- #1 Mewgenics
97% matchVery Positive90% of 54,448 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 16.5 hrsMean: 42.4 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 76.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Funny 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game features a similar blend of dark humor, tactical turn-based combat, and bizarre creature mechanics.
- #2 Dicey Dungeons
96% 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: Roguelite 40.1%, Strategy 12.4%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Turn-Based 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the quirky, turn-based, puzzle-like combat and lighthearted yet challenging roguelite structure.
- #3 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 459,038 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 161.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 38.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Difficult 19%, Indie 17.4%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: As the core game of the universe, it shares the same dark humor, grotesque aesthetic, and deep roguelite progression.
- #4 Peglin
94% matchVery Positive84% of 17,718 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 25.0 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 48.9%, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based 15.3%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelite deckbuilding with physics-based puzzle mechanics that feel like a spiritual cousin to the match-3 gameplay of Bum-Bo.
- #5 10,000,000
95% matchVery Positive90% of 2,372 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 67.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Indie 7.9%, Roguelite 5.8%, Strategy 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a fast-paced, addictive match-3 roguelite that mirrors the core puzzle-combat loop of the seed game.
- #6 Inscryption
94% 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: Roguelite 40.7%, Strategy 16.1%, Puzzle 13.8%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, Card Game 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similarly dark, meta-narrative experience centered around card-based combat and eerie, atmospheric exploration.
- #7 Wildfrost
92% 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: Roguelite 42%, Turn-Based 13%, Strategy 12.9%, Deckbuilding 10.2%, Difficult 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, highly stylized card-battler experience with a cute but punishing aesthetic.
- #8 You Must Build A Boat
93% matchVery Positive82% of 1,085 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 52.9%, Strategy 12.3%, Roguelite 11%, Puzzle 8.9%, Indie 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct evolution of the match-3 roguelite formula, offering more depth and progression while keeping the frantic puzzle pace.
- #9 Backpack Hero
91% matchVery Positive86% of 8,531 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Roguelite 45.4%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based 18.5%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game turns inventory management into a complex, puzzle-like strategy experience that feels very similar to managing a deck.
- #10 Slay the Spire
91% 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: Roguelite 29.6%, Turn-Based 16%, Card Game 15.4%, Strategy 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelike deckbuilder that provides the strategic depth and replayability expected by fans of the genre.
- #11 Ring of Pain
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,107 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 45.7%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Card Game 10.9%, Difficult 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal dungeon crawler that uses card-based mechanics to create a tense and weirdly humorous atmosphere.
- #12 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,580 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 42.7%, Strategy 20.8%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Card Game 11.5%, Turn-Based 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, gambling-themed deckbuilder that captures the chaotic and humorous spirit of the seed game.
- #13 Card Crawl
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 184 reviews2018
Dev: Arnold Rauers
Windows · Mac
Card Crawl is a solitaire style Dungeon Crawler played with a deck of cards.
Why similar: Roguelite 42%, Strategy 17.8%, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Card Game 10.2%, Puzzle 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simple yet highly strategic grid-based card game that focuses on clearing a dungeon through clever resource management.
- #14 Luck be a Landlord
87% matchVery Positive93% of 11,546 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 56%, Strategy 21.3%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelike slot machine game that focuses on building a synergistic 'deck' of symbols to solve the puzzle of survival.
- #15 Stacklands
86% 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: Roguelite 51.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Card Game 14.2%, Deckbuilding 8.3%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based village builder that uses unique puzzle-like mechanics to manage resources and combat.
- #16 Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,635 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 27%, Turn-Based 17.5%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Card Game 11.9%, Strategy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows you to build the dungeon around your hero using cards, mirroring the strategic puzzle-building of Bum-Bo.
- #17 Roguebook
85% matchVery Positive84% of 4,593 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 35.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based 12.1%, Deckbuilding 9.2%, Card Game 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic deckbuilder that emphasizes exploration and synergy, perfect for those who enjoy the tactical side of Bum-Bo.
- #18 Fights in Tight Spaces
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,951 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 31.1%, Roguelite 21.7%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Game 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends deckbuilding with tactical, grid-based positioning, offering a satisfying puzzle-like approach to combat.
- #19 Monster Train
84% 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: Roguelite 52.6%, Strategy 15.5%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Card Game 11.3%, Difficult 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, lane-based deckbuilder that offers complex strategic choices and high replayability.
- #20 Little Dungeon Stories
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 116 reviews2019
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
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 47.4%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based 11.9%, Card Game 10%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, card-based roguelite that focuses on quick, decision-heavy dungeon exploration.
- #21 DICEOMANCER
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,624 reviews2024
Dev: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 50.9%, Card Game 19.9%, Deckbuilding 15.9%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game where dice rolls and card-based combat create a colorful and unpredictable experience.
- #22 The Last Hex
83% matchVery Positive80% of 218 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 33.6%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Deckbuilding 10.5%, Card Game 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-lite deckbuilder that offers a classic fantasy adventure feel with card-based combat mechanics.
- #23 Griftlands
81% matchVery Positive94% of 14,485 reviews2021
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 14.4 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 48.9%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.4%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Card Game 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, card-based roguelite that features unique negotiation and combat systems with a distinct personality.
- #24 Overdungeon
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,108 reviews2019
Dev: Pocketpair
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.7 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 35.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Deckbuilding 8.7%, Indie 7.4%, Card Game 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic deckbuilder that focuses on overwhelming enemies with sheer volume and strategic card combinations.
- #25 Cross Blitz
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,691 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 48.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 10.1%, Adventure 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-style card battler that combines a charming art style with deep, tactical deckbuilding mechanics.
- #26 Pirates Outlaws
81% matchVery Positive82% of 789 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 37.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based 12.7%, Card Game 9.3%, Difficult 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible, pirate-themed card-battler that features a wide variety of characters and strategic deck options.
- #27 Vault of the Void
79% matchVery Positive92% of 3,012 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.3 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 39.7%, Strategy 16.8%, Deckbuilding 10.6%, Card Game 9.2%, Difficult 8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly strategic deckbuilder that gives players significant control over their deck, appealing to those who enjoy deep tactical puzzles.
- #28 Baba Is You
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,648 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.2 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 44%, Difficult 19.7%, Indie 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: While not a deckbuilder, it is the ultimate logic-puzzle game that shares the 'difficult, singleplayer, and clever' spirit of the seed game.
- #29 Tainted Grail: Conquest
78% matchVery Positive90% of 8,376 reviews2021
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.0 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 40.7%, Turn-Based 18.4%, Deckbuilding 16.3%, Card Game 14.4%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric deckbuilder that rewards careful planning and strategic deck construction.
- #30 Ballionaire
77% matchVery Positive84% of 2,700 reviews2024
Dev: newobjectPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 48%, Strategy 19.2%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Card Game 9.6%, Funny 6.1%
- #31 A Long Way Down
79% matchMixed66% of 231 reviews2020
Dev: Seenapsis StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 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 33.4%, Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based 11.1%, Card Game 8.1%, Deckbuilding 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, dungeon-crawling deckbuilder that forces players to make difficult choices in a grim, atmospheric setting.
- #32 The Binding of Isaac
76% matchVery Positive95% of 62,928 reviews2011
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
Why similar: Roguelite 31.4%, Indie 22%, Difficult 19%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Adventure 6.6%
- #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 41.3%, Roguelite 29.6%, Strategy 10.2%, Card Game 6.3%, Deckbuilding 5%
- #34 The Basement Collection
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,674 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 29.2%, Strategy 25.5%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
- #35 One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend
75% matchVery Positive83% of 365 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 30.8%, Strategy 28.1%, Card Game 14.1%, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Adventure 7.5%
- #36 Merge Maestro
73% matchVery Positive94% of 392 reviews2025
Dev: Stingless
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 51.2%, Deckbuilding 27.6%, Indie 16.6%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #37 Dungeon Clawler
72% matchVery Positive89% of 4,025 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 57.7%, Strategy 23.1%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Casual 2.5%
- #38 The End Is Nigh
75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,510 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 33.7%, Difficult 25%, Indie 20.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #39 Devil's Deck
76% matchMixed67% 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 26.6%, Roguelite 25%, Deckbuilding 15.7%, Indie 12.4%, Adventure 11.7%
- #40 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,275 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become the coolest kid of the playground in this playful roguelike deckbuilder. Craft every card yourself with adorable stickers and wow your rivals in tug-of-war card battles full of wonder!
Why similar: Roguelite 37%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Deckbuilding 9.4%, Card Game 8.6%
- #41 Deathless. The Hero Quest
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,056 reviews2024
Dev: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 36.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based 13%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Difficult 10.5%
- #42 The Forgotten Land
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 102 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 42.8%, Strategy 22.6%, Indie 9.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #43 Dungeons & Jewels
71% matchVery Positive90% of 110 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 39.2%, Roguelite 31.8%, Strategy 10.3%, Puzzle 9.2%, Turn-Based 4.1%
- #44 Solitairica
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 574 reviews2016
Dev: Righteous Hammer Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.5 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 30%, Strategy 19.5%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Card Game 13%, Deckbuilding 11%
- #45 Skogdal
69% matchVery Positive99% of 134 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 36.1%, Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based 11.4%, Card Game 10.2%, Deckbuilding 9.5%
- #46 Balatro
67% 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: Roguelite 35.5%, Strategy 15.9%, Card Game 12.4%, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Turn-Based 10.3%
- #47 Card Quest
72% matchVery Positive86% of 378 reviews2017
Dev: WinterSpring Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.2 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 36.2%, Strategy 17.4%, Deckbuilding 10%, Turn-Based 9.3%, Card Game 9%
- #48 Bone Marrow
73% 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 39.9%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 17.8%, Roguelite 9.9%, Casual 4.5%
- #49 Cobalt Core
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,401 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Why similar: Strategy 42.2%, Card Game 23.9%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Funny 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #50 Loop Hero
68% 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: Roguelite 57%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 10.9%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #51 One Deck Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive81% of 887 reviews2018
Dev: Handelabra Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 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%, Strategy 19.3%, Card Game 11.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 2.5%
- #52 Rune Dice
66% matchVery Positive81% of 1,380 reviews2026
Dev: Smart Raven StudioPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tactical deckbuilding in bite-sized sessions. Launch dice to create magical chain reactions. Choose from distinct hero classes with unique abilities. Build synergies between dice, relics, and runes to defeat challenging bosses.
Why similar: Roguelite 57.3%, Strategy 21.2%, Deckbuilding 12.5%, Indie 5.2%, Casual 2%
- #53 Desktop Dungeons
67% matchVery Positive84% of 2,364 reviews2023
Dev: QCF Design
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
Why similar: Turn-Based 28.2%, Roguelite 25.1%, Puzzle 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Difficult 8.5%
- #54 Bobo's Big Tower
66% matchVery Positive92% of 105 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 43.8%, Puzzle 39.8%, Funny 16.4%
- #55 Coin Crypt
70% matchVery Positive86% of 620 reviews2014
Dev: Wishes Ultd.Pub: Greg Lobanov
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 31.9%, Deckbuilding 24.1%, Card Game 17.6%, Indie 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%
- #56 Fingered
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,047 reviews2015
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 41%
GUILTY! THEY ARE ALL GUILTY! FINGERED is a "whodunit" hyperrealisic police sim where you must finger the guilty and clean up this darn city using the descriptions of the local busy bodies. but everyone's perspective is different: one man's fat is another man's sexy! send him to the chair!!!
Why similar: Indie 40.6%, Puzzle 30.4%, Funny 17.1%, Casual 7.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #57 Runeborn
66% matchVery Positive81% of 320 reviews2026
Dev: iDream InteractivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 52.3%, Strategy 20.8%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #58 Pegs X Stickers
66% matchNo user reviews87% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
A pachinko-roguelite about scoring big numbers. Build your board, pop pegs, and discover run-breaking stickers.
Why similar: Roguelite 53.5%, Strategy 23%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Indie 7%, Difficult 3.9%
- #59 Moonsigil Atlas
65% matchVery Positive84% of 304 reviews2026
Dev: Snake Tower GamesPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows · Linux
The deckbuilding roguelike with no energy – play cards using physical space! Slot cards together, manipulate the shape of your cards, and create overpowered combos to break the game!
Why similar: Roguelite 30.8%, Strategy 30.4%, Deckbuilding 14.5%, Turn-Based 13.3%, Card Game 5.6%
- #60 Sol Cesto
64% matchVery Positive91% of 5,179 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sol Cesto is a tactical and frantic roguelite where mastering your luck is key. Choose a hero, upgrade them using cursed teeth and magical items, and descend to the bottom of an ever-changing dungeon. In this dark world, every action has consequences…
Why similar: Roguelite 37.8%, Strategy 16.2%, Puzzle 15.3%, Turn-Based 14.9%, Deckbuilding 7.8%