Games like Monster Train
If Monster Train is your kind of game, the closest matches are Roguebook, Slay the Spire and Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive gameplay loop, challenging and card upgrade choice. 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.
Get personalized picks →Monster Train is a challenging strategic deckbuilder set aboard a train descending into hell. Players build decks, recruit monster factions, and upgrade cards across runs, placing units across multiple vertical floors to alter the outcome of each battle. The core loop involves discovering powerful synergies that let strategies snowball as runs progress. Reviewers highlight the tactical depth and rewarding nature of unit placement mechanics, where positioning on different floors creates meaningful strategic choices. The game offers medium-length sessions suited to a sit-down play style, runs typically lasting around five to eight hours to complete. With an excellent 97% positive rating from over 12,000 Steam reviews and fully playable on Steam Deck, Monster Train is available for $4.99. Players describe the gameplay loop as highly addictive, with constantly pushing strategies to their limits.
About Monster Train: 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.
Players who liked Monster Train also play
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Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Top pick for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Second-strongest match for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Ranked #4 for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
LONESTAR
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Ranked #5 for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Usurper
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Ranked #6 for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.
Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Ranked #7 for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Ranked #8 for Monster Train fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Monster Train
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Tainted Grail: Conquest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play.
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.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Cobalt Core
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
Shogun Showdown
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Slay the Spire 2
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
DICEOMANCER
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Reviewers of Monster Train cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Monster Train at current Steam store prices.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Majesty Gold HD
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!
Bomber Crew
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Turmoil
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Party Hard
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Monster Train on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Dota 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.
Paladins®
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!
Limbus Company
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.
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More from Shiny Shoe
Other recommendable Steam games by Shiny Shoe, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Monster Train 2
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Another title from Shiny Shoe, the studio behind Monster Train. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
Grim Fandango Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiny Shoe, the studio behind Monster Train.
One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.
Inkbound
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Another title from Shiny Shoe, the studio behind Monster Train. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiny Shoe, the studio behind Monster Train.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.
Full Throttle Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Shiny Shoe, the studio behind Monster Train.
Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
LONESTAR
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares tactical positioning, deck building and a challenging mood with Monster Train.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
Frequently asked about Monster Train
- Does Monster Train run on Steam Deck?
- Monster Train 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 Monster Train cost?
- Monster Train is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Monster Train have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Monster Train supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Monster Train?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Monster Train are Roguebook, Slay the Spire, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles.
- Who developed Monster Train?
- Monster Train was developed by Shiny Shoe and published by Good Shepherd Entertainment.
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