Games like Ratropolis
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Ratropolis for fans of strategy, indie, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Ratropolis also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
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!
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Monster Train
Top pick for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ratropolis.
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.
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Blood Card
Second-strongest match for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.
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Slay the Spire
Third-strongest match for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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Banners of Ruin
Ranked #4 for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Ratropolis.
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.
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Necronator: Dead Wrong
Ranked #5 for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
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Balatro
Ranked #6 for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Ranked #7 for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ratropolis.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Ranked #8 for Ratropolis fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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.
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Slay the Spire
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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Balatro
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ratropolis.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
Frequently asked about Ratropolis
- 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 7.19 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 Monster Train, Blood Card, Slay the Spire.
- Who developed Ratropolis?
- Ratropolis was developed by Cassel Games.
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 Ratropolis.
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