Games like Griftlands
If Griftlands is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fight with love - deckbuilder datingsim, Monster Train and Deep Sky Derelicts — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and immersive. 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 →Griftlands is an indie deck-building roguelite developed by Klei Entertainment. Set in a branching sci-fi universe, the game combines turn-based combat with a separate negotiation system, each represented by distinct character-specific decks that players build throughout runs. Reviewers highlight that the dual-deck system adds significant strategic depth, while choices meaningfully alter story outcomes, creating a living universe players find atmospheric. The game supports modding and includes prestige progression for repeated runs. Griftlands launched in 2021 at $6.79 USD and carries a 94% positive rating from over 5,200 Steam reviews, with Metacritic scoring it at 84. The title is verified for Steam Deck play.
About Griftlands: Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
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Fight with love - deckbuilder datingsim
WHY THIS
Top pick for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
We combined card games, dating sim and roguelikes to create the most unique game about love and sex. Date your lover in turn based card combat, have sex in rhythm game boss battles and Fight with love!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Griftlands 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.
Deep Sky Derelicts
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Third-strongest match for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Griftlands.
Ranked #4 for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Ranked #5 for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
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.
Roguebook
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Ranked #6 for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
Monster Slayers
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Griftlands.
Ranked #7 for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
Black Book
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Ranked #8 for Griftlands fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
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Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Griftlands.
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Monster Train
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play.
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.
Knock on the Coffin Lid
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Investigate your own death, find ways to break free from a time loop, choose a hero who will ascend to the throne and rule the Northern gate! The fates of whole nations of the land of Midian depend on your choices.
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Griftlands.
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Balatro
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and an immersive mood with Griftlands.
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Peglin
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Griftlands.
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
Wildermyth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.
Fights in Tight Spaces
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Griftlands cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Griftlands at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~85% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~71% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~78% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~41% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~56% under Griftlands on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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More from Klei Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Klei Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Don't Starve Together
WHY THIS
Shares mod support with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Oxygen Not Included
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and a contemplative mood with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Don't Starve
WHY THIS
Shares mod support and an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Mark of the Ninja
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.
Rotwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands.
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.
Hot Lava
WHY THIS
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.
Invisible, Inc.
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Griftlands.
Another title from Klei Entertainment, the studio behind Griftlands. Shares Indie with Griftlands.
Take control of Invisible's agents in the field and infiltrate the world's most dangerous corporations. Stealth, precision, and teamwork are essential in high-stakes, high-profit missions, where every move may cost an agent their life.
Frequently asked about Griftlands
- Is Griftlands verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Griftlands is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Griftlands cost?
- Griftlands is listed on Steam at 6.79 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Griftlands?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Griftlands are Fight with love - deckbuilder datingsim, Monster Train, Deep Sky Derelicts.
- Who developed Griftlands?
- Griftlands was developed by Klei Entertainment.
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