Games like Draft of Darkness
If Draft of Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are SpellRogue, LONESTAR and Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, bleak and dark. 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 →About Draft of Darkness: Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
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SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Draft of Darkness.
Top pick for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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.
LONESTAR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Second-strongest match for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and a tense mood with Draft of Darkness.
Third-strongest match for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Ranked #4 for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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 deck building with Draft of Darkness.
Ranked #5 for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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!
Across the Obelisk
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Draft of Darkness.
Ranked #7 for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Draft of Darkness.
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.
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Ranked #8 for Draft of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Draft of Darkness
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Persona 3 Reload
WHY THIS
Shares turn based combat and a tense mood with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Draft of Darkness.
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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!
Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Draft of Darkness.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
Persona 5 Royal
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Draft of Darkness.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A Persona 4 Smackdown!
Half-Life
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Persona 4 Golden
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Reviewers of Draft of Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Draft of Darkness.
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Draft of Darkness at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Draft of Darkness.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Draft of Darkness.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Sally Face - Episode One
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Draft of Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Draft of Darkness.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Lily's Well
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
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 Draft of Darkness.
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!
It gets so lonely here
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Hello Charlotte EP2: Requiem Aeternam Deo
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Draft of Darkness.
A eulogy for happiness, and a lament for connection that never was.
SCP – Containment Breach
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Poppy Playtime
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Draft of Darkness.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
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SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Draft of Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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.
LONESTAR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, resource management and a tense mood with Draft of Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Draft of Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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 deck building with Draft of Darkness.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Draft of Darkness.
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 Draft of Darkness
- How much does Draft of Darkness cost?
- Draft of Darkness is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Draft of Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Draft of Darkness are SpellRogue, LONESTAR, Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers.
- Who developed Draft of Darkness?
- Draft of Darkness was developed by Crawly Games.
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