Best Card Battler Games on Steam

Steam currently has 1,929 Card Battler games available to download and play. 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 7/3/2025.

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1. 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 holds the #1 spot for "best Card Battler game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 160,063 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 156,871 positive reviews and 3,192 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $13.49 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 $13.49
Release Date 2/20/2024
Franchise Playstack
Developer LocalThunk
Publishers
Steam App Id 2379780

2. 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 has achieved a Player Score of 97, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 184,805 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 180,697 positive reviews and 4,108 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $6.24 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 $6.24
Release Date 1/23/2019
Developers
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Steam App Id 646570

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 Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 133,313 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 129,166 positive reviews and 4,147 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.99 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 $7.99
Release Date 10/19/2021
Franchise Daniel Mullins Games
Developer Daniel Mullins Games
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 1092790

4. Kabuto Park

Enjoy summer in Kabuto Park! Catch the cutest bugs, train them and win the Summer Beetle Battles Championship in this tiny bug collection game! Upgrade your equipment to find rarer, stronger and shinier little friends.

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Kabuto Park has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 1,916 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 1,913 positive reviews and 3 negative reviews โ€” 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 Kabuto Park on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $4.99
Release Date 5/28/2025
Developers
Publisher Doot Tiny Games
Steam App Id 3376990

5. Stacklands

Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. ๐Ÿƒ For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. ๐Ÿƒ Play your cards right and expand your village!

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Stacklands has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 27,250 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 26,242 positive reviews and 1,008 negative reviews โ€” 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

6. Monster Train

Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, youโ€™ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

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Monster Train has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 21,989 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 21,101 positive reviews and 888 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $7.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Monster Train on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $7.49
Release Date 5/21/2020
Franchise Good Shepherd Entertainment
Developer Shiny Shoe
Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment
Steam App Id 1102190

7. StarVaders

Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.

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StarVaders has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,401 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,357 positive reviews and 44 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $22.49 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 $22.49
Release Date 4/30/2025
Franchise Playworks
Developers
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Steam App Id 2097570

8. DICEOMANCER

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.

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DICEOMANCER has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 4,821 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 4,678 positive reviews and 143 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play DICEOMANCER on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $11.99
Release Date 10/9/2024
Franchise Gamirror Games
Developer ่ถ…ๅŽš็šฎ็Œช็Œช Ultra Piggy Studio
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Steam App Id 2501600

9. ROUNDS

Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

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ROUNDS has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 37,250 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 35,463 positive reviews and 1,787 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play ROUNDS on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $2.99
Release Date 4/1/2021
Franchise Landfall Games
Developer Landfall
Publisher Landfall
Steam App Id 1557740

10. 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 #10 spot for the best Card Battler games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 3,428 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 3,305 positive reviews and 123 negative reviews โ€” making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $0.00 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

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  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 28). Slay the Spire on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 1). Inscryption on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 30). Kabuto Park on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 1). Stacklands on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 26). Monster Train on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, July 8). StarVaders on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 29). DICEOMANCER on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, June 26). ROUNDS on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2025, May 15). Die in the Dungeon: Origins on Steam. Steam Store.

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