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Games like Blade and Madness

If Blade and Madness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dice & Dungeons, My Only Heroes and Necrocat — 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 Blade and Madness: Blade and Madness, a roguelite deckbuilder where turns play out simultaneously and every choice matters. As madness creeps in, your cards change, the battlefield twists, and enemies grow more unpredictable. Adaptation isn’t optional, it’s the only way to survive… or give in to the dark.

StrategyIndieRPGWindowsby Crimson Birds Studio
Blade and Madness — Steam game cover

Players who liked Blade and Madness also play

Steam players who put hours into Blade and Madness 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. Dice & Dungeons

    WHY THIS

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

    Dice & Dungeons is a unique deck builder. You build a DICE deck (dicebuilding)! Explore dungeons, fight enemies with increasingly difficult and get new dice to your deck. A dungeon and it's challenges are never the same as before.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG1.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. My Only Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    Assemble your squad in My Only Heroes, a roguelite deckbuilder where your deck is your Heroes. Start each run with random recruits, then brave shifting dungeons to unlock legendary Main Heroes with superior stats. Stack equipment for awesome combos and survive to reach Mayhem Mountain!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Necrocat

    WHY THIS

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

    In a card field, choose wisely your next move on the grid, for every item collected and every monster defeated brings you one step closer to death. Answer the call and uncover Necrocat's schemes that disrupt the cycle of life!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cat & Mouse Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Blade and Madness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blade and Madness.

    Cat & Mouse Dungeon is a light roguelike that blends dungeon exploration, backpack deckbuilding, and chaotic turn-based card battles.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual0.59 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Last Archive

    WHY THIS

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

    Step into the Great Library where knowledge is fading! In this turn-based deck-building rogue-lite, use your dual-purpose cards to survive tactical battles and solve enigmatic puzzles. Are you the last True Librarian who can stop the Censor Entity?

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Deck Breaker - A Roguelike Deckbuilder

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike deckbuilder with a focus on deep strategy, synergy and crazy combos. Build your deck as you adventure with over 200 cards and 35 heroes that each warp the rules — designed by a former Hearthstone set-design lead. Free demo out now!

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Vortex Siege

    WHY THIS

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

    Defend your city in Vortex Siege, a roguelike collectible card game where you can evolve your cards in unique ways for millions of possibilities. Defeat your enemies in battle, steal their cards, and customize them. Build and defend your town between battles. Collect, customize, and carry on!

    2026StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  8. Cards Of Calling

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Blade and Madness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Blade and Madness.

    A roguelike deckbuilder where you command summoned creatures in battle. Build your deck, create powerful synergies, and fight alongside your pack in tactical turn-based combat.

    StrategyEarly AccessSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Blade and Madness.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Die in the Dungeon: Origins

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  3. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

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

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Path of Exile

    WHY THIS

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

    You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.

    2013ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Limbus Company

    WHY THIS

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

    As the Executive Manager of Limbus Company, lead your group of twelve Sinners, venture into the buried facilities of Lobotomy Corporation, and lay claim on the Golden Boughs.

    2023FreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dota Underlords

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Blade and Madness.

    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 ↗
  7. FPS Chess

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Blade and Madness.

    Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.

    2022ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Super Auto Pets

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Blade and Madness.

    Build the strongest team of pets and tussle with your friends!

    2021StrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blade and Madness

What games are most similar to Blade and Madness?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blade and Madness are Dice & Dungeons, My Only Heroes, Necrocat.
Who developed Blade and Madness?
Blade and Madness was developed by Crimson Birds Studio.

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 Blade and Madness.

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