Games like Black Book
If Black Book is your kind of game, the closest matches are Banners of Ruin, Lazriel: The Demon's Fall and Die in the Dungeon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its encyclopedia enriches worldbuilding, atmospheric 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 →Black Book is a dark RPG adventure set in a world steeped in Slavic folklore and witchcraft. Players take on the role of a young sorceress navigating a challenging, long campaign that blends deck-building combat with dialogue-driven choices. The game integrates an encyclopedia system that enriches the worldbuilding, while a folk-card minigame adds strategic depth to encounters. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and contemplative tone, with players noting how the spell-corruption system feels consequential to progression. The title has earned 89% positive reviews from over 1,000 Steam users. It is priced at $24.99 USD and runs as playable on Steam Deck.
About Black Book: “Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
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Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Top pick for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Black Book.
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.
Lazriel: The Demon's Fall
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
Lazriel, an angel of heaven, has been plunged into the demon world far below. Now her only hope of returning is for her to climb the tower. But will she succumb to the demons' powers before she makes it back alive?
Die in the Dungeon
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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 powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Ranked #4 for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Ranked #5 for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
Deep Sky Derelicts
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Ranked #6 for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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.
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Ranked #7 for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Ranked #8 for Black Book fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Black Book
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Black Book.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
ThroneBreaker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Black Book.
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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.
Ash of Gods: The Way
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
Solve tactical puzzles in constantly changing battles and overcome circumstances that are NEVER in your favor. Defend your commander, win duels, capture points, experiment with your strategy to defeat a superior enemy, and make decisions that affect your story.
Children of Zodiarcs
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.
SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Reviewers of Black Book cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Black Book.
Lead a party of aspiring heroes through a beautifully hand-drawn world and intense battles using only your wits and a handful of cards. Take on whatever threat comes your way by crafting your own deck choosing from over 100 unique punch-cards!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Black Book at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Black Book on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Black Book.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Black Book on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Black Book on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Black Book.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Black Book on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Black Book.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Black Book on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Black Book.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Black Book.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Black Book.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
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More from Morteshka
Other recommendable Steam games by Morteshka, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
One-Eyed Likho
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Another title from Morteshka, the studio behind Black Book. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escape your own evil fate.
The Mooseman
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Another title from Morteshka, the studio behind Black Book. Shares Indie and Adventure with Black Book.
You are the Mooseman and you have the ability to see all that is hidden to the mortal eye. You are about to visit three layers of this universe - the first one is the Lower World where dead reside…
Black Book: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Black Book.
Another title from Morteshka, the studio behind Black Book. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
Take a peek into the haunting and mysterious world of Slavic mythos in Black Book: Prologue - a vital chapter in the story of Vasilisa, a young sorceress. Travel across the rural countryside as you aid commonfolk and battle evil forces, using a card-based combat system.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Die in the Dungeon
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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 powerful dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and risk it all hoping for a good roll on unexpected encounters.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
Trials of Fire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Black Book.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Black Book.
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!
Frequently asked about Black Book
- Does Black Book run on Steam Deck?
- Black Book 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 Black Book cost?
- Black Book is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Black Book?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Black Book are Banners of Ruin, Lazriel: The Demon's Fall, Die in the Dungeon.
- Who developed Black Book?
- Black Book was developed by Morteshka and published by HypeTrain Digital.
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