Rank 01Why this
Shares deck building with XenoShyft.
- $4.94 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Games like XenoShyft
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked XenoShyft also play
The closest matches to XenoShyft: Aeon's End, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Deep Sky Derelicts, Star Realms, and Evolution Board Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Board Game and Deckbuilding, like XenoShyft.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
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Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like XenoShyft.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
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Evolution Board Game
Why this: Shares resource management with XenoShyft.
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Concrete Jungle
Why this: Shares deck building and resource management with XenoShyft.
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Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG
- 75% of 710 reviews
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: CMON
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 7
- 66% of 88 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Affordable with frequent sales
- Division specific abilities matter
- Enemy reveal effects demand counterplay
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Challenging
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Cheaper alternatives
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The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition
Why this: Shares deck building with XenoShyft.
DICETINY: The Lord of the Dice
Why this: Shares deck building and resource management with XenoShyft.
Deckline
Why this: Also Board Game and Card Game, like XenoShyft.
Hand of Fate
Why this: Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like XenoShyft.
Anomaly 2
Why this: Shares resource management with XenoShyft.
Age of Rivals
Why this: Also Board Game and Deckbuilding, like XenoShyft.
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Why this: Shares deck building with XenoShyft.
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Why this: Also Board Game and Deckbuilding, like XenoShyft.
Card Hunter
Why this: Also Board Game and Card Game, like XenoShyft.
Minion Masters
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Die in the Dungeon: Origins
Why this: Shares deck building and resource management with XenoShyft.
About XenoShyft
The closest matches to XenoShyft: Aeon's End, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Deep Sky Derelicts, Star Realms, and Evolution Board Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If XenoShyft is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aeon's End, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game and Deep Sky Derelicts — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and challenging, and single out its cooperative play and deck building. 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.
About XenoShyft: In this base-defense deck-building card game you and your teammates will have to work together to survive the continuous onslaught of powerful alien threats and horrors!
Is XenoShyft worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 66% of 88 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Affordable with frequent sales
- Division specific abilities matter
- Enemy reveal effects demand counterplay
- Escalating waves force adaptive strategies
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The interface for this game is very frustrating. There are many card effects that are supposed to be about careful planning where getting things in the right order maters a lot. But sometimes it's not at all clear where you need to click…”
“Love the physical version of this game but the bugs killed yet another attempt for me to enjoy the digital version.”
People who play it also play: Aeon's End, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Deep Sky Derelicts
Frequently asked about XenoShyft
Can I run it?
How much does XenoShyft cost?
XenoShyft is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does XenoShyft have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — XenoShyft supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op).
What games are most similar to XenoShyft?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside XenoShyft are Aeon's End, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Deep Sky Derelicts.
Who developed XenoShyft?
XenoShyft was developed by CMON and published by Twin Sails Interactive.