The 15 Best Deckbuilder Roguelike Games

Every run starts the same and ends differently, which is how people lose whole weekends to these.

1. 1
   Slay the Spire

   The 2019 climb-the-tower hit that defined the deckbuilder roguelike and still sets the standard.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Wildfrost

   A snowy tactical card battler that keeps you counting down turns on every character's timer.
   642pts
3. 3
   Fights in Tight Spaces

   A stylish spy-action deckbuilder where you plan close-quarters fights and throw enemies into each other.
   551pts
4. 4
   Balatro

   A poker-hand roguelike where joker cards break the rules and scores spiral into the absurd.
   494pts
5. 5
   Cobalt Core

   A spaceship-flavoured card roguelike where you dodge incoming shots by shifting the ship's position.
   428pts
6. 6
   Shogun Showdown

   A tile-based samurai deckbuilder where you queue up attacks along a row before enemies close in.
   428pts
7. 7
   Monster Train

   The 2020 original that stacks battles on three floors of a train and made hellfire card builds famous.
   350pts
8. 8
   Dicey Dungeons

   Dice replace cards in this colourful game-show roguelike with six very different playable characters.
   350pts
9. 9
   Nowhere Prophet

   A wasteland pilgrimage that lets you lead a following of followers as cards in every battle.
   350pts
10. 10
    Slay the Spire 2

    Mega Crit's sequel in early access, with new characters, a new tower and refreshed card combat.
    257pts
11. 11
    Inscryption

    A horror-tinged card duel in a cabin that keeps rewriting its own rules.
    257pts
12. 12
    Monster Train 2

    The 2025 follow-up to the three-lane train defence game, with new clans and deeper card synergies.
    0pts
13. 13
    Griftlands

    Klei's narrative deckbuilder with separate decks for negotiation and combat across three characters.
    0pts
14. 14
    Roguebook

    A hex-map deckbuilder from the creators of Faeria that pairs two heroes and paints its own route.
    0pts
15. 15
    Across the Obelisk

    A co-operative deckbuilder for up to four players with hero-specific decks and sprawling run branching.
    0pts

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