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Games like Roguebook

If Roguebook is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Train, Banners of Ruin and Gordian Quest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its dual characters fight together, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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Roguebook is a strategy, indie, adventure, and RPG title released in 2021 by Abrakam Entertainment SA with involvement from Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering. Players build a team of two heroes and explore a procedurally generated map, combining card synergy mechanics with dual-character combat that reviewers describe as creating engaging tactical depth. The game features meta-progression through a skill tree, randomized treasure drops, and daily tournament runs that introduce experimental settings. Players highlight the map exploration as freeing and note that power scales meaningfully across runs, while card effects translate well to enemy encounters. Available for $24.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck, Roguebook holds an 85% positive rating from 1911 Steam reviews. The challenging, medium-length solo experience emphasizes strategic deckbuilding with a contemplative atmosphere that reviewers find immersive.

About Roguebook: Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

2021StrategyIndieAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 78Windows · macOS · Linuxby Abrakam Entertainment SA
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Players who liked Roguebook also play

Steam players who put hours into Roguebook also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Roguebook.

    Top pick for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Roguebook.

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

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Roguebook.

    Second-strongest match for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Roguebook.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Gordian Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Roguebook.

    Third-strongest match for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Ranked #4 for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. LONESTAR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Ranked #5 for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Ranked #6 for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Deep Sky Derelicts

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Ranked #7 for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Roguebook.

    Ranked #8 for Roguebook fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Roguebook

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Griftlands

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Roguebook.

    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.

    2021Indie6.79 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. SpellRogue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Roguebook.

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

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Tainted Grail: Conquest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Roguebook.

    A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.

    2021ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Commander Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. TramSim Vienna - The Tram Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Reviewers of Roguebook cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Experience with TramSim the most modern tram simulator, which impresses with photo-realistic graphics and as first location the Austrian capital Vienna in a virtual reality that has never been seen before.

    2020SimulationCasual34.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Roguebook at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roguebook.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Roguebook.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roguebook.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Bloons TD 6

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Roguebook.

    The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

    2018Strategy13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Roguebook.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Roguebook.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Roguebook.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Roguebook on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Roguebook.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roguebook.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Roguebook.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roguebook.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Roguebook.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roguebook.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Roguebook.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Roguebook.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Gordian Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Roguebook.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. LONESTAR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Roguebook.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Roguebook.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Roguebook.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Roguebook

Does Roguebook run on Steam Deck?
Roguebook is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Roguebook cost?
Roguebook is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Roguebook?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Roguebook are Monster Train, Banners of Ruin, Gordian Quest.
Who developed Roguebook?
Roguebook was developed by Abrakam Entertainment SA and published by Nacon.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Roguebook.

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