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Games like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards also play

The closest matches to Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Minion Masters, Shadowverse CCG, and KARDS - The WW2 Card Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Trading Card Game and Memes, like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • Free
    • 2017
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares deck building with Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • Free
    • 2019
  1. Rank 07

    Pit People®

    Why this: Same whimsical mood as Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

    Also Trading Card Game and Memes, like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 82% of 20,282 reviews
  2. 2
    GWENT: The Witcher Card Game

    Same challenging mood as Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 85% of 7,928 reviews
  3. 3
    Minion Masters

    Shares deck building with Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 88% of 24,594 reviews
  4. 4
    Shadowverse CCG

    Genres: Strategy, Free To Play

    • 77% of 7,175 reviews
  5. 5
    KARDS - The WW2 Card Game

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 81% of 10,259 reviews
  6. 6
    South Park™: The Fractured But Whole™

    Also Memes and Cartoon, like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 83% of 16,799 reviews
  7. 7
    Pit People®

    Same whimsical mood as Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 93% of 4,532 reviews
  8. 8
    Fable Fortune

    Genres: Strategy, Free To Play

    • 80% of 70 reviews
  9. 9
    Card Hunter

    Same nostalgic mood as Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 84% of 3,627 reviews
  10. 10
    KROSMAGA

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 67% of 376 reviews
  11. 11
    Urban Rivals

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 61% of 232 reviews
  12. 12
    Faeria

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 760 reviews
  13. 13
    Everdell

    Also Card Game and Cartoon, like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 89% of 369 reviews
  14. 14
    Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2

    Genres: Strategy, RPG

    • 71% of 333 reviews
  15. 15
    Isle of Swaps

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, RPG

    • 90% of 87 reviews
  16. 16
    Cardpocalypse

    Genres: Indie, RPG

    • 90% of 105 reviews
  17. 17
    Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Legions

    Shares pay to win elements and deck building with Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 58% of 1,484 reviews
  18. 18
    DICETINY: The Lord of the Dice

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 64% of 138 reviews
  19. 19
    Artifact

    Genres: Strategy

    • 58% of 9,748 reviews
  20. 20
    Once Upon a Galaxy

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 83% of 553 reviews
  21. 21
    Duelyst

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play

    • 81% of 3,201 reviews
  22. 22
    Eternal Card Game

    Genres: Strategy, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

    • 80% of 4,676 reviews
  23. 23
    Meme Mayhem

    Also Memes and Card Game, like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • 92% of 478 reviews
  24. 24
    Magic Duels

    Genres: Strategy, Free To Play

    • 79% of 651 reviews
Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2017
  • Developer: Synapse Games, Chinzilla
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 71% of 2,434 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Autoplay and speed options speed up grinding
  • Deck building rewards deep combo exploration
  • Nostalgic cartoon crossovers feel fresh
  • Challenging
  • Nostalgic
  • Whimsical

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Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links

    Why this: Also Trading Card Game and Memes, like Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • Free
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017
  • Pit People®

    Why this: Same whimsical mood as Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2018

About Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards

The closest matches to Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Minion Masters, Shadowverse CCG, and KARDS - The WW2 Card Game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game and Minion Masters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, nostalgic and whimsical, and single out its autoplay skipping and cross franchise combos. 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.

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is a free-to-play strategy RPG released in 2017 by Synapse Games and Chinzilla, published by Kongregate. The game combines deck-building mechanics with cross-franchise crossovers, gathering characters from Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, Futurama, American Dad, King of the Hill, and Archer into a single collectible card battle experience. Players engage with autoplay and skip options to manage grinding sessions, while seasonal events provide ongoing content across the game's massive length. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and whimsical, with deck-building rewarding deep combo exploration. The title runs as Playable on Steam Deck and holds a 71% positive rating from 2434 Steam reviews.

About Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards: Family Guy, Bob's Burgers, Futurama, American Dad, King of the Hill, and Archer join forces in Animation Throwdown, your favorite new collectible card game. Collect your favorite characters, combine cards to make hilarious combos, and battle your way through an adventure of animated proportions.

Is Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards worth buying?

  • 71% of 2,434 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 21 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Mobile phone trash ported to PC. In the beginning it was still fun and entertaining, but a few levels later, it's just Pay2Win. Meh”
9 h played
“The game is decent enough and I've played it since its inception. Because of this, I've got a good stash of cards, and this makes it mildly enjoyable still. However, I cannot recommend it for new players. You will start with nothing and…”
30 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Minion Masters

How this verdict works →

Mobile version

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-11-04, source)
  • Developer says it needs an internet connection (App Store) (checked 2026-11-08, source)A network connection is required to play.

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Frequently asked about Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards

Can I run it?

Does Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards run on Steam Deck?

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards free to play?

Yes — Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).

What games are most similar to Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards are Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, GWENT: The Witcher Card Game, Minion Masters.

Who developed Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards?

Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards was developed by Synapse Games, Chinzilla and published by Kongregate.