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AdventureBoard gameIndieRoguelikeRole-playing

Fighting against fortune would be a lot easier if you weren't a walking dice.

82 rating3 lists30 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRoguelikeRole-playing

Slay the Spire is a single-player roguelike deck-building game. Players choose from four characters, each with a unique set of cards, and attempt to climb a procedurally generated spire consisting of multiple floors of increasingly difficul

88 rating6 lists13 h main storyOften paired

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Board gameIndieRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy

Hell has frozen over. Only you can protect the final burning pyre from the forces of heaven and restore the inferno. Monster Train brings a new strategic layer to roguelike deckbuilding, with three vertical playing fields to defend. Include

83 rating4 lists3.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureBoard gameIndieStrategy2d

Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

77 rating4 lists11 h main storyOften paired

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Board gameIndieRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy

Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

85 rating1 list10 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRole-playingStrategy

An all new dice-deck-building roguelike, Astrea, has you chart a path through the ruins of a lost civilization as one of six brave Oracles. Using an ever-changing deck of dice and enchanted Sentinels, Purify waves of Corrupted foes and a de

80 rating3 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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Board gameIndieRoguelikeRole-playingStrategy

Griftlands is a deck-building rogue-like where you fight and negotiate your way through a broken-down sci-fi world. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect. Death comes quickly, b

80 rating5 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureBoard gameIndiePuzzleRole-playing

Enter an ever-changing world full of legendary encounters and stories. Craft your cards, assemble the perfect deck and defeat the Roguebook itself... or die trying. Roguebook is a single-player roguelike deck-builder that takes place in a

80 rating6 lists7.5 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRole-playingStrategy

Ash of Gods is а multi-genre project that features most of the typical elements of a visual novel, tactical turn-based role-playing game and card strategy. This is a story intending to show all the complexity and ambiguity of moral choice.

68 rating2 lists21 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureBoard gameIndieStrategyTurn-based strategy

Deal world-ending combos and blitz through infested dungeons! Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turnbased deckbuilder with roguelite elements. Master the Turboturn with your own hand of cards!

63 rating1 list

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Board gameIndieRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy

A story-driven hybrid between RPG and deck-building roguelikes. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

80 rating1 list15 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRole-playingStrategy

Vambrace: Cold Soul is a roguelike fantasy-adventure set amidst a frozen landscape. Plan your expeditions underground, then journey to the cursed city surface with your team of heroes. Wield unique powers, avoid dangerous traps, brave stran

75 rating3 lists7.5 h main story

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Board gameIndieRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy

Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session i

82 rating1 list7 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndieStrategyTurn-based strategy

Deal world-ending combos and blitz through infested dungeons! Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors is a casual, turnbased deckbuilder with roguelite elements. Master the Turboturn with your own hand of cards!

63 rating1 list

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AdventureIndiePuzzleRole-playingAction

Forgotton Anne is a 2d cinematic adventure game combining puzzle platforming with adventure game elements. You play as Anne, the enforcer keeping order in the Forgotton Realm, as she sets out to squash a rebellion that might prevent her mas

78 rating3 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired

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AdventureBoard gameDeck-buildingIndieStrategy

Journey through the sorrowful spirit world in a soulslike deck builder. Craft cards and claim powerful totems to defeat the woeful spirits lurking in the mystical lands. Unravel the tale of a grieving mother in her desperate attempt to defy

74 rating2 lists20 h main story

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IndieRole-playingStrategyRoguelikeRoguelike deckbuilder

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.

69 rating1 list5 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRole-playingStrategy

A unique card battler with randomly generated survival arenas and a brave tale of robot rebellion. Can you defeat The Kernel and save robotkind? Play a deep single-player campaign or compete in intense local and online multiplayer!

50 rating2 lists134 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndiePuzzleRole-playing

Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to

70 rating1 list5.5 h main story

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Board gameIndieStrategyTurn-based strategyRoguelike

Balatro is a deck-building roguelite in which players construct poker hands to earn chips and overcome enemy blinds. The game features mechanics for enhancing a deck of playing cards, purchasing Jokers that modify hand effects, and discover

89 rating2 lists4.5 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameFantasyIndieRoguelike

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.

80 rating3 lists20 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRole-playingStrategy

A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces. Dive into the cold, yet alluring world of folk tales - and uncover the secrets that hide in t

82 rating5 lists15 h main story

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AdventureIndieRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy

"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, pe

87 rating1 list113 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRoguelikeRole-playing

Inspired by tarot and fantasy, all bets are off as you create your own journey by building a collection of cards used to deal out a boardgame-like dungeon teeming with enemies, treasure, and adventure. Upon entering combat, the cards come t

77 rating7 lists11 h main story

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Board gameFightingIndieStrategyTurn-based strategy

Fights in Tight Spaces blends 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.

79 rating5 lists11 h main story

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IndieRoguelikeStrategyTurn-based strategyPixel art

A brick breaking, turn-based rogue-like bullet-builder - Blast bricks to break the bank.

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AdventureIndiePuzzleRoguelikeRole-playing

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 tu

78 rating3 lists4.5 h main story

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Board gameIndieStrategyRoguelikeDeck-building

The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns! Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2 - featuring new characters, cards, events, alternate acts, and more!

85 rating2 lists6 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRole-playingStrategy

CrownTrick is a procedurally generated maze game with Roguelike gameplay and hand drawn art style. Take up the unbelievable crown and start your underground adventure with the power...

82 rating2 lists16 h main story

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AdventureIndiePuzzleRoguelikeRole-playing

Command a squad of adorably fierce warriors in Anomaly Collapse, a turn-based Roguelite strategy game that offers a fresh twist to an old formula! Face off against otherworldly beings and uncover the dark secrets of supernatural calamities.

3 lists5 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRole-playingStrategy

The eagerly awaited follow-up to Red Hook's smash hit gothic horror RPG! DDII will test your mettle and drive you to the brink of madness. Armor yourself with purpose and provision your party for the journey ahead. It will be arduous.

84 rating4 lists33 h main story

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Board gameFantasyRole-playingStrategyCollecting card game - ccg

Join in The Witcher universe’s favorite card game, available for free! Blending the CCG and TCG genres, Gwent sees you clash in fast-paced online PvP duels that combine bluffing, on-the-fly decision making and careful deck construction. Col

81 rating9 lists55 h main story

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IndieRoguelikeRole-playingStrategyDungeon crawler

Runestone Keeper is a roguelike dungeon crawler that blends classic RPG elements and turn based strategy. Heroes, monsters, equipment, events, magic and skills, traps and devices, shrines and altars, Goddesses and merchants. Choose your wea

60 rating2 lists6.5 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndieRole-playingStrategy

The Amazing American Circus tells a story of the most iconic entertainment in American history. The USA, during the Gilded Age, is a turbulent place. On the East Coast springs up a modern metropolis, while in the west, cowboys and robber ba

85 rating3 lists12 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameRole-playingStrategyTurn-based strategy

Dungeon Adventures in the Warhammer World! Lead your group of brave adventurers through the perilous dungeons of the Warhammer world in the search for wealth and glory! Based on the classic Games Workshop board game, Warhammer Quest is a mi

57 rating7 lists28 h main story

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Board gameIndieRoguelikeStrategyTurn-based strategy

Balatro is a deck-building roguelite in which players construct poker hands to earn chips and overcome enemy blinds. The game features mechanics for enhancing a deck of playing cards, purchasing Jokers that modify hand effects, and discover

89 rating7 lists

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Board gameStrategyTurn-based strategyActionFantasy

Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await

90 rating7 lists11 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRole-playingRoguelite

Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can p

74 rating5 lists13 h main story

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AdventureIndiePuzzleRole-playingStrategy

Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. With the aid of weapons, spells and tonics, and the guidance of the magical and myst

73 rating2 lists8 h main story

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AdventureBoard gameIndiePuzzleStrategy

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...

84 rating7 lists10 h main story

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AdventureIndieRole-playingFantasySide view

Oxenfree is a single-player graphic adventure game played from a 2.5D perspective, with the player controlling a teenager named Alex. Its central mechanic is a "walk and talk" system, where dialogue appears as speech bubbles and the player

77 rating8 lists4.5 h main story

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IndieStrategy2dRogueliteAction

A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins

79 rating1 list2 h main story

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ActionAdventureIndiePixel artFantasy

Exit the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon climber immediately following the adventures of the misfit ‘Gungeoneers’ and their journey for personal absolution in Enter the Gungeon. The Gungeon has become a paradox and is collapsing! Armed wit

67 rating3 lists4.5 h main story

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Board gameRole-playingStrategyCollecting card game - ccgFantasy

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 b

66 rating3 lists2 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRogueliteAction

Wreak vengeance with your elite craft on waves of Swarm bugs, who are hellbent on killing you and everyone you love. Harvest their guts for scrap and earn a deliciously varied array of upgrades. Beat the last wave if you have the skill, the

80 rating1 list2.5 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRole-playingAction

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss as part of the Hades formed ‘Grim Squad’. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the

81 rating2 lists20 h main story

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ActionAdventureIndieRole-playingStrategy

One Step From Eden combines strategic deckbuilding and realtime action with roguelike elements. Cast powerful spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, collect game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies. Make it one step from E

32 rating1 list7.5 h main story

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AdventureIndieRoguelikeRole-playingStrategy

By playing as either a Warrior, a Wizard, a Assassin or a Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive. You can learn new skills in Tomes you find along the way and buy/sell items at s

74 rating9 lists2 h main story

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