cards system preserves the familiar run-based deckbuilding structure while making placement and dice synergy central to combat.
- #14 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
89% matchVery Positive92% of 4,561 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 22.2% ★, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 15%, Roguelike 11.2%, Card Battler 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It replaces cards with dice and introduces purification mechanics, while retaining the same satisfying roguelike build-crafting loop.
- #15 Gordian Quest
87% matchVery Positive89% of 6,044 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.4 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 22.5% ★, Card Game 17.9%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Battler 11.9%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This party RPG blends long-form character progression with roguelike deckbuilding and tactical positioning for a more adventure-focused alternative.
- #16 SpellRogue
86% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 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 20.4% ★, Deckbuilding 19.8%, Card Game 14.7%, Roguelike 10.4%, Card Battler 10%
Why You'll Like It: A spellcasting roguelike deckbuilder with elemental dice manipulation that rewards inventive combos and careful mitigation of enemy turns.
- #17 Shogun Showdown
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,103 reviews2024
Dev: RoboatinoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 12.1 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.3% ★, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Roguelike 14.5%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact turn-based duels revolve around acquiring, sequencing, and upgrading attacks, delivering deckbuilder-like planning with tactical movement.
- #18 Dicey Dungeons
86% matchVery Positive89% of 11,889 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.3% ★, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Card Battler 13.8%, Card Game 9.9%, Roguelike 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its playful dice-rolling twist on card-battler systems creates short, highly replayable runs with distinct character rule sets.
- #19 Tainted Grail: Conquest
84% matchVery Positive90% of 8,376 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.3%, Card Game 27.2%, Roguelike 19.3%, Card Battler 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark first-person roguelike that pairs familiar deckbuilding combat with exploration, equipment, and a grim Arthurian setting.
- #20 Slice & Dice
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,582 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
Why similar: Roguelike 48.2%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Roguelite 16%, Procedural Generation 6.2%, Fantasy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dice-based roguelike with constant party-building decisions, difficult encounters, and the same high-stakes run management appeal.
- #21 Banners of Ruin
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,241 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.4 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.9% ★, Card Game 16.1%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelike 12.1%, Card Battler 11%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes deckbuilding with party recruitment and equipment, letting you construct both a card engine and a capable combat squad.
- #22 Acolyte of the Altar
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Black Kite Games
Windows
Hunt through the wastelands for colossal Beasts in this roguelike deckbuilder. Beware! Beasts grow stronger during battle, allowing them to consume your creatures or counter your spells. Carve profane Gifts from these behemoths and grow stronger to serve your Patron! But serve them to what end?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.7% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Roguelike 11.4%, Card Battler 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A darker solo deckbuilder focused on preparing for huge monsters, with demanding resource decisions and deliberate deck refinement.
- #23 As We Descend
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,426 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 25.1% ★, Card Game 17.5%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Roguelike 12.5%, Card Battler 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This roguelike deckbuilder pairs strategic combat with city-management decisions, offering an appealing layer of long-term run planning.
- #24 DICEOMANCER
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,624 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.1% ★, Card Game 22.3%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Battler 12.8%, Roguelike 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its unusual ability to alter card values and manipulate combat rules creates inventive combo potential for experienced deckbuilder players.
- #25 Breachway
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,524 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 18.5% ★, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 10.5%, Card Battler 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It brings roguelike deckbuilding into spaceship combat, where crew, ship systems, equipment, and card sequencing all shape survival.
- #26 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,235 reviews2026
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Vampire Survivors comes a turbo-charged, turn-based roguelite deckbuilder! Deal world-ending combos, blitz through infested dungeons, and master the Turboturn to obliterate hordes of familiar foes with a chaotic hand of cards.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.6%, Card Game 17.1%, Card Battler 16.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.5% ★
- #27 Pirates Outlaws
82% matchVery Positive82% of 789 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.3% ★, Card Game 17.4%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Battler 11.2%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This accessible nautical deckbuilder offers numerous heroes, relics, routes, and enemies to support a tremendous number of possible builds.
- #28 9 Kings
78% matchVery Positive92% of 23,381 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 17.6% ★, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Game 13.3%, Roguelike 9.9%, Card Battler 8.6%
- #29 Fights in Tight Spaces
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,951 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.9% ★, Deckbuilding 22.4%, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelike deckbuilding with grid positioning, making every card play double as an action and a movement puzzle.
- #30 He is Coming
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,192 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.3% ★, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Game 13%, Roguelike 10%, Card Battler 8.5%
- #31 Fogpiercer
76% matchVery Positive84% of 650 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Cookies StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Game 14.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Card Battler 9.3%
- #32 Sigil of the Magi
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: YongjustyongPub: iterco
Windows
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 23.6% ★, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Card Game 16.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Card Battler 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This party-focused tactical deckbuilder combines grid-based encounters with cards that interact heavily with hero placement and team composition.
- #33 Infinite Cards
75% matchVery Positive93% of 105 reviews2026
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28% ★, Card Game 18.5%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Roguelike 8.9%, Card Battler 8.6%
- #34 Inkborn
76% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Acram Digital
Windows · Mac
Inkborn is a roguelike deckbuilder with a card system built around chaining Glyph-based combos. Sequence your cards in tactical combat to unleash impactful effects. Customize your Skill Tree before each run, evolve new abilities and uncover the hidden story of a world folded in ink, metal and paper.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.5% ★, Card Game 17.8%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelike 12.6%, Card Battler 11.1%
- #35 Dream Quest
78% matchVery Positive90% of 336 reviews2016
Dev: Peter Whalen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Play cards! Kill monsters! Level Up! Dream Quest is a roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by the likes of Ascension, Magic: the Gathering, and Shandalar. Explore randomly generated levels as one of 13 classes in short, 30 minute, sessions.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 86.9% ★, Deckbuilding 4.6%, Roguelike 4.3%, Card Game 2.3%, Card Battler 2%
Why You'll Like It: One of the genre's foundational roguelike deckbuilders, it remains a challenging, mechanics-first choice with a huge range of classes and cards.
- #36 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
75% matchVery Positive82% of 3,580 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 25.2% ★, Deckbuilding 17.8%, Card Game 17.8%, Roguelike 13.3%, Card Battler 10.5%
- #37 Decktamer
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,407 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Deck-building meets monster catching in this turn-based roguelike. Recruit enemy cards to your party as you dive into the depths of the abyss. Will you kill them or will you tame them?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.7% ★, Card Game 18.4%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Card Battler 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%
- #38 Northwind
74% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Barking Kitten Interactive
Windows
A fusion of deckbuilding, monster-hunting, and roguelite progression all its own. Hunt strange beasts, win tug-of-war duels, craft a unique deck, and evolve your strategy at Northwind!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.8% ★, Card Game 16.8%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelike 11.5%, Card Battler 11%
- #39 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,275 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become the coolest kid of the playground in this playful roguelike deckbuilder. Craft every card yourself with adorable stickers and wow your rivals in tug-of-war card battles full of wonder!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.8% ★, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 16.3%, Roguelike 12.3%, Card Battler 10.2%
- #40 Rune Gate
74% 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 25.9% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Roguelike 12.1%, Card Battler 12%
- #41 Inkbound
73% matchVery Positive87% of 4,030 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Why similar: Roguelike 34.1%, Turn-Based Combat 25.2%, Roguelite 13.5%, Strategy 12.8%, Procedural Generation 9.5%
- #42 Runeveil
71% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: dicehit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sequencer Roguelike. Enter the Arena as an elemental wizard, craft powerful rune chains, and break the game with wild artifact synergies. Beat all trials, defeat the Sin Kings, and ascend to godhood. Magic is chaos, order is power!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.1% ★, Card Game 16.5%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Battler 10.6%, Roguelike 10.1%
- #43 Deathless. The Hero Quest
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,056 reviews2024
Dev: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.5% ★, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Game 15.2%, Card Battler 9.7%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #44 Shroom and Gloom
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,587 reviews2026
Dev: Team LazerbeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Gather and grow cards in Shroom & Gloom, a moody first-person, roguelike double-deckbuilder bursting with fungal foes and mountains of mega-combos!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30%, Card Game 27%, Roguelike 17.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.3%, Dungeon Crawler 6.3%
- #45 Inscryption
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,820 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.5 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: Card Game 27.4%, Deckbuilding 26.5%, Card Battler 19.5%, Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 5.3%
- #46 Darkest Dungeon® II
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 27,056 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Why similar: Roguelike 33.6%, Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Roguelite 16.5%, Procedural Generation 7.2%
- #47 Monster Tavern
70% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Toki Games LLC
Windows
A roguelite deckbuilder where Drinks are your fighters and monsters are your customers. Build your deck, run the bar, and serve them before they tear the place apart.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.8% ★, Card Game 19.6%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Card Battler 11%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #48 Blood Card
73% matchVery Positive81% of 729 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel Cattle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24% ★, Card Game 16.3%, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Battler 12.9%, Roguelike 10.9%
- #49 Faith in Despair
69% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Philipp Lehner
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forge your own cards with triggers, actions and modifiers. Shape your deck and gamble against Death itself. Make one mistake and you will descend into despair.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.7% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelike 11.9%, Card Battler 11.6%
- #50 Handmancers
68% matchVery Positive90% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: 58BLADES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Handmancers is a Rock, Paper, Scissors Roguelite deckbuilder with a first-person twist where clear tactical choices meet deck-building depth. Craft your deck, enhance your cards, equip tricky artifacts and face powerful enemies in strategic fights
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.8% ★, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Card Game 16.9%, Card Battler 10.6%, Roguelike 8.3%
- #51 Novus Orbis
69% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Seizo GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
A combo-based deckbuilding roguelike through a space-time loop: collect cards, receive blessings, add pets to your party, and grow stronger. Chain together cards in the right order for max power, and act before the enemy does. Build synergistic decks, find many secrets, and make BIG numbers!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.8% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 12.4%, Card Battler 9.6%
- #52 Hades II
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 123,698 reviews2025
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.6 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Roguelike 52.2%, Roguelite 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Difficult 8.9%, Indie 3.1%
- #53 Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,596 reviews2026
Dev: MeowAlive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.4% ★, Card Game 18.6%, Deckbuilding 16.7%, Roguelike 11.3%, Card Battler 10.9%
- #54 Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
70% matchVery Positive90% of 904 reviews2020
Dev: Slothwerks
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.
Why similar: Card Game 22.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22% ★, Deckbuilding 20.7%, Card Battler 9.7%, Roguelike 7.6%
- #55 Super Fantasy Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive87% of 6,015 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 18.3% ★, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Card Game 13.8%, Roguelike 10.6%, Card Battler 9%
- #56 Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,448 reviews2026
Dev: Crux Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelike 14.4%, Card Game 14.1%, Card Battler 9.2%
- #57 Bearly Brave
67% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Barbaric Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bearly Brave is a 2D roguelike deck-building game set in a deceptively charming toy shop, where the cutest teddy bears come to life each night to fight in a no-holds-barred tournament that determines their placement on the shelves, and thus their likeness to be taken to their forever home.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.6% ★, Card Game 19.2%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Roguelike 13.6%, Card Battler 8.3%
- #58 Journey to the Void
66% 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 21.7% ★, Card Game 17.6%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Battler 11.4%
- #59 Ring of Pain
68% matchVery Positive91% of 5,107 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 31.5%, Roguelike 19%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 9.7%, Difficult 9.1%
- #60 Deck of Ashes
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,070 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Card Battler 16%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.2%
