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Games like Cardwork

If Cardwork is your kind of game, the closest matches are Aviarena, Tower of the Sage and One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend — 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 Cardwork: Destruction becomes creation in this roguelike deckbuilder where you cut, combine and reshape cards to create powerful new cards and build unique strategies every run.

StrategyIndieAdventureCasualWindows · macOSby Studio Inkspill
Cardwork — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Cardwork 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. Aviarena

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelike card battler where your cards are living bugs that move, grow, and devour each other! Build countless strategies with bugs and trinkets, conquer three arenas, and rise as the bird champion.

    2027StrategyIndieSteam ↗
  2. Tower of the Sage

    WHY THIS

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

    A classic rogue-like deck-builder game with some unique twists like Talent system and Random encounters and interesting Relics which change every run.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend

    WHY THIS

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

    One More Gate is a rogue-lite deck-builder that combines exploration and turn-based strategic combat. Head out to discover fantastic places, master the power of Wakfu to create destructive card combos, and defeat all those who would stand in your way!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Deathless. The Hero Quest

    WHY THIS

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

    In Deathless, elements of a collectible card game, roguelike, and turn-based strategy combine seamlessly. Build a unique deck of cards, discover unusual relics, and defeat legendary bosses. No two journeys will ever be the same with endless Path. Crush the Evil and save the world!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure13.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Dead Man's Draw

    WHY THIS

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

    Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Aces & Adventures

    WHY THIS

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

    Aces & Adventures is a deckbuilding RPG with poker-powered combat. Craft your deck, combining poker hands with powerful ability cards. Journey through 13 fully-voiced campaigns to save the Life Tree, or tackle procedurally-generated runs in this strategic deckbuilder unlike any other.

    2023StrategyAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 卡牌缔造者-CardMaker

    WHY THIS

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

    This is a Rogue + Hearthstone like card game, but also a card making tool, you can play in addition to the official cards, creative workshop players a variety of card DIY.

    2022StrategyCasual2.29 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Minion Masters

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Casual with Cardwork.

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

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cardwork

What games are most similar to Cardwork?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cardwork are Aviarena, Tower of the Sage, One More Gate : A Wakfu Legend.
Who developed Cardwork?
Cardwork was developed by Studio Inkspill.

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 Cardwork.

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