Games like Card-en-Ciel
If Card-en-Ciel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Agestan, Friend and foe and StarVaders — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and funny. 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 Card-en-Ciel: Card-en-Ciel is a roguelite card-battling RPG featuring over 300 different cards and 50 unique vocal songs! Play as Neon, the "Gaming Chair Detective" famous for solving net-crimes, as he encounters a strange new case when he dives into an in-development game world.
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Agestan
WHY THIS
Top pick for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Build your base in Agestan, form your army with cards, and crush your rivals. Conquer all lands solo or clash with a friend in PvP... Choose a blind spot, fire the catapult, and destroy their base. Remember: you can only see each other on the battlefield!
Friend and foe
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
A sci-fi deckbuilding roguelike with a twist: play solo or with bots through four floors of rogue AI and war machines, or team up online — cooperate to survive, or sabotage your friend to stay on top.
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an atmospheric mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Third-strongest match for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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.
Doors of Insanity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Ranked #4 for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Cards and Chaos await you in Doors of Insanity, a Deck Building RPG roguelike with a focus on character creation and incredible loot!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a challenging mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Ranked #5 for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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.
Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, roguelite progression, indie and an intense mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Ranked #6 for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Ranked #7 for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
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!
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Ranked #8 for Card-en-Ciel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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.
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Reviewers of Card-en-Ciel cross-mention this title as a similar play.
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!
One Step From Eden
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Reviewers of Card-en-Ciel cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
Library Of Ruina
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Reviewers of Card-en-Ciel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Reviewers of Card-en-Ciel cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
The renowned Mega Man Battle Network series is back! Vol. 1 contains Mega Man Battle Network 1-3, including both versions of Mega Man Battle Network 3 for a total of four titles, plus additional features like a gallery of illustrations and music! In addition, online play is supported!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Card-en-Ciel at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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!
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now.
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.
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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.
Halls of Torment
WHY THIS
Priced ~52% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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!
FlyKnight
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Card-en-Ciel on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
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Other recommendable Steam games by INTI CREATES CO., LTD., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
WHY THIS
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Gal*Gun 2
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
Notoriously lewd first-person shooter, where you find yourself irresistible to every girl in school! Fend off their advances as you explore the school grounds. Use gadgets to expel mischievous demons and upgrade kit like the 'Demon Sweeper' to suck the skirts clean off your suitors!
Gal*Gun: Double Peace
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
A rail shooter, with a difference, replacing bullets with pheromone shots, and enemies with giddy love-obsessed school girls. Every love letter and advancing kiss drains your energy! Repel them while upgrading your power ups and take part in outrageously lewd mini-games to find your true love!
Azure Striker Gunvolt
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
WHY THIS
Shares replayability and a challenging mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates are back with more retro sword-and-whip action! Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability.
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
In order to save their school after it turns into a massive demonic castle, two "Demon Hunter" sisters slash and shoot their way through this 2D action adventure. Players can swap between control of both characters on the fly, each with entirely different skillsets.
Blaster Master Zero
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel.
Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.
Dragon Marked For Death
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Another title from INTI CREATES CO., LTD., the studio behind Card-en-Ciel. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
Dragon Marked For Death is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG game where up to 4 players can play together in online multiplayer. The characters, known as the Dragonblood Clan, have forged a pact with the Astral Dragon, which granted them special new powers.
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 deck building and an atmospheric mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
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.
Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
WHY THIS
Shares deck building, roguelite progression, indie and an intense mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and an immersive mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box.
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!
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Card-en-Ciel.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares RPG with Card-en-Ciel.
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.
Frequently asked about Card-en-Ciel
- Does Card-en-Ciel run on Steam Deck?
- Card-en-Ciel 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 Card-en-Ciel cost?
- Card-en-Ciel is listed on Steam at 13.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Card-en-Ciel have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Card-en-Ciel supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Card-en-Ciel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Card-en-Ciel are Agestan, Friend and foe, StarVaders.
- Who developed Card-en-Ciel?
- Card-en-Ciel was developed by INTI CREATES CO., LTD..
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