- #1 Griftlands
97% matchVery Positive94% of 14,297 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.6 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 19%, Turn-Based 15.9%, Card Game 14.6%, Card Battler 12.4%, Roguelike 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar blend of deep, story-rich RPG elements and tactical deckbuilding within a unique, gritty world.
- #2 Gordian Quest
96% matchVery Positive89% of 5,923 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: Deckbuilding 20.3%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Card Game 19.7%, Card Battler 13.8%, Roguelike 11%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at merging classic RPG party progression with complex card-based tactical combat.
- #3 Slay the Spire
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 210,878 reviews2019
Dev: Mega Crit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.3 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: Card Game 24.5%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Card Battler 16.6%, Roguelike 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: As the foundational title of the genre, it provides the core roguelike deckbuilding experience that Tainted Grail builds upon.
- #4 Knock on the Coffin Lid
95% matchVery Positive84% of 2,838 reviews2024
Dev: RedBoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 17.1%, Turn-Based 16%, Card Game 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.9%, Card Battler 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder that mirrors the grim aesthetic and challenging combat of the seed game.
- #5 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
94% matchVery Positive88% of 29,168 reviews2025
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 47.2%, Choices Matter 17.2%, RPG 16.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world RPG provides the narrative and world-building context for the island of Avalon featured in Conquest.
- #6 Darkest Dungeon® II
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,172 reviews2023
Dev: Red Hook Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 34.7 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: Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Turn-Based 19.7%, CRPG 14.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the dark, oppressive atmosphere and high-stakes turn-based combat found in Tainted Grail.
- #7 Roguebook
93% matchVery Positive84% of 4,279 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Deckbuilding 20%, Card Game 17.5%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Card Battler 11%, Roguelike 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The exploration-focused map system and party-based deckbuilding provide a similar sense of discovery and strategy.
- #8 Black Book
92% matchVery Positive92% of 6,528 reviews2021
Dev: MorteshkaPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
Why similar: Turn-Based 15.4%, Card Game 14.7%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Card Battler 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines a dark, folklore-inspired narrative with a unique card-based combat system that feels deeply thematic.
- #9 Monster Train
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,754 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.1 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: Deckbuilding 23.4%, Card Game 21.4%, Card Battler 17.5%, Roguelike 12.9%, Roguelite 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers highly polished deckbuilding mechanics with a distinct dark fantasy aesthetic and strategic depth.
- #10 Hand of Fate 2
91% matchVery Positive84% of 5,759 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: Deckbuilding 29.8%, Card Game 28.8%, Board Game 9.8%, Roguelite 8.9%, RPG 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends card-based narrative events with action-RPG combat, mirroring the hybrid nature of Tainted Grail.
- #11 Vault of the Void
90% matchVery Positive93% of 2,938 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Deckbuilding 22.1%, Card Game 18.3%, Card Battler 13%, Roguelike 11%, Board Game 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides deep strategic deckbuilding with a focus on player agency and tactical combat decisions.
- #12 King Arthur: Knight's Tale
89% matchVery Positive84% of 7,361 reviews2022
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Turn-Based 18%, CRPG 12.3%, Turn-Based Combat 10.3%, Base Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy tactical RPG that focuses on turn-based combat and deep character management.
- #13 SpellRogue
88% matchVery Positive87% of 1,585 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.3 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: Deckbuilding 22.9%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Card Game 15%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Card Battler 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces innovative dice-based mechanics to the deckbuilding genre, offering a fresh but challenging tactical experience.
- #14 Trials of Fire
89% matchVery Positive86% of 3,239 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 18.1%, Card Game 15.6%, Card Battler 13.6%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Board Game 11%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a harsh, post-apocalyptic fantasy world, it combines tactical movement with card-based combat.
- #15 Inscryption
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,157 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.2 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: Deckbuilding 27.7%, Card Game 25.5%, Card Battler 19.1%, Roguelike 12.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, dark, and narrative-heavy card-based roguelike that shares the unsettling tone of the seed game.
- #16 Across the Obelisk
86% matchVery Positive81% of 12,790 reviews2022
Dev: Dreamsite GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 20.8 hrsMean: 53.5 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: Deckbuilding 22.3%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Card Game 19.7%, Card Battler 13.8%, Roguelike 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: This party-based deckbuilder emphasizes RPG progression and strategic synergy between different character classes.
- #17 Deck of Ashes
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,061 reviews2020
Dev: AYGamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Deckbuilding 23.6%, Card Battler 17.3%, Card Game 13.3%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder that emphasizes resource management and strategic card selection.
- #18 Loop Hero
84% matchVery Positive93% of 36,055 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.3 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 24.1%, Card Game 18%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Roguelike 14%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This genre-bending roguelike features deckbuilding elements and a dark, melancholic atmosphere.
- #19 Banners of Ruin
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,181 reviews2021
Dev: MonteBearoPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Deckbuilding 19.1%, Turn-Based 18%, Card Game 17.1%, Card Battler 12.3%, Roguelike 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, party-based deckbuilder with a gritty aesthetic and high-stakes combat encounters.
- #20 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
84% matchVery Positive94% of 709 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.8%, Board Game 15.7%, Card Game 15.6%, Card Battler 14.7%, Roguelike 14%
Why You'll Like It: It combines grid-based movement with card-based combat, offering a tactical depth similar to the seed game.
- #21 Library Of Ruina
82% matchVery Positive94% of 41,062 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 53.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.6%, Card Game 22.4%, Turn-Based 16.8%, Card Battler 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features complex deckbuilding mechanics tied to a deep, dark, and highly narrative-driven story.
- #22 Cross Blitz
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,591 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.5%, Card Game 21.8%, Card Battler 15.3%, Roguelite 9.8%, Roguelike 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-heavy deckbuilder with a distinct visual style and a strong focus on story-driven progression.
- #23 SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
83% matchVery Positive87% of 2,228 reviews2019
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Why similar: Turn-Based 24.5%, Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 21.6%, Card Battler 16.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-focused deckbuilder that balances a charming world with surprisingly deep tactical card combat.
- #24 Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire
81% matchVery Positive92% of 376 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: Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 18.3%, Turn-Based 17.8%, Card Battler 12.1%, Roguelike 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its dark, gothic aesthetic and unique card-based combat system align well with the tone of Tainted Grail.
- #25 Dungeon Drafters
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 753 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.4%, Card Game 30.3%, Turn-Based Combat 13%, Roguelite 13%, RPG 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dungeon crawler that utilizes deckbuilding to create a unique and tactical combat experience.
- #26 Ring of Pain
79% matchVery Positive92% of 5,015 reviews2020
Dev: Simon BoxerPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enter the Ring of Pain, a roguelike card crawler where encounters come to you. Each step around the ring a dire decision. Go for the loot or backstab a creeping horror? Meet strange friends bearing gifts and treasure. Choose your gear wisely to survive and discover the secrets of the Ring of Pain.
Why similar: Card Game 27.1%, Turn-Based 26.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Roguelite 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal dungeon crawler with card-based encounters that captures a similar sense of dread.
- #27 Card Quest
81% matchVery Positive86% of 371 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: Deckbuilding 22.6%, Card Game 19.5%, Card Battler 15.4%, Turn-Based 13.7%, Roguelike 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, RPG-focused deckbuilder that rewards careful planning and character-specific strategies.
- #28 Fights in Tight Spaces
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,799 reviews2021
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 27.5%, Turn-Based 19.6%, Card Game 18.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.2%, Roguelike 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on tactical deckbuilding that emphasizes positioning and combat flow in a high-stakes environment.
- #29 Erannorth Chronicles
79% matchVery Positive87% of 402 reviews2021
Dev: Spyridon Thalassinos
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Erannorth Chronicles blends old-school card strategy with deep RPG progression in a vast sandbox world. With no fixed story, revel in unmatched freedom and limitless character customization.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.5%, Card Game 22.1%, Board Game 14.3%, Card Battler 13.4%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An extremely deep RPG-deckbuilder hybrid that offers massive customization and a complex world to explore.
- #30 Hadean Tactics
77% matchVery Positive89% of 1,857 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: Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 18.4%, Card Battler 13.5%, Roguelike 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%
- #31 Indies' Lies
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 781 reviews2023
Dev: Fun Square GamesPub: Erabit
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 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: Deckbuilding 18.2%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Card Game 16.1%, Card Battler 11.3%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #32 Journey to the Void
75% 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: Deckbuilding 19.9%, Card Game 17.6%, Turn-Based 14%, Card Battler 12%, Roguelike 10.7%
- #33 Aces & Adventures
76% matchVery Positive89% of 3,360 reviews2023
Dev: Triple.B.TitlesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 30.3%, Card Game 25%, Roguelike 14.8%, Card Battler 14.3%, Roguelite 10.5%
- #34 Hand of Fate
77% matchVery Positive89% of 10,633 reviews2015
Dev: Defiant Development
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 33.6%, Card Game 27.4%, Roguelike 23.2%, RPG 5.6%, Board Game 3.6%
- #35 HELLCARD
74% matchVery Positive86% of 4,522 reviews2024
Dev: Thing TrunkPub: Skystone Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 21.9 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: Deckbuilding 18.4%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Card Game 14%, Card Battler 13.4%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #36 Poker Quest: Swords and Spades
74% matchVery Positive87% of 707 reviews2022
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 25.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.2%, Card Game 18.7%, Turn-Based 17.3%, Roguelike 11.8%, Card Battler 11.1%
- #37 Blood Card
76% matchVery Positive81% of 722 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: Deckbuilding 22%, Card Game 19.6%, Turn-Based 18.7%, Card Battler 16.2%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #38 Deepest Chamber: Resurrection
73% matchVery Positive80% of 539 reviews2023
Dev: Balcony SoftworksPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Delve into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection, where card boosting is your key to survival. Employ this unique mechanic to augment your abilities, strategize your next moves and endure a series of increasingly perilous descents in this gripping rogue-lite, card-battling adventure!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.5%, Card Game 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Card Battler 14.8%, Roguelike 13.4%
- #39 Deathless. The Hero Quest
72% matchVery Positive88% of 983 reviews2024
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.2%, Card Game 19%, Turn-Based 16.9%, Card Battler 12.8%, Roguelike 10.5%
- #40 The Last Spell
71% matchVery Positive92% of 12,839 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar GamesPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 24.8 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 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 19.1%, Base Building 12.2%, Turn-Based Combat 11.6%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #41 Fate Hunters
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 871 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: Deckbuilding 26%, Card Game 23.6%, Card Battler 18.3%, Roguelike 10.5%, Turn-Based 9.9%
- #42 Shattered Heaven
73% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2023
Dev: Leonardo ProductionPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 17.5%, Card Game 14.9%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Card Battler 13.8%, Roguelike 9%
- #43 Decktamer
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,731 reviews2025
Dev: Horizon EdgePub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Deckbuilding 31.1%, Card Game 28.6%, Card Battler 20%, Turn-Based Combat 12.6%, Roguelike 5.9%
- #44 Thea: The Awakening
73% matchVery Positive88% of 3,754 reviews2015
Dev: MuHa Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thea: The Awakening is a turn-based strategic survival game inspired by the Slavic mythology and set in a procedural dark fantasy world infused with non-linear story and unique combat system.
Why similar: Turn-Based 35.8%, Card Game 22.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, RPG 9.2%, Roguelike 6.3%
- #45 Iratus: Lord of the Dead
71% matchVery Positive86% of 8,142 reviews2020
Dev: UnfrozenPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Roguelike 19.9%, Turn-Based Combat 15.9%, Turn-Based 15.5%, RPG 13.3%
- #46 Deep Sky Derelicts
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,860 reviews2018
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26.3%, Card Battler 17.3%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Card Game 9%, RPG 7.3%
- #47 Inkborn
69% matchVery Positive81% of 84 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: Deckbuilding 21.6%, Card Game 20%, Turn-Based 19.1%, Card Battler 13.2%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #48 Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder
71% matchMixed63% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Black Eye Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19.3%, Card Game 17.3%, Card Battler 11.9%, Turn-Based 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%
- #49 C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
70% matchMixed53% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.
Windows
This game combines roguelike-style deckbuilding with SRPGs to create an all-new experience! Follow Vel as she leads the Clausewitz Battalion into battle against Fahftania and the Hellmuth Brigade. Collect 100 different cards to build the strongest deck and fight enemies on a map shrouded in mist.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.5%, Card Game 21.3%, Turn-Based 18.6%, Card Battler 14.4%, Roguelike 12.5%
- #50 Book of Demons
69% matchVery Positive91% of 9,468 reviews2018
Dev: Thing Trunk
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.7%, Card Game 17.7%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Isometric 13.8%, RPG 8%
- #51 DungeonTop
70% matchVery Positive82% of 573 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: Deckbuilding 20.8%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Card Game 18.5%, Card Battler 13.2%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #52 Wildfrost
67% matchVery Positive83% of 8,624 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.6%, Card Game 19.3%, Turn-Based 17.4%, Card Battler 15.2%, Roguelike 11.5%
- #53 Museum Mystery: Deckbuilding Card Game
68% matchVery Positive82% of 181 reviews2024
Dev: ST Stepanov Ivan AndreevichPub: Recently Played
Windows
Museum Mystery is a deck-building, story-driven roguelite adventure where museum exhibits come to life, wreaking chaos. Explore halls from different eras, battle works of art, collect your own deck of artifacts, and solve the mystery!
Why similar: Turn-Based 18.2%, Card Game 16.6%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Card Battler 13.3%, Roguelike 10.2%
- #54 King Arthur: Legion IX
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 781 reviews2024
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Dive into a unique blend of turn-based tactics and character-centric RPGs. Lead the skilled Roman tribune Gaius Julius Mento as he navigates through the dark fantasy realm of Avalon.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.1%, Isometric 13.2%, Roguelike 13%, Turn-Based Combat 12.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #55 Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
65% matchVery Positive92% of 734 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 24.3%, Card Game 20.8%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Card Battler 14.4%, Roguelike 11.4%
- #56 Demon's Mirror
67% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Be-Rad EntertainmentPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.5%, Card Game 19.7%, Turn-Based 15.5%, Card Battler 13.8%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #57 Blood Card 2: Dark Mist
68% matchVery Positive86% of 304 reviews2021
Dev: Pixel Cattle Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dark Mist is a card game that combines elements of the roguelike deckbuilder genre with enemies that appear in waves. Defeat monsters and level up during battle to keep yourself going.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.7%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Card Game 19%, Card Battler 13.9%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #58 Monster Train 2
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,245 reviews2025
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Big Fan Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 36.3%, Card Game 32.4%, Roguelike 20.8%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #59 Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
65% matchVery Positive86% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: Crimson Herring StudiosPub: Zugalu Entertainment
Windows
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.7%, Card Game 19.3%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Card Battler 12%, Roguelike 8.8%
- #60 Arcanium: Rise of Akhan
67% matchVery Positive82% of 813 reviews2022
Dev: Supercombo, Inc.Pub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.1 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: Deckbuilding 23.3%, Card Game 21.7%, Card Battler 15.9%, Roguelike 13.5%, Roguelite 9.4%