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Games like Quantum Protocol

If Quantum Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are Save Humanity.exe, Limit Choice and StarVaders — 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.

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About Quantum Protocol: 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!

2020Strategy9.09 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Kaio Meris
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Steam players who put hours into Quantum Protocol 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. Save Humanity.exe

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    A roguelike deckbuilder based around designing a microchip from a pile of junk circuits to out compute incoming viruses trying to crash your system. Combo hardware with software programs to chain multipliers that overflow your FLOP meter before the glitches overwhelm you.

    2027StrategyCasualSteam ↗
  2. Limit Choice

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    In this game, a wide variety of unique cards will make their appearance, each wielding diverse skills to support your battles. With every confrontation against enemies and overcoming of difficult trials, your deck evolves, gaining ever-increasing power.

    2023Strategy3.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Third-strongest match for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Ranked #4 for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Trizon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Ranked #5 for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    Trizon is a roguelike deck-building game. Fuse any two cards together to play crazy combos. The game combines auto-battler mechanics, where creatures attack on their own, with instant-effect spell cards. Battles are fast-paced and dynamic, set against a simple and restrained art style.

    2025StrategyIndie7.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Ranked #6 for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 魔女黏糊笔记

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Ranked #7 for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    这是一款结合卡牌与骰子的roguelike游戏,通过卡组构筑,在战斗中拼点尽可能无损耗地击败敌人。 魔女缪可苏带着她的笔记来到了一个魔物洞窟面前,你将在这里遇到各种各样的魔物,以及魔物娘!将她们击败,或是被她们击败吧!

    2024Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cross Blitz

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Ranked #8 for Quantum Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure11.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Quantum Protocol

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 a challenging mood with Quantum Protocol.

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

    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. Nova Drift

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Reviewers of Quantum Protocol cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

    2024ActionIndie17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. CrossCode

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Reviewers of Quantum Protocol cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Quantum Protocol.

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

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  5. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Quantum Protocol.

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

    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 ↗
  6. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Quantum Protocol cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Build your Deck from over 10,000 cards and take on the most iconic Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Relive the stories from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series through Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS!

    2020Simulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Reviewers of Quantum Protocol cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    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 ↗
  2. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    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.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

    2010Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Nubby's Number Factory

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.

    2025Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Quantum Protocol.

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    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 ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ISLANDERS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~45% under Quantum Protocol on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Quantum Protocol.

    ISLANDERS is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

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

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Quantum Protocol

Does Quantum Protocol run on Steam Deck?
Quantum Protocol 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 Quantum Protocol cost?
Quantum Protocol is listed on Steam at 9.09 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Quantum Protocol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Quantum Protocol are Save Humanity.exe, Limit Choice, StarVaders.
Who developed Quantum Protocol?
Quantum Protocol was developed by Kaio Meris.

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 Quantum Protocol.

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