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Games like Blood Card

If Blood Card is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood Card 2: Dark Mist, Slay the Spire and Banners of Ruin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deck doubles as health, energy and defenses accumulate and challenging. 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 Blood Card: This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.

2019StrategyIndie2.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Pixel Cattle Games
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Deck doubles as healthEnergy and defenses accumulateExploit or kill the death enemyChallengingContemplativeDark

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Steam players who put hours into Blood Card 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. Blood Card 2: Dark Mist

    WHY THIS

    Shares deck as health and a dark mood with Blood Card.

    Top pick for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    Dark Mist is a card game that combines elements of the roguelike deckbuilder genre with enemies that appear in waves. Defeat monsters and level up during battle to keep yourself going.

    2021StrategyIndie2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blood Card.

    Second-strongest match for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    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 ↗
  3. Banners of Ruin

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blood Card.

    Third-strongest match for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Blood Card.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Deep Sky Derelicts

    WHY THIS

    Shares a mysterious mood with Blood Card.

    Ranked #4 for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    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.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Fate Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Blood Card.

    Ranked #5 for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!

    2019StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Monster Slayers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Blood Card.

    Ranked #6 for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Blood Card.

    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.

    2017ActionIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Roguebook

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Blood Card.

    Ranked #7 for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blood Card.

    Ranked #8 for Blood Card fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blood Card.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blood Card.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blood Card.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blood Card.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Blood Card.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Blood Card.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Blood Card on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

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

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blood Card.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    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 ↗
  2. Fate Hunters

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Blood Card.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    Fate Hunters is a hardcore mix of strategy card battles and a roguelike adventure. Build your deck, explore the dangerous dark fantasy world and face fearsome foes! Risk your life to get powerful treasures!

    2019StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Balatro

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Blood Card.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Blood Card.

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blood Card

Does Blood Card run on Steam Deck?
Blood Card is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Blood Card cost?
Blood Card is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Blood Card?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blood Card are Blood Card 2: Dark Mist, Slay the Spire, Banners of Ruin.
Who developed Blood Card?
Blood Card was developed by Pixel Cattle Games.

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 Blood Card.

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