- #1 Balatro
96% 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 21% ★, Roguelike 17%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Roguelite 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game elevates the gambling mechanic to a central roguelike experience, mirroring the high-stakes decision-making found in Sol Cesto.
- #2 Ring of Pain
97% matchVery Positive92% of 5,063 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: Turn-Based 27.9%, Dungeon Crawler 26.2%, Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 12.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 6.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the dark, atmospheric dungeon-crawling experience with a unique card-based combat system that emphasizes risk and mystery.
- #3 Die in the Dungeon
96% 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: Turn-Based 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.5% ★, Procedural Generation 11.2%, Deckbuilding 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core dungeon-crawling loop and tactical depth while focusing on dice and card management as primary mechanics.
- #4 Rack and Slay
95% matchVery Positive91% of 603 reviews2024
Dev: LudokulturPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19%, Tactical 14.2%, Roguelike 13.4%, Procedural Generation 12.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: This title blends billiards physics with dungeon crawling, offering a unique tactical challenge that requires precise movement and risk management.
- #5 Dungeon Clawler
94% matchVery Positive89% of 3,828 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dungeon Clawler is a Roguelike Claw Machine Deckbuilder. Build your deck, grab weapons and items from the claw machine to battle enemies, discover powerful perks that create game-changing synergies and unleash crazy combos as you fight your way through the dungeon!
Why similar: Gambling 26.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.6%, Procedural Generation 10.8%, Deckbuilding 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: The integration of claw-machine mechanics into a roguelike structure provides a frantic, luck-based combat loop similar to Sol Cesto.
- #6 Peglin
94% matchVery Positive84% of 17,454 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.1%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 13.6%, Fantasy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dungeon-crawling with pachinko-style gambling mechanics, making every shot a tense test of luck and tactical positioning.
- #7 Inscryption
92% 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: Deckbuilding 32.8%, Roguelike 24.5%, Roguelite 17.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Strategy 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark, mysterious atmosphere and card-based gambling elements create a sense of dread and discovery that aligns with Sol Cesto's tone.
- #8 Dicey Dungeons
93% 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 32.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.7%, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Roguelike 10.1%, Dungeon Crawler 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The heavy reliance on dice-based combat provides a similar feeling of managing luck versus strategy in a procedural dungeon environment.
- #9 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
91% 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: Gambling 17.9% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.5% ★, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Roguelike 13.1%, Turn-Based 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the gambling theme, forcing players to balance luck and strategy in a dungeon-crawling context.
- #10 Darkest Dungeon®
91% matchVery Positive92% of 160,055 reviews2016
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 33.9%, Turn-Based 22.5%, Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 5.7%, Atmospheric 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: The oppressive atmosphere and focus on managing the consequences of every action make it a definitive experience for fans of tactical, high-stakes roguelites.
- #11 Slice & Dice
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,517 reviews2024
Dev: Tann
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Dungeon Crawler 34%, Roguelike 23.7%, Roguelite 15.7%, Procedural Generation 12%, Fantasy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The dice-based combat system requires careful tactical planning and risk assessment, mirroring the core loop of Sol Cesto.
- #12 Wildfrost
89% 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: Turn-Based 20.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.4% ★, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Roguelike 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its tactical combat and charming yet dangerous atmosphere provide a rewarding challenge centered on managing powerful, randomized synergies.
- #13 Slay the Spire
89% 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 26.4% ★, Turn-Based 21.3%, Roguelike 17.1%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Roguelite 6%
Why You'll Like It: As a foundational tactical roguelike, it offers the deep strategic planning and procedural variety that fans of the genre expect.
- #14 Vault of the Void
88% 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 20.3% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly tactical approach to deckbuilding where managing resources and risks is essential for survival in a hostile dungeon.
- #15 Slot & Dungeons
87% matchVery Positive86% of 268 reviews2025
Dev: MUC GAMES
Windows
A deck-building roguelite where the reels decide your fate! Enemies and items appear based on the spin of the slot. Master luck and strategy to conquer the dungeon!
Why similar: Gambling 22.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 12.2%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Roguelike 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It directly incorporates slot machine mechanics into a dungeon-crawling framework, emphasizing the luck-based progression found in Sol Cesto.
- #16 Spin Hero
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,073 reviews2024
Dev: Sphere StudiosPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Spin Hero is a roguelike deckbuilder, where you spin the reels to decide your fate. Collect powerful symbols for your inventory, adapt and evolve your strategy, learning from defeats to unlock new possibilities and synergies.
Why similar: Gambling 24.2% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.8% ★, Procedural Generation 13%, Roguelike 12.5%, Deckbuilding 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: The auto-battler mechanics combined with gambling elements create a unique, fast-paced roguelike experience.
- #17 Tainted Grail: Conquest
86% 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: Turn-Based 31.6%, Deckbuilding 24.3%, Roguelike 21.8%, Roguelite 10.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a dark, immersive world where tactical combat and exploration are deeply intertwined.
- #18 Monster Train
85% 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: Deckbuilding 19.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.8% ★, Roguelike 18%, Roguelite 14.9%, Procedural Generation 12%
Why You'll Like It: The strategic depth and high-stakes decision-making required to navigate its procedural runs make it a great fit for tactical roguelike fans.
- #19 Cobalt Core
84% 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 27.7% ★, Roguelike 18.8%, Grid-Based Movement 17.8%, Tactical 14.6%, Deckbuilding 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: The tactical positioning and card-based combat create a tight, rewarding loop that emphasizes careful planning over raw power.
- #20 SpellRogue
83% 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: Turn-Based 21.8%, Deckbuilding 18.1%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.3% ★, Procedural Generation 13.7%, Roguelike 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: The dice-based spellcasting system provides a satisfying layer of randomness that requires tactical adaptation.
- #21 Gordian Quest
84% 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: Turn-Based 21.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.4% ★, Tactical 14.6%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Procedural Generation 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, tactical RPG experience with procedural elements that reward careful planning and character building.
- #22 Chrono Ark
82% 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 48.2% ★, Turn-Based 11.8%, Roguelite 11.1%, Strategy 9.3%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its unique blend of party management and card-based combat creates an atmospheric, tactical experience that feels both fresh and challenging.
- #23 Luck & Loot
82% matchVery Positive91% of 194 reviews2025
Dev: SMARTcreativePub: GrabTheGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luck & Loot is a dice-building roguelike where you’ll craft and customize powerful dice, collect game-changing relics, and battle corrupted foes in brutal, turn-based combat across procedurally generated dungeons. Victory is earned in this unforgiving fight for survival.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.4%, Procedural Generation 21.3%, Deckbuilding 19.6%, Roguelite 15.3%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the intersection of luck and tactical strategy within a dungeon-crawling setting, mirroring the core appeal of the seed game.
- #24 The Last Spell
81% matchVery Positive91% of 13,407 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
Why similar: Turn-Based 31.7%, Tactical 22.6%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 11.5%, Strategy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on tactical positioning and managing overwhelming odds makes it a perfect match for those who enjoy the tension of Sol Cesto.
- #25 Roguebook
81% 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: Turn-Based 24.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.5% ★, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelike 13.8%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: The dual-hero system and tactical card play offer a layer of complexity that rewards strategic thinking and risk management.
- #26 Griftlands
79% 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: Turn-Based 26.5%, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Roguelite 13.5%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.3% ★
Why You'll Like It: The narrative-driven tactical combat and focus on negotiation and risk make it a compelling choice for fans of atmospheric roguelites.
- #27 FTL: Faster Than Light
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 78,107 reviews2012
Dev: Subset Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Why similar: Roguelike 37.3%, Tactical 16.6%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, Strategy 11.4%, Roguelite 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The constant pressure of managing resources and making high-stakes decisions in a procedural environment is a hallmark of this classic roguelike.
- #28 For The King
78% matchVery Positive88% of 43,488 reviews2018
Dev: IronOak GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
Why similar: Turn-Based 44.2%, Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelite 14.6%, Strategy 10.1%, Fantasy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines tabletop-inspired tactical combat with gambling mechanics, creating a fun and unpredictable dungeon-crawling experience.
- #29 Spinny Dungeon
77% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Typing Monkey
Windows · Linux
The slot machine roguelike. Each time you hit the SPIN button monsters creep closer. KILL 'em! LOOT 'em! EAT 'em! Focus on spells or synergies between symbols. Spin to DIE or spin to SURVIVE!
Why similar: Gambling 20.9% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.7% ★, Turn-Based 13%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Roguelike 10.3%
- #30 Dicealot
77% matchVery Positive81% of 242 reviews2025
Dev: goodviewgamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Discover a high-stakes roguelike dice-builder where every roll is a risk, every risk is a thrill, and every thrill teeters between triumph and disaster. Set in charmingly chaotic Camelot, chance collides with strategy, mastery dances with madness, and one single roll can rewrite your fate.
Why similar: Gambling 24.4% ★, Turn-Based 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12.1% ★, Deckbuilding 9.5%
- #31 Card Quest
80% matchVery Positive86% of 375 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Card Quest is a dungeon crawling adventure game with unique card combat. Play with a variety of unique character classes, and customize decks to fit your playstyle. Explore the strategic depth of tactical roguelike gameplay, and crush the undead plague.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17.3%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Roguelike 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: The tactical card-based combat and dungeon-crawling focus provide a solid, challenging experience for fans of turn-based strategy.
- #32 Insider Trading
75% matchVery Positive80% of 600 reviews2026
Dev: Naiive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Insider Trading is a roguelike deckbuilder where you bend the market to your will. Synergize perks, manipulate stock prices, and trade wisely or risk pricing yourself out.
Why similar: Gambling 22.7% ★, Turn-Based 16.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.6% ★, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #33 Backpack Hero
75% matchVery Positive87% of 8,421 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Turn-Based 21.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.7% ★, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelike 11%
- #34 CiniCross
74% matchVery Positive87% of 409 reviews2026
Dev: Hydrobates
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CiniCross is a dark fantasy roguelite where nonogram puzzles meet dungeon crawling. Solve increasingly complex puzzles, choose your path through a branching dungeon, and bend the rules using powerful artifacts. Each room is a puzzle. Each boss, a deadly challenge.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.1%, Roguelike 16.5%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Tactical 12.1%, Roguelite 9.8%
- #35 Moonsigil Atlas
74% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2026
Dev: Snake Tower GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Linux
The deckbuilding roguelike with no energy – play cards using physical space! Slot cards together, manipulate the shape of your cards, and create overpowered combos to break the game!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.4% ★, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Roguelike 9%
- #36 Right and Down and Dice
76% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Explore randomly generated card dungeons where you can only move Right and Down, use Dice to defeat mighty enemies, gather powerful artifacts, and learn new abilities! Will you be able to escape from the dungeon?
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%
- #37 Monster Slayers
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,257 reviews2017
Dev: Nerdook Productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.2% ★, Turn-Based 20%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Roguelike 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a classic dungeon-crawling experience with a focus on tactical combat and character progression.
- #38 Rune Dice
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,023 reviews2026
Dev: Smart Raven StudioPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tactical deckbuilding in bite-sized sessions. Launch dice to create magical chain reactions. Choose from distinct hero classes with unique abilities. Build synergies between dice, relics, and runes to defeat challenging bosses.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.2%, Roguelike 18.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Roguelite 17%, Strategy 8.5%
- #39 DungeonTop
76% matchVery Positive82% of 575 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Turn-Based 19%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.7% ★, Dungeon Crawler 14.1%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Roguelike 11.2%
- #40 Gambonanza
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,383 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Turn-Based 20%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.2% ★, Tactical 14.2%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #41 Slots & Daggers
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,161 reviews2025
Dev: FriedemannPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine. Steady your blade - and spin!
Why similar: Gambling 38.5% ★, Roguelike 19.4%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Roguelite 10.7%, Strategy 10.6%
- #42 Hadean Tactics
71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,898 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.4% ★, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Roguelike 12.8%, Procedural Generation 12.7%
- #43 DICEOMANCER
69% 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 33.8% ★, Deckbuilding 22.9%, Roguelike 21.8%, Strategy 17.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #44 Moon's Creed
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.2% ★, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Roguelike 12.4%, Procedural Generation 10.2%
- #45 Obsidian Prince
72% matchVery Positive80% of 141 reviews2022
Dev: Unleash The Giraffe
Windows
Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.3%, Dungeon Crawler 15.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.6% ★, Tactical 11.7%, Grid-Based Movement 11.7%
- #46 Lucky Hero
71% matchVery Positive85% of 111 reviews2023
Dev: mora churrasco studioPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
"Lucky Hero" is a Roguelike symbol-building game. Your weapons and equipment have transformed into symbols, and by spinning the Wheel of Fortune, you will face various powerful enemies. This game offers a vast array of symbols and character skills for players to explore and combine.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.3% ★, Turn-Based 13.1%, Gambling 12.5% ★, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #47 LONESTAR
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,393 reviews2025
Dev: Math TidePub: Thermite Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.6% ★, Turn-Based 14.7%, Roguelike 12.8%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Dungeon Crawler 10.2%
- #48 Megaloot
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,996 reviews2024
Dev: axiliratePub: Ravenage Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Megaloot is an addictive Inventory Management Roguelike RPG, where meticulous loot management lets you create diverse and powerful builds for each run. With every new attempt, start from scratch and loot strategically to craft dominating setups and become the ultimate power hunter.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.3%, Roguelike 19.6%, Roguelite 15.7%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Fantasy 8%
- #49 Inkborn
68% 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: Turn-Based 20.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.4% ★, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelike 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.2%
- #50 Right and Down
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 228 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 18.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 17.4% ★, Roguelike 14.1%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.3%
- #51 Destiny or Fate
73% matchMixed56% of 485 reviews2019
Dev: BlasterPub: GameNet
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Destiny or Fate is a deck-building roguelite game. Choose a hero, build a deck and a party of mythical creatures, and set out on an endless adventure! Are you ready to make your own destiny, or will you succumb to an evil fate?
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.6% ★, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Roguelike 10.8%
- #52 Across the Obelisk
68% 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: Turn-Based 16.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.1% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Tactical 12.8%, Procedural Generation 11.2%
- #53 Pyrene
67% matchVery Positive93% of 737 reviews2024
Dev: Two Tiny DicePub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Defeat hellish monsters and rebuild your home in Pyrene, a fast paced roguelike dungeon-crawler. Play with different heroes & spells, collect powerful relics to upgrade your deck while uncovering the mysteries behind your village’s destruction.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.3%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.2% ★, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelike 16.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #54 Tendryll
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: Brute Farce
Windows
Delve into grid-based tactical combat in this roguelike deckbuilder. Coordinate your heroes, modify your cards with unique runes, construct powerful item builds, and sidestep card-corrupting terrain to survive a gauntlet of befouled enemies.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.5%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.1% ★, Tactical 13.1%, Grid-Based Movement 12.3%, Deckbuilding 11.6%
- #55 RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
64% matchVery Positive83% of 4,079 reviews2026
Dev: Doraccoon Pub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.
Why similar: Gambling 19% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.9% ★, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Roguelike 14.1%, Procedural Generation 12.9%
- #56 Dicefolk
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,009 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.9% ★, Roguelike 14.9%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Tactical 12%, Deckbuilding 11.5%
- #57 Trials of Fire
67% 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: Turn-Based 21.6%, Dungeon Crawler 18.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.4% ★, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 10.2%
- #58 Indies' Lies
68% 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: Turn-Based 18.4%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.9% ★, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Roguelike 10.9%