- #1 Thronefall
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,759 reviews2024
Dev: GrizzlyGamesPub: Mythwright
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.
Why similar: Auto Battler 46.6%, Strategy 30.7%, Fantasy 16%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a minimalist, highly tactical approach to kingdom defense that mirrors the strategic positioning found in Super Fantasy Kingdom.
- #2 Ratropolis
97% matchVery Positive88% of 5,542 reviews2020
Dev: Cassel Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Why similar: Mouse Only 14.4% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14% ★, Card Battler 13.8%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Card Game 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of using cards to build and defend a city against waves of enemies in real-time.
- #3 Loop Hero
96% matchVery Positive93% of 36,571 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.4%, Card Game 19.8%, Roguelike 16.7%, Roguelite 16%, Fantasy 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the addictive loop of building a world while managing resources and fighting enemies in a roguelite format.
- #4 The Last Spell
95% matchVery Positive91% of 13,760 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 Combat 26.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 14.7%, RPG 11.7%, Strategy 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based tactical game that focuses heavily on defending a city from massive hordes of monsters.
- #5 Against the Storm
94% matchVery Positive94% of 37,624 reviews2023
Dev: Eremite GamesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.
Why similar: Roguelite 59.2%, Strategy 32.4%, Singleplayer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A premier roguelite city-builder that emphasizes resource management and adapting to randomized challenges.
- #6 ORX
94% matchMixed69% of 684 reviews2022
Dev: johnbellPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A new take on tower-defence and deckbuilding roguelike genres. ORX is like playing Carcassonne with your table on fire. Build your perfect deck, use powerful artefacts, master 3 unique factions. Prove that you are the King of your castle!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.6% ★, Mouse Only 17.8% ★, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Card Game 11.1%, Difficult 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of deckbuilding and tower defense that tasks you with building fortifications to survive waves of enemies.
- #7 These Doomed Isles
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 234 reviews2024
Dev: Triplevision Games LimitedPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35% ★, Deckbuilding 19.4%, Card Game 16.8%, Roguelike 12.3%, Strategy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines god-game city-building with deckbuilding mechanics to defend against waves of invaders.
- #8 Kingdom Two Crowns
92% matchVery Positive90% of 39,881 reviews2018
Dev: Fury StudiosPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Fantasy 48.7%, Strategy 39.8%, Singleplayer 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the core fantasy of building and expanding a kingdom while managing defenses against encroaching threats.
- #9 Stacklands
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,373 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
Why similar: Card Game 27.3%, Card Battler 26%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Roguelite 15.4%, Strategy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a card-based interface to manage resources and build a village, sharing the tactile satisfaction of Super Fantasy Kingdom.
- #10 Breachway
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,524 reviews2024
Dev: Edgeflow StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.1% ★, Mouse Only 13% ★, Card Battler 9.6%, Deckbuilding 9%, Card Game 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed deckbuilder that emphasizes tactical combat and ship management similar to unit management in fantasy games.
- #11 Die in the Dungeon
89% matchVery Positive92% of 3,597 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but dice! Deal with enemies by combining powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.8% ★, Mouse Only 13.5% ★, Card Battler 9.5%, Deckbuilding 8.7%, Card Game 8%
Why You'll Like It: A turn-based roguelike that replaces cards with dice, offering a fresh take on tactical deckbuilding.
- #12 Monster Train
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,964 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Why similar: Card Battler 16.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.5% ★, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Card Game 11.8%, Roguelite 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that utilizes tower-defense style lanes, making it a great fit for fans of tactical combat.
- #13 Wildfrost
89% matchVery Positive83% of 8,859 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 21.6% ★, Card Battler 15.6%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Card Game 11.6%, Difficult 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep tactical deckbuilding with a focus on positioning and unit synergy during combat.
- #14 Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
86% matchVery Positive82% of 2,718 reviews2026
Dev: Hamma StudiosPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!
Why similar: Auto Battler 53.6%, Roguelike 10.3%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Roguelite 8.2%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: An auto-battler with heavy RPG elements that focuses on managing a squad of units through roguelite encounters.
- #15 Slay the Spire
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 218,929 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.2% ★, Card Battler 16.6%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Roguelike 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelike deckbuilder that provides the tactical depth and card synergy essential to the genre.
- #16 Dicey Dungeons
88% matchVery Positive89% of 11,889 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 32.2% ★, Card Battler 16.1%, Mouse Only 11.9% ★, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Card Game 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming roguelike deckbuilder that uses dice-based combat to provide a similar sense of strategic variety.
- #17 Balatro
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 199,191 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Roguelike 10.5%, Card Battler 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: While focused on poker, its addictive roguelike deckbuilding progression offers a similar 'just one more run' feeling.
- #18 Just King
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,489 reviews2023
Dev: VISH
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Just King is an action auto-battler with roguelike elements. Assemble your party to venture into different lands fighting fearsome kings and their deadly armies. Use your loot to hire and upgrade mighty heroes... or the bard.
Why similar: Auto Battler 28.1%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Roguelite 15.2%, Roguelike 12.6%, Strategy 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines auto-battler mechanics with tactical positioning and roguelite progression.
- #19 As We Descend
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,426 reviews2025
Dev: Box DragonPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.5% ★, Card Battler 15.9%, Deckbuilding 14%, Card Game 13.1%, Roguelike 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on tactical card play and unit management.
- #20 Fogpiercer
83% matchVery Positive84% of 650 reviews2026
Dev: Mad Cookies StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 15.8% ★, Card Battler 10.7%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Card Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused roguelike that utilizes deckbuilding to overcome procedural challenges.
- #21 Megaloot
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 4,013 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 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 16.2%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Roguelite 14.4%, Roguelike 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on inventory management and loot-based progression within a roguelite dungeon-crawling framework.
- #22 Inscryption
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,820 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Card Battler 27.5%, Deckbuilding 22.3%, Card Game 21.4%, Roguelike 11.3%, Roguelite 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines atmospheric exploration with a complex card-battling system that rewards strategic deck planning.
- #23 Timberborn
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 41,938 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 44.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on complex city-building and resource management with a unique verticality that rewards clever planning.
- #24 Commander Quest
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,880 reviews2025
Dev: Flyway Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Mouse Only 17.7% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.8% ★, Auto Battler 12.9%, Card Battler 11.3%, Deckbuilding 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilding strategy game that focuses on replayability and tactical combat decisions.
- #25 Throne of Bone
81% matchVery Positive85% of 337 reviews2025
Dev: Windmill Slam
Windows · Mac
Draft minions to defeat all who oppose the noble art of necromancy. Wield spells, discover dark relics, and reclaim your castle to unite the land through undeath in this unholy amalgam of roguelike, deckbuilder, and autobattler.
Why similar: Auto Battler 15.3%, Card Battler 13.2%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 10.7% ★, Card Game 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-heavy auto-battler that incorporates card-battling mechanics in a dark fantasy setting.
- #26 Frostpunk
81% matchVery Positive93% of 137,667 reviews2018
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
Why similar: Strategy 59.4%, Difficult 33.5%, Singleplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more serious take on city-building and resource management under constant survival pressure.
- #27 Northwind
79% 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 20.8% ★, Card Battler 13.4%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Card Game 11.3%, Roguelike 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A deckbuilder that emphasizes card-battler mechanics and strategic planning in a harsh environment.
- #28 Gnomes
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,846 reviews2025
Dev: DYSTOPIAN
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde
Why similar: Procedural Generation 26.8%, Roguelike 24.1%, Difficult 19.8%, Roguelite 16.6%, Strategy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A procedural tower defense game that requires careful planning and strategic unit placement.
- #29 9 Kings
77% matchVery Positive92% of 23,381 reviews2025
Dev: Sad SocketPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
Why similar: Mouse Only 13.9% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.9% ★, Card Battler 9.4%, Deckbuilding 8.8%, Card Game 8.1%
- #30 Knightica
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,204 reviews2025
Dev: Mad Mango GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Recruit powerful units, place them strategically and find the best synergies in this Roguelike Autobattler! Knightica lets you guide a warband through many challenges to free the Kingdoms. Discover optimal combinations, weave powerful enchants, face dangerous monsters and lead your army to victory!
Why similar: Auto Battler 26.3%, Card Battler 20.7%, Deckbuilding 20%, Roguelike 12.5%, Fantasy 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends auto-battler mechanics with tower defense and deckbuilding for a unique tactical experience.
- #31 Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,448 reviews2026
Dev: Crux Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.3% ★, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Battler 11.7%, Card Game 9.9%, Roguelike 9.5%
- #32 Dorfromantik
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,653 reviews2022
Dev: Toukana Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 56.3%, Strategy 28.2%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: While more peaceful, it shares the satisfying tile-based city-building and planning mechanics found in the genre.
- #33 The King is Watching
76% matchVery Positive89% of 10,637 reviews2025
Dev: HypnoheadPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
Why similar: Auto Battler 24.9%, Roguelike 19.6%, Deckbuilding 19%, Roguelite 16.5%, Fantasy 11.1%
- #34 He is Coming
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,192 reviews2025
Dev: ChronoclePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
Why similar: Mouse Only 13.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 13.2% ★, Card Battler 9%, Deckbuilding 8.3%, Card Game 7.7%
- #35 Nordhold
75% matchVery Positive87% of 3,393 reviews2025
Dev: StunForgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enemies are coming! Every decision matters: build your city, grow the economy, and prepare for enemy waves. Strengthen your defenses, adapt your strategy, and unleash your hero’s full potential. This unique Tower Defense will test your skills – are you worthy to claim a place at Valhalla?
Why similar: Roguelite 28.6%, Roguelike 25.3%, Procedural Generation 16.5%, Strategy 14.7%, RPG 8%
- #36 There Are No Orcs
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,235 reviews2025
Dev: BaseTrade StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An RTS-Roguelike hybrid with auto-battling troops. Master building placement, swarm your enemies, and smash their defenses with unit-commander combos!
Why similar: Auto Battler 36.8%, Card Game 24.2%, Roguelite 15.2%, Strategy 8.1%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #37 Border Pioneer
74% matchVery Positive87% of 1,928 reviews2025
Dev: Yahzj GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!
Why similar: Card Game 25.3%, Roguelite 22.9%, Strategy 16%, Fantasy 15.2%, Deckbuilding 11.5%
- #38 Kingdom's Deck
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 544 reviews2025
Dev: Ivan AcoPub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Build by day, defend by night! Kingdom's Deck is a card-based city builder where you build and protect your Kingdom from the enemy siege. Build your deck, deploy your cards wisely, defend your walls, manage your resources, and respond to various events that will shape your Kingdom!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 43.1% ★, Card Game 24.7%, Roguelike 13.2%, Fantasy 6.5%, Strategy 6.4%
- #39 Monsters are Coming!
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,892 reviews2025
Dev: LudogramPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Beware, Monsters are Coming! In this Tower-Survivor rogue-lite, you protect an ever-moving city from unrelenting hordes. Gather resources, fortify defences, and survive for as long as you can. Will you reach the Ark?
Why similar: Roguelite 56.4%, Strategy 26%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #40 Wanderburg
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,109 reviews2026
Dev: RandwerkPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Drive your Castle on Wheels into battle in this minimalist medieval roguelike of roaming fortresses! Devour entire villages, build your modular arsenal of siege machinery and break the game as you grow with every stronghold you crush.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.7%, Roguelike 31.7%, RPG 16.3%, Strategy 16.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #41 Tiny Kingdom
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: neltile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiny Kingdom is a minimalist city-building strategy game where every placement matters. Start with a single hut and grow a thriving kingdom by combining buildings, unlocking synergies, and creating efficient layouts.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.9% ★, Deckbuilding 19.5%, Card Game 16.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #42 Overlooting
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,783 reviews2025
Dev: Posing Possums
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, Auto Battler 14.1%, Roguelite 12.7%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 12% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%
- #43 Automatic Kingdom
71% matchVery Positive88% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Matthew Pontarolo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build the perfect kingdom in this turn-based strategy game that combines elements of automation, board games, and city builders. Keep your kingdom happy, endure hostile Challenges, and unlock new cards as your kingdom becomes more prosperous.
Why similar: Card Game 30.6%, Auto Battler 29.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #44 Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,056 reviews2025
Dev: Rockbee TeamPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lessaria is an RTS inspired by Majesty 👑 where you guide heroes with indirect control. Play through the campaign or relax in sandbox mode as you build your magical kingdom.
Why similar: Fantasy 34.3%, Strategy 30.5%, RPG 28.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #45 SpellRogue
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 18.7% ★, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Card Battler 12.6%, Card Game 10.4%, Difficult 8.5%
- #46 Necroking
70% matchVery Positive82% of 964 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.7% ★, Auto Battler 13%, Deckbuilding 13%, Card Battler 12.2%, Card Game 11.5%
- #47 Aurora Defense
71% matchMixed61% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Moka Games
Windows
A unique roguelike deckbuilder + base-building tower defense game. Build powerful defenses in the last bastion of light, fend off relentless waves of darkness, and protect the final goddess!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.7% ★, Auto Battler 16.4%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 11.1%, Roguelike 10.4%
- #48 Tower Dominion
67% matchVery Positive86% of 5,610 reviews2025
Dev: Parallel 45 Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Build and design the terrain while defending your stronghold against alien invasion in this unique Roguelike tower defense. Choose from 30 heroes, survive enemy waves, and upgrade a variety of destructive towers to hold the line!
Why similar: Auto Battler 28%, Roguelike 20.7%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Roguelite 18.5%, Strategy 11.3%
- #49 Magecraft: Spellbuilding
67% matchVery Positive98% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: Violet Grimoire
Windows
Craft spell cards, collect new effects, and build the perfect deck as you fight through rounds of turn-based combat. Survive randomly-generated dungeon layouts by countering enemy attacks with your own spells, and make the most of the powers and scrolls you pick up along the way.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.1% ★, Mouse Only 14.8% ★, Card Battler 13.1%, Card Game 11.1%, Deckbuilding 10.9%
- #50 Fantasy Village Simulator
70% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: CYCLOPS
Windows · Mac
Experience building your own village with different races in a fantasy world! Produce more villagers for various production tasks and train more guards to resist waves of demonic attacks. Plan the production of supplies to create more powerful equipment for the guards to wear.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.5%, Roguelite 18.7%, Roguelike 16.3%, Card Game 13.5%, Strategy 10.8%
- #51 Cataclismo
67% matchVery Positive89% of 4,346 reviews2025
Dev: Digital SunPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Design and build fortresses brick by brick to stand against endless hordes of Horrors in this real-time strategy game with resource management, siege defense, and exploration. Lead from the ramparts, push back the darkness, and hold fast against the creatures of the Mist.
Why similar: Strategy 79.8%, Singleplayer 20.2%
- #52 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22% ★, Card Battler 13.9%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Card Game 12.3%, Roguelike 8.2%
- #53 Acolyte of the Altar
70% 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 18.8% ★, Mouse Only 14.5% ★, Card Battler 12.5%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Card Game 10.5%
- #54 DREAMGATE
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2020
Dev: Confirmed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamgate is a unique hardcore mix of deck building card battler, roguelite adventure and RPG. Build your deck, explore the Dreamgate world and defeat fearsome foes!
Why similar: Card Battler 12.7%, Card Game 11.3%, Mouse Only 11.3% ★, Deckbuilding 9%, Difficult 8%
- #55 Vertical Kingdom
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 137 reviews2024
Dev: Farlight Games IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
There's nowhere to go but up! Vertical Kingdom is a card-based city builder roguelite with a twist - you can only build vertically, literally reaching for the sky with each city. Lead expeditions to gather resources, construct metropolises, and build ever upwards!
Why similar: Card Game 29.9%, Deckbuilding 28.2%, Roguelite 20.8%, Strategy 9.9%, 2D 5.5%
- #56 Claymores of the Lost Kingdom
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Ultaan Games
Windows
RPG-infused Roguelike Deckbuilder. Forge your hero, level up, and craft a deck that evolves based on your unique build. Travel a land ravaged by famine, uncover the prophecy, and save the people of Ruthia!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.8% ★, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Battler 14.1%, Card Game 12.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #57 Hadean Tactics
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,939 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 16.8% ★, Auto Battler 13.1%, Card Battler 11.3%, Deckbuilding 9.6%, Card Game 9%
- #58 Kingdom of Cards
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Rubber Duck GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
From cropland to forest, from academy to conqueror's guild, expand territory of your kingdom. As the kingdom grows, crises will quietly arise. No worries: prepare to use the resource cards to train a group of powerful guardians to eliminate enemies and protect your kingdom.
Why similar: Card Game 30.8%, Strategy 17.6%, RPG 16.9%, Roguelike 14.1%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #59 Fate Hunters
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 31.1% ★, Card Battler 18.2%, Deckbuilding 14.4%, Card Game 13.8%, Roguelite 6.6%
- #60 Spinny Dungeon
64% matchVery Positive91% of 93 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.7% ★, Auto Battler 11.8%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Card Game 10.3%, Card Battler 9.3%