Games like Pawnbarian
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Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
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$9.99The Ouroboros King
Feb 27 · Oriol Cosp Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Roguelite · Board Game
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
Turn-Based TacticsRogueliteDifficultBoard GameChessTurn-Based StrategyRoguelikeStrategy2DFantasy👍 471
$19.99Fogpiercer
Jul 17 · Mad Cookies Studio
Both: Roguelike · Card Game · Turn-Based Combat
Fight through the fog in this sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where clever positioning, explosive chain-reactions, and the environment itself can make the difference between life and death.
StrategyRoguelikeCard GameDeckbuildingRoguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based CombatCard BattlerRogueliteDifficult2D👍 614
$14.99Dicey Dungeons
Aug 13 · Terry Cavanagh
Both: Card Battler · Roguelite · Roguelike
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerDeckbuildingRogueliteRoguelikeIndieTurn-BasedStrategyCard GameSingleplayer👍 10,448
-50%$7.49Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Aug 8 · Purple Moss Collectors
Both: Roguelike · Card Game · Card Battler
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.
Roguelike DeckbuilderRoguelikeStrategyCard GameDeckbuildingCard BattlerRogueliteSingleplayerRPGReplay Value👍 2,990
$14.99Alina of the Arena
Oct 13 · PINIX
Both: Roguelike · Turn-Based Tactics · Card Game
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
Roguelike DeckbuilderRoguelikeTurn-Based TacticsHex GridCard GameRogueliteStrategyPixel GraphicsDifficultFemale Protagonist👍 3,578
$5.99Circadian Dice
Jul 11 · Shuffle Up Games
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Card Game · Card Battler
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!
Roguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuildingTurn-Based TacticsSingleplayerStrategyCard GameCard BattlerTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based StrategyBoard Game👍 553
$0.99Instinct War - Card Game
Dec 15 · Old School Vibes, Motion Game Studio
Both: Roguelike · Card Game · Turn-Based Combat
Enter in a bitesized roguelike dungeon crawller. Choose your hero and face relentless enemies through an everchaging card-based dungeon. Collect items to power up your hero to face the Instinct War.
RoguelikeStrategyCard GameDungeon CrawlerTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based TacticsRogueliteHand-drawnChoices MatterInventory Management
-66%$6.79Tower Tactics: Liberation
Feb 6 · asraworks
Both: Card Battler · Card Game · Roguelike
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!
Tower DefenseRoguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerCard GameRoguelikeDeckbuildingStrategySingleplayerRoguelite2D👍 1,225
$14.99Balatro
Feb 20 · LocalThunk
Both: Card Game · Roguelike · Roguelite
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Card GameRoguelikeRoguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuildingSingleplayerStrategyPixel GraphicsReplay ValueRogueliteIndie👍 160,821
-50%$7.49Shogun Showdown
Sep 5 · Roboatino
Both: Roguelike · Turn-Based Combat · Turn-Based Tactics
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!
Replay ValueStrategy RPGTurn-BasedRoguelikePixel GraphicsTurn-Based StrategyRoguelike DeckbuilderStrategyTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based Tactics👍 6,201
-80%$3.99Banners of Ruin
Jul 29 · MonteBearo
Both: Card Battler · Roguelike · Card Game
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerRoguelikeCard GameDifficultTurn-BasedDeckbuildingStrategySingleplayerDungeon Crawler👍 2,299
$15.99DungeonTop
Jun 21 · One Up Plus Entertainment
Both: Card Battler · Card Game · Roguelike
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
Roguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerCard GameDeckbuildingRoguelikeRogueliteTurn-BasedTactical RPGStrategy RPGTurn-Based Strategy👍 452
$11.995D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Jul 22 · Conor Petersen, Thunkspace, LLC
Both: Chess · Board Game · Puzzle
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
ChessTime TravelTime ManipulationBoard GameDifficultPuzzleMultiplayerTurn-Based StrategyStrategyPsychological👍 8,097
$9.99Coin Crypt
Oct 28 · Wishes Ultd., Greg Lobanov
Both: Roguelike · Card Battler · Card Game
A roguelite deckbuilding adventure game about magical coins. You play as a lootmancer, who can unlock the hidden power inside of coins and use them in magical duels. The loots you take from chests and enemies also become your next moves, so plan carefully!
Roguelike DeckbuilderRoguelikeCard BattlerDeckbuildingCard GameIndieRPGRogueliteGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer👍 212
$14.99DICEOMANCER
Oct 9 · 超厚皮猪猪 Ultra Piggy Studio
Both: Card Game · Card Battler · Roguelike
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.
StrategyCard GameRoguelike DeckbuilderCard BattlerColorfulRoguelikeDeckbuildingFirst-PersonSingleplayerIndie👍 4,752
FreeLast Gambit
Aug 27 · Mads
Both: Turn-Based Tactics · Chess · Roguelike
Chess, but you build the army yourself: pieces that evolve, unicorns, catapults that hurl your own men. Then you take it online, one on one or even two on two. Roguelite.
Early AccessTurn-Based TacticsChessRoguelikeTurn-Based StrategyPvPRogueliteStrategyBoard Game2D
$14.99Dicefolk
Feb 27 · LEAP Game Studios, Tiny Ghoul
Both: Turn-Based Combat · Roguelike · Roguelite
Wield magical dice and build a team of powerful Chimeras to stop a mysterious evil in this tactical roguelite adventure. As a Chimera Summoner, recruit and create your perfect team of mythical beasts and command them to victory using unique dice mechanics.
Roguelike DeckbuilderTurn-Based CombatRoguelikeTurn-Based StrategyRogueliteCreature CollectorStrategySingleplayerStrategy RPGCasual👍 867
