# Games like Card Shark

> The closest matches to Card Shark: Pentiment, Inscryption, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Sultan's Game. 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. [Pentiment](https://imho.run/games/1205520/pentiment) — Also Historical and Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 4,985 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1205520/)
2. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — Also Card Game, like Card Shark. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
3. [Where the Water Tastes Like Wine](https://imho.run/games/447120/where-the-water-tastes-like-wine) — Also Narration and Historical, like Card Shark. 682 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447120/)
4. [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://imho.run/games/653530/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — Also Historical, like Card Shark. 17,928 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/653530/)
5. [Sultan's Game](https://imho.run/games/3117820/sultan-s-game) — A frequent pick in Card Shark players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,233 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3117820/)
6. [Griftlands](https://imho.run/games/601840/griftlands) — A frequent pick in Card Shark players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,218 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601840/)
7. [Sunshine Shuffle](https://imho.run/games/1912420/sunshine-shuffle) — Also Gambling and Card Game, like Card Shark. 150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1912420/)
8. [The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood](https://imho.run/games/1340480/the-cosmic-wheel-sisterhood) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 2,695 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340480/)
9. [Ghost of a Tale](https://imho.run/games/417290/ghost-of-a-tale) — Also Narration and Stealth, like Card Shark. 1,971 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417290/)
10. [Gerda: A Flame in Winter](https://imho.run/games/1771360/gerda-a-flame-in-winter) — A frequent pick in Card Shark players' libraries, and another RPG. 222 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771360/)
11. [Out Of Hands](https://imho.run/games/1839810/out-of-hands) — Same atmospheric mood as Card Shark. 256 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839810/)
12. [All in Abyss: Judge the Fake](https://imho.run/games/2514640/all-in-abyss-judge-the-fake) — Also Gambling and Card Game, like Card Shark. 62 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2514640/)
13. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Card Game and Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
14. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Card Game and Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
15. [The Midnight Walk](https://imho.run/games/2863640/the-midnight-walk) — Also Narration and Stealth, like Card Shark. 1,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/)
16. [Loop Hero](https://imho.run/games/1282730/loop-hero) — Also Card Game, like Card Shark. 15,907 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1282730/)
17. [Aviary Attorney](https://imho.run/games/384630/aviary-attorney) — Also Historical, like Card Shark. 943 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384630/)
18. [Hand of Fate 2](https://imho.run/games/456670/hand-of-fate-2) — Also Card Game, like Card Shark. 2,040 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456670/)
19. [VIDEOVERSE](https://imho.run/games/2079180/videoverse) — Also Narration and Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 165 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2079180/)
20. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Also Card Game, like Card Shark. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
21. [Reigns](https://imho.run/games/474750/reigns) — Also Card Game, like Card Shark. 2,592 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/474750/)
22. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
23. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Historical and Interactive Fiction, like Card Shark. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
24. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Also Card Game, like Card Shark. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)

## 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=1371720&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1371720&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1371720&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1371720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1371720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Card Shark

Card Shark is an adventure game full of cunning, intrigue, and delectable deceit. Enter a world where you’ll need to play your opponents better than you play your cards.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1371720
- **Developer:** Nerial
- **Publisher:** Devolver Digital
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 2, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1371720/card-shark)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1371720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1371720/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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