- #1 Gambonanza
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,383 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Gambonanza is a tactical roguelike that sets chess pieces on a tiny board. Forget traditional chess and embrace the chaos of breaking the balance! Spend your money on rule-bending upgrades, board tiles and pieces. Experiment with illegal combinations and face off against iconic bosses!
Why similar: Chess 29.6% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.3% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Deckbuilding 9.5%, Tactical 7%
- #2 Yes, My Queen
96% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Wall Spaghetti
Windows · Mac
The chess roguelite. Play game-changing cards, bend the rules, save your Queen, and escape from the dungeon.
Why similar: Chess 33% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Deckbuilding 10.3%, Roguelike 6.9%
- #3 Pawnbarian
96% matchVery Positive89% of 882 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
Why similar: Chess 25.1% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 11.1% ★, Board Game 10.2%, Card Game 9.2%, Grid-Based Movement 7.3%
- #4 The Rookery
95% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2024
Dev: Glyder Games
Windows · Mac
An exciting and fast-paced chess roguelite, full of ridiculous abilities! Explode your opponent's pieces, spawn queens all over the board, move twice in a row... But watch out for the bosses, who have crazy powers of their own!
Why similar: Chess 44.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Roguelite 10.2%, Board Game 9.7%, Tactical 8.4%
- #5 Cobalt Core
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,277 reviews2023
Dev: Rocket Rat GamesPub: Brace Yourself Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.9% ★, Tactical RPG 12.2%, Card Game 12.1%, Grid-Based Movement 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #6 The Ouroboros King
94% matchVery Positive81% of 561 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Why similar: Chess 37.6% ★, Board Game 18.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Roguelite 10.8%, Roguelike 7.9%
- #7 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
93% matchVery Positive80% of 357 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
Why similar: Chess 49.9% ★, Board Game 11.8%, Roguelike 9.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #8 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
92% matchVery Positive91% of 7,299 reviews2022
Dev: PUNKCAKE Delicieux
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
Why similar: Chess 58.5% ★, Roguelike 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%, Roguelite 9.1%, Strategy 6.1%
- #9 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
91% matchVery Positive82% of 3,404 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.4% ★, Card Game 15.2%, Deckbuilding 14.1%, Roguelike 9.3%, Roguelite 8.4%
- #10 Chess Survivors
91% matchVery Positive84% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: Aarimous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Chess Survivors is a grid based, quick-turn, roguelike where you outmaneuver and destroy an ever growing horde of chess based enemies. Combine abilities, upgrades, and relics to create game-breaking builds. Think fast, die, learn, repeat!
Why similar: Chess 43.7% ★, Roguelite 11.3%, Roguelike 8.7%, Procedural Generation 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #11 Tactical Breach Wizards
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,831 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to try every crazy plan you can think of to punch a Traffic Warlock through a 4th story window.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 26.6%, Tactical RPG 26.5%, Tactical 18.2%, Puzzle 9.5%, RPG 7.1%
- #12 Tabulo
90% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Noah Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.8% ★, Chess 14.2% ★, Card Game 14.1%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Roguelike 9%
- #13 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
89% matchVery Positive94% of 746 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 18.7%, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Deckbuilding 12%, Card Game 9.6%
- #14 Sigil of the Magi
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: YongjustyongPub: iterco
Windows
Sigil of the Magi blends roguelike deckbuilding with turn-based combat for a deep tactical experience. Navigate a world full of dangers and mystique as you craft your deck, obtain relics, and prepare your party of champions for any challenges ahead!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 19.7% ★, Grid-Based Movement 12.1%, Card Game 10.2%, Deckbuilding 9.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #15 Roguebook
87% matchVery Positive84% of 4,491 reviews2021
Dev: Abrakam Entertainment SAPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.1% ★, Card Game 12.9%, Deckbuilding 12.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
- #16 Vault of the Void
86% matchVery Positive92% of 2,976 reviews2022
Dev: Spider Nest Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 13.8 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.3% ★, Card Game 13.3%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Board Game 12.6%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #17 King of the Bridge
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,718 reviews2024
Dev: Finn Schuuring
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Face off against the bridge troll in his bizarre game of chess! Decrypt, Twist and Enforce the rules as your devious opponent attempts to break them in King of the Bridge!
Why similar: Chess 46.5% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Tactical RPG 12.8%, Puzzle 5.9%, Strategy 5.8%
- #18 Madcap Mosaic
86% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: 1classydude
Windows
Carefully craft your Mosaic in this fantasy themed deckbuilding game. Battle by battle, tile by tile, you'll form synergies and build up your Mosaic's combo potential, hoping to beat the curve as you forge deeper into enemy territory.
Why similar: Deckbuilding 16.6%, Card Game 16.6%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 9.6%, Grid-Based Movement 9.2%
- #19 Infinite Cards
84% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Tubby Turtle Studios
Windows
Discover infinite cards in this roguelike deckbuilder. Every card is unique, every run a new experience. Craft, combine, and build your deck completely freely to defeat enemies and bosses, or take on cleverly designed puzzle challenges!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 28.5% ★, Card Game 13.7%, Procedural Generation 11%, Deckbuilding 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.3%
- #20 SpellRogue
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,611 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Card Game 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%
- #21 Dungeon Drafters
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 763 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 16.9%, Grid-Based Movement 14.2%, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.8%
- #22 Hadean Tactics
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,898 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.6% ★, Card Game 13.9%, Deckbuilding 12.8%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Roguelite 9%
- #23 Deck of Souls
81% matchVery Positive81% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Bigboot StudiosPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.6%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.5% ★, Card Game 12.5%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%
- #24 DungeonTop
81% matchVery Positive82% of 575 reviews2020
Dev: One Up Plus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 23.7% ★, Tactical RPG 13.5%, Card Game 12.4%, Deckbuilding 11.4%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #25 Rogue Wizards
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: Spellbind Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Roguelite 15.2%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Roguelike 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical RPG 12.7%
- #26 Right and Down and Dice
79% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Explore randomly generated card dungeons where you can only move Right and Down, use Dice to defeat mighty enemies, gather powerful artifacts, and learn new abilities! Will you be able to escape from the dungeon?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27% ★, Card Game 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Roguelite 8.9%, Board Game 8.3%
- #27 The Royal Writ
78% matchVery Positive82% of 486 reviews2025
Dev: Save Sloth StudiosPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Sacrifice creates stories in this medieval roguelike deckbuilder. Watch your cards march to glory or permanent death as they battle toward the enemy. Each fallen hero becomes part of your kingdom's legend. Command wisely... some sacrifices are necessary.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.2% ★, Card Game 12.5%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Tactical RPG 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
- #28 Dark Chess
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 212 reviews2023
Dev: Tall Troll Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.
Why similar: Chess 41.5% ★, Board Game 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Tactical 7.8%
- #29 Tetra Tactics
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Jabari AliiPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Strategize, collect, upgrade. Tetra Tactics is a roguelite deckbuilder inspired by Triple Triad, featuring deep meta-progression and endless replayability. Outwit opponents on a 4x4 tactical grid, traverse branching maps, augment your cards, and combine powerful abilities to build the ultimate deck.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.9% ★, Grid-Based Movement 14.9%, Board Game 12%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Card Game 10.1%
- #30 Chaos Reborn
80% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,142 reviews2015
Dev: Snapshot Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
Why similar: Board Game 18.4%, Strategy 13.8%, Tactical 13.3%, RPG 12.9%, Fantasy 11.7%
- #31 Wildfrost
76% matchVery Positive83% of 8,728 reviews2023
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 17.6 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.9% ★, Card Game 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #32 Right and Down
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 228 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 22.2% ★, Card Game 11.2%, Board Game 11.2%, Deckbuilding 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.7%
- #33 Sol Cesto
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,566 reviews2026
Dev: TambouillePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Grid-Based Movement 17.9%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.5% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Tactical 11.6%, Roguelike 9.9%
- #34 Cross Blitz
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,607 reviews2025
Dev: Tako Boy Studios LLCPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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: Card Game 17.1%, Deckbuilding 17%, Roguelite 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Turn-Based Combat 8.2%
- #35 Shuffle Tactics
75% matchMixed70% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Club SandwichPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
Why similar: Tactical RPG 15.7%, Grid-Based Movement 14.3%, Card Game 11.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Deckbuilding 10%
- #36 Royal Booty Quest
77% matchMixed60% of 126 reviews2023
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 214.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Dive into the world of Royal Booty Quest and experience the thrill of deckbuilding and roguelike adventure like never before.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 14.2%, Card Game 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Deckbuilding 9.3%, Procedural Generation 7.9%
- #37 Wulin Chess
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 489 reviews2024
Dev: LameCat StudioPub: East2west Games
Windows
Wulin Chess is a turn-based strategy game set in a captivating dark fantasy world. Employ diverse characters across various boards/battlefields, and devise strategic thinking for victory. Strengthen your heroes by collecting equipment and enhancing attributes to face the challenges that lie ahead.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.3%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Tactical 12.8%, Roguelike 12.4%
- #38 Necroking
73% matchVery Positive81% of 911 reviews2024
Dev: KORO.GAMESPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Necroking is a turn-based tactics roguelite with vast deckbuilding. You play as a Master of Necromancy. Build your skulls deck, raise skeletons and other scum to defeat settlements desecrated by life.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.6% ★, Card Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Deckbuilding 11%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #39 DOG WITCH
71% matchVery Positive91% of 409 reviews2025
Dev: HeckmousePub: Mystic Forge
Windows · Mac
Dog Witch is a roguelike deckbuilder where your spells are fueled by enchanted dice. Combine over 150 unique items to forge ever-evolving strategies, perfect synergy combos, summon minions, and tackle an endless range of foes so bizarre, they’ll leave your tail wagging in disbelief!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 30.3% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 13.2%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #40 Moon's Creed
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Creedon Games
Windows
Choose your zodiac hero. Craft unique decks. Collect astral boons. Vanquish corrupted constellations. Ascend through cosmic chaos!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.7% ★, Card Game 14%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #41 Aestheta
72% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: AploveStudio
Windows
A roguelike royalelike about warriors from across space and time, fighting to claim a wish from the Star of Aestheta. Strategize your tactics, enhance your troops, and outwit your opponents to rise to the top!
Why similar: Card Game 29.3%, Roguelike 17.4%, Roguelite 17.2%, Strategy 11.4%, Deckbuilding 8.8%
- #42 Lost In Fantaland
71% matchVery Positive86% of 677 reviews2024
Dev: Supernature StudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lost in Fantaland is a Roguelite game with deck-building at its core, deeply integrated with board-game strategy mechanics. You will choose one of six unique characters and embark on a randomly generated adventure. Use your creativity to build your deck, and uncover the secrets of this world!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 93.9% ★, Deckbuilding 2%, Turn-Based Tactics 1.2%, Strategy 1%, Pixel Graphics 1%
- #43 Gigachess
76% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2015
Dev: Drixxel Soft
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gigachess is a hero defense puzzler on a chess board. Command your party of Knights, Rooks & Bishops against the relentless Pawn onslaught!
Why similar: Chess 36.3% ★, Board Game 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.7%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #44 Lost For Swords
70% matchVery Positive90% of 306 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 25.9% ★, Card Game 13.1%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #45 Encounter: The Lost Cards
70% matchVery Positive82% of 71 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 20.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 18%, Deckbuilding 17.9%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.4%
- #46 Knights in Tight Spaces
70% matchMixed70% of 902 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Control your environment, gather your party, and build your best deck to overcome outlaws and supernatural forces, across a rich fantasy world. Watch as your tactical choices and deckbuilding prowess play out through stylish fight sequences.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 17.3%, Card Game 16.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.6%, Tactical 11.6%
- #47 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
Why similar: Chess 46.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Tactical 11.1%, Board Game 11%, Strategy 6.7%
- #48 Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 649 reviews2023
Dev: QCF DesignPub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face!
Why similar: Tactical RPG 24.7%, Procedural Generation 15.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Roguelike 14.5%, Roguelite 14.3%
- #49 Solitairica
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 569 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 47.9% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 12.4%, Roguelite 5.9%, RPG 5.2%
- #50 Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
68% matchVery Positive92% of 4,484 reviews2023
Dev: Little Leo GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.5% ★, Card Game 13.7%, Deckbuilding 12.6%, Procedural Generation 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 9.6%
- #51 Let's! Revolution!
69% matchVery Positive93% of 387 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Let’s! Revolution! is a colorful roguelite puzzle mashup about stopping a narcissistic King from ruining your world. Flip tiles to uncover the hidden path to the King. Use deductive reasoning to avoid his cronies or take them all down in strategic turn-based combat.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Procedural Generation 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, Roguelike 12.9%
- #52 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,881 reviews2020
Dev: Conor Petersen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
Why similar: Chess 67.7% ★, Board Game 17.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.1%, Puzzle 3.7%, Strategy 3.1%
- #53 Demon's Mirror
68% matchVery Positive87% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: Be-Rad EntertainmentPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Step into the Demon’s Mirror and enter a fantastical, nightmarish world in this roguelike deckbuilder! Strategy meets the arcane in a unique fusion of deck-building and chain-3 mechanics. Can you face your demons and come out unscathed?
Why similar: Card Game 21.3%, Deckbuilding 18.2%, Roguelike 12%, Roguelite 11.9%, Turn-Based Combat 10.5%
- #54 Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 617 reviews2026
Dev: Buried ThingsPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From letters to lunacy, Cursed Words is a roguelike chasing ever-stronger synergies. Start with simple words like BUY or THIS or GAME, then use game-altering combos to break the rules. Before long you’ll be ¼♖♙K5XNG the ⅗H♗4 out of these 83VK??7?!
Why similar: Roguelike 23.1%, Strategy 21%, Roguelite 20.3%, Deckbuilding 19.2%, Procedural Generation 15.3%
- #55 Dicefolk
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,009 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 33.1% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Roguelite 10%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #56 RUNGORE
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,147 reviews2024
Dev: YOUR_MOM'S_HPPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Card game mechanics - check. Real time battles - check. Silly humor - check. If this isn't the game of your dreams i don't know what is (Also we have hidden memes everywhere lol)
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.5% ★, Card Game 18%, Deckbuilding 15.1%, Roguelite 11.5%, Roguelike 9.7%
- #57 Die in the Dungeon
63% matchVery Positive92% of 3,313 reviews2026
Dev: ATICOPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24% ★, Card Game 13%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Procedural Generation 10%, Turn-Based Combat 9.7%
- #58 Gem Wizards Tactics
69% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Keith Burgun Games
Windows
Choose your faction and test your skill in this one-player tactical masterpiece, where positioning is everything! Clear forests, pave roads, knock enemies into pits, yank them out from behind their defenders, before the Business Demons burn it all down!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 17.7%, Tactical 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Procedural Generation 11%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%
- #59 Rift Wizard
67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,053 reviews2021
Dev: Dylan White
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Rift Wizard is a tough as nails fantasy roguelike featuring challenging turn based combat and deep open ended character building. Craft your spellbook from over 100 unique spells and abilities and fight your way through a series of procedurally generated challenges to defeat your nemesis.
Why similar: Magic 19.7%, Procedural Generation 18.7%, Roguelike 18.6%, Turn-Based Combat 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #60 Circadian Dice
66% matchVery Positive95% of 598 reviews2022
Dev: Shuffle Up Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 31.8% ★, Deckbuilding 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.7%, Card Game 8.5%, Board Game 8.1%