- #1 Pawnbarian
97% matchVery Positive89% of 902 reviews2021
Dev: j4nw
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 25.5% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 10.9% ★, Board Game 10.3%, Card Game 9.1%, Grid-Based Movement 7.4%
- #2 Yes, My Queen
96% matchVery Positive84% of 55 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 33.3% ★, Board Game 12.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Deckbuilding 10.1%, Roguelike 6.8%
- #3 Gambonanza
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,723 reviews2026
Dev: BlukuléléPub: Sidekick Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 30.1% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20% ★, Board Game 12.8%, Deckbuilding 9.3%, Tactical 7%
- #4 The Rookery
95% matchVery Positive94% of 105 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 44.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Roguelite 9.9%, Board Game 9.7%, Tactical 8.4%
- #5 Cobalt Core
94% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 24.7% ★, Tactical RPG 12.3%, Card Game 12%, Grid-Based Movement 10.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.3%
- #6 The Ouroboros King
94% matchMostly Positive80% of 579 reviews2023
Dev: Oriol Cosp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 38.4% ★, Board Game 18.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Roguelite 10.5%, Roguelike 7.7%
- #7 Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
93% matchVery Positive91% of 7,454 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 59% ★, Roguelike 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Roguelite 8.8%, Strategy 6%
- #8 Passant: A Chess Roguelike
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2025
Dev: Marc Makes Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 50.4% ★, Board Game 11.8%, Roguelike 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #9 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
91% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.3% ★, Card Game 15.1%, Deckbuilding 14%, Roguelike 9.4%, Roguelite 8.3%
- #10 Chess Survivors
91% matchVery Positive85% of 163 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 44.1% ★, Roguelite 11%, Roguelike 8.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%, Procedural Generation 8.5%
- #11 Tactical Breach Wizards
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,205 reviews2024
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 26.6%, Tactical 18%, Puzzle 9.6%, RPG 7.2%
- #12 Tabulo
90% matchVery Positive92% of 62 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 27.6% ★, Chess 14.6% ★, Card Game 14%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Roguelike 9%
- #13 Vault of the Void
89% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 26.2% ★, Card Game 13.3%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Board Game 12.8%, Procedural Generation 9.9%
- #14 Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
88% matchVery Positive94% of 766 reviews2023
Dev: D20Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 18.9%, Board Game 16.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Deckbuilding 11.8%, Turn-Based Combat 9.5%
- #15 Hadean Tactics
87% matchVery Positive89% of 1,939 reviews2023
Dev: Emberfish Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 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 27.5% ★, Card Game 13.9%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Procedural Generation 10.2%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #16 Roguebook
86% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 20% ★, Card Game 12.8%, Deckbuilding 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Turn-Based Combat 8.6%
- #17 Dicefolk
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,130 reviews2024
Dev: LEAP Game StudiosPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 32.8% ★, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%, Deckbuilding 10.4%, Roguelite 9.9%, Roguelike 9.2%
- #18 Sigil of the Magi
86% 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 19.4% ★, Grid-Based Movement 12.2%, Card Game 10.1%, Deckbuilding 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%
- #19 King of the Bridge
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,778 reviews2024
Dev: Finn Schuuring
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 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 46.6% ★, Board Game 17.3%, Tactical RPG 12.7%, Puzzle 6%, Strategy 5.7%
- #20 Madcap Mosaic
84% matchVery Positive95% of 77 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: Card Game 16.5%, Deckbuilding 16.4%, Roguelite 12.3%, Roguelike 9.6%, Grid-Based Movement 9.3%
- #21 Once a Pawn a King
84% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Clover BitePub: indie.io
Windows
Chess is broken. Gather the Black Army, build a party of chess pieces, and battle through fractured boards in this asymmetric turn-based roguelike. Empower your army, adapt your strategy each run, and unravel the mystery behind a world trapped in an endless match.
Why similar: Chess 43.5% ★, Grid-Based Movement 20.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Roguelike 9.8%, Roguelite 7%
- #22 SpellRogue
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,650 reviews2025
Dev: Guidelight GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.6% ★, Deckbuilding 16%, Card Game 12.9%, Procedural Generation 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #23 Moonlight Chess
81% matchVery Positive84% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
Moonlight Chess is a turn-based tactical auto-battler where you must assemble your own army, defeat waves of enemies, and vanquish the evil ravaging the kingdom!
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 22.9%, Tactical 17.9%, Roguelike 17.4%, Strategy 9.3%, Turn-Based Combat 8.4%
- #24 Rogue Wizards
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 250 reviews2016
Dev: Spellbind Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Battle creatures, collect loot, master magic, and build your very own Wizard Tower sanctuary in this rogue-like, dungeon-crawling RPG.
Why similar: Roguelite 14.9%, Procedural Generation 14.8%, Roguelike 13.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Tactical RPG 12.9%
- #25 Right and Down and Dice
80% matchVery Positive83% of 119 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 26.7% ★, Card Game 12.5%, Deckbuilding 12.2%, Roguelite 8.8%, Board Game 8.4%
- #26 The Royal Writ
78% matchVery Positive83% of 539 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 23.9% ★, Card Game 12.5%, Deckbuilding 10.3%, Tactical RPG 10.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%
- #27 Infinite Cards
77% matchVery Positive93% of 105 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 28.3% ★, Card Game 13.6%, Procedural Generation 11%, Deckbuilding 10.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.4%
- #28 Chaos Reborn
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,146 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 17.9%, Strategy 13.7%, Tactical 13.3%, RPG 13.3%, Fantasy 11.9%
- #29 DungeonTop
79% matchVery Positive81% of 576 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 23.4% ★, Tactical RPG 13.8%, Card Game 12.3%, Deckbuilding 11.3%, Procedural Generation 8.1%
- #30 Dark Chess
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 213 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 41.7% ★, Board Game 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.1%, Turn-Based Combat 8.7%, Tactical 7.8%
- #31 Deck of Souls
77% 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 14.8%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.2% ★, Card Game 12.3%, Deckbuilding 11.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.1%
- #32 Right and Down
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 233 reviews2022
Dev: mc2games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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% ★, Board Game 11.3%, Card Game 11.2%, Deckbuilding 11%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%
- #33 Order Automatica
75% matchVery Positive90% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: New Beings
Windows
A dark tactical roguelite where positioning, synergies, and automated battles collide on a tiny 3x3 ritual grid. Like chess with demons.
Why similar: Chess 24.3% ★, Roguelike Deckbuilder 20.4% ★, Board Game 13.6%, Card Game 11%, Deckbuilding 10%
- #34 DOG WITCH
74% matchVery Positive91% of 422 reviews2025
Dev: HeckmousePub: Mystic Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 30.2% ★, Card Game 15.7%, Deckbuilding 13.1%, Procedural Generation 9.6%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #35 Sol Cesto
71% 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: Grid-Based Movement 18.2%, Roguelike Deckbuilder 14.2% ★, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Tactical 11.7%, Roguelike 9.8%
- #36 Dungeon Drafters
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 776 reviews2023
Dev: Manalith StudiosPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 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 17.1%, Grid-Based Movement 14.3%, Card Game 12.9%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9.7%
- #37 Tetra Tactics
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 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 20.6% ★, Grid-Based Movement 15.1%, Board Game 12.1%, Card Game 10%, Deckbuilding 10%
- #38 Royal Booty Quest
76% matchMixed61% of 128 reviews2023
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 207.4 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 14.4%, Card Game 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Deckbuilding 9.1%, Procedural Generation 7.8%
- #39 Wildfrost
73% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27.7% ★, Card Game 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Roguelite 8.9%
- #40 Shuffle Tactics
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 113 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 15.9%, Grid-Based Movement 14.4%, Card Game 11.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Deckbuilding 9.8%
- #41 Lost In Fantaland
72% matchVery Positive85% of 695 reviews2024
Dev: Supernature StudioPub: NPC Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 93.8% ★, Deckbuilding 2%, Turn-Based Tactics 1.3%, Strategy 1%, Pixel Graphics 1%
- #42 Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 744 reviews2026
Dev: Buried ThingsPub: Forklift Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 16.0 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 Deckbuilder 17.7% ★, Deckbuilding 16.2%, Roguelike 15.2%, Roguelite 14.6%, Procedural Generation 12.9%
- #43 Lucha Chess
71% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Jorge T.V.
Windows
Assemble the ultimate team of Mexican wrestlers in this roguelike auto-battler. Combine unique units with powerful items to discover hundreds of synergies while battling your way through.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 25.1%, Tactical 21%, Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 15.2%, Strategy 11%
- #44 ON&OFF
69% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2026
Dev: DopamineCrucianPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
ON&OFF is a turn-based strategy game where you manipulate pieces on a grid to trigger explosive chain reactions. Toggle pieces ON to attack, defend, and heal. Read the enemy's telegraphed intents, unleash powerful skills, and master the board to survive!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 35.8% ★, Card Game 18.3%, Deckbuilding 8.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.6%, Roguelike 5.7%
- #45 Cross Blitz
70% 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: Card Game 17%, Deckbuilding 16.8%, Roguelite 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Turn-Based Combat 8.3%
- #46 Wulin Chess
72% 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 22.5%, Turn-Based Combat 15.5%, Tactical 12.7%, Roguelite 12.5%, Roguelike 12.3%
- #47 Aestheta
70% matchVery Positive90% of 203 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 29.2%, Roguelike 17.5%, Roguelite 17%, Strategy 11.4%, Deckbuilding 8.7%
- #48 Gigachess
74% 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 36.5% ★, Board Game 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Procedural Generation 10.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.9%
- #49 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 47.7% ★, Card Game 17.2%, Deckbuilding 12.3%, Roguelite 5.9%, RPG 5.4%
- #50 Encounter: The Lost Cards
69% matchVery Positive80% of 76 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 20.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.1%, Deckbuilding 17.6%, Roguelike 11.8%, Roguelite 11.2%
- #51 Knights in Tight Spaces
69% matchMixed69% of 945 reviews2025
Dev: Ground ShatterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 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 17.5%, Card Game 16.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.1%, Deckbuilding 13.4%, Tactical 11.7%
- #52 Runeveil
67% matchVery Positive89% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: dicehit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sequencer Roguelike. Enter the Arena as an elemental wizard, craft powerful rune chains, and break the game with wild artifact synergies. Beat all trials, defeat the Sin Kings, and ascend to godhood. Magic is chaos, order is power!
Why similar: Roguelike Deckbuilder 27% ★, Card Game 14.1%, Deckbuilding 12.9%, Roguelite 8.8%, Roguelike 7.2%
- #53 Necroking
68% matchVery Positive82% of 964 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 20.4% ★, Card Game 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Deckbuilding 10.9%, Procedural Generation 8.8%
- #54 Moon's Creed
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 179 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 27.5% ★, Card Game 14%, Deckbuilding 13.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.6%, Roguelite 8.2%
- #55 Lost For Swords
67% matchVery Positive90% of 308 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 25.7% ★, Card Game 13%, Deckbuilding 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Roguelike 9.1%
- #56 Rune Dice
64% 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: Roguelike Deckbuilder 29.9% ★, Deckbuilding 13%, Roguelite 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.3%, Roguelike 9.3%
- #57 Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 127 reviews2018
Dev: Pixel Wizards
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 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 47.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Tactical 11%, Board Game 10.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #58 Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: QCF DesignPub: Prismatika
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.4 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 25%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Roguelite 14%
- #59 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,990 reviews2020
Dev: Conor Petersen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 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 67.9% ★, Board Game 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%, Puzzle 3.8%, Strategy 3%
- #60 Let's! Revolution!
66% matchVery Positive92% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: BUCK Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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 15.5%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 12.8%