- #1 Mewgenics
97% matchVery Positive90% of 53,057 reviews2026
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows
Median: 16.4 hrsMean: 41.9 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 77.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Funny 8.7%
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 11,830 reviews2019
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.1 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 40.8%, Strategy 12.4%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Turn-Based 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10%
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 448,714 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 159.3 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 38.6%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Difficult 18.8%, Indie 17.5%, 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 Inscryption
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 148,054 reviews2021
Dev: Daniel Mullins GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Why similar: Roguelite 40.9%, Strategy 16.1%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Puzzle 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.
- #5 Peglin
94% matchVery Positive84% of 17,635 reviews2024
Dev: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 24.8 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 49.1%, Strategy 16.9%, Turn-Based 15%, Deckbuilding 13.5%, 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.
- #6 10,000,000
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,369 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 67.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Indie 7.9%, Roguelite 5.9%, 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.
- #7 Wildfrost
93% matchVery Positive83% of 8,823 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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 42.2%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Deckbuilding 10.2%, Card Game 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a challenging, highly stylized card-battler experience with a cute but punishing aesthetic.
- #8 Backpack Hero
92% matchVery Positive86% of 8,491 reviews2023
Dev: JaspelPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Why similar: Roguelite 45.7%, Strategy 18.7%, Turn-Based 18.2%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, 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.
- #9 Ring of Pain
91% matchVery Positive91% of 5,079 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 46%, Turn-Based 15.2%, Strategy 13.7%, Card Game 10.9%, Difficult 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal dungeon crawler that uses card-based mechanics to create a tense and weirdly humorous atmosphere.
- #10 Slay the Spire
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 217,804 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 29.8%, Turn-Based 15.7%, Card Game 15.5%, Strategy 14.5%, Deckbuilding 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive roguelike deckbuilder that provides the strategic depth and replayability expected by fans of the genre.
- #11 You Must Build A Boat
91% 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 52.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Roguelite 11.2%, 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.
- #12 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
89% matchVery Positive82% of 3,528 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Moss CollectorsPub: Yogscast Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 42.9%, Strategy 20.8%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Card Game 11.5%, Turn-Based 7%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, gambling-themed deckbuilder that captures the chaotic and humorous spirit of the seed game.
- #13 Luck be a Landlord
86% matchVery Positive93% of 11,522 reviews2023
Dev: TrampolineTales
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.2 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 56.2%, Strategy 21.3%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Indie 4.9%, 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.
- #14 Card Crawl
89% 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 42.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Card Game 10.2%, Puzzle 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple yet highly strategic grid-based card game that focuses on clearing a dungeon through clever resource management.
- #15 Roguebook
87% matchVery Positive84% of 4,554 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 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 35.9%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based 12%, Deckbuilding 9.2%, Card Game 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strategic deckbuilder that emphasizes exploration and synergy, perfect for those who enjoy the tactical side of Bum-Bo.
- #16 Stacklands
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,157 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 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 51.5%, Strategy 17.9%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 8.4%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A card-based village builder that uses unique puzzle-like mechanics to manage resources and combat.
- #17 Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,634 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 27.3%, Turn-Based 17.2%, Deckbuilding 15.5%, Card Game 12%, 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.
- #18 Fights in Tight Spaces
84% matchVery Positive90% of 3,928 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 30.8%, Roguelite 22.1%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Card Game 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends deckbuilding with tactical, grid-based positioning, offering a satisfying puzzle-like approach to combat.
- #19 Monster Train
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,924 reviews2020
Dev: Shiny ShoePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 28.0 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 52.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Card Game 11.3%, Difficult 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, lane-based deckbuilder that offers complex strategic choices and high replayability.
- #20 Little Dungeon Stories
85% 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 47.8%, Strategy 15%, Turn-Based 11.7%, Card Game 10%, Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, card-based roguelite that focuses on quick, decision-heavy dungeon exploration.
- #21 The Last Hex
84% 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 33.8%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based 12.1%, 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.
- #22 Griftlands
81% matchVery Positive94% of 14,455 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 49.1%, Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based 14.2%, 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.
- #23 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 35.9%, Strategy 17.5%, Deckbuilding 8.7%, Indie 7.4%, Card Game 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic deckbuilder that focuses on overwhelming enemies with sheer volume and strategic card combinations.
- #24 DICEOMANCER
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,602 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 20%, Deckbuilding 16%, Indie 8.5%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique strategy game where dice rolls and card-based combat create a colorful and unpredictable experience.
- #25 Vault of the Void
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,003 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 39.9%, Strategy 16.8%, Deckbuilding 10.7%, Card Game 9.2%, Difficult 7.9%
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.
- #26 Pirates Outlaws
82% matchVery Positive82% of 784 reviews2020
Dev: Fabled Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.0 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 38%, Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based 12.6%, Card Game 9.4%, Difficult 8%
Why You'll Like It: An accessible, pirate-themed card-battler that features a wide variety of characters and strategic deck options.
- #27 Cross Blitz
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,660 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 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 48.9%, Strategy 17.4%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Card Game 10.1%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An RPG-style card battler that combines a charming art style with deep, tactical deckbuilding mechanics.
- #28 Baba Is You
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,514 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 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 44.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Indie 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, 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 8,348 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 18.1%, Deckbuilding 16.5%, Card Game 14.5%, Indie 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric deckbuilder that rewards careful planning and strategic deck construction.
- #30 Ballionaire
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,593 reviews2024
Dev: newobjectPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 48.3%, Strategy 19.2%, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Game 9.7%, Funny 5.7%
- #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 33.7%, Strategy 14%, Turn-Based 10.9%, Card Game 8.2%, 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 Merge Maestro
75% matchVery Positive94% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: Stingless
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 27.7%, Indie 16.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #33 The Binding of Isaac
76% matchVery Positive95% of 62,807 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 31.9%, Indie 22.1%, Difficult 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Adventure 6.5%
- #34 The Basement Collection
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,665 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 29.4%, Strategy 25.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%
- #35 Gem and Tarot
73% 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%, Roguelite 29.9%, Strategy 10.2%, Card Game 6.4%, Deckbuilding 5%
- #36 The End Is Nigh
75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,485 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 33.5%, Difficult 25.1%, Indie 20.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #37 One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend
74% 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 31%, Strategy 28.3%, Card Game 14.2%, Deckbuilding 9.9%, Adventure 7.3%
- #38 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 25.1%, Deckbuilding 15.8%, Indie 12.3%, Adventure 11.5%
- #39 My Card Is Better Than Your Card!
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,251 reviews2025
Dev: Utu Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 37.3%, Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based 13.2%, Deckbuilding 9.5%, Card Game 8.7%
- #40 Dungeons & Jewels
73% matchVery Positive91% of 109 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 38.9%, Roguelite 32.1%, Strategy 10.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Turn-Based 4%
- #41 Deathless. The Hero Quest
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,047 reviews2024
Dev: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.9 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 37%, Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Difficult 10.3%
- #42 Balatro
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 197,432 reviews2024
Dev: LocalThunkPub: Playstack
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.5 hrsMean: 48.0 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 35.7%, Strategy 15.9%, Card Game 12.4%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Turn-Based 10.1%
- #43 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 42.6%, Strategy 22.8%, Indie 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #44 Skogdal
70% matchVery Positive98% of 133 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 36.4%, Strategy 14.3%, Turn-Based 11.2%, Card Game 10.2%, Deckbuilding 9.6%
- #45 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 36.4%, Strategy 17.5%, Deckbuilding 10%, Turn-Based 9.1%, Card Game 9%
- #46 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 40.2%, Adventure 18.3%, Indie 17.8%, Roguelite 10%, Casual 4.5%
- #47 Dungeon Clawler
67% matchVery Positive89% of 3,952 reviews2026
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 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 57.8%, Strategy 23%, Deckbuilding 13.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%, Casual 2.4%
- #48 Runeborn
68% matchVery Positive81% of 313 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 52.3%, Strategy 20.8%, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Indie 7%, Singleplayer 3%
- #49 Solitairica
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 573 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 30.3%, Strategy 19.5%, Card Game 13%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Deckbuilding 11%
- #50 Plinbo: Roguelike Plinko
69% matchMixed69% of 402 reviews2026
Dev: Raphus & Co.Pub: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 43.7%, Deckbuilding 25.8%, Card Game 23.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Casual 3.2%
- #51 Pegs X Stickers
67% matchNo user reviews93% of 55 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 53.6%, Strategy 23%, Deckbuilding 11.5%, Indie 7%, Difficult 3.8%
- #52 Sol Cesto
66% matchVery Positive91% of 5,013 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 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 37.9%, Strategy 16.3%, Puzzle 15.2%, Turn-Based 14.8%, Deckbuilding 7.8%
- #53 Fate Hunters
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 876 reviews2019
Dev: Tower Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!
Why similar: Roguelite 35.2%, Strategy 22.8%, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Game 11.3%, Indie 8.5%
- #54 Cobalt Core
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,367 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 42.7%, Card Game 24.2%, Deckbuilding 16%, Funny 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #55 One Deck Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive81% of 883 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 56.2%, Strategy 19.3%, Card Game 11.9%, Adventure 8%, Indie 2.5%
- #56 Coin Crypt
70% matchVery Positive86% of 618 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 32.1%, Deckbuilding 24.3%, Card Game 17.6%, Indie 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%
- #57 Moonsigil Atlas
65% matchVery Positive84% of 293 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 30.9%, Strategy 30.5%, Deckbuilding 14.6%, Turn-Based 13.1%, Card Game 5.6%
- #58 Loop Hero
66% matchVery Positive93% of 36,505 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.7 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 57.2%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 11%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #59 Desktop Dungeons
66% matchVery Positive84% of 2,358 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%, Roguelite 25.5%, Puzzle 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Difficult 8.4%
- #60 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 55.7%, Card Game 15.8%, Deckbuilding 15.2%, Adventure 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.7%