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Games like Decklings

If Decklings is your kind of game, the closest matches are Stack Haven, Stackmon and Throne of Cards — 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 Decklings: Tame magical creatures called Decklings and lead them into challenging battles in this survival deck-building card game. Explore wild biomes, gather resources, and craft to build your base as you shape your path to become the Deckling Champion.

StrategyIndieAdventureSimulationCasualWindowsby Dark Lizard Games
Decklings — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Decklings 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. Stack Haven

    WHY THIS

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

    Stack Haven is a cozy card-stacking cultivation game. Manage spirit animals to farm, mine, and alchemize, restoring a lost paradise. Master automation with Magnetic Channels, breed mythical beasts like the Nine-Tailed Fox, and bond with wandering spirits in this heartwarming roguelike sim.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  2. Stackmon

    WHY THIS

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

    Stack, train and collect 100+ powerful Stackmon in this creature-collector with a card-stacking twist! Build your camp, challenge rival Scouts in combat and face the mysterious corruption spreading throughout your land.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Throne of Cards

    WHY THIS

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

    Build a kingdom from a handful of cards. Stack and combine cards to gather resources, train soldiers, unlock powerful decks, and forge a strategy around rulers, artifacts, and survival.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. WitchHand

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Decklings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Decklings.

    You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.

    2024StrategySimulation3.59 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Brawl To The West

    WHY THIS

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

    "Join this hilarious auto-battler! Equip gear, grow fruit trees, and tame monsters to build your team. Choose unique characters or battle others in ranked mode—every run is fresh! Weaklings perish; victors take all. Will you go the farthest? Dive in now!"

    2025StrategyIndieCasual8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    Begin your monster-taming journey in Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers Prologue. Fight, collect, upgrade and evolve Kādomon to build your ultimate team in this prologue version of Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers. Experience the brand-new features, mechanics and Kādomon for the first time.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Decks of the Damned

    WHY THIS

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

    Raise an undead army in Decks of the Damned! Command your vampire minions, scavenge gear from fallen foes and craft powerful items to strenghten your forces. Defend by day, expand your domain by night, and shroud the land in darkness!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Moonstone Island

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Decklings fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decklings.

    Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 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 Decklings.

    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 Decklings.

    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. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

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

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

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

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Decklings

What games are most similar to Decklings?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Decklings are Stack Haven, Stackmon, Throne of Cards.
Who developed Decklings?
Decklings was developed by Dark Lizard Games and published by 2 Left Thumbs.

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 Decklings.

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