Core Mechanics
Best Deck building Games
Building and optimizing card decks
48 games ranked by deck building intensity
Thea 2: The Shattering
Windows
Deck buildingRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat
Slay the Spire
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeSkill masteryExploration
Inscryption
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingPixel artRoguelike loopsLinear storyTense
Monster Train
Windows
Deck buildingDialogue choicesTurn-based combatMethodicalCompetitive ranked
Griftlands
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesTurn-based combatLinear storySolo contemplative
ROUNDS
WindowsmacOS
Melee combatLocal multiplayerDeck buildingPlatformingSkill mastery
One Step From Eden
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingPixel artAnime/mangaLocal multiplayerSkill mastery
Library Of Ruina
Windows
Deck buildingDialogue choicesAnime/mangaLinear storyTense
Ooblets
Windows
Deck buildingExplorationOpen worldPick-up-and-playCrafting
Moonstone Island
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artDeck buildingSandboxBase managementMeditative
Kabuto Park
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingCozyPick-up-and-playNature and ecologyMeditative
Balatro
WindowsmacOS
Deck buildingPixel artDialogue choicesSolo contemplativeTurn-based combat
StarVaders
WindowsmacOS
Dialogue choicesDeck buildingAnime/mangaTurn-based combatLinear story
DICEOMANCER
Windows
Deck buildingSolo contemplativeRoguelike loopsMethodicalResource management
.Forty-Five
Windows
Deck buildingMethodicalTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeExploration
Skogdal
Windows
Deck buildingExplorationTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeSkill mastery
Metroplex Zero: Sci-Fi Card Battler
WindowsLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesTurn-based combatSci-fi technologySolo contemplative
Heat Death
WindowsmacOS
Deck buildingDialogue choicesCraftingPuzzle solvingRoguelike loops
LuckLand
Windows
Deck buildingDialogue choicesFantasy mythologySolo contemplativeTurn-based combat
Madcap Mosaic
Windows
Deck buildingPixel artMethodicalSolo contemplativeRoguelike loops
Backpack Hero
WindowsmacOSLinux
Dialogue choicesDeck buildingTurn-based combatFantasy mythologyMethodical
Wildfrost
Windows
Deck buildingBase managementTurn-based combatSkill masteryMethodical
Dicey Dungeons
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeExplorationMethodical
Tainted Grail: Conquest
WindowsLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsBase managementLinear story
Backpack Battles
WindowsLinux
Async communityDeck buildingRoguelike loopsMethodicalCompetitive ranked
Minion Masters
WindowsmacOS
Deck buildingTurn-based combatMethodicalCompetitive rankedResource management
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Windows
Deck buildingCompetitive rankedFantasy mythologySolo contemplativeTurn-based combat
Marvel's Midnight Suns
Windows
Deck buildingTurn-based combatMethodicalExplorationSolo contemplative
Luck be a Landlord
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingResource managementPixel artSolo contemplativeEconomic depth
Inkulinati
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatLocal multiplayerDeck buildingMethodicalWhimsical
Emberward
Windows
Deck buildingBase managementResource managementMethodicalReal-time combat
Sol Cesto
Windows
Dialogue choicesDeck buildingExplorationMethodicalPuzzle solving
Peglin
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatDeck buildingRoguelike loopsPixel artPhysics puzzles
暖雪 Warm Snow
Windows
Fantasy mythologyDeck buildingExplorationLinear storySolo contemplative
Thea: The Awakening
Windows
Fantasy mythologyDialogue choicesRoguelike loopsResource managementTech/research trees
Last Call BBS
WindowsmacOSLinux
Puzzle solvingAutomation designSandboxLocal multiplayerPixel art
Armello
WindowsmacOSLinux
Map scaleCompetitive rankedTurn-based combatTerritory controlDeck building
Chaos Reborn
WindowsmacOSLinux
Async communityTurn-based combatFantasy mythologySolo contemplativeDeck building
Loop Hero
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artDialogue choicesResource managementTurn-based combatMinimalist
TCG Card Shop Simulator
Windows
Resource managementEconomic depthSolo contemplativeCollectionDeck building
Monster Train 2
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatDialogue choicesMethodicalDeck buildingFantasy mythology
Shogun Showdown
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artTurn-based combatMethodicalSolo contemplativeDeck building
Cobalt Core
WindowsmacOS
Turn-based combatPixel artPuzzle solvingRoguelike loopsDeck building
Cube Chaos
WindowsLinux
Dialogue choicesMinimalistReal-time combatResource managementWarfare emphasis
Sunset Routes
Windows
Anime/mangaResource managementMeditativeDeck buildingSolo contemplative
Yamafuda! 2nd station
WindowsmacOS
Anime/mangaDeck buildingWhimsicalMeditativeSolo contemplative
Cento
Windows
Pixel artTurn-based combatSkill masteryMethodicalDeck building
WORLD OF HORROR
WindowsmacOS
Cosmic horrorPixel artTurn-based combatAnime/mangaRoguelike loops