- #1 Dicey Dungeons
97% matchVery Positive89% of 11,511 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: Roguelite 42.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Turn-Based 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the quirky, turn-based puzzle combat and colorful, chaotic energy of Bum-Bo.
- #2 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 386,504 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 43.4 hrsMean: 182.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Roguelite 39.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Difficult 18.5%, Indie 17.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the core universe that birthed Bum-Bo, this game shares the same dark, grotesque humor and deep roguelite replayability.
- #3 Balatro
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 187,446 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.6 hrsMean: 46.6 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: Roguelite 36.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Card Game 12.7%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Turn-Based 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its addictive, poker-based deckbuilding loop provides the same 'just one more turn' satisfaction found in puzzle-roguelites.
- #4 DemonCrawl
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,311 reviews2019
Dev: Therefore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 46.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!
Why similar: Roguelite 36.4%, Strategy 19.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: By turning Minesweeper into a full-fledged roguelite, it captures the same 'puzzle-as-combat' spirit.
- #5 Ring of Pain
94% 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: Roguelite 47.2%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based 13.5%, Card Game 11.2%, Difficult 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similarly dark, unsettling atmosphere combined with unique card-based dungeon crawling mechanics.
- #6 Peglin
93% matchVery Positive84% of 17,157 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 24.6 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: Roguelite 50.8%, Strategy 17.3%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: It replaces cards with pinball mechanics, offering a similar 'toy-like' physics-based approach to turn-based combat.
- #7 Inscryption
92% 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: Roguelite 41.6%, Strategy 16.4%, Card Game 13.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Deckbuilding 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: The dark, meta-narrative and card-based strategy capture the eerie, high-stakes feeling of Bum-Bo's world.
- #8 You Must Build A Boat
94% matchVery Positive82% of 1,080 reviews2015
Dev: EightyEightGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
You Must Build A Boat is the sequel to the award winning "10000000". Travel the world, run procedurally generated dungeons finding artifacts, capturing monsters and recruiting crew for your boat
Why similar: Match 3 50.7% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Roguelite 11.9%, Puzzle 8.8%, Indie 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive match-3 roguelite that shares the frantic, puzzle-driven progression style of Bum-Bo.
- #9 Wildfrost
91% 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: Roguelite 43.2%, Strategy 13.1%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Difficult 10.3%, Card Game 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a challenging, tactical deckbuilding experience with a charming but brutal art style.
- #10 Backpack Hero
91% matchVery Positive87% of 8,287 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Roguelite 47.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: The inventory-management puzzle mechanics provide a deep, strategic layer similar to arranging Bum-Bo's spells.
- #11 Slay the Spire
89% 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: Roguelite 31.1%, Card Game 16.2%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based 14%, Deckbuilding 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard of the genre, it provides the deep deckbuilding strategy that underpins Bum-Bo's combat.
- #12 DICEOMANCER
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,441 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.9 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: Strategy 51.9%, Card Game 20.3%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its chaotic, dice-based combat and humorous tone align perfectly with the unpredictable nature of Bum-Bo.
- #13 Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,612 reviews2015
Dev: Gambrinous
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.
Why similar: Roguelite 28.6%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Deckbuilding 15%, Card Game 12.6%, Strategy 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: The paper-craft aesthetic and dungeon-building mechanics feel like a spiritual cousin to Bum-Bo's cardboard world.
- #14 Monster Train
87% 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: Roguelite 53.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Card Game 11.5%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Difficult 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers complex, multi-lane tactical combat that rewards the same kind of strategic planning as Bum-Bo's grid battles.
- #15 Mewgenics
85% matchVery Positive92% of 42,141 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Build the ultimate cat army through tactical breeding and send them into deep, challenging turn-based adventures. Draft abilities, collect items, and manipulate genetics across generations in this roguelike tactics game from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and The End is Nigh.
Why similar: Roguelite 90.7%, Funny 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This turn-based tactical game shares the dark, quirky humor and distinct visual style of the McMillen universe.
- #16 10,000,000
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,355 reviews2013
Dev: EightyEightGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game
Why similar: Match 3 66.6% ★, Puzzle 12%, Indie 8.4%, Roguelite 5.9%, Strategy 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: This classic match-3 roguelite shares the fast-paced, grid-clearing intensity of Bum-Bo's combat.
- #17 Dungeon Clawler
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,403 reviews2024
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 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: Roguelite 64.7%, Strategy 20.4%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: The use of claw machine mechanics to influence deckbuilding adds a unique, tactile puzzle element similar to Bum-Bo.
- #18 Card Crawl
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2018
Dev: Arnold Rauers
Windows · Mac
Card Crawl is a solitaire style Dungeon Crawler played with a deck of cards.
Why similar: Roguelite 43%, Strategy 17.9%, Card Game 10.4%, Deckbuilding 10.2%, Puzzle 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a distilled, grid-based card combat experience that feels like a more focused version of Bum-Bo's mechanics.
- #19 Luck be a Landlord
84% matchVery Positive93% of 11,345 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
Why similar: Roguelite 57.3%, Strategy 21.2%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: The slot-machine mechanics create a similar sense of reliance on RNG and puzzle-like optimization.
- #20 The End Is Nigh
84% matchVery Positive94% of 3,330 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Difficult 25.3%, Indie 21.2%, Adventure 14%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: While a platformer, it captures the same difficult, dark, and quirky spirit found in all of McMillen's games.
- #21 Griftlands
83% 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: Roguelite 50.6%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Card Game 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy deckbuilder features a gritty, dark world that will appeal to fans of McMillen's storytelling.
- #22 Pirates Outlaws
82% matchVery Positive83% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Why similar: Roguelite 39.1%, Strategy 15.4%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Card Game 9.7%, Difficult 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is an accessible, turn-based deckbuilder that focuses on strategic card synergy and roguelite progression.
- #23 Little Dungeon Stories
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 48 min≥1hr: 28%
Little Dungeon Stories is a challenging roguelike card-based RPG. Enter the dungeon full of secrets, hostile monsters, deadly traps, and legendary loots. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 49%, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Card Game 10.3%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a roguelike deckbuilder that focuses on quick, brutal decisions and high-stakes dungeon encounters.
- #24 One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend
80% matchVery Positive84% of 358 reviews2023
Dev: Ankama StudioPub: Ankama Games
Windows · Mac
One More Gate is a rogue-lite deck-builder that combines exploration and turn-based strategic combat. Head out to discover fantastic places, master the power of Wakfu to create destructive card combos, and defeat all those who would stand in your way!
Why similar: Roguelite 31.7%, Strategy 28.5%, Card Game 14.5%, Deckbuilding 9.3%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The colorful art style and turn-based deckbuilding mechanics provide a similar strategic experience.
- #25 Fights in Tight Spaces
79% 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: Strategy 31%, Roguelite 24.7%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Turn-Based 12.5%, Card Game 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The grid-based tactical deckbuilding emphasizes positioning and movement in a way that mirrors Bum-Bo's spatial puzzles.
- #26 A Long Way Down
81% matchMixed67% of 230 reviews2020
Dev: Seenapsis StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A deck-building roguelite RPG set in a dark and tormented world. Assemble your party and use your cards to survive, fight and build your way through a dark maze of monsters orchestrated by an evil mastermind. Your choices will lead you to judgement.
Why similar: Roguelite 34.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based 9.8%, Card Game 8.5%, Deckbuilding 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines dark, grid-based dungeon exploration with card-based combat, closely mimicking Bum-Bo's structure.
- #27 Devil's Deck
81% matchMixed66% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: Touch Times Studio
Windows
It is a Roguelike card game which owns interesting honeycomb and original combat rules. Whether adventures or combats, have rich variety of options.
Why similar: Strategy 26.9%, Roguelite 25.7%, Deckbuilding 15%, Indie 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This strategic card-battler leans into a dark, roguelite aesthetic that fits well with the Bum-Bo vibe.
- #28 Baba Is You
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,702 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 43.3%, Difficult 19.7%, Indie 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It challenges the player with pure logic puzzles that require the same 'outside the box' thinking as Bum-Bo's grid puzzles.
- #29 Tainted Grail: Conquest
78% matchVery Positive90% of 8,124 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Roguelite 42.2%, Turn-Based 16.4%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Card Game 15.1%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, atmospheric deckbuilding experience with deep RPG progression and challenging encounters.
- #30 The Last Hex
79% matchVery Positive81% of 216 reviews2021
Dev: That Indie Studio
Windows
The dead arise and only you can stand against them. Equip and train your character, grow your arsenal of cards, survive harrowing encounters and prepare for the final showdown with The Lost at ...The Last Hex! A RPG Deckbuilder with Roguelite elements.
Why similar: Roguelite 35%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Deckbuilding 10%, Card Game 9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers an RPG-infused deckbuilding experience with a focus on character progression and strategic card play.
- #31 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
77% matchVery Positive81% of 3,291 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: Roguelite 43.9%, Strategy 21.1%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 11.8%, Turn-Based 6.2%
- #32 Ballionaire
76% matchVery Positive86% of 2,480 reviews2024
Dev: newobjectPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!
Why similar: Roguelite 49%, Strategy 19.3%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Card Game 9.9%, Funny 5.2%
- #33 Gem and Tarot
74% matchVery Positive100% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: SHEN DING
Windows
《Gem and Tarot》 is a strategy game that blends match-3 puzzles with deck-building. Build your deck, upgrade your abilities, and conquer challenging stages. Unlock new gems with unique powers by meeting certain conditions, making every run unique!
Why similar: Match 3 38.9% ★, Roguelite 31.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Card Game 6.7%, Deckbuilding 4.9%
- #34 Roguebook
76% 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: Roguelite 37.1%, Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based 10.6%, Deckbuilding 8.8%, Card Game 8.7%
- #35 The Basement Collection
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,586 reviews2012
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A collection of 9 award winning indie games from the creator of "Binding of isaac" and "Super Meat Boy"!
Why similar: Indie 29.8%, Strategy 26.4%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
- #36 The Binding of Isaac
75% matchVery Positive95% of 62,009 reviews2011
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 28.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Why similar: Roguelite 33.1%, Indie 22.2%, Difficult 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Adventure 6.4%
- #37 Overdungeon
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,103 reviews2019
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A completely new style real-time card battle "Overdungeon" Overdungeon combines rogue-like, tower defense and card games. More than 100 cards are Attack, Animal, Building, Spell, Trap, etc..Build your creative and crazy deck!
Why similar: Roguelite 37.2%, Strategy 17.6%, Deckbuilding 8.3%, Card Game 7.6%, Indie 7.3%
- #38 Dungeons & Jewels
73% matchVery Positive91% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: JJJ
Windows · Linux
Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!
Why similar: Match 3 37% ★, Roguelite 33.8%, Strategy 11%, Puzzle 9.1%, Turn-Based 3.7%
- #39 Deathless. The Hero Quest
71% 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: Roguelite 38.3%, Strategy 16.3%, Turn-Based 11.3%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Card Game 10.3%
- #40 Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko
72% matchMixed68% of 332 reviews2026
Dev: Raphus & Co.Pub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 56%
UPGRADE YOUR BALLS! Roguelike meets Plinko! Every choice is a strategy; every run is a unique challenge. Build your deck to tame the balls to your will. Take your chance, craft your fate, and cash in!
Why similar: Strategy 44.3%, Deckbuilding 24.5%, Card Game 24.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Casual 3.2%
- #41 Cross Blitz
71% 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: Roguelite 49.8%, Strategy 17.4%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Card Game 10.4%, Adventure 5.5%
- #42 Merge Maestro
70% matchVery Positive94% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Stingless
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Combine 100's of unique emoji based tokens in this roguelike merge-builder! Find ever more creative combinations of Tokens and Powers to fuse unique strategies and beat this ever more challenging twist on rogue-likes, puzzlers and arcadey games!
Why similar: Strategy 52.2%, Deckbuilding 26.5%, Indie 16.6%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #43 Runeborn
71% matchVery Positive83% of 246 reviews2026
Dev: iDream InteractivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Runeborn is a dark fantasy roguelike that merges deckbuilding with a slot-machine-like mechanic. Forge your Runebook, crush enemies, and combine Trinkets of boundless power to destroy the forces of Malakar!
Why similar: Roguelite 53.2%, Strategy 20.9%, Deckbuilding 13.9%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #44 The Forgotten Land
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: rokaplay
Windows
"The Forgotten Land" is a turn-based "Combat & Puzzle Match 3" with streamlined RPG and Management elements in a Dark Fantasy setting.
Why similar: Match 3 40.9% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #45 Skogdal
70% matchVery Positive98% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Erlend Kirkeboe
Windows
A deckbuilding adventure card game set in a rustic Norwegian town during the 90's. Recruit followers, draft cards and build powerful combos. Explore a hand-crafted world across multiple runs and uncover an unsettling mystery…
Why similar: Roguelite 37.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Card Game 10.6%, Turn-Based 10%, Deckbuilding 9.2%
- #46 Card Quest
73% 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: Roguelite 37.4%, Strategy 17.8%, Deckbuilding 9.6%, Card Game 9.3%, Difficult 8.3%
- #47 Solitairica
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 564 reviews2016
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck.
Why similar: Roguelite 31.3%, Strategy 19.9%, Card Game 13.5%, Turn-Based 11.6%, Deckbuilding 10.6%
- #48 Bone Marrow
72% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Bone Marrow is a game in the genre of role-playing board logic puzzle. During a certain time, combine the figures, increase your characteristics and do away with evil but consider the wrong step can lead to irreversible consequences!
Why similar: Strategy 40.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 17.8%, Roguelite 10.3%, Casual 4.5%
- #49 Die in the Dungeon
66% matchVery Positive92% of 2,752 reviews2025
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Roguelite 38.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based 10.4%, Deckbuilding 8.7%, Card Game 8.4%
- #50 Vault of the Void
67% 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: Roguelite 40.7%, Strategy 17%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Card Game 9.4%, Indie 7.8%
- #51 One Deck Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive81% of 861 reviews2018
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The hit roguelike adventure that captures all the fun of a dungeon crawl in a single deck of cards!
Why similar: Roguelite 56.7%, Strategy 19.2%, Card Game 12%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 2.5%
- #52 Fate Hunters
69% 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: Roguelite 36.1%, Strategy 23.1%, Card Game 11.6%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Indie 8.5%
- #53 Dungeon Cards
68% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: 717 pixels
Windows
Simple fast-paced card crawler with roguelike elements and addictive gameplay
Why similar: Indie 58.3%, Puzzle 24.3%, Card Game 17.4%
- #54 Coin Crypt
69% matchVery Positive86% of 608 reviews2014
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A roguelite deckbuilding adventure game about magical coins. You play as a lootmancer, who can unlock the hidden power inside of coins and use them in magical duels. The loots you take from chests and enemies also become your next moves, so plan carefully!
Why similar: Roguelite 33.1%, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Card Game 18.2%, Indie 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%
- #55 Bobo's Big Tower
65% matchVery Positive91% of 82 reviews2026
Dev: SillyKittyPub: DarkBear Studios
Windows
Binding of Isaac meets Crypt of the Necrodancer in this adorable Action-Puzzle Roguelike! Are you clever enough to survive the evil wizard Bobo's traps?
Why similar: Strategy 46.3%, Puzzle 38.9%, Funny 14.8%
- #56 Dungeon: Faster & Deadlier
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Old Oak Den
Windows
This is a hybrid between a card, board, and turn-based single-player game. Play cards in various ways, and discover iconic artifacts. Combine logical possibilities with an aspect of chance. Gradually map the world of this rogue-lite adventure. Walk through the portal and fight!
Why similar: Roguelite 56.5%, Card Game 16%, Deckbuilding 14.3%, Adventure 4.5%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #57 Deck Hunter
69% matchMixed69% of 325 reviews2019
Dev: L_Draven
Windows
Deck Hunter is a roguelike card game. The World of Klanojh has been cursed by Glatta, the Goddess of Anger. Build your deck, make combos, defeat fantasy creatures and help Avery to face the evil and restore the balance!
Why similar: Roguelite 50.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Card Game 6.3%, Indie 5.3%
- #58 Card Crawl Adventure
67% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Arnold Rauers
Windows · Mac
Card Crawl Adventure is a single player card game with light deck building and roguelite elements. Engage in a unique path based combat mechanic to battle against devious tavern bosses. Visit a variety of cozy taverns, collect cards and improve your deck with magic equipment items and charms.
Why similar: Roguelite 53.9%, Strategy 21.5%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Card Game 11%, Casual 1.8%
- #59 Loop Hero
65% 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: Roguelite 58.1%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Card Game 11.2%, Indie 9.4%, Adventure 7.9%
- #60 Tabletop Hero
66% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Kunpo
Windows
is a roguelike deck-building game. With a variety of heroes and classes, hundreds of cards and treasures, and a rich array of genres to explore, there's plenty to discover. Additionally, card enchantment and fusion mechanics help you build a stronger deck.
Why similar: Roguelite 32.4%, Strategy 26.8%, Indie 12.1%, Deckbuilding 11.7%, Card Game 9.2%