# Games like Black Book

> The closest matches to Black Book: Black Book: Prologue, Deep Sky Derelicts, Inscryption, Tainted Grail: Conquest, and Slay the Spire. 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. [Black Book: Prologue](https://imho.run/games/1284240/black-book-prologue) — Also Mythology and Turn-Based, like Black Book. 286 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1284240/)
2. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
3. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Black Book. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
4. [Tainted Grail: Conquest](https://imho.run/games/1199030/tainted-grail-conquest) — Also Turn-Based and Rogue-lite, like Black Book. 4,229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1199030/)
5. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Also Turn-Based and Card Battler, like Black Book. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
6. [Griftlands](https://imho.run/games/601840/griftlands) — A frequent pick in Black Book players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,218 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601840/)
7. [Roguebook](https://imho.run/games/1076200/roguebook) — A frequent pick in Black Book players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,911 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076200/)
8. [Banners of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/1075740/banners-of-ruin) — Also Turn-Based and Card Battler, like Black Book. 1,239 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075740/)
9. [Aces & Adventures](https://imho.run/games/1815570/aces-adventures) — Also Card Battler and Strategy RPG, like Black Book. 598 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815570/)
10. [Iris and the Giant](https://imho.run/games/1127610/iris-and-the-giant) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 233 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1127610/)
11. [Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles](https://imho.run/games/1755830/astrea-six-sided-oracles) — A frequent pick in Black Book players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,031 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1755830/)
12. [Children of Zodiarcs](https://imho.run/games/436290/children-of-zodiarcs) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 255 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436290/)
13. [Hand of Fate 2](https://imho.run/games/456670/hand-of-fate-2) — Also Rogue-lite and Deckbuilding, like Black Book. 2,040 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456670/)
14. [Gordian Quest](https://imho.run/games/981430/gordian-quest) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 1,811 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/981430/)
15. [Knock on the Coffin Lid](https://imho.run/games/1232580/knock-on-the-coffin-lid) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 1,292 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232580/)
16. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
17. [Deathless. The Hero Quest](https://imho.run/games/2727210/deathless-the-hero-quest) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 124 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2727210/)
18. [Nowhere Prophet](https://imho.run/games/681730/nowhere-prophet) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 501 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/681730/)
19. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
20. [Loop Hero](https://imho.run/games/1282730/loop-hero) — Also Strategy RPG and Rogue-lite, like Black Book. 15,907 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/)
21. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
22. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
23. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
24. [HELLCARD](https://imho.run/games/1201540/hellcard) — Shares deck building with Black Book. 1,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201540/)

## 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=1138660&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1138660&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1138660&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1138660
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1138660
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Black Book

Black Book is a dark RPG adventure set in a world steeped in Slavic folklore and witchcraft. Players take on the role of a young sorceress navigating a challenging, long campaign that blends deck-building combat with dialogue-driven choices. The game integrates an encyclopedia system that enriches the worldbuilding, while a folk-card minigame adds strategic depth to encounters. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and contemplative tone, with players noting how the spell-corruption system feels consequential to progression. The title has earned 89% positive reviews from over 1,000 Steam users. It is priced at $24.99 USD and runs as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1138660
- **Developer:** Morteshka
- **Publisher:** HypeTrain Digital
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 10, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 75
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1138660/black-book)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1138660&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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