Games like Knock on the Coffin Lid
If Knock on the Coffin Lid is your kind of game, the closest matches are Slay the Spire, Indies' Lies and Across the Obelisk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its lore driven gameplay, tactical positioning matters and writing quality is exceptional. 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 →Knock on the Coffin Lid is a 2024 dark fantasy deck-building roguelite developed and published by RedBoon, available for $16.24. Set in the war-torn land of Midian, the game tasks players with investigating their own death, breaking free from a time loop, and ultimately selecting a hero to claim the Northern throne and reshape the fates of nations. The strategy RPG features class-based characters, deck-building mechanics, and roguelike progression across challenging, long-form sessions. Turn-based card combat incorporates tactical positioning as a key element, and reviewers highlight the lore-driven nature of gameplay choices. The game holds an 81% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Knock on the Coffin Lid: Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Top pick for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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!
Indies' Lies
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Second-strongest match for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!
Across the Obelisk
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Third-strongest match for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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!
Deep Sky Derelicts
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Ranked #4 for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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.
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Ranked #5 for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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.
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Ranked #6 for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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.
Pirates Outlaws
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Ranked #7 for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Deck of Ashes
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Ranked #8 for Knock on the Coffin Lid fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Deck of Ashes is an adventure game with tactical card combat. One character at a time, lead the cast of antiheroes on a quest for redemption. Explore the cursed fantasy world and hunt down powerful cards. Forge a unique Battle Deck, and crush your foes! Can you rid the world of the Ash Curse?
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Knock on the Coffin Lid at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~69% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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
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Priced ~69% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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!
PEAK
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Priced ~51% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Priced ~54% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Priced ~62% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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 ~69% under Knock on the Coffin Lid on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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 Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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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 a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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!
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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.
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
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.
Pirates Outlaws
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Knock on the Coffin Lid.
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
Frequently asked about Knock on the Coffin Lid
- Is Knock on the Coffin Lid verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Knock on the Coffin Lid 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 Knock on the Coffin Lid cost?
- Knock on the Coffin Lid is listed on Steam at 16.24 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Knock on the Coffin Lid?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Knock on the Coffin Lid are Slay the Spire, Indies' Lies, Across the Obelisk.
- Who developed Knock on the Coffin Lid?
- Knock on the Coffin Lid was developed by RedBoon.
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