- #1 The Elder Gods
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VectorScape
Windows · Mac · Linux
"The Elder Gods" is a dark card-based adventure inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. It's a roguelike deckbuilder with an unique sanity-mechanic.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.5%, Card Game 19.4%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Perma Death 13.6%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #2 Railroads & Catacombs
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: MadRailsPub: IndieArk
Windows
In this exciting Card Building Roguelike game you create your cards from scratch adding different upgrades. Build your train, explore the Labyrinth and survive. Discover infinite synergies. How far will you go?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.2%, Base Building 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Dungeon Crawler 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.7%
- #3 Roots Devour
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 580 reviews2026
Dev: Rewinding GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.1%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Card Game 13.6%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #4 Inearth
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: reynvert
Windows
A tactical turn-based roguelite with environmental interactions, spellcrafting, and deckbuilding. Descend into the Hollow Earth. As above, so below.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.9%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Alternate History 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Card Game 12.4%
- #5 Paracom
94% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Steel Widow Klan
Windows
"Swat team vs Eldritch gods" Squad based tactical horror rpg inspired by SCP, Backrooms, Delta Green, The Thing and Quake.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Tactical RPG 15.8%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.9%, Investigation 11.6%
- #6 The Perilous North
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SUBMERSION STUDIO LIMITEDPub: Anna & Morgan (SUBMERSION)
Windows
The Perilous North is an arctic survival strategy game in early development. Uncover the fate of a lost expedition. Lead your crew through brutal cold, creeping madness, and cosmic horror. Manage relationships, make hard choices, and survive a time loop where death is only the beginning.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Alternate History 15.8%, Base Building 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Survival 9.8%
- #7 Orb Devils
93% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Ilias Lays
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short experimental deck building roguelike! Use Attack Cards on enemy intentions to weaken their attacks, Use Heal Cards on status effects to increase their effects! Play as a Demon bounty hunter looking for their Target in purgatory as you combine and use Orbs.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.2%, Perma Death 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Card Game 11.9%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #8 Mind Lure
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Little Tiger Game
Windows
A Lovecraftian deck-building roguelike. Collect eerie cards and twisted creatures. Strengthen your deck while battling sanity loss in waters haunted by unspeakable entities.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Deckbuilding 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%, Card Game 11.6%, Roguelite 9.7%
- #9 Sliding Swords
92% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: ByerN
Windows
A roguelite, dungeon crawler, where you move all objects at the same time, and the same types that touch - merge into one! Defeat enemies, level up, solve quests, unlock new things, upgrade your character, and cast powerful spells!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.4%, Roguelite 16.4%, Tactical RPG 10.7%
- #10 Elemental Lands
90% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: RikerRiker
Windows · Mac
4X-lite conquest roguelike where base-building powers your spell deck instead of an economy. Explore, gather, then build a base & mine mana to forge buffs or unlock spell cards. In turn-based battles, capture objectives, reposition heroes & play cards to command your party (not just "deal 5 damage")
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.4%, Deckbuilding 15.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Perma Death 12.6%
- #11 SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,080 reviews2019
Dev: Protocol GamesPub: 🚀 Raiser Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25%, Psychological 17.5%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Investigation 14.2%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #12 Trials of Fire
89% matchVery Positive86% of 3,259 reviews2021
Dev: Whatboy Games
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.8%, Perma Death 14.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Card Game 11.3%
- #13 INTO THE CTHULHU MYTHOLOGY
89% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Saradoraon
Windows
Build your own deck with unique cards and explore mysterious maps. Why did they go on an adventure? And what will happen at the end of overcoming many crises...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.7%, Deckbuilding 22.7%, Card Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.5%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #14 Coldwatch
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rendrify Interactive
Windows
You live in a shelter in a world taken by the dark. Each night you send your drone out with night vision and thermal to scavenge food, parts, and the truth. The longer you stay out, the more 'it' notices you. Get home before dawn. Every night is worse. You will not survive. How deep can you go?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.4%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Perma Death 11.9%, Investigation 11.2%, Roguelite 10%
- #15 The Alien Cube
88% matchVery Positive81% of 580 reviews2021
Dev: Alessandro Guzzo
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Investigation 16.8%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Survival 11.4%, Psychological 10.9%
- #16 Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,183 reviews2024
Dev: Shanghai Sunborn Network Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: XD
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Experience the newest tactical RPG from the creators of Girls’ Frontline. Some 30 years in the future, AU agent Mendo and the mysterious girl Jefuty find themselves in gruesome battles against armed URNC forces…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.3%, Tactical RPG 18.7%, Alternate History 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #17 The Songtail Society
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: slowcatgames
Windows
Join the Songtail Society, A Roguelike card game rpg where nobles, performers, and royalty alike take the stage, to create a wonderful and different show every time.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Card Game 15.1%, Roguelite 11.8%, Deckbuilding 10%
- #18 Ascenders: Beyond the Peak
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LudogramPub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
ASCENDERS: BEYOND THE PEAK is a turn-based exploration roguelite where survival is vertical. Lead a team of alpinists to recover ancient artifacts from cursed peaks, prepare your expedition, evolve your climbers, master rope mechanics, and face H.P. Lovecraft-inspired horrors within the mountain.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Tactical RPG 20.3%, Perma Death 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Roguelite 10.8%
- #19 "Erase -missing link-" Cthulhu Mythos Card Game ADV
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PermanentPapyrus
Windows
A Tabletop role-playing game-style card game adventure that delves into the mysteries of the Cthulhu Mythos. You play card games, grow your skills by interacting with people, get information by exploring, and solve the mythical incidents by unraveling the secrets hidden in the cards.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.2%, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Investigation 11.6%, Card Game 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #20 Annuit Coeptis
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: SLAQ Games
Windows
Deckbuilder. Roguelite. Metaprogression. Words are a weak attempt to describe reality - in Annuit Coeptis you use cards to wreak violence across a land poised upon the brink of destruction. Will you defy the End of the World?
Why similar: Deckbuilding 28.1%, Perma Death 23.2%, Card Game 17.7%, Roguelite 14.9%, Strategy 7.8%
- #21 Card Trainer
82% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: thewasdmachine
Windows
A simple but hard card game where you collect unique unit cards and use them to rummage through stages looking for new cards.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 32.5%, Card Game 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17%, Roguelite 16%, Strategy 10.9%
- #22 Terminal Mass
81% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: JIN
Windows
The “Domain” exists as a mass of cold concrete, twisted monsters, and chaotic anomalies. You are an “Agent” sent to ensure it does not reach “Terminal Mass”. Complete missions. Upgrade your weaponry. Access deeper and darker sectors of the Domain. Will you defeat the horrors that lie at its core?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.6%, Alternate History 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.6%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #23 Cage of Kurikaesu
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: willPub: Aevimort
Windows
Cage of Kurikaesu is a turn-based roguelite where an ordinary person awakens in a dark cave and becomes trapped in an endless cycle of death and revival. Gather information through failure, grow stronger each run, and fight despair to uncover a way out.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Roguelite 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Card Game 12%, Deckbuilding 11.1%
- #24 The Last Team 最后的小队
83% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: VoidStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a Roguelike card building strategy game. There are 9 heroes, nearly 600 cards, and 180+ relics for you to choose from. Now is the time to form your 3-person team, the time for the decisive battle has come!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.4%, Tactical RPG 20.1%, Card Game 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Roguelite 13.5%
- #25 Lost For Swords
80% matchVery Positive90% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Linux
Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 19%, Card Game 15.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Perma Death 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%
- #26 Tactical Dungeon Slayers
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FutureBun
Windows · Mac
Slay the Spire-style roguelite deckbuilding meets high-mobility tactical combat and terrain strategy. Find the perfect position to unleash powerful deck combos and AoE attacks, wiping out enemies while avoiding the enemy’s kill zones.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 23.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.1%, Dungeon Crawler 17.6%, Card Game 13.9%, Roguelite 13.7%
- #27 Darkest Cube
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: PEC Game Design
Windows
Darkest Cube is a brutal roguelike deckbuilder where adaptation is the key to survival. Constantly refine your deck to overcome new enemies and challenges. Master tactical turn-based combat, explore a dark fantasy world, upgrade your skill tree, brew potions, and collect powerful relics.
Why similar: Perma Death 16%, Deckbuilding 15.6%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Card Game 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%
- #28 Killing Momentum: Umbral Moon
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Circle Of Hex
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are the commander, and your choices define your fate. Lead warriors on a perilous journey under the ghastly Umbral Moon. Defeat brutal enemies in tactical combat where momentum is everything. Brave deadly narrative encounters and manage the volatile bonds of your team of misfits to survive.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 27.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 16%, Perma Death 11.5%, Roguelite 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #29 Lost
81% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: 玩多阵 Studio
Windows
Lost is a with Chinese style mysterious unreal story is setting, contain all sorts of Chinese style ghost legend and content card card player of Rougelike adventure game ACTS the vagabonder that loses memory, set foot on unknown journey.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Roguelite 13%
- #30 Heroes Of Blight Forest
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: DNA Fox Games
Windows
Why lead one hero when you can lead a squad? Choose up to three heroes from four unlockable characters, each bringing their own flavor and an own deck. The magic happens in the synergy: combine your team's unique cards to create devastating combos that no single warrior could achieve alone.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 21.6%, Tactical RPG 17.7%, Card Game 17.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%, Roguelite 10%
- #31 Pathologic 3
75% matchVery Positive80% of 2,770 reviews2026
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.7%, Psychological 18.4%, Survival Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Survival 8.7%
- #32 Miners in the Mountain
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stone GutPub: Erabit
Windows
“Miners in the Mountain” is a pixel card RPG with Tarkov-like survival. Fight, loot, and build bases in collapsing mines. Failure will cost you everything—food, components, crew members, all vanishes. Meet allies and foes, build your expedition squad deck, dig deeper, and find the Mountain's Heart.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20.8%, Card Game 18.1%, Roguelite 11.9%, Survival 11%, Perma Death 10.4%
- #33 忘却前夜
74% matchNo user reviews82% of 34 reviews
Dev: B.I.A.V. StudioPub: AltPlus Inc.
Windows
コズミック・ホラー系カードRPG『忘却前夜』 融蝕——それは世界から存在が無くなる病。 「守秘者」となったあなたは、「融蝕」と呼ばれる世界崩壊の危機に立ち向かい、失われた記憶と運命の真実に迫る旅へと踏み出す。
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Card Game 17.6%, Deckbuilding 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelite 8.1%
- #34 Royal Booty Quest
77% matchMixed61% of 127 reviews2023
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 210.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Dive into the world of Royal Booty Quest and experience the thrill of deckbuilding and roguelike adventure like never before.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 21%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Card Game 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.9%
- #35 TAURONOS
79% matchVery Positive89% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: cavalie_roPub: S.C. 16 BIT NIGHTS S.R.L.
Windows
Trapped inside an ancient labyrinth, chased by the mythical Minotaur. Will you reach the center? And if so, what will you discover about yourself there, in the dark?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological 14.7%, Survival 14.3%, Perma Death 14.3%
- #36 Fantasy of Caocao 2
76% matchVery Positive84% of 388 reviews2023
Dev: 桑尼游戏(Sunny Game)
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The most enjoyable Chinese-style Roguelike card game! Play as Cao Cao and conquer the Central, Japanese, and Western waifu with your allies, save the world!
Why similar: Alternate History 19.3%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Card Game 14.3%, Deckbuilding 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%
- #37 SUSPICIOUS HOLES
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robot Invader
Windows · Mac
A stylized roguelike card game with horror undertones
Why similar: Card Game 25.7%, Deckbuilding 23.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.9%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Perma Death 10.5%
- #38 Severwood
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eeriecast
Windows
Forge runes into your beast, chain glyph combos into screen-clearing chaos, and evolve through a cursed dark-fantasy forest. A roguelite deckbuilder where every socket is a choice and every run rewrites your power. Hunt down the Soul Lord. Descend deeper. Die hungrier.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 26%, Tactical RPG 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Roguelite 12.8%, Card Game 9.4%
- #39 Tales of the Trail
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haunted Hills Games
Windows
Tales of the Trail is a challenging tactical roguelite RPG set in the rough ‘n tumble wild west. Find a balance in inventory and resource management, a tactical, grid-based combat, and a variety of unique classes to set out west for glory.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 18.4%, Alternate History 17%, Perma Death 15.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%
- #40 Mind Vessel
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Lionel Maingé
Windows
An autobattler roguelite in which you are a Vessel formed by the unification of dead people's spirits. Dismember and graft them to customize their abilities, as you use them to find a way out of the void.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.1%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Card Game 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Dungeon Crawler 13.3%
- #41 CARD NOVA HYPER
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PERENNIAL HEARTS LLC.
Windows
Experience sexy cloth-bursting duels in this captivating Tokyo-based card battler RPG. Collect, upgrade, and evolve cards to build the perfect deck. Encounter a cast of irresistibly attractive characters and get ready to leave your opponents in awe and your wardrobe in ruins!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.7%, Deckbuilding 21%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Roguelite 11.6%, Card Game 10.8%
- #42 The snow Reach
73% matchMixed62% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: 余愿制作组
Windows
"雪境公园" is a highly customizable CCG tactical strategy game. You can combine various unique abilities to create your own personalized followers. The game focuses on Roguelike elements and player versus player battles.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 26.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.3%, Card Game 17.7%, Roguelite 13.5%, Deckbuilding 7.9%
- #43 天机:大唐重构
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Villager B Studio
Windows
Tianji: Reforging Tang is a 2D side-view deckbuilding rogue-like set in an alternate late Tang Dynasty. Play as a modern science student, build Physics and Chemistry decks, break enemy armor, read hidden intents, and reshape the fate of Tang.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 22.4%, Roguelite 17.5%, Alternate History 17.1%, Card Game 14.2%, RPG 9%
- #44 Just A Shadow Game
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IndieLabPub: Soft Source
Windows
Hear me, pitiful mortals, for I shall reveal to you the path to true power - a demonic fusion of deckbuilding, ritual duels, and roguelite! I speak of a realm shrouded in darkness, where only the most wicked may thrive. Behold my masterpiece, "Just A Shadow Game" .
Why similar: Deckbuilding 16.2%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Card Game 14.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Base Building 12.2%
- #45 Hierosaga Overture
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: K-HEI TECHNICALPub: K-HEI INSTITUTE
Windows
Enter the tomb of the Pharaess and tactically maneuver through a plethora of challenges and monster-filled gauntlets in this homage to strategy roguelikes of the 90s.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 32.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.5%, Roguelite 13.5%, RPG 8.1%
- #46 Echoes of Madness
71% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: AMGames TC
Windows
Echoes of Madness combines innovative gameplay, a story that plunges you into the deepest terrors, and an immersive visual and sound environment. This is the rebirth of psychological horror. Will you survive your watch?
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Psychological 25.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Investigation 14.7%, Survival 13.9%
- #47 Don't Split: The Party
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimgull Studio
Windows
The Dungeon Master is dead - and his power is now yours. A roguelike RPG where you create deadly encounters and send your heroes to survive them. Win tactical autobattles, strengthen your party, and restore adventure to a dying world.
Why similar: Perma Death 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Deckbuilding 14.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Tactical RPG 11%
- #48 限界ライバー しめきり1週前
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ときさか
Windows
When the deadline looms, humans ascend. "Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow." A VTuber living by that creed plunges into scheduling hell — back against the wall. Relive a streamer's chaotic week with clever resource management in this roguelite sim!
Why similar: Deckbuilding 25.5%, Card Game 20.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #49 Tribute of Minos
70% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Sean Marty
Windows
A dungeon-crawling adventure set in ancient Greek mythology. Explore the ruins, battle mythical beasts, collect treasure and ancient relics to aid your quest. Within the Labyrinth lays a great beast, the Minotaur.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 24.6%, Perma Death 24.3%, Alternate History 17.4%, Roguelite 15.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #50 Hostile Takeover
68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Whispering Spider Games
Windows
A roguelite that combines turn-based tactical combat with deck-building in a cyberpunk setting. Choose your team, build your decks, and install permanent upgrades as you try to bring down powerful corporations.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 25%, Deckbuilding 19.3%, Card Game 16.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Roguelite 12.5%
- #51 Cyber Souls
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hipertay
Windows
Cyber souls is a tactics and roguelike deck building game. Choose a hero, unlock new items and cards, create your deck and fight powerful enemies in deep tactical battles. Are you ready to take a risk?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24%, Deckbuilding 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.7%, Card Game 14.9%, Roguelite 12%
- #52 Fantasy Wars: Endless Heroes
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: waterfall21
Windows
Fantasy Wars: Endless Heroes is a turn-based tactical strategy game. You lead a team of mercenaries from different races, each with unique skills. Explore a randomly generated fantasy world, recruit defeated enemies, capture pets, challenge demon lords, or conquer the world step by step.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 29.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 22.2%, Alternate History 20%, Roguelite 14.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #53 Castaway Station
69% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Bad Zombie Games
Windows · Mac
An anomaly has destroyed your cruiser, stranding you alone on a hostile planet. Castaway Station is a roguelike deck-builder game with limited-use cards and permanent death. Complete dangerous missions to locate other survivors and gather the resources you need to live another day.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 20%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Card Game 16.3%, Roguelite 13.2%, Perma Death 12.7%
- #54 Inner Demons - Face Yourself
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ironbite Games
Windows
A turn based roguelike deckbuilder where you play demon cards for power, then choose which of them becomes your next enemy, forcing constant tradeoffs between short term strength and long term survival.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 27.5%, Card Game 23.5%, Deckbuilding 18.8%, Roguelite 18.7%, Strategy 11.5%
- #55 Echoes of the Abyss
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: RK GAMES
Windows
A weird action roguelike, where world changes based on your Sanity meter. It’s a fast-paced 90-2000s style action adventure. Eat or be eaten. Grow from Prey into Hunter. Build ability-combos to survive. Uncover secrets of your lost humanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.2%, Alternate History 18.7%, Perma Death 18.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Roguelite 11.6%
- #56 Blade and Madness
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Crimson Birds Studio
Windows
Blade and Madness, a roguelite deckbuilder where turns play out simultaneously and every choice matters. As madness creeps in, your cards change, the battlefield twists, and enemies grow more unpredictable. Adaptation isn’t optional, it’s the only way to survive… or give in to the dark.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Card Game 13.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Roguelite 10.9%
- #57 WORLD OF HORROR
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,835 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.3%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Roguelite 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Card Game 11.2%
- #58 Yaks : Yet another kingdom to save
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Piankhi Games
Windows
YAKS is a hybrid RPG/deckbuilder. Choose one of the five heroes, face your enemies in 1v1 battles, and create varied builds through cards, RPG stats, and equipment.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 31.2%, Card Game 23.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Strategy 9.7%
- #59 Circular Fallacy
65% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: 非稳态物质-Unstable Matter
Windows
This is a game that seamlessly transitions between 2D card-based gameplay and immersive 3D environments ,"It" made everything disappear, yet the rain that night never ceased. And so, I embarked on a journey to find the answers. Why did I become myself?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Psychological 23.1%, Card Game 22.6%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #60 Encounter: The Lost Cards
64% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Salvatore GrossoPub: Encounter GG
Windows · Linux
The unhinged roguelike for the tactically obsessed. Forget maps—your journey is a deck of Tarot cards you build on the fly. Manage a tight inventory, chain questionable combos, and watch your gear shatter. Got unlucky? The virtuous can resurrect; the sinful, however...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.6%, Deckbuilding 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.8%, Perma Death 16.2%, Roguelite 11.1%