Games like Cards of the Dead
If Cards of the Dead is your kind of game, the closest matches are Novus Orbis, Cards of the Dead - Prologue and Doors of Insanity — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its pixel art horror aesthetic, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Cards of the Dead: Cards of the Dead is a survival card game. Play your cards right and you might escape the zombie apocalypse!
Players who liked Cards of the Dead also play
Steam players who put hours into Cards of the Dead 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.
Novus Orbis
WHY THIS
Shares item collection and an atmospheric mood with Cards of the Dead.
Top pick for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
A combo-based deckbuilding roguelike through a space-time loop: collect cards, receive blessings, add pets to your party, and grow stronger. Chain together cards in the right order for max power, and act before the enemy does. Build synergistic decks, find many secrets, and make BIG numbers!
Cards of the Dead - Prologue
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cards of the Dead.
Cards of the Dead - Prologue is a free standalone version of the game 'Cards of the Dead'. This is beginning of a story where you start on the outskirts of town.
Doors of Insanity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cards of the Dead.
Third-strongest match for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
Cards and Chaos await you in Doors of Insanity, a Deck Building RPG roguelike with a focus on character creation and incredible loot!
Dead Age
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Cards of the Dead.
Ranked #4 for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cards of the Dead.
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
Gordian Quest
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cards of the Dead.
Ranked #5 for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
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.
Card Survival: Tropical Island
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cards of the Dead.
Ranked #6 for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cards of the Dead.
Ranked #7 for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
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!
Black Book
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cards of the Dead.
Ranked #8 for Cards of the Dead fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
“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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cards of the Dead at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cards of the Dead.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cards of the Dead on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
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 Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
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.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
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!
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
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.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
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More from Boomfire Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Boomfire Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Furwind
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cards of the Dead.
Another title from Boomfire Games, the studio behind Cards of the Dead. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Furwind is a colorful, pixel art style, action-platformer game that evokes the challeging classics of the old days. Embark on this epic adventure in which a little fox will fight the ominous darkness that is invading its world.
Cards of the Dead - Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from Boomfire Games, the studio behind Cards of the Dead. Shares Action and Strategy with Cards of the Dead.
Cards of the Dead - Prologue is a free standalone version of the game 'Cards of the Dead'. This is beginning of a story where you start on the outskirts of town.
The Creepy Syndrome
WHY THIS
Another title from Boomfire Games, the studio behind Cards of the Dead. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology that offers several psychological horror stories, with different pixel art and retro 1 bit, 8 bit, gameboy, etc. styles. Stories of a disturbed mind that intertwine with each other while being analysed by a mysterious psychiatrist.
Frequently asked about Cards of the Dead
- Does Cards of the Dead run on Steam Deck?
- Cards of the Dead 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 Cards of the Dead cost?
- Cards of the Dead is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cards of the Dead?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cards of the Dead are Novus Orbis, Cards of the Dead - Prologue, Doors of Insanity.
- Who developed Cards of the Dead?
- Cards of the Dead was developed by Boomfire Games and published by JanduSoft.
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 Cards of the Dead.
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