Games like Vault of the Void
If Vault of the Void is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Train, StarVaders and Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. 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 →Vault of the Void is a strategy roguelike deckbuilder released in 2022 by Spider Nest Games, available for $8.99. The game features card-purging mechanics that let players trade cards for energy, alongside class-specific synergies and a sideboard system allowing fight-specific deck customization. Modular dungeon navigation guides strategic pathing decisions, while relic and rune customization further expands build variety. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric and intense, and players highlight how the sideboard selection and class-specific synergies create distinct playstyles that encourage different approaches each run. The game holds a 94% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Vault of the Void: Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!
Players who liked Vault of the Void also play
Steam players who put hours into Vault of the Void 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.
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Top pick for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Vault of the Void.
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.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Second-strongest match for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Third-strongest match for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Ranked #4 for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Vault of the Void.
Ranked #5 for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Ranked #6 for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Ranked #7 for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Ranked #8 for Vault of the Void fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Vault of the Void
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Quantum Protocol
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Vault of the Void.
A deckbuilding card game where it's always your turn. Play as the master hackers of Quantum and take on the most dangerous malware in the world. Every action matters. Make plays, upgrade your deck, and break the enemy board!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Vault of the Void.
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.
Race for the Galaxy
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Vault of the Void.
Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
Across the Obelisk
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
DICEOMANCER
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Reviewers of Vault of the Void cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Vault of the Void at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~89% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Vault of the Void.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Vault of the Void on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Vault of the Void.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Vault of the Void.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Vault of the Void.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Vault of the Void.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Vault of the Void.
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!
Frequently asked about Vault of the Void
- Is Vault of the Void verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Vault of the Void is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Vault of the Void cost?
- Vault of the Void is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Vault of the Void?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Vault of the Void are Monster Train, StarVaders, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles.
- Who developed Vault of the Void?
- Vault of the Void was developed by Spider Nest Games.
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