The Card Battler Zone

Games where cards represent attacks, units, spells, or tactical combat choices.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Golden Swirl - Golden Swirl is a dark fantasy, semi-real-time action deckbuilder. Master tactical movement to dodge fierce attacks while managing your hand. Fully voiced with custom heroes, fine-tune your deck, relics, and runes to repel the Swirl. Can you survive the madness?
Grail - In this deckbuilder your deck plays automatically. Upgrade, enchant and stickerize your cards to create clever cascading effects that defeat monsters and other players. Can you reach the Grail?
Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder - Players say: Build a score-chasing island town by pairing guilds, placing buildings for chained bonuses, and meeting targets each run. Players like: Building Synergies · Guild Pair Variety · Satisfying Score Chains ·
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A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!

Claws Of Power - Claws of Power is a cute, real-time card battle game. With a variety of unique and adorable cat cards, each one could be your key to victory. Strategize by building different decks and using items to overcome challenges and claim the throne as the ultimate cat leader.
Drunken Rogue - A dungeon-crawling roguelike card game! The rowdy adventures of drunk-as-a-skunk Rogue Lita and Vampire of Demise Endo! Stagger around traps and stumble through demon assaults. Make your way to the dungeon's deepest depths—rumored to contain the most precious of booze!
Stackmon - Stack, train and collect 100+ powerful Stackmon in this creature-collector with a card-stacking twist! Build your camp, challenge rival Scouts in combat and face the mysterious corruption spreading throughout your land.
Flowers and Deities - Flowers and Deities is a strategy deckbuilder roguelite where you command a blood-soaked lizardkin army through escalating arena battles, spending every drop of spilled blood to cast spells, summon creatures, and survive long enough to claim the favor of the Gods
Legacy of Defense - Players say: Defend a fantasy world from monster waves by aiming or auto-firing, choosing combat skills, and strengthening your hero. Players like: Relaxed Semi-Idle Play · Addictive Early Progression · Satisfying Skill Picks ·
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Become the hero who protects the fantasy world and stop the monster invasion! 'Legacy of Defense' combines defense with deck-building. Build your deck, use powerful skills, gain experience, upgrade, clear stages, and defeat the final boss. Ready to test your strategy and luck?

Pro Jank Footy - Pro Jank Footy is an over-the-top arcade comedy-sports game. Score goals to unleash game-changing power-ups, build a deck of absurd abilities, and tackle a season where no two matches are ever the same—solo or with your mates.
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Aug 12, 2026
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Kungfu Card - Kung Fu Cards combines the depth of Chinese martial arts with familiar playing card and mahjong mechanics, making it easy to learn yet deeply strategic. Read your opponent, counter every move, select your martial school and moves, and fight to claim the title of the world's greatest martial artist!

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Roguebook - Players say: Lead two heroes through a shifting book, uncover its map with ink, and build a deck for turn-based battles. Players like: Ink-Driven Map Exploration · Two-Hero Positioning · Hero Pair Synergies ·
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Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

The Knight Witch - Players say: Fly through a hand-drawn underground world, shoot War Golems, and cast deck-built spells as Rayne investigates an invasion. Players like: Distinctive Genre Blend · Hand-Drawn Art · Spell-Card Combat ·
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The Knight Witch is a metroidvania adventure game with fast-paced, shoot 'em up combat set in a beautifully hand-drawn world. Cast devastating card-based spells, forge close bonds, and make moral choices all in your quest to save your home and discover who's behind the War Golem invasion.

Marvel's Midnight Suns - Players say: Lead a customizable Hunter and Marvel heroes against a supernatural threat in card-driven tactical battles and a social RPG hub. Players like: Tactical Card Combat · Distinct Hero Playstyles · Character Bonds ·
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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.

Moonstone Island - Players say: Train as an alchemist across floating islands, farming ingredients, befriending Spirits, and fighting with a deck of cards. Players like: Cute Spirit Designs · Relaxed, Flexible Pace · Island Exploration ·
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Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

Tower Tactics: Liberation - Players say: Defend against the Salkoth by playing tower and spell cards, shaping a deck, and navigating a changing roguelike map. Players like: Tower-Deck Fusion · Distinct Deck Builds · Tower-Spell Combos ·
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We fused deck-building roguelikes and tower defenses in a way never seen before - deploy your towers, collect valuable trinkets and cast powerful spells to defend yourself against the Salkoth!

Zet Zillions - Players say: Guide Foam Gun and the planet-ship Baby Violence through space, building card decks and using fusion and population tactics to seek humanity’s new home. Players like: Expressive Art Style · Fusion And Population · Characters And Voice Acting ·
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Zet Zillions is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder where you use your cards to make freakish combinations and explode entire planets. BIG-BADDA-BOOM!

Ballionaire - Players say: Build a physics-driven pachinko board, drop balls through drafted triggers, and chase tribute goals across roguelike runs. Players like: Satisfying Combo Chains · Huge Score Runs · Distinct Board Layouts ·
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BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!

He is Coming - Players say: Explore a darkening realm for gear, combine item synergies, and face auto-battled Demon King minions before time runs out. Players like: Build Experimentation · Short Runs · Strategic Boss Prep ·
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Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.

9 Kings - Players say: Choose a king, arrange cards into a synergistic 3×3 kingdom, and withstand rival armies in escalating auto-battles. Players like: Build Synergies · Distinct Kings · Addictive Runs ·
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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.

Super Fantasy Kingdom - Players say: Rebuild a ruined fantasy kingdom by managing resources, recruiting defenders, and surviving nightly monster attacks across repeat runs. Players like: Unit Combinations · Map Exploration · Pixel Art ·
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Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!

Breachway - Players say: Captain a warship across a branching galaxy, shaping an equipment-driven card deck for turn-based space battles. Players like: Equipment-Driven Decks · Ship Build Variety · Tactical Space Combat ·
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Explore the galaxy in this deckbuilding, sci-fi roguelike where ship upgrades and crew management are key to your survival. Optimize resource generation, engage in intense turn-based battles, and take on ever-growing threats as you seek out The Signal.

Backpack Hero - Players say: Arrange backpack items to shape your build, then take it into turn-based dungeon battles across roguelike runs. Players like: Backpack Build Puzzles · Distinct Hero Styles · Addictive Dungeon Runs ·
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The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Puzzline - Puzzline is a 2-4 player board game connecting cards like a puzzle! Each card has a unique effect. Play them strategically and get the victory! Online play is also supported!
Hungry Horrors - Feed legendary Horrors before they feed on the princess. Hungry Horrors is a roguelite card-based adventure through British and Irish mythology where you cook traditional dishes, build flavour synergies and serve the perfect meal. No prince. No servants. Just a recipe book and a talking cat.
Worlds Upon The Wind - Resettle the shards of a shattered world in this peaceful roguelite deckbuilder, covering centuries of classical Japanese art. Nurture communities, befriend animal spirits, and shape a new civilization through choices that echo across generations.
Bearnard - Play cards by shooting arrows - miss the shot, lose the card. Master turn-based combat, defeat enemies, and solve environmental puzzles across diverse biomes. Join Bearnard on his quest!
Lethal Dungeon - Lethal Dungeon is a roguelike card game. Win every battle using only the cards in your opening hand to defeat all enemies in a single turn.
Muffles' Life Sentence - Take back your identity in Muffles’ Life Sentence, a darkly comedic narrative adventure set in a prison where inmates are remade to match their crimes.
Duelists of Eden - Players say: Build spell decks and fight across a tiled arena, dodging attacks and chaining cards in real-time duels. Players like: Distinctive Combat Mix · Flexible Deck Building · Character Variety ·
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Build a deck and battle online in real-time action with rollback netcode!

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Mar 7, 2024
96% 👍
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Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection - Players say: Geo, a boy searching for his missing father, joins with an alien to explore a wave-linked world and battle using collected cards. Players like: Quality-of-Life Options · Story and Characters · Online Battles ·
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The Mega Man Star Force series, which expanded into an anime, is back in the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection! This collection includes seven games and additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! Online play is also supported!

Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love - Welcome back to your childhood town! The Full HD Remaster of Karigurashi Ren’ai: Living on Borrowed Love perfectly preserves ASa Project's signature blend of comedy and heartwarming charm while offering a stunning new visual experience.
DUNGEON ARTIFACT - DUNGEON ARTIFACT is a title that fuses authentic card game mechanics with the deep complexity of roguelike deck-building. Freely combine over 400 different cards to unleash the ultimate combos!
Circadian Dice - Players say: Lead heroes against a time-looping cosmic force, reshaping dice and combining abilities to win tactical, turn-based fights. Players like: Dice-Building Combos · Varied Heroes and Relics · Replayable Short Runs ·
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Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Kabuto Park - Players say: Spend Hana’s summer catching and training bugs, then build a card-based team to shove rival collectors out of the battle ring. Players like: Cute Art Style · Relaxing Summer Mood · Bug Collecting ·
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Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.

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May 28, 2025
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Slay the Spire - Players say: Climb a shifting tower through turn-based card battles, choosing cards and relics to shape a different deck each run. Players like: Deep Deckbuilding · Distinct Character Styles · Fresh Runs ·
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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!

Inscryption - Players say: Build a deck of creatures, sacrifice cards to summon stronger beasts, and solve cabin puzzles during a sinister card game. Players like: Surprising Story Turns · Eerie Cabin Atmosphere · Creative Card Combos ·
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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...

StarVaders - Players say: Pilot a mech against descending alien waves, using cards and grid positioning to stop them before Doom fills. Players like: Distinct Mech Playstyles · Tactical Grid Combat · Satisfying Card Combos ·
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Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

Forbidden Solitaire - Players say: Play a supposedly cursed 1995 CD-ROM, clearing TriPeaks solitaire boards and battling dungeon monsters as its history unfolds. Players like: ’90s CD-ROM Atmosphere · Engaging Solitaire Combos · Retro Visuals and Sound ·
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Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.

Stacklands - Players say: Build a village by stacking cards to gather food and resources, discover recipes, buy packs, and equip villagers to fight creatures. Players like: Card-Stacking Combinations · Addictive Resource Loop · Recipe Discovery ·
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Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!

Monster Train - Players say: Build a demon deck and position units across a three-floor train to stop Heaven's forces from reaching the pyre above. Players like: Clan Combinations · Multi-Floor Battles · Unit Card Synergies ·
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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.

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors - Players say: Explore grid-based dungeons and use mana-cost cards to build escalating combos against monster hordes. Players like: Explosive Card Combos · Addictive Run Loop · Easygoing Difficulty ·
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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.

DICEOMANCER - Players say: A fishing trip turns into a roguelike card battle, where dice let you rewrite on-screen numbers to reshape fights and builds. Players like: Number-Changing Dice · Creative Deck Builds · Hand-Drawn Art ·
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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.

Die in the Dungeon: Origins - Players say: Guide Lisver through a strange dungeon, building and combining action dice to battle monsters in turn-based roguelike runs. Players like: Strategic Dice Builds · Satisfying Combinations · Replayable Runs ·
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Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

One Turn Kill - Players say: Build a 20-card deck in a pixel-art wasteland, then chain draws and attacks to defeat each boss in a single turn. Players like: Draw-Cost System · Combo Deckbuilding · Music and Art ·
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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.

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Jan 15, 2026
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ROUNDS - Players say: A 2D duel shooter where you shoot, block, and jump through rounds, drafting upgrades after losses to counter your rival. Players like: Fun With Friends · Chaotic Card Combos · Modded Replayability ·
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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.