- #1 Slay the Spire
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 217,804 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.1% ★, Card Game 19.7%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Roguelike 13.2%, Card Battler 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original remains the purest version of climb-based roguelike deckbuilding, with the same card, relic, and elite-fight loop that defines the sequel.
- #2 Monster Train
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.6% ★, Card Game 17.4%, Deckbuilding 16.7%, Card Battler 13.6%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like Slay the Spire 2, it is built around breakable synergies, run-shaping relics, and high-stakes turn-based encounters, just with a clever multi-floor battle system.
- #3 Monster Train 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,093 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 42.6 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 20.1%, Deckbuilding 19.9%, Roguelike 14.5%, Strategy 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers similarly explosive deck-crafting and artifact stacking as StS, while adding fresh clans and tactical layers for repeated runs.
- #4 Roguebook
95% matchVery Positive84% of 4,554 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 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 11.1%, Card Battler 10%
Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest descendants of Slay the Spire, pairing relic-driven deckbuilding with elite routing and tightly tuned turn-based battles.
- #5 Across the Obelisk
94% matchVery Positive80% of 13,075 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.0 hrsMean: 54.0 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 15.3%, Card Game 15.3%, Roguelike 11.3%, Card Battler 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: If the co-op angle of Slay the Spire 2 appeals to you, this party-based roguelike deckbuilder is one of the best multiplayer takes on the formula.
- #6 Vault of the Void
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,003 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.5% ★, Deckbuilding 17.3%, Card Game 16.2%, Card Battler 11%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: Its deep card upgrade and hand-control systems scratch the same strategic itch as StS while giving you even more precision over each run.
- #7 Wildfrost
93% matchVery Positive83% of 8,823 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.2% ★, Card Game 16.8%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Card Battler 12.6%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures StS’s tough run-based deckbuilding decisions but adds positional combat and charmingly brutal tempo management.
- #8 Griftlands
92% matchVery Positive94% of 14,455 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 15.2% ★, Card Battler 14.5%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like StS, every run is about trimming and shaping a deck around synergies, but it adds branching story choices and separate negotiation and combat decks.
- #9 HELLCARD
91% matchVery Positive86% of 4,664 reviews2024
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.7 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 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the same run-based card-combo satisfaction as StS but is especially strong if you want that experience in co-op.
- #10 Balatro
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 197,432 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.5 hrsMean: 48.0 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 25.4% ★, Card Game 21%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 14.5%, Card Battler 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is less about combat, but its run-saving synergies, escalating stakes, and obsession with turning a rough draft into a broken build feel very StS-adjacent.
- #11 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,507 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: Though dice-based instead of card-based, it feels remarkably similar in how you draft a build, manage odds, and snowball synergies through runs.
- #12 Chrono Ark
89% matchVery Positive91% of 13,723 reviews2024
Dev: Al Fine
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Chrono Ark is a singleplayer roguelike that combines elements from deckbuilders and party-based RPGs. Recruit, train, and build a team of unique Investigators to restore the Twisted World!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 48.4% ★, Card Game 12.2%, Roguelike 6.7%, Deckbuilding 6.5%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This combines roguelike deckbuilding with party synergy and demanding boss fights that reward the same careful sequencing and scaling as StS.
- #13 Breachway
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,496 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Swap fantasy for starships and you still get the core StS pleasures of drafting cards, stacking artifacts, and adapting a build mid-run.
- #14 Cobalt Core
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,367 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.5% ★, Card Game 22.9%, Roguelike 16.4%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Strategy 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is a clean, highly replayable deckbuilder where every turn is readable and tactical in the same elegant way that makes StS so replayable.
- #15 Tainted Grail: Conquest
87% matchVery Positive90% of 8,348 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 28.4%, Card Game 27.3%, Roguelike 19.3%, Card Battler 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark run structure, flexible builds, and steadily escalating elite and boss combat make it a strong fit for StS fans.
- #16 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
86% matchVery Positive82% of 3,528 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 13.2%, Card Battler 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: If you enjoy the mathy, build-centric side of StS, this blackjack deckbuilder offers the same kind of run-breaking combo experimentation.
- #17 Die in the Dungeon
84% matchVery Positive92% of 3,523 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 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 18.5% ★, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 10.2%, Card Battler 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Even though it uses dice instead of cards, the run-based drafting, upgrade decisions, and combo building land close to StS’s appeal.
- #18 Gordian Quest
86% matchVery Positive89% of 6,021 reviews2022
Dev: Mixed Realms Pte Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.4% ★, Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Battler 12%, Roguelike 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends party tactics and deckbuilding into long-form roguelike runs that reward card synergy, role balance, and careful combat planning.
- #19 Acolyte of the Altar
85% 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 22.8% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Deckbuilding 15.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Card Battler 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is a straightforward modern roguelike deckbuilder with strong emphasis on card synergies and boss-focused progression.
- #20 Trials of Fire
84% matchVery Positive86% of 3,259 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Card Battler 13.8%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: If you like StS’s strategic draft-and-fight loop but want party tactics and hex-based positioning layered on top, this is an excellent step sideways.
- #21 Dicey Dungeons
83% matchVery Positive89% of 11,830 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 38.3% ★, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Card Battler 13.8%, Card Game 9.9%, Roguelike 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its compact runs and build-around drafting capture a lighter, faster version of the same roguelike theorycrafting loop.
- #22 As We Descend
80% matchVery Positive87% of 1,382 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.2 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 25.1% ★, Card Game 17.5%, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Roguelike 12.5%, Card Battler 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: This leans into tactical squad battles and deckbuilding, making it a good pick if you want a darker, more strategic variant of the formula.
- #23 Pirates Outlaws
82% matchVery Positive82% of 784 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.0 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 24.4% ★, Card Game 17.4%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Battler 11.3%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a fast, readable roguelike deckbuilder with lots of classes, relic-style passives, and clearly StS-inspired encounter flow.
- #24 Alina of the Arena
81% matchVery Positive91% of 3,963 reviews2022
Dev: PINIX
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30% ★, Card Game 18.5%, Roguelike 16.2%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Difficult 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes deckbuilding with grid tactics, but the heart of it is still about smart drafts, card upgrades, and surviving brutal roguelike runs.
- #25 Banners of Ruin
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,232 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 23% ★, Card Game 16.1%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelike 12%, Card Battler 11%
Why You'll Like It: Its party-based card combat and route planning give you a familiar StS-style run structure with more RPG flavor.
- #26 9 Kings
77% matchVery Positive93% of 22,964 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.0 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 18.6% ★, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 13.9%, Roguelike 10.6%, Card Battler 9.1%
- #27 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 18,755 reviews2026
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 19.4%, Card Battler 17.2%, Card Game 17.1%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.5% ★
- #28 Blood Card
81% matchVery Positive81% of 724 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 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It riffs directly on Slay the Spire’s structure, with deckbuilding runs and combat built around clever risk-reward tradeoffs.
- #29 Beneath Oresa
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,708 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.8% ★, Deckbuilding 20.2%, Card Game 19.4%, Roguelike 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers another strong roguelike deckbuilding loop, with combo-focused turns and position-aware battles that keep runs tense.
- #30 Fights in Tight Spaces
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,928 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.8% ★, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Card Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Roguelike 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This emphasizes card sequencing and efficiency in turn-based encounters much like StS, but in a stylish tactical brawler format.
- #31 He is Coming
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,118 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.3 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 16.6% ★, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelike 9.7%, Card Battler 8.3%
- #32 One Step From Eden
78% matchVery Positive93% of 7,656 reviews2020
Dev: Thomas Moon KangPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24%, Card Game 21.2%, Card Battler 15.7%, Roguelike 15.3%, Difficult 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is much faster and real-time, but the constant deck refinement and synergies still appeal to players who love mastering StS builds.
- #33 Fogpiercer
76% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Cookies StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 19.7% ★, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 14.9%, Roguelike 11.1%, Card Battler 9.5%
- #34 NEOVERSE
78% matchVery Positive84% of 3,775 reviews2020
Dev: Tinogames Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.7%, Card Game 23.9%, Card Battler 19%, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is a flashy but mechanically familiar roguelite deckbuilder where character-specific card pools and relic-style bonuses drive each run.
- #35 Inkbound
75% matchVery Positive87% of 4,023 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 28.8 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%, Turn-Based Combat 24.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Strategy 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #36 Infinite Cards
74% matchVery Positive94% of 101 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%
- #37 Inkborn
75% 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 12.5%, Card Battler 11.2%
- #38 DICEOMANCER
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,602 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Game 22.3%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Battler 12.8%, Roguelike 12.2%
- #39 SpellRogue
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,634 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 20.5% ★, Deckbuilding 19.8%, Card Game 14.7%, Roguelike 10.3%, Card Battler 10%
- #40 Northwind
73% 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 15.7%, Roguelike 11.4%, Card Battler 11%
- #41 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,251 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 20.9% ★, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Game 16.4%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Battler 10.3%
- #42 Decktamer
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,179 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 26.6% ★, Card Game 18.6%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Card Battler 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10%
- #43 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 26% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Battler 12%, Roguelike 12%
- #44 Darkest Dungeon® II
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,731 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 34.9 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 33.5%, Turn-Based Combat 21.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.8%, Roguelite 16.6%, Procedural Generation 7.4%
- #45 Inscryption
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Game 27.3%, Deckbuilding 26.4%, Card Battler 19.6%, Roguelike 15.1%, Roguelite 5.4%
- #46 Deathless. The Hero Quest
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,047 reviews2024
Dev: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.9 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 22.6% ★, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Card Game 15.2%, Card Battler 9.7%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #47 Runeveil
70% matchVery Positive89% of 55 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 23.5% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Card Battler 10.6%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #48 Hades II
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 122,697 reviews2025
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.5 hrsMean: 43.3 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%, Roguelite 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15.6%, Difficult 8.9%, Indie 3%
- #49 Monster Tavern
70% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Toki Games LLC
Windows
A Roguelite Deckbuilder where drinks are your weapons and monsters are your guests. Draft your deck, build powerful combos, and try to survive three chaotic weeks behind the bar.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Card Game 19.6%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Card Battler 11%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #50 Handmancers
69% matchVery Positive90% of 90 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 10.7%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #51 Faith in Despair
68% matchVery Positive96% of 75 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 23.8% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Roguelike 11.9%, Card Battler 11.7%
- #52 Novus Orbis
69% matchVery Positive91% of 117 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 22.9% ★, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Card Game 13.7%, Roguelike 12.3%, Card Battler 9.7%
- #53 Backpack Battles
66% matchVery Positive91% of 20,632 reviews2025
Dev: PlayWithFurciferPub: IndieArk
Windows · Linux
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 31.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 44.7% ★, Roguelike 18.2%, Card Battler 12.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%
- #54 Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
70% matchVery Positive90% of 902 reviews2020
Dev: Slothwerks
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 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 20.6%, Card Battler 9.7%, Roguelike 7.5%
- #55 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 21.8% ★, Card Game 17.6%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Roguelike 12.1%, Card Battler 11.4%
- #56 For The King II
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 16,074 reviews2023
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Queen's terrible secret?
Why similar: Roguelike 26.3%, Co-op 19.8%, Turn-Based Combat 17.9%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Strategy 11.3%
- #57 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
67% matchVery Positive92% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: makarollPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Phantom Rose 2 is a roguelike deckbuilding game. Fight and collect powerful cards as Aria, trying to survive in her cherished school that’s being ravaged by evil creatures.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.6% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Roguelike 11.5%, Card Battler 9.9%
- #58 Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
64% matchVery Positive84% of 1,403 reviews2026
Dev: MeowAlive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Abyss decayed, witches awaken. As their guide, you will weave their destinies. Craft unique cards, schedule their days, shape endless possibilities through deckbuilding. Each choice will lead to different Ending...
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Game 18.7%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Roguelike 11.3%, Card Battler 10.9%
- #59 Talespinner
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2026
Dev: Flash Cat GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Enter a captivating realm woven with the tapestry of Japanese mythology in Talespinner, a deck-building roguelike adventure. As the storyteller, you will guide your chosen hero through an ever-changing narrative shaped by your decisions and deck construction.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Card Game 16.1%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Roguelike 11.9%, Card Battler 11.8%
- #60 Deck of Ashes
69% 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 16.1%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6.1%