- #1 Slay the Spire
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 215,074 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 29.3% ★, Card Game 20%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Roguelike 13.1%, Card Battler 13%
Why You'll Like It: The original remains the closest match, with the same map-based runs, relic synergies, and razor-sharp turn-based deckbuilding combat.
- #2 Monster Train
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,855 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 13.7%, Roguelike 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Another elite roguelike deckbuilder built around snowballing card/relic combos and tough combat sequencing, but with a lane-defense twist.
- #3 Across the Obelisk
96% matchVery Positive81% of 12,934 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.0 hrsMean: 53.6 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 11.1%, Card Battler 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the Slay the Spire formula into a party-based run with classes, map events, and full co-op support.
- #4 Roguebook
95% matchVery Positive84% of 4,491 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 16.9%, Card Game 16.7%, Roguelike 10.9%, Card Battler 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: From Slay the Spire's co-designer, it delivers familiar card-combo combat plus relic-style artifacts and highly replayable runs.
- #5 Vault of the Void
94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,976 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.8 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 17.3%, Card Game 16.2%, Card Battler 11.1%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: If you love careful hand management and planning each turn, this is one of the deepest and most tactical deckbuilders on Steam.
- #6 Wildfrost
94% matchVery Positive83% of 8,728 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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 15.9%, Card Battler 12.7%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same 'break the run with synergies' thrill while adding position-based battles and high difficulty.
- #7 HELLCARD
93% matchVery Positive86% of 4,617 reviews2024
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 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 13.7% ★, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Card Game 11.8%, Roguelike 11.6%, Card Battler 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op roguelike deckbuilder where positioning, class synergy, and repeated runs make it one of the best multiplayer alternatives.
- #8 Balatro
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 193,341 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 47.6 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 25.3% ★, Card Game 21%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 14.2%, Card Battler 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is not a combat deckbuilder, but it absolutely delivers the same addictive chase for absurd synergies and run-defining build pivots.
- #9 Griftlands
92% matchVery Positive94% of 14,390 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.5 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 14.6%, Roguelike 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its run-based deckbuilding, branching encounters, and separate battle and negotiation decks give you the same build-crafting satisfaction with more narrative.
- #10 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,484 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 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 10.9%, Card Battler 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It swaps cards for dice, but the run structure, archetype-building, and combo-driven combat feel very close.
- #11 Chrono Ark
90% matchVery Positive91% of 13,581 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 48.7% ★, Card Game 12.3%, Strategy 6.4%, Roguelike 6.4%, Deckbuilding 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based roguelike deckbuilder with intricate turn sequencing, strong character synergies, and demanding boss fights.
- #12 Cobalt Core
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,277 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 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 34.5% ★, Card Game 22.9%, Roguelike 16.1%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes Slay-the-Spire-style deckbuilding with tight turn-based space combat and a clean, highly readable combat loop.
- #13 Tainted Grail: Conquest
89% matchVery Positive90% of 8,255 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.2 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 28.5%, Card Game 27.2%, Roguelike 19%, Card Battler 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8%
Why You'll Like It: Another excellent run-based deckbuilder focused on card synergies, route decisions, and brutal elite fights.
- #14 Alina of the Arena
88% matchVery Positive92% of 3,941 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 29.9% ★, Card Game 18.6%, Roguelike 15.9%, Deckbuilding 13.8%, Difficult 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid deckbuilder that adds positioning and knockback without losing the satisfying roguelike build-engine core.
- #15 As We Descend
86% matchVery Positive88% of 1,278 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.8 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 17.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Battler 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A darker squad-based roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes team composition, upgrades, and strategic combat planning.
- #16 Beneath Oresa
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,693 reviews2023
Dev: Broken Spear Inc.Pub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Beneath Oresa, a fighting roguelike deckbuilder, takes you deep within the city to confront your foes. As a strategist, choose your cards, upgrades, and artifacts wisely, but as a fighter, turn their positioning to your advantage.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.9% ★, Deckbuilding 20.3%, Card Game 19.4%, Roguelike 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 7%
Why You'll Like It: It keeps the deckbuilding heart but layers in tactical positioning and duo synergies for a heavier combat focus.
- #17 Dicey Dungeons
86% matchVery Positive89% of 11,672 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 39.3% ★, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Card Battler 14.3%, Card Game 10.2%, Roguelike 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighter, more luck-driven roguelike deckbuilder, but it still scratches the same itch of building around character-specific mechanics.
- #18 Gordian Quest
85% matchVery Positive89% of 5,981 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 12.1%, Roguelike 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A longer-form hybrid of deckbuilding and party RPG tactics that still nails card synergies and turn-based encounters.
- #19 Inscryption
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 145,832 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 27.4%, Deckbuilding 26.4%, Card Battler 19.7%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers tense run-based card battles, weird events, and memorable build decisions, even if its presentation is more narrative and horror-heavy.
- #20 Banners of Ruin
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,208 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 23.7% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Battler 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A party-based deckbuilder with route choices, relic-like upgrades, and a strong emphasis on synergistic team construction.
- #21 Breachway
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,433 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.1 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 19.1% ★, Deckbuilding 14.8%, Card Game 14.6%, Roguelike 10.6%, Card Battler 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with route planning, resource pressure, and encounter sequencing that will feel familiar to StS fans.
- #22 Die in the Dungeon
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,313 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 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 19.1% ★, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 10.4%, Card Battler 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Another dice-driven roguelike builder focused on chaining effects, adapting your loadout, and surviving punishing encounters.
- #23 SpellRogue
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,611 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 19.9%, Card Game 14.7%, Roguelike 10.1%, Card Battler 10%
Why You'll Like It: It replaces cards with dice systems, but its run-based structure and combo-minded turn planning make it a close cousin.
- #24 Fights in Tight Spaces
82% matchVery Positive90% of 3,878 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 26.5% ★, Deckbuilding 22.5%, Card Game 16.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.4%, Roguelike 10%
Why You'll Like It: Its card-driven combat rewards the same careful sequencing, energy management, and incremental deck tuning.
- #25 Trials of Fire
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,255 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.9% ★, Card Game 16.4%, Card Battler 13.8%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Roguelike 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It blends roguelike runs, tactical maps, and card-based party combat for a more adventurous spin on the formula.
- #26 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,548 reviews2026
Dev: poncle
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 12.1 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 19.9%, Card Battler 17.6%, Card Game 17.5%, Roguelike 12.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 10.2% ★
- #27 9 Kings
77% matchVery Positive93% of 22,151 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 15.2 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 19.2% ★, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Card Game 14.4%, Roguelike 10.7%, Card Battler 9.5%
- #28 He is Coming
77% matchVery Positive85% of 3,913 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.2 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 16.7% ★, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 12.6%, Roguelike 9.5%, Card Battler 8.3%
- #29 Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
79% matchVery Positive90% of 894 reviews2020
Dev: Slothwerks
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 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 22.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.9% ★, Deckbuilding 20.6%, Card Battler 9.7%, Roguelike 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighter, more compact take on roguelike deckbuilding that still rewards combo planning and smart risk management.
- #30 Acolyte of the Altar
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 102 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 23.5% ★, Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelike 11.5%, Card Battler 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a pure, minimalist roguelike deckbuilder that fits best if you mainly want more run-based card combat and boss-focused progression.
- #31 Blood Card
80% matchVery Positive81% of 723 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 24.5% ★, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Battler 13.3%, Roguelike 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its core hook is different, but it is still a straightforward roguelike deckbuilder built around efficient combat math and deck tuning.
- #32 DICEOMANCER
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,545 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.3 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 26.3% ★, Card Game 22%, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Card Battler 13%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #33 Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
78% matchVery Positive82% of 814 reviews2022
Dev: Supercombo, Inc.Pub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!
Why similar: Card Game 21.9%, Deckbuilding 20.8%, Card Battler 15.4%, Roguelike 15.1%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It pushes the formula toward a party-based adventure map while keeping deck synergy, relic growth, and roguelike runs front and center.
- #34 NEOVERSE
78% matchVery Positive84% of 3,764 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 27.6%, Card Game 23.8%, Card Battler 19.1%, Roguelike 10.2%, Roguelite 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish three-hero deckbuilder that follows a very recognizable Slay the Spire structure of runs, card upgrades, and artifact synergies.
- #35 Inkbound
75% matchVery Positive87% of 3,997 reviews2024
Dev: Shiny Shoe
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 29.3 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 33.4%, Turn-Based Combat 24.4%, Roguelite 14.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Procedural Generation 10.1%
- #36 Decktamer
74% matchVery Positive86% of 1,978 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 18.5%, Deckbuilding 17.7%, Card Battler 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%
- #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 24.4% ★, Card Game 17.8%, Deckbuilding 16.9%, Roguelike 12.2%, Card Battler 11.2%
- #38 Infinite Cards
73% matchVery Positive96% of 79 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 28.4% ★, Card Game 18.7%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelike 8.8%, Card Battler 8.8%
- #39 Northwind
74% matchVery Positive85% of 82 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 23.7% ★, Card Game 16.7%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Roguelike 11.2%, Card Battler 11.1%
- #40 Rune Gate
73% 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 16.4%, Card Battler 12.1%, Roguelike 11.8%
- #41 Darkest Dungeon® II
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 26,175 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 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 32.8%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Roguelite 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #42 Novus Orbis
72% matchVery Positive91% of 113 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 16.9%, Card Game 13.8%, Roguelike 12.1%, Card Battler 9.7%
- #43 Witch's Apocalyptic Journey
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,074 reviews2026
Dev: MeowAlive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 26.3% ★, Card Game 18.6%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Roguelike 11.1%, Card Battler 10.9%
- #44 Faith in Despair
70% matchVery Positive97% of 71 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%, Card Battler 11.8%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #45 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
71% matchVery Positive82% of 3,404 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 25.2% ★, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Card Game 17.9%, Roguelike 13%, Card Battler 10.7%
- #46 Handmancers
69% matchVery Positive94% of 77 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 16.8%, Card Battler 10.7%, Roguelike 8%
- #47 Journey to the Void
69% 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 17.7%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Roguelike 11.9%, Card Battler 11.5%
- #48 Apokerlypse
68% matchVery Positive83% of 676 reviews2026
Dev: Breaker Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A card-strategy roguelike inspired by a variety of poker games. You play as a highly skilled card shark in the Tavern at the End of the World, combining all kinds of demon chips to rewrite the rules of play, compete with players from across the globe, and ultimately rise to the top.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.4% ★, Deckbuilding 17.2%, Roguelike 15.2%, Card Game 14.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #49 Deck of Ashes
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,066 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 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 16.2%, Card Game 12.9%, Turn-Based Combat 6%
- #50 Hand of Fate 2
71% matchVery Positive84% of 5,786 reviews2017
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 34.1% ★, Card Game 25%, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Roguelike 6.2%, Roguelite 5.3%
- #51 Hades II
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 120,027 reviews2025
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.6 hrsMean: 43.0 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 51%, Roguelite 19.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16%, Difficult 8.7%, Indie 3%
- #52 Escape the Dynasty
67% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: CoolStar Games
Windows
A Roguelike Deckbuilder meets Turn-Based Auto-Battler! Trapped in a dark Three Kingdoms tower, command your army on a strategic 3x10 grid. Equip cards with unique "Wine" skills, master the Art of War, and make crucial choices in random events. Break the seal and Escape the Dynasty!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21% ★, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Card Game 17.5%, Roguelike 12.7%, Card Battler 11%
- #53 Fate Hunters
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 876 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 31.5% ★, Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Card Battler 13.4%, Roguelike 8.9%
- #54 Indies' Lies
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 786 reviews2023
Dev: Fun Square GamesPub: Erabit
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.7% ★, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Card Game 15.6%, Roguelike 10.9%, Card Battler 10.5%
- #55 Vegangsters
67% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Poison Pill Games
Windows
Embark into a deck-building roguelike where real-time action will challenge your reaction and strategy skills. Face the deadliest criminals in intense turn-based combat, where each card defines the pace of the battle and save the city from the Vegangsters!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.5% ★, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Card Battler 11.2%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #56 Noir Lords
67% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Speed Trail GamesPub: Booda Games
Windows
A fast-paced single-player card battler with tactical choices, quick rounds, and upgradeable cards. Build your deck and outsmart the city’s crime lords.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.2% ★, Card Game 20.6%, Deckbuilding 18.4%, Card Battler 13.3%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #57 Super Fantasy Kingdom
64% matchVery Positive87% of 5,770 reviews2025
Dev: Super Fantasy GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.8% ★, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Card Game 14.2%, Roguelike 10.8%, Card Battler 9.3%
- #58 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
66% matchVery Positive92% of 386 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 15.6%, Roguelike 11.2%, Card Battler 10%
- #59 Void Tyrant
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 112 reviews2021
Dev: Quite Fresh GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Collect an intergalactic bounty of eccentric allies and deadly weapons, explore vibrant planets, and engage in risky turn-based battles to restore the Eyes of Chronos and save the galaxy in this strategic roguelike deckbuilder!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.5% ★, Card Game 17.7%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Card Battler 12.5%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #60 Breach Wanderers
67% matchVery Positive88% of 441 reviews2023
Dev: Baronnerie Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.6% ★, Deckbuilding 18%, Card Game 16%, Card Battler 11.7%, Roguelike 10.6%