Best Card Battler Games on Steam (for Mac OS)

Steam currently has 1,499 Card Battler games, but not all of them are able to be played on Mac. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Card Battler game rankings were last updated on 11/20/2024.

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1. Slay the Spire

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!

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Slay the Spire holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Card Battler game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 168,380 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 164,746 positive reviews and 3,634 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 1/23/2019
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Steam App Id 646570

2. Balatro

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.

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Balatro has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 54,250 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 52,864 positive reviews and 1,386 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 2/20/2024
Franchise Playstack
Developer LocalThunk
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Steam App Id 2379780

3. Inscryption

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...

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Inscryption has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 123,059 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 119,262 positive reviews and 3,797 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Inscryption on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 10/19/2021
Franchise Daniel Mullins Games
Developer Daniel Mullins Games
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 1092790

4. Stacklands

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!

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Stacklands has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 25,048 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 24,170 positive reviews and 878 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.79 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.79
Release Date 4/8/2022
Franchise sokpop
Developer Sokpop Collective
Publisher Sokpop Collective
Steam App Id 1948280

5. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

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!

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Die in the Dungeon: Origins has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,791 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,677 positive reviews and 114 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 12/1/2023
Franchise HypeTrain Digital
Developer ATICO
Publisher HypeTrain Digital
Steam App Id 2428770

6. Griftlands

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

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Griftlands has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 13,646 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 12,845 positive reviews and 801 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 6/1/2021
Franchise Klei
Developer Klei Entertainment
Publisher Klei Entertainment
Steam App Id 601840

7. One Step From Eden

Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

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One Step From Eden has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,298 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,819 positive reviews and 479 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 3/26/2020
Developer Thomas Moon Kang
Publishers
Steam App Id 960690

8. Duelists of Eden

Build a deck and battle online in real-time action with rollback netcode!

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Duelists of Eden has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 847 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 816 positive reviews and 31 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Duelists of Eden on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 3/7/2024
Developer Thomas Moon Kang
Publisher Thomas Moon Kang
Steam App Id 1664200

9. Depersonalization

Dice! Tabletop role-playing games! Cthulhu! Diverse story modules! Rich branching narratives! We are prisoners of fate, but sometimes we also roll the dice and create miracles!

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Depersonalization has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,101 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,767 positive reviews and 334 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Depersonalization on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $19.99
Release Date 8/9/2024
Franchise Gamera Games
Developer MeowNature
Publisher Gamera Games
Steam App Id 1477070

10. Black Book

“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

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Black Book has achieved a Player Score of 90, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,673 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,264 positive reviews and 409 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $24.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Black Book on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $24.99
Release Date 8/10/2021
Franchise HypeTrain Digital
Developer Morteshka
Publisher HypeTrain Digital
Steam App Id 1138660

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Slay the Spire steam charts
12,839
1/23/2019
97
$24.99
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Balatro steam charts
9,847
2/20/2024
96
$14.99
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Inscryption steam charts
1,403
10/19/2021
96
$19.99
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Stacklands steam charts
1,469
4/8/2022
94
$4.79
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins steam charts
40
12/1/2023
92
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Griftlands steam charts
61
6/1/2021
92
$19.99
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One Step From Eden steam charts
23
3/26/2020
90
$19.99
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Duelists of Eden steam charts
4
3/7/2024
90
$4.99
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Depersonalization steam charts
137
8/9/2024
90
$19.99
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Black Book steam charts
38
8/10/2021
90
$24.99
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 20). Slay the Spire on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). Balatro on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 18). Inscryption on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). Stacklands on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 18). Die in the Dungeon: Origins on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 15). Griftlands on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 17). One Step From Eden on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 8). Duelists of Eden on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 21). Depersonalization on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, October 16). Black Book on Steam. Steam Store.

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