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Games like DREAMGATE

If DREAMGATE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood Card, Banners of Ruin and Poker Quest: Swords and Spades — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anomalies reshape runs, 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.

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About DREAMGATE: Dreamgate is a unique hardcore mix of deck building card battler, roguelite adventure and RPG. Build your deck, explore the Dreamgate world and defeat fearsome foes!

2020StrategyIndieAdventureRPGEarly Access14.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOS · Linuxby Confirmed Games
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Steam players who put hours into DREAMGATE 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.

  1. Blood Card

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with DREAMGATE.

    Top pick for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2019StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Second-strongest match for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and RPG with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Poker Quest: Swords and Spades

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with DREAMGATE.

    Third-strongest match for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    Poker Quest is a fantasy roguelike where players use a standard 52-card deck to take on fierce enemies in epic battles. Featuring over 20 unique heroes, thousands of items, and deep gameplay that will test even the most experienced players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Right and Down

    WHY THIS

    Shares character unlocks and a contemplative mood with DREAMGATE.

    Ranked #4 for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?

    2022StrategyIndie3.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Knock on the Coffin Lid

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Ranked #5 for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure16.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Ranked #6 for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with DREAMGATE.

    Ranked #7 for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Ranked #8 for DREAMGATE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to DREAMGATE

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Reviewers of DREAMGATE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Reviewers of DREAMGATE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Fate Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with DREAMGATE.

    Reviewers of DREAMGATE cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!

    2019StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DREAMGATE at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Early Access with DREAMGATE.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DREAMGATE.

    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?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Sid Meier's Civilization® V

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with DREAMGATE.

    Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!

    2010Strategy7.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Priced ~58% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DREAMGATE on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DREAMGATE.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DREAMGATE.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DREAMGATE.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with DREAMGATE.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with DREAMGATE.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DREAMGATE.

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    2017IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DREAMGATE.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Knock on the Coffin Lid

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure16.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a challenging mood with DREAMGATE.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with DREAMGATE.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DREAMGATE

Does DREAMGATE run on Steam Deck?
DREAMGATE 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 DREAMGATE cost?
DREAMGATE is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to DREAMGATE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DREAMGATE are Blood Card, Banners of Ruin, Poker Quest: Swords and Spades.
Who developed DREAMGATE?
DREAMGATE was developed by Confirmed 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 DREAMGATE.

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