Games like Death Knell
If Death Knell is your kind of game, the closest matches are 13 BONES, Tomebound and Hell Deck — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Death Knell: A challenging gothic deckbuilding roguelike where your turn never ends. Collect cards to conquer rival cults and monstrous horrors and ascend to the realm of godhood in a decaying, abandoned world.
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13 BONES
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Top pick for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
A fast-paced card battler. Like BLACKJACK, but with added MONSTERS and VIOLENCE. Build your DECK and push your LUCK to earn your freedom !
Tomebound
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Second-strongest match for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
Rescue corrupted books from your library, harness their power and rally their forces to fight for you in this hexgrid tactics deckbuilder! Combine cards to create uniquely powerful spells. With thousands of permutations to explore every turn, no two battles will ever be the same.
Hell Deck
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Third-strongest match for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Death Knell.
Collect units and build powerful synergies on a restricted grid in Hell Deck, a dark roguelike deckbuilder defense game. Construct your own bizarre, twisted ecosystem through a brutal cycle of predation and sacrifice, and defend hell from the holy swarm
Desert Revenant 2: The Reawakening
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Ranked #4 for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
A tactical roguelike deckbuilder built for massive combos. Cast spells, summon minions, and stack effects that cascade into devastating turns as you face brutal enemies with diverse abilities across escalating, curse-driven runs.
Bibidi Bibidi!
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Ranked #5 for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
Bibidi Bibidi! is a whimsical deckbuilder where your wizard shouts whatever spell you conjure up. Every card has 3 components that you combine in your spellbook for unique effects. Mix and match incantations like sim-sala-bim and abra-kadabra to zap your way through a dungeon filled with monsters.
Deckrage
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Ranked #6 for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
A grim single-player card-based tactical RPG where you assemble a party of four heroes, chart dangerous expeditions, and survive brutal battles by managing formation, stress, and resources.
Forge the Fates
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Ranked #7 for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
Take deckbuilding to the next level. Transform your hand of cards into a tactical grid of runes. Plan, shift, and strike to unleash powerful combos and chain match-3 bonuses. Choose your hero, master their deck, and fight through deadly dungeons to face a mysterious dark overlord.
Forged Cards
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Ranked #8 for Death Knell fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
A roguelike deckbuilder where YOU forge the cards. Slot casts into molds, temper their power, and etch combo inscriptions. Pick your path, battle, bargain, or brave the unknown, then outplay your enemy in simultaneous, position-based combat. Each run is different and each deck yours.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Knell.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Knell.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Knell.
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.
Disfigure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Knell.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Cube Escape: Paradox
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Knell.
The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.
Tukoni: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death Knell.
Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Death Knell.
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!
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Frequently asked about Death Knell
- What games are most similar to Death Knell?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death Knell are 13 BONES, Tomebound, Hell Deck.
- Who developed Death Knell?
- Death Knell was developed by Crimson Cat Games.
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