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Games like Cardpocalypse

If Cardpocalypse is your kind of game, the closest matches are Eternal Skies TCG, Cardaire: Eternal Aces and Rover’s Radventure: The New Millennium — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its 90s nostalgia feels authentic, disability representation stands out and comedic. 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 Cardpocalypse: Make friends, play cards, twist the rules, become a Mega Mutant Power Pets master, and try to save the world in this single-player RPG about being a 90's kid.

2020IndieRPG24.99 USDWindowsby Gambrinous
Cardpocalypse — Steam game cover
Players highlight
90s nostalgia feels authenticDisability representation stands outGrossout humor polarizes but hooks fansComedicFunnyNostalgic

Players who liked Cardpocalypse also play

Steam players who put hours into Cardpocalypse 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. Eternal Skies TCG

    WHY THIS

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

    Eternal Skies is a fully customizable single player TCG RPG, similar to old handheld titles like the Pokemon Trading Card Game for GBC. The cards and story are inspired by Skies of Arcadia and Slavic mythology, and there are a variety of modes + difficulty options as well as a card creator.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSteam ↗
  2. Cardaire: Eternal Aces

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cardpocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    Get ready to crack packs and throw cards in Cardaire: Eternal Aces, a single-player collectible card RPG! Explore a unique world, hunt down powerful cards, and build the deck that'll make you a Cardaire legend.

    2026RPGSteam ↗
  3. Rover’s Radventure: The New Millennium

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cardpocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    After a regular day at work transforms into a bizarre trip that turns his life upside down, a washed-up park ranger named Rover needs to step up and go on a journey that will take him far beyond his wildest fantasies and lead him to confronting uncomfortable truths about himself and his past.

    AdventureRPGFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Magic Cauldron - Forgotten Island

    WHY THIS

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

    This game combines a deck-builder with turn-based combat and elements of a classic point-and-click adventure ... all infused with plenty of Magic Cauldron humor.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  5. My Only Heroes

    WHY THIS

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

    Assemble your squad in My Only Heroes, a roguelite deckbuilder where your deck is your Heroes. Start each run with random recruits, then brave shifting dungeons to unlock legendary Main Heroes with superior stats. Stack equipment for awesome combos and survive to reach Mayhem Mountain!

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  6. Children of Zodiarcs

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Cardpocalypse.

    Ranked #6 for Cardpocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dicey Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Cardpocalypse.

    Ranked #7 for Cardpocalypse fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

    2019StrategyIndie3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Cardpocalypse.

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

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Cardpocalypse

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Cardpocalypse.

    Reviewers of Cardpocalypse cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!

    2012StrategySteam ↗
  2. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building and a whimsical mood with Cardpocalypse.

    Reviewers of Cardpocalypse cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. SOUTH PARK: SNOW DAY!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a comedic mood with Cardpocalypse.

    Reviewers of Cardpocalypse cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Play as the New kid in South Park and join Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny, in three-dimensional glory, to celebrate the most magical day in any young child’s life - a snow day!

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cardpocalypse at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~68% under Cardpocalypse on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  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 with Cardpocalypse.

    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 with Cardpocalypse.

    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. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Children of Zodiarcs

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Cardpocalypse.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Cardpocalypse.

    A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dicey Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with Cardpocalypse.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!

    2019StrategyIndie3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck building with Cardpocalypse.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Cardpocalypse.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cardpocalypse

How much does Cardpocalypse cost?
Cardpocalypse is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cardpocalypse?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cardpocalypse are Eternal Skies TCG, Cardaire: Eternal Aces, Rover’s Radventure: The New Millennium.
Who developed Cardpocalypse?
Cardpocalypse was developed by Gambrinous and published by Versus Evil.

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 Cardpocalypse.

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