Rank 01Why this
Shares procedural generation with Cardboard Town.
- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2022
Games like Cardboard Town
- 28 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Cardboard Town also play
The closest matches to Cardboard Town: Stacklands, Dice & Fold, Kingdom's Deck, Slay the Spire, and Tiny Kingdom. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Shares deck building and resource management with Cardboard Town.
- $5.19 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Rank 03Why this
Shares deck building and procedural generation with Cardboard Town.
- $3.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Slay the Spire
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Rogue-lite, like Cardboard Town.
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Tiny Kingdom
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and City Builder, like Cardboard Town.
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Rogue Hex
Why this: Shares turn based strategy and deck building with Cardboard Town.
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Ratropolis
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Cardboard Town.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Cardboard Town
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- Released: 2023
- Developer: Stratera Games, cukuto
- Price: $3.99−80%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 71% of 480 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Unique city scenarios
- Challenging
- Immersive
- Deck building
- Procedural generation
- Resource management
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SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition
Why this: Also City Builder and Isometric, like Cardboard Town.
Terraforming Mars
Why this: Also Tabletop and Turn-Based Strategy, like Cardboard Town.
Free alternatives
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Why this: Shares deck building with Cardboard Town.
Dominion
Why this: Also Solitaire and Tabletop, like Cardboard Town.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Shares deck building and procedural generation with Cardboard Town.
Cards & Tankards
Why this: Also Tabletop and Deckbuilding, like Cardboard Town.
Prismata
Why this: Shares turn based strategy and resource management with Cardboard Town.
Frostrain
Why this: Shares procedural generation and resource management with Cardboard Town.
Phobies
Why this: Also Card Game and Turn-Based Strategy, like Cardboard Town.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Stacklands
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Cardboard Town.
Dice & Fold
Why this: Shares deck building and resource management with Cardboard Town.
Slay the Spire
Why this: Shares deck building and procedural generation with Cardboard Town.
Tiny Kingdom
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and City Builder, like Cardboard Town.
Balatro
Why this: Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Rogue-lite, like Cardboard Town.
Rogue Hex
Why this: Shares turn based strategy and deck building with Cardboard Town.
More from Stratera Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Stratera Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Meow Express
Why this: Same challenging mood as Cardboard Town.
About Cardboard Town
The closest matches to Cardboard Town: Stacklands, Dice & Fold, Kingdom's Deck, Slay the Spire, and Tiny Kingdom. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cardboard Town is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stacklands, Dice & Fold and Kingdom's Deck — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its deck building and procedural generation. 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.
About Cardboard Town: Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
Is Cardboard Town worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 480 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Unique city scenarios
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I played this game for about 4 or 5 days and I really like the artstyle and mechanics, the game is really easy to learn, you have some cards that costs money and some money based on your population, your goal is grow up your town, and…”
“Great core idea, but big mistakes in execution: - I closed the game with "save and exit", but when I reopened it I found that my progress was reverted around 15 minutes of playtime. No crash or anything. No warning that I should wait for a…”
People who play it also play: Stacklands, Dice & Fold, Kingdom's Deck
Frequently asked about Cardboard Town
Can I run it?
Does Cardboard Town run on Steam Deck?
Cardboard Town 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 Cardboard Town cost?
Cardboard Town is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cardboard Town?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cardboard Town are Stacklands, Dice & Fold, Kingdom's Deck.
Who developed Cardboard Town?
Cardboard Town was developed by Stratera Games, cukuto and published by Rogue Duck Interactive, Gamersky Games.