Rank 01Why this
Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis.
- $6.24 (Price checked Oct 20)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Games like Ratropolis
- 30 games
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Players who liked Ratropolis also play
The closest matches to Ratropolis: Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Gordian Quest, Trials of Fire, and Wildfrost. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares deck building with Ratropolis.
- $24.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 03Why this
Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Ratropolis.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
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Trials of Fire
Why this: Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Ratropolis.
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Cassel Games
- Price: $17.99checked Oct 20
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 86% of 1,698 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Metacritic 82
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Brutal
- Challenging
- City building
- Deck building
- Procedural generation
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Shares procedural generation with Ratropolis.
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Why this: Shares deck building with Ratropolis.
Roguebook
Why this: Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Ratropolis.
Deep Sky Derelicts
Why this: Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis.
Tainted Grail: Conquest
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Ratropolis.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Ratropolis, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Minion Masters
Why this: Shares deck building with Ratropolis.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis.
Prismata
Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Ratropolis.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like Ratropolis.
Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game
Why this: Also Card Battler and Card Game, like Ratropolis.
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 deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis.
Gordian Quest
Why this: Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Ratropolis.
Trials of Fire
Why this: Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Ratropolis.
About Ratropolis
The closest matches to Ratropolis: Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Gordian Quest, Trials of Fire, and Wildfrost. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Ratropolis is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slay the Spire, Monster Train and Gordian Quest — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as brutal and challenging, and single out its city building and deck building. 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.
Ratropolis is a strategy deckbuilding city-builder that incorporates roguelite tower defense waves. Released in 2020 by Cassel Games, the game blends city-building with deck-building within a procedurally generated system. Players construct and defend a rat metropolis while managing a custom deck of cards that dictate resource gathering and unit production, including the placement of defensive structures. The wave-defense element introduces tactical depth, as players must position defenses strategically against increasingly difficult enemy assaults. Reviewers on Steam rate it positively at 86% from 1698 reviews, with players describing the gameplay as brutal and challenging. Tactical positioning is highlighted as a key hook, requiring careful planning to survive each run. The game is solo-only, priced at $7.19 USD, and is playable on Steam Deck.
About Ratropolis: A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
Is Ratropolis worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 86% of 1,698 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $17.99 (checked Oct 20).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 37 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Man this game is really bad, I don't know why it gets so much love... Runs consist of 30 waves and strangely enough the last 10 waves are waaay harder then all the rest. All the cards that worked beforehand become absolutley worthless and…”
“When I heard there was a tower defense / deckbuilder hybrid, I had to grab it. After a couple of hours though, it ultimately was a bit too tedious for me to have fun. The gameplay is very fast paced and you realize most of your cards are…”
People who play it also play: Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Gordian Quest
Mobile version
Ratropolis is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-10-18, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-10-18, source)
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Frequently asked about Ratropolis
Can I run it?
Does Ratropolis run on Steam Deck?
Ratropolis 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 Ratropolis cost?
Ratropolis is listed on Steam at 17.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ratropolis?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ratropolis are Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Gordian Quest.
Who developed Ratropolis?
Ratropolis was developed by Cassel Games.