# Games like Ratropolis

> The closest matches to Ratropolis: Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Gordian Quest, Trials of Fire, and Wildfrost. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
2. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with Ratropolis. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
3. [Gordian Quest](https://imho.run/games/981430/gordian-quest) — Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Ratropolis. 1,811 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/981430/)
4. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Ratropolis. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
5. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — A frequent pick in Ratropolis players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
6. [Commander Quest](https://imho.run/games/2697930/commander-quest) — A frequent pick in Ratropolis players' libraries, and another Strategy. 944 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697930/)
7. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
8. [Overdungeon](https://imho.run/games/919370/overdungeon) — A frequent pick in Ratropolis players' libraries, and another Action. 310 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919370/)
9. [Banners of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/1075740/banners-of-ruin) — A frequent pick in Ratropolis players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,239 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075740/)
10. [Super Fantasy Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/2289750/super-fantasy-kingdom) — Shares procedural generation with Ratropolis. 2,887 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2289750/)
11. [Tower Tactics: Liberation](https://imho.run/games/1709900/tower-tactics-liberation) — Shares deck building with Ratropolis. 836 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1709900/)
12. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
13. [Necronator: Dead Wrong](https://imho.run/games/1144970/necronator-dead-wrong) — Also Card Battler and Real Time Tactics, like Ratropolis. 216 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144970/)
14. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Ratropolis. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
15. [Aces & Adventures](https://imho.run/games/1815570/aces-adventures) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 598 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815570/)
16. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Ratropolis. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
17. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Ratropolis. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
18. [Hadean Tactics](https://imho.run/games/1260590/hadean-tactics) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 784 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260590/)
19. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
20. [ORX](https://imho.run/games/1071140/orx) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 274 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071140/)
21. [HELLCARD](https://imho.run/games/1201540/hellcard) — Shares deck building with Ratropolis. 1,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201540/)
22. [Hand of Fate 2](https://imho.run/games/456670/hand-of-fate-2) — Shares deck building with Ratropolis. 2,040 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456670/)
23. [Stacklands](https://imho.run/games/1948280/stacklands) — Shares procedural generation with Ratropolis. 11,584 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1948280/)
24. [Cardboard Town](https://imho.run/games/2198070/cardboard-town) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Ratropolis. 480 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198070/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1108370&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1108370&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1108370&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1108370
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1108370
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Ratropolis

Ratropolis is a strategy deckbuilding city-builder that incorporates roguelite tower defense waves. Released in 2020 by Cassel Games, the game blends city-building with deck-building within a procedurally generated system. Players construct and defend a rat metropolis while managing a custom deck of cards that dictate resource gathering and unit production, including the placement of defensive structures. The wave-defense element introduces tactical depth, as players must position defenses strategically against increasingly difficult enemy assaults. Reviewers on Steam rate it positively at 86% from 1698 reviews, with players describing the gameplay as brutal and challenging. Tactical positioning is highlighted as a key hook, requiring careful planning to survive each run. The game is solo-only, priced at $7.19 USD, and is playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1108370
- **Developer:** Cassel Games
- **Publisher:** Cassel Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 22, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 82
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1108370&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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