Top Deckbuilding Games
60+ deckbuilding games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Strategy, Card Game, Card Battler, Singleplayer.
Recommended Deckbuilding Games

Balatro
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.

Slay the Spire 2
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
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- #1 Balatro98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 191,750 reviews2024Developer: LocalThunkPublisher: PlaystackPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 20.6hMean: 47.1h≥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.
- #2 Slay the Spire 298% matchMixed62% of 165,145 reviews2026Developer: Mega CritPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 39.3hMean: 58.6h≥1hr: 98%
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
- #3 Inscryption98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021Developer: Daniel Mullins GamesPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.2hMean: 16.4h≥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...
- #4 Slay the Spire98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 213,462 reviews2019Developer: Mega CritPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 19.5hMean: 67.2h≥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!
- #5 Artifact98% matchMixed47% of 24,771 reviews2018Developer: ValvePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.9hMean: 85.1h≥1hr: 80%
Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.
- #6 Magic: The Gathering Arena96% matchMixed61% of 28,809 reviews2023Developer: Wizards of the CoastPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.3hMean: 90.7h≥1hr: 81%
Magic: The Gathering Arena empowers you to discover your strategy, meet the planeswalkers, explore the multiverse, and battle friends around the world. Start playing for free, challenge your friends, unlock cards, and feel the magic of the original fantasy CCG!
- #7 Shadowverse CCG91% matchMostly Positive74% of 14,955 reviews2016Developer: Cygames, Inc.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.0hMean: 98.6h≥1hr: 79%
Four million battles every day. One Shadowverse. Japan's #1 strategic card game. Made by card gamers for card gamers.
- #8 Library Of Ruina90% matchVery Positive94% of 42,198 reviews2021Developer: ProjectMoonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.6hMean: 53.9h≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
- #9 月圆之夜 (Night of Full Moon)89% matchVery Positive81% of 10,901 reviews2019Developer: Giant GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 23.6h≥1hr: 77%
"Night of the Full Moon" is a stand-alone roguelike card game. Take adventure into Black Forest. Random event, random plot leads to different endings.
- #10 Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond88% matchMostly Negative29% of 23,840 reviews2025Developer: Cygames, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 15.3hMean: 83.4h≥1hr: 86%
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond is a brand-new strategy card game from the popular Shadowverse CCG. With the newly added super-evolution mechanic and Shadowverse Park, among other brand-new content, there is lots to enjoy for both seasoned and brand-new players.
- #11 Hand of Fate87% matchVery Positive89% of 10,646 reviews2015Developer: Defiant DevelopmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.1hMean: 7.8h≥1hr: 89%
Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.
- #12 ROUNDS87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 42,939 reviews2021Developer: LandfallPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.5hMean: 12.1h≥1hr: 80%
Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.
- #13 Loop Hero87% matchVery Positive93% of 36,230 reviews2021Developer: Four QuartersPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 12.2hMean: 28.4h≥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.
- #14 Eternal Card Game87% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,020 reviews2018Developer: Dire WolfPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.2hMean: 61.5h≥1hr: 65%
Six-guns and sorcery collide in Eternal, the new strategy card game of unlimited choices and unbelievable fun. Eternal brings AAA pace and polish to the infinite possibilities of a deep strategy card game. The only limits are your own creativity.
- #15 Peglin86% matchVery Positive84% of 17,376 reviews2024Developer: Red Nexus Games Inc.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 10.0hMean: 24.6h≥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!
- #16 Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist86% matchVery Positive84% of 4,981 reviews2016Developer: Other Ocean InteractivePublisher: KONAMIPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.9hMean: 37.5h≥1hr: 91%
Relive past Dueling glory against Yu-Gi-Oh! characters from the past and present! Compete against other players online with your custom deck, then challenge them in Battle Pack Draft and Sealed Play!
- #17 GWENT: The Witcher Card Game86% matchVery Positive86% of 27,474 reviews2020Developer: CD PROJEKT REDPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.2hMean: 59.0h≥1hr: 67%
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
- #18 Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,475 reviews2026Developer: ponclePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.5hMean: 11.7h≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Vampire Survivors comes a turbo-charged, turn-based roguelite deckbuilder! Deal world-ending combos, blitz through infested dungeons, and master the Turboturn to obliterate hordes of familiar foes with a chaotic hand of cards.
- #19 MARVEL SNAP86% matchMostly Positive73% of 34,707 reviews2023Developer: Second Dinner Studios, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 5.0hMean: 76.1h≥1hr: 72%
MARVEL SNAP is everything you know and love about Collectible Card Games, but faster… Like WAY faster. You can enjoy all of the high stakes PvP strategy and deck building without having to watch your opponent play solitaire. Now THIS is what free-to-play should be.
- #20 Monster Train85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,834 reviews2020Developer: Shiny ShoePublisher: Good Shepherd EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.8hMean: 28.0h≥1hr: 92%
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.
- #21 Marvel's Midnight Suns85% matchVery Positive82% of 23,818 reviews2022Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.1hMean: 36.1h≥1hr: 84%
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
- #22 Luck be a Landlord82% matchVery Positive93% of 11,440 reviews2023Developer: TrampolineTalesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.2hMean: 15.1h≥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.
- #23 Broken Arrow82% matchMixed56% of 30,742 reviews2025Developer: Steel BalalaikaPublisher: Slitherine Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 35.8hMean: 83.7h≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
- #24 The Bazaar81% matchMostly Positive73% of 13,626 reviews2025Developer: TempoPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 29.7hMean: 92.2h≥1hr: 93%
The Bazaar is a fast-paced multiplayer Roguelike where every run is a new puzzle. Choose from unique heroes, uncover powerful combos, and outwit your opponents in a dynamic, ever-changing marketplace. Play at your own pace while discovering endless ways to win.
- #25 Star Crusade CCG81% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,879 reviews2016Developer: ZiMAD, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 24.9h≥1hr: 57%
Star Crusade: War for the Expanse is a free-to-play, online, digital collectible card game (CCG) based in a richly styled sci-fi universe, where each player takes command of one of the six factions vying for supremacy in an unclaimed exotic sector of space.
- #26 Nubby's Number Factory80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,424 reviews2025Developer: MogDogBlog ProductionsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.4hMean: 13.9h≥1hr: 89%
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
- #27 Dicey Dungeons80% matchVery Positive89% of 11,632 reviews2019Developer: Terry CavanaghPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.5hMean: 13.3h≥1hr: 90%
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!
- #28 9 Kings79% matchVery Positive93% of 21,354 reviews2025Developer: Sad SocketPublisher: Hooded HorsePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 7.5hMean: 14.9h≥1hr: 91%
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
- #29 Griftlands79% matchVery Positive94% of 14,364 reviews2021Developer: Klei EntertainmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.4hMean: 14.5h≥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.
- #30 Monster Train 277% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,660 reviews2025Developer: Shiny ShoePublisher: Big Fan GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 16.3hMean: 40.6h≥1hr: 92%
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
- #31 Magicraft77% matchVery Positive93% of 16,375 reviews2024Developer: Wave GamesPublisher: bilibiliPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 14.7hMean: 28.8h≥1hr: 92%
"Magicraft" is a Roguelike game that uses a variety of spells to match unimaginable spell effects, and the construction of ultra-high degrees of freedom cannot even be exhausted by developers.
- #32 Hand of Fate 278% matchVery Positive84% of 5,769 reviews2017Developer: Defiant DevelopmentPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.1hMean: 13.4h≥1hr: 87%
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
- #33 Book of Demons77% matchVery Positive91% of 9,468 reviews2018Developer: Thing TrunkPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.1hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 87%
Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!
- #34 Arrow a Row76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,038 reviews2023Developer: LonerangerixPlatforms: Windows
Arrow a row is a game in which you shoot arrows (of course) in a row! or maybe two rows! (maybe three?) Choose your power-ups and defeat the Boss.
- #35 Tainted Grail: Conquest77% matchVery Positive90% of 8,213 reviews2021Developer: QuestlinePublisher: Awaken RealmsPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.9hMean: 10.1h≥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.
- #36 Potionomics75% matchVery Positive90% of 7,274 reviews2022Developer: Voracious GamesPublisher: XSEED GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.7hMean: 14.1h≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
- #37 DICEOMANCER75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,524 reviews2024Developer: 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy StudioPublisher: Gamirror GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.4hMean: 11.8h≥1hr: 80%
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.
- #38 Shards of Infinity74% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2019Developer: Temple Gates GamesPlatforms: Windows
Shards of Infinity is the follow-up to the award winning deckbuilding game, Ascension. Build your armies by recruiting allies and champions from four unique factions. Launch surprise attacks on your foes by instantly deploying mercenaries. Unlock limitless power by mastering the Shard of Infinity.
- #39 BAPBAP72% matchVery Positive83% of 5,236 reviews2025Developer: Maison BapPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 6.1h≥1hr: 67%
Join BAPBAP, the Roguelike Party game where no two matches are ever the same. Round up your homies, pick a character, and build a giga-unfair build that'll make them hate you - then do it all over again!
- #40 One Step From Eden72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,618 reviews2020Developer: Thomas Moon KangPublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 9.4h≥1hr: 81%
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
- #41 Across the Obelisk72% matchVery Positive81% of 12,889 reviews2022Developer: Dreamsite GamesPublisher: Paradox InteractivePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 20.1hMean: 53.4h≥1hr: 92%
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
- #42 Frostrain71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,716 reviews2024Developer: STEWDIOPublisher: Jungle Game LabPlatforms: Windows
Be the last train conductor roaming the postapocalyptic frozen world! Expand, strengthen, and build synergies on your train. The promised land beyond the toxic zone awaits you and your passengers.
- #43 Wildfrost71% matchVery Positive83% of 8,698 reviews2023Developer: Deadpan GamesPublisher: ChucklefishPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.3hMean: 18.0h≥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…
- #44 One Turn Kill71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,275 reviews2026Developer: DenDenPublisher: Waku Waku GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 3.8h≥1hr: 50%
One Turn Kill is a PvE card game where card drawing and deck control are the keys to victory. Engage in battles limited to a single turn for an exhilarating, suspenseful experience.Join the protagonist in a pixel art wasteland to face off with the strongest of enemies and see what story awaits.
- #45 Backpack Hero70% matchVery Positive87% of 8,383 reviews2023Developer: JaspelPublisher: Pretty SoonPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 6.8hMean: 21.5h≥1hr: 84%
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
- #46 Wizard10171% matchVery Positive83% of 9,259 reviews2018Developer: KingsIsle EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 66.6h≥1hr: 58%
Unleash your inner magic and prepare to unravel the mysteries surrounding a death professor gone rogue. Darkness threatens to engulf the Spiral as you master powerful spells, explore over 22 whimsical worlds, and team-up with friends in this nostalgic wizard turn-based deckbuilding MMORPG.
- #47 FrostBound70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,189 reviews2025Developer: Lyra StudioPublisher: Shelly TechnologyPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 17.1h≥1hr: 92%
FrostBound is a roguelike deck-building tower defense set in an endless winter. Build your base, master 500+ cards, and withstand relentless waves to end the eternal frost.
- #48 天外武林 (Traveler of Wuxia)71% matchVery Positive86% of 3,183 reviews2023Developer: 香港商河洛互動娛樂股份有限公司Platforms: WindowsMedian: 12.2hMean: 16.5h≥1hr: 83%
Traveler of Wuxia is a deck-building rogue-lite game that mixes with Wuxia story and card combination. You will play as a young hero exploring to a unknown martial arts world. Use card combos to unleash powerful techniques and team up with companions to overcome the challenges of the martial world.
- #49 Cthulhu Realms71% matchMostly Positive72% of 232 reviews2016Developer: Wise Wizard Games, LLCPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 1.0hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 49%
Star Realms has gone insane! Introducing Cthulhu Realms! Are you zany enough to play the crazier and creepier cousin of Star Realms? Download and play today to find out why Cthulhu Realms is so crazily addictive!
- #50 Dominion69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,202 reviews2024Developer: Temple Gates GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.9hMean: 14.8h≥1hr: 63%
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
- #51 Ratropolis69% matchVery Positive88% of 5,498 reviews2020Developer: Cassel GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.1hMean: 15.2h≥1hr: 81%
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
- #52 Fights in Tight Spaces69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,852 reviews2021Developer: Ground ShatterPublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 13.7h≥1hr: 69%
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.
- #53 Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution69% matchVery Positive83% of 4,784 reviews2020Developer: Other Ocean EmeryvillePublisher: KONAMIPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.8hMean: 34.7h≥1hr: 88%
Build your Deck from over 10,000 cards and take on the most iconic Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Relive the stories from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series through Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS!
- #54 Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers69% matchVery Positive82% of 3,382 reviews2024Developer: Purple Moss CollectorsPublisher: Yogscast GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.7hMean: 7.9h≥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.
- #55 Spellstone70% matchMixed63% of 464 reviews2016Developer: Synapse GamesPublisher: KongregatePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.0hMean: 52.4h≥1hr: 65%
Spellstone is a fantasy card game with beautiful hand-drawn art and rich lore! Collect hundreds of striking cards to battle through a compelling story and unravel the mystery of the Void.
- #56 Star Realms69% matchVery Positive87% of 2,204 reviews2016Developer: Wise Wizard Games, LLCPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 20.8h≥1hr: 67%
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
