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Games like Fool's Gambit

If Fool's Gambit is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nowhere Prophet, Inscryption and Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Fool's Gambit: A rogue-like turn-based card strategy game where you have to play and beat opponents in games of Blackjack with tarot cards.

2024StrategyIndie3.99 USDWindowsby Dinca Flavian
Fool's Gambit — Steam game cover

Players who liked Fool's Gambit also play

Steam players who put hours into Fool's Gambit 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. Nowhere Prophet

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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 ↗
  6. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Fool's Gambit.

    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 ↗
  7. Wildfrost

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Pirates Outlaws

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Fool's Gambit fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Fool's Gambit at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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 ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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 ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Fool's Gambit on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Nowhere Prophet

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hadean Tactics

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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 ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    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. Wildfrost

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Pirates Outlaws

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Fool's Gambit.

    Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Fool's Gambit

How much does Fool's Gambit cost?
Fool's Gambit is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Fool's Gambit?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fool's Gambit are Nowhere Prophet, Inscryption, Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles.
Who developed Fool's Gambit?
Fool's Gambit was developed by Dinca Flavian.

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 Fool's Gambit.

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