Games like Alina of the Arena
If Alina of the Arena is your kind of game, the closest matches are StarVaders, Monster Train and Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, cinematic and epic. 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 →Alina of the Arena is a strategy and indie roguelike deckbuilder released in 2022 by PINIX and published by PINIX and IndieArk. The game places players in a gladiator setting where they navigate challenging encounters requiring precise tactical positioning across hex grids. Players build constrained decks while managing combo chains and crowd interactions, with character unlocks providing progression depth. The experience is described by players as intense and epic, featuring mechanics where the crowd throws gear to fuel combos and weapon synergies create explosive moments. The $5.99 title has earned strong community support with 93% positive reviews from over 1,000 Steam players and full Steam Deck verification.
About Alina of the Arena: A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
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StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Alina of the Arena.
Top pick for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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.
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Second-strongest match for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Alina of the Arena.
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
Third-strongest match for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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.
LONESTAR
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Ranked #4 for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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!
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Ranked #5 for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Banners of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Ranked #6 for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Alina of the Arena.
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.
Cobalt Core
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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!
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Ranked #8 for Alina of the Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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!
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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!
Noita
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Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Hades
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Shares an epic mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Children of Morta
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Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
Wizard of Legend
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Shares an epic mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Inscryption
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Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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...
Skul: The Hero Slayer
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Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Curse of the Dead Gods
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Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Reviewers of Alina of the Arena cross-mention this title as a similar play.
You seek untold riches, eternal life, divine powers - it leads to this accursed temple, a seemingly-infinite labyrinth of bottomless pits, deadly traps, and monsters.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alina of the Arena at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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
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Priced ~50% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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
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Priced ~75% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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
Shares an intense mood with Alina of the Arena.
Priced ~50% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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
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Priced ~50% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
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Priced ~50% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Sally Face - Episode One
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Priced ~50% under Alina of the Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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.
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Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Alina of the Arena.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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.
LONESTAR
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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!
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Alina of the Arena.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Cobalt Core
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Alina of the Arena.
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!
Frequently asked about Alina of the Arena
- Is Alina of the Arena verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Alina of the Arena 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 Alina of the Arena cost?
- Alina of the Arena is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alina of the Arena?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alina of the Arena are StarVaders, Monster Train, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles.
- Who developed Alina of the Arena?
- Alina of the Arena was developed by PINIX and published by PINIX, IndieArk.
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