Roguelike Deckbuilder
27 games reviewed, ranked by score.
Slay the Spire
The Deckbuilder That Started It All Still Holds
Balatro
150 jokers and zero off-ramps
Dicevaders
Turn dice into board-breaking alien armies.
Emberward
Its tetromino maze-building is a stroke of genius.
Slay the Spire 2
More Spire, Sharper Spire, Still Unfinished Spire
Monster Train 2
Leaves no reason to ride the first train again
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Where finding the broken combo is the entire point.
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
Omelet You Cook
Pan-tetris omelets with sound design that sings
Cobalt Core
One-axis ship combat that clicks, enemies that don't keep up
The Loopler
Build the perfect score engine, then let it run.
Zoominoes
Zoo tiles that combo into the millions, once the soft locks stop
Backpack Battles
Tetris with bloodlust, and you can't stop arranging
Across the Obelisk
Co-op deckbuilder where the debuff stack breaks the fight
Black Jacket
Blackjack rebuilt as a deckbuilder, with a story that lands
Griftlands
Negotiation gets its own deck, and it cuts deeper
He is Coming
An auto battler that hides real strategy under retro paint
Rogue Voltage
Wiring chain reactions that pay off, once the bugs settle
Die in the Dungeon
Dice on a grid that clicks, until the board clutters
Fogpiercer
Cliff-throwing tactics that outshine their own card decks
LONESTAR
Make Your Number Bigger Has Never Felt This Deep
Sol Cesto
Gorgeous grotesque odds-juggling, tripped up by unfair dice and no save
Gordian Quest
Deckbuilder Depth Buried Under D&D Sprawl
Bingle Bingle
Spin-the-wheel buildcraft that hides its own rules
Breachway
Modular ships reshape your deck mid-run. The balance doesn't hold.