Roguelike Deckbuilder
14 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Slay the Spire
The Deckbuilder That Started It All Still Holds
Balatro
150 jokers and zero off-ramps
Slay the Spire 2
More Spire, Sharper Spire, Still Unfinished Spire
Monster Train 2
Leaves no reason to ride the first train again
Monster Train
Slay theSpire's formula, rebuilt as a train engine
Shogun Showdown
Into the Breach's brain, Slay the Spire's pull
StarVaders
Chrono Tokens Turn Tactical Deckbuilding Into Chess on Steroids
Backpack Battles
Tetris with bloodlust, and you can't stop arranging
Across the Obelisk
Co-op deckbuilder where the debuff stack breaks the fight
Griftlands
Negotiation gets its own deck, and it cuts deeper
He is Coming
An auto battler that hides real strategy under retro paint
LONESTAR
Make Your Number Bigger Has Never Felt This Deep
Gordian Quest
Deckbuilder Depth Buried Under D&D Sprawl
Breachway
Modular ships reshape your deck mid-run. The balance doesn't hold.