Core Mechanics
Best Deck building Games
Building and optimizing card decks
40 games ranked by deck building intensity
Slay the Spire
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeSkill masteryExploration
One Step From Eden
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingPixel artAnime/mangaLocal multiplayerSkill mastery
Thea 2: The Shattering
Windows
Deck buildingResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combatTerritory control
Skogdal
Windows
Deck buildingExplorationTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeSkill mastery
Library Of Ruina
Windows
Deck buildingDialogue choicesAnime/mangaLinear storyTense
Metroplex Zero: Sci-Fi Card Battler
WindowsLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesTurn-based combatSci-fi technologySolo contemplative
Heat Death
WindowsmacOS
Deck buildingDialogue choicesCraftingPuzzle solvingTurn-based combat
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 buildingTurn-based combatSkill masteryMethodicalSolo contemplative
Dicey Dungeons
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeExplorationMethodical
Tainted Grail: Conquest
WindowsLinux
Deck buildingDialogue choicesLinear storyTurn-based combatSolo contemplative
Ooblets
Windows
Deck buildingExplorationOpen worldPick-up-and-playCrafting
Moonstone Island
WindowsmacOSLinux
Pixel artDeck buildingSandboxBase managementMeditative
Inscryption
WindowsmacOSLinux
Deck buildingPixel artLinear storyTensePuzzle solving
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 contemplativeMethodicalResource managementTurn-based combat
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
.Forty-Five
Windows
Deck buildingMethodicalTurn-based combatSolo contemplativeExploration
Fights in Tight Spaces
Windows
Turn-based combatMethodicalDeck buildingSolo contemplativeResource management
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 solvingDeck buildingMethodical
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/mangaTense
Potionomics
Windows
CraftingAnime/mangaDialogue choicesWholesome friendshipFantasy mythology
Thea: The Awakening
Windows
Fantasy mythologyDialogue choicesResource managementTech/research treesTurn-based combat