Games like Cards of Cthulhu
If Cards of Cthulhu is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dark ill 暗黑蛊国, Void Grimm and SpellRogue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its comedic, dark and funny. 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 Cards of Cthulhu: CARDS OF CTHULHU is the Roguelike Card RPG full of madness. Experience the unique combination of strategic deck-building with fast-paced combat and face-off parody monsters from horror B movies.
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Dark ill 暗黑蛊国
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
This card adventure game combines elements of darkness, card and roguelike. Upgrading the cards will bring random attributes, creating various and unique adventure experiences. Design your custom card sets to defeat the decaying monsters, face the darkness and break the curse!
Void Grimm
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Void Grimm is a real-time roguelike deckbuilder - In Space! Fight your way through waves of enemy spaceships. Your survival in the fast-paced battles requires quick thinking even at increased adrenaline levels. Optimize your deck, gather your crew, and utilize card synergies to master your runs.
SpellRogue
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Cards of Cthulhu.
Third-strongest match for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
Menace from the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares deck building and a dark mood with Cards of Cthulhu.
Ranked #4 for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
DIMENSION REIGN - ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Cards of Cthulhu.
Ranked #5 for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
Dimension Reign is a roguelike deckbuilder where players control two characters at once to defeat hordes of enemies in an ever-changing landscape. Draw your abilities from your deck, and chain multiple breaks together to decimate entire screens of enemies before they can even get in a hit.
Wildfrost
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Cards of Cthulhu.
Ranked #6 for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Shares deck building with Cards of Cthulhu.
Ranked #7 for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cards of Cthulhu fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cards of Cthulhu at current Steam store prices.
Miss Neko
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cards of Cthulhu on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cards of Cthulhu.
Together the full picture of all the lovely beast ladies with your own hands, play Yakyuken with them, collect their portraits. Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable game time:)
QUICKERFLAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cards of Cthulhu on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
QUICKERFLAK is an experimental fast-paced time-attack top-down combat retro-hardcore minigame, that can be finished in a minute.
Save Jesus
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cards of Cthulhu on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Someone is trying to murder Jesus. Disguised as Caesar with the Roman Empire by his side, an evil impostor from the future has set hundreds of deadly traps. Redirect the traps, kill the Romans and protect Jesus!
Gachi Heroes
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cards of Cthulhu on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Gachi Heroes is a game about the dark fantasies. That's amazing an endlass journey in which you will know yourself with your favorite gachimuchi characters. How deep would you go?
Trip to Vinelands
WHY THIS
Priced ~51% under Cards of Cthulhu on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Trip to Vinelands is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
The Children of Clay
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cards of Cthulhu.
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
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!
Epic Battle Fantasy 3
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cards of Cthulhu.
Epic Battle Fantasy 3 is a silly turn-based JRPG, full of useless NPCs, rabid cats, childish humor, unreasonably large weapons, anime boobs, and other nonsense. And it's totally free!
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Frequently asked about Cards of Cthulhu
- How much does Cards of Cthulhu cost?
- Cards of Cthulhu is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cards of Cthulhu?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cards of Cthulhu are Dark ill 暗黑蛊国, Void Grimm, SpellRogue.
- Who developed Cards of Cthulhu?
- Cards of Cthulhu was developed by Awoker Games.
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