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Games like Clicker Arena

If Clicker Arena is your kind of game, the closest matches are Guild of Rogues, Fengdu Chronicles of battle and CardScrawl — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its meditative auto battler loop, challenging and competitive. 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 Clicker Arena: Welcome to the arena! An auto battler with lite "idle" game mechanics. Defeat bosses to earn resources and power up. Invest in a complex skill tree and dig for ancient relics. Earn glory from righteous combat and spend it on permanent upgrades that ramp up the pace and excitement every run.

2024StrategyIndieSimulationRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby James Sun
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Artifact collection and build varietyEmergent synergies from card combinationsMeditative auto battler loopChallengingCompetitiveContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into Clicker Arena 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. Guild of Rogues

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    Guild of Rogues is a Roguelike Deckbuilder with Autobattler elements. Strategically build your team of minions to create amazing synergies and defeat all enemies!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Fengdu Chronicles of battle

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    "Fengdu Chronicles of battle" is a roguelike game that combines auto chess and card building. The use of cards will directly affect the battle situation. Collect different cards, elixirs and magic tools in battles, combine your own strategy and complete this journey to become an immortal.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. CardScrawl

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    Enter the Chaotic Tower and take part in the Tower Lord's gambit in this Old-School, Tactical, Roguelike Deckbuilder. Wielding the power of your Creature and Enchantment decks, the limits of your strategy will be tested. The Tower Lord awaits a worthy opponent. Are you ready?

    2025StrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Crash The Core

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Clicker Arena.

    Ranked #4 for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    A sci-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder about building your own starting deck, equipping gadgets, summoning allies, and salvaging cards for different effects. Discover strange events, go fishing and gather Intel to uncover a conspiracy to take over the galaxy!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Clicker Arena.

    Ranked #5 for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    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. Commander Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, roguelite progression, roguelite and a challenging mood with Clicker Arena.

    Ranked #6 for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation7.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Heroes of Eternal Quest

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Clicker Arena.

    Ranked #7 for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    Welcome to a never-ending adventure full of challenges. Gather resources, build all sorts of buildings, unlock mysterious cards, and lead a group of heroes destined for greatness. Explore the unknown, climb the Tower of Shards, and break free from a destiny we never chose.

    2024StrategyIndieRPG4.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. CyberTD

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building, meta progression and a contemplative mood with Clicker Arena.

    Ranked #8 for Clicker Arena fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    Mutant viruses threaten the very heart of cyberspace! You'll need the right tactics and the "help" of your support drone to build a deck of terrific upgrades in this innovative deckbuilding tower defense game packed with roguelite elements!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Clicker Arena.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Clicker Arena.

    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 ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Clicker Arena.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Clicker Arena.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~89% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Clicker 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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Clicker Arena.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Clicker Arena.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Clicker Arena on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Clicker Arena.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Clicker Arena.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Clicker Arena.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Clicker Arena.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Clicker Arena.

    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!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Clicker 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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Clicker Arena.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Clicker Arena.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Clicker Arena.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Clicker Arena

Does Clicker Arena run on Steam Deck?
Clicker Arena 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 Clicker Arena cost?
Clicker Arena is listed on Steam at 8.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Clicker Arena?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Clicker Arena are Guild of Rogues, Fengdu Chronicles of battle, CardScrawl.
Who developed Clicker Arena?
Clicker Arena was developed by James Sun.

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 Clicker Arena.

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