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Games like Circadian Dice

If Circadian Dice is your kind of game, the closest matches are Monster Train, Pawnbarian and StarVaders — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and hypnotic. 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 Circadian Dice: Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!

2022Strategy4.79 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Shuffle Up Games
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Steam players who put hours into Circadian Dice 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. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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 ↗
  2. Pawnbarian

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

    2021StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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 ↗
  5. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

    2023StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Vault of the Void

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!

    2022StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. SpellRogue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Breach Wanderers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.

    2023StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Circadian Dice

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. Shogun Showdown

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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 ↗
  3. Roguebook

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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 ↗
  5. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Circadian Dice.

    Reviewers of Circadian Dice 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 ↗
  6. Slice & Dice

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

    Reviewers of Circadian Dice cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).

    20248.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares a hypnotic mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

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

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Majesty Gold HD

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own!

    2009StrategySimulation2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Bomber Crew

    WHY THIS

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

    Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

    2017StrategySimulation2.39 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Turmoil

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Drill for oil like it's 1899! Turmoil offers players a visually charming, tongue-in-cheek take on the simulation genre inspired by the 19th century oil rush in North America.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation2.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.

    2006Strategy0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Party Hard

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Circadian Dice on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Epic Battle Fantasy 3

    WHY THIS

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

    Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

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

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Realm of the Mad God Exalt

    WHY THIS

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

    Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

    2012ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Clicker Heroes

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.

    2015StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  7. Super Auto Pets

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!

    2021StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Pawnbarian

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!

    2021StrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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 ↗
  3. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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 ↗
  4. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!

    2023StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Vault of the Void

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    Vault of the Void is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder where the power is in your hands. Continuously customise your deck, crafting powerful combos and ingenious strategies. Upgrade your cards with Void Stones, infusing them with new abilities to help defeat the minions of The Void!

    2022StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. SpellRogue

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Breach Wanderers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Circadian Dice.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy with Circadian Dice.

    A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.

    2023StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Circadian Dice

Does Circadian Dice run on Steam Deck?
Circadian Dice 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 Circadian Dice cost?
Circadian Dice is listed on Steam at 4.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Circadian Dice?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Circadian Dice are Monster Train, Pawnbarian, StarVaders.
Who developed Circadian Dice?
Circadian Dice was developed by Shuffle Up 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 Circadian Dice.

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