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Games like Crystal Calamity

If Crystal Calamity is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cobalt Core, Monster Train and StarVaders — 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 Crystal Calamity: Lead a powerful companion to Save your adventuring party across shattered timelines in this roguelike deckbuilding tactics game. Fight alongside time-travelling Lumes, living companions who form your deck, build and protect them to defy the fate written by the Leviathan Crystals.

StrategyWindowsby Jump Out of Box
Crystal Calamity — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Crystal Calamity 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. Cobalt Core

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!

    2023StrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Monster Train

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    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 ↗
  3. StarVaders

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    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. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Luck Beast is a Touhou Doujin Card-Strategy Game. Using cards across different seasons, join forces with duelists of unique abilities, face various opponents from all over Gensoukyo, and uncover the truth behind the Card Duel Incident!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access8.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dream of Corpse Lady

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Trizon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Crystal Calamity fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Trizon is a roguelike deck-building game. Fuse any two cards together to play crazy combos. The game combines auto-battler mechanics, where creatures attack on their own, with instant-effect spell cards. Battles are fast-paced and dynamic, set against a simple and restrained art style.

    2025StrategyIndie7.19 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!

    2023StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Hire a crew and destroy your rivals in this new strategy battler set in the world of Dota. Introducing Season One: Explore White Spire and earn rewards on the Battle Pass. Pick from several different game modes, play on your own or with friends, and take advantage of crossplay on PC and mobile.

    2019StrategyFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    An addictive fast-paced hybrid of Card games & Tower-Defense. Play 1v1 - or bring a friend for 2v2 - and engage in epic online multiplayer battles full of innovative strategy and awesome plays! Collect 200+ cards with unique mechanics, all free!

    2019ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    2020StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Card Hunter

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Shuffle your cards and ready your dice - Card Hunter is a fresh new card gaming spin on classic tabletop RPGs. Battle your way through a massive campaign solo or with friends and compete with other players in ranked play and tournaments.

    2015StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Realms

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!

    2016StrategyFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Morimens

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Morimens is a roguelite card-building game inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, where you craft a versatile and intricate deck tailored to your playstyle. The choice is yours to embark on a climb up treacherous towers or engage in tactical battles. Explore misty maps and uncover the truth of the world.

    2024StrategyRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Tactical Monsters Rumble Arena

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Crystal Calamity.

    Are you ready to RUMMMBLE?

    2018StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Crystal Calamity

What games are most similar to Crystal Calamity?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Crystal Calamity are Cobalt Core, Monster Train, StarVaders.
Who developed Crystal Calamity?
Crystal Calamity was developed by Jump Out of Box.

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 Crystal Calamity.

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