Choose Dice of Kalma
Choose Dice of Kalma if you want an Indie and Casual game with Touch Only Option. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Dice of Kalma launched in 2025.
Dice of Kalma vs Joker Madness 🃏
Dice of Kalma and Joker Madness 🃏 both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Dice of Kalma (2025) is 1 year older than Joker Madness 🃏 (2026). Dice of Kalma is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Joker Madness 🃏 (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Joker Madness 🃏
Choose Joker Madness 🃏 if you want the Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. Joker Madness 🃏 launched in 2026.
Both Dice of Kalma and Joker Madness 🃏 sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dice of Kalma |  Joker Madness 🃏 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 96.2% positive (52 reviews) | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Pepperbox Studios | BadGafiGames |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Dice of Kalma (2025) is 1 year older than Joker Madness 🃏 (2026).
- Dice of Kalma is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Joker Madness 🃏 (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Dice of Kalma is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Joker Madness 🃏 has no Deck rating yet.
Dice of Kalma vs Joker Madness 🃏 — FAQ
- Should I play Dice of Kalma or Joker Madness 🃏 first?
- If you want chronology, Dice of Kalma (2025) came out before Joker Madness 🃏 (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dice of Kalma and Joker Madness 🃏 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Dice of Kalma have multiplayer like Joker Madness 🃏?
- No. Joker Madness 🃏 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Dice of Kalma is listed as single-player only.
- Does Dice of Kalma run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dice of Kalma is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Joker Madness 🃏 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.