Games like Cast or Pass
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to Cast or Pass for fans of strategy, indie, early access, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Cast or Pass also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Cast or Pass: Battle your friends in a real time card game where wizards sling spells at each other. Has a unique spot as something in between a card game and a fighting game. Games usually take 1-5 minutes, depending on the characters that get picked.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Verses of Enchantment
Top pick for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
A magical card game where you duel wizards using poetry. Travel a rich world, meet fellow wizards, collect cards and build a deck that will inspire enchanting prose!
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Memory Battle
Second-strongest match for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Memory match card game with more than 200 hand drawn cards, local multiplayer and unique Battle mode.
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Slidemagi
Third-strongest match for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
Slidemagi is a turn-based strategy game in which units move by sliding the lines of the board. As a powerful Mage, you wield a deck of cards to cast spells and summon unique units, each with special abilities, to fight under your command.
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The Bastonnes
Ranked #4 for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cast or Pass.
The mobsters's meeting bursts, your family must survive. Plan your actions to beat the other families, but play carefully they may have a different plan for you!
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One Step From Eden
Ranked #5 for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
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.
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Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
Ranked #6 for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
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Blood Rage: Digital Edition
Ranked #7 for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Cast or Pass.
Ragnarök is coming! The sky is falling and the end is upon you… In Blood Rage, the digital adaptation of the hit strategy board game, you lead a proud Viking clan in their final fight for glory.
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Inkulinati
Ranked #8 for Cast or Pass fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers.
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
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One Step From Eden
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
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.
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Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
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Inkulinati
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cast or Pass.
Inkulinati is a turn-based strategy game straight from medieval manuscripts, where a rabbit’s bum can be deadlier than a dog's sword. Become a master of the Living Ink, build your own bestiary, defeat medieval superstars and collect perks to unleash hidden powers.
Frequently asked about Cast or Pass
- How much does Cast or Pass cost?
- Cast or Pass is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cast or Pass have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cast or Pass supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Cast or Pass?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cast or Pass are Verses of Enchantment, Memory Battle, Slidemagi.
- Who developed Cast or Pass?
- Cast or Pass was developed by Jake Terpening.
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 Cast or Pass.
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