Games like ELbab

Tactical party building and automated combat feel very similar to your library exploration loop.

Drafting a team and stacking synergies captures that same build-planner satisfaction.

Recruiting heroes and navigating deadly lands mirrors the roguelike progression you enjoy.

Winning before the fight starts by specializing your guild hits that same strategic note.

Assembling a jewel-themed party for auto-battling provides a similar tactical loop.

Positioning your heroes for automated combat focuses heavily on the design phase.

Organizing items to create powerful builds is the core thrill here, just with inventory management.

Strategic party composition and semi-auto combat offer a similar depth of planning.

Matching skill builds to create chain reactions rewards the same deep planning.

Leading heroes through tactical resistance emphasizes the synergy-building you like.

Building a squad to face endless tides provides a similar sense of scaling power.

Managing a squad's loot and evolution offers a different setting but a similar loop.