# Games like Drop Duchy

> The closest matches to Drop Duchy: 9 Kings, Balatro, Wildfrost, Trials of Fire, and StarVaders. 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. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Shares endless mode and deck building with Drop Duchy. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
2. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Also Card Battler and Rogue-lite, like Drop Duchy. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
3. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Drop Duchy. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
4. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Shares tactical combat and deck building with Drop Duchy. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
5. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Drop Duchy. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
6. [Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked](https://imho.run/games/3124340/demeo-x-dungeons-dragons-battlemarked) — Shares difficulty modes and meta progression with Drop Duchy. 666 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3124340/)
7. [Heroes Wanted](https://imho.run/games/2667410/heroes-wanted) — Shares difficulty modes and deck building with Drop Duchy. 151 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2667410/)
8. [Stray Path](https://imho.run/games/2531940/stray-path) — A frequent pick in Drop Duchy players' libraries, and another Strategy. 176 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2531940/)
9. [Rogue Hex](https://imho.run/games/2275940/rogue-hex) — Shares deck building and roguelite progression with Drop Duchy. 174 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275940/)
10. [Endgame of Devil](https://imho.run/games/2343600/endgame-of-devil) — Shares unlockable content and endless mode with Drop Duchy. 167 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2343600/)
11. [Dice Player One](https://imho.run/games/2752720/dice-player-one) — Also Card Battler and Tabletop, like Drop Duchy. 53 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752720/)
12. [LuckLand](https://imho.run/games/2516820/luckland) — Shares unlockable content and deck building with Drop Duchy. 145 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2516820/)
13. [Emberward](https://imho.run/games/2459550/emberward) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Drop Duchy. 4,492 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459550/)
14. [For The King II](https://imho.run/games/1676840/for-the-king-ii) — Also Board Game and Tabletop, like Drop Duchy. 5,126 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1676840/)
15. [Ratropolis](https://imho.run/games/1108370/ratropolis) — Also Card Battler and Real Time Tactics, like Drop Duchy. 1,698 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1108370/)
16. [Nordhold](https://imho.run/games/3028310/nordhold) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Drop Duchy. 1,392 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3028310/)
17. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Drop Duchy. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
18. [TerraScape](https://imho.run/games/2290000/terrascape) — Shares deck building and meta progression with Drop Duchy. 884 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290000/)
19. [One Step From Eden](https://imho.run/games/960690/one-step-from-eden) — A frequent pick in Drop Duchy players' libraries, and another Action. 3,692 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/960690/)
20. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Also Medieval, like Drop Duchy. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
21. [Monsters are Coming!](https://imho.run/games/2934220/monsters-are-coming) — Shares roguelite progression and meta progression with Drop Duchy. 1,055 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2934220/)
22. [The King is Watching](https://imho.run/games/2753900/the-king-is-watching) — Also Real Time Tactics and Medieval, like Drop Duchy. 3,028 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/)
23. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with Drop Duchy. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
24. [Tainted Grail: Conquest](https://imho.run/games/1199030/tainted-grail-conquest) — Also Board Game and Rogue-lite, like Drop Duchy. 4,229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1199030/)

## 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=2525310&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2525310&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2525310&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2525310
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2525310
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Drop Duchy

Drop Duchy is a roguelite from Sleepy Mill Studio, published by The Arcade Crew in 2025 for 14.99 USD. It fuses Tetris-style block placement with deck-building and light base-building, so each dropped block collects resources, recruits troops, and shapes a realm against opposing armies. Built around block placement, deck-building, and tactical combat, it rewards card synergies and build variety across ascension modes and challenge modifiers. Reviewers describe it as challenging, relaxing, and immersive, and highlight the unusual fusion and the depth of card synergies. It scored 83 on Metacritic, holds 91% positive of 1,463 Steam reviews, and runs well on Steam Deck, where it is rated Playable.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2525310
- **Developer:** Sleepy Mill Studio
- **Publisher:** The Arcade Crew
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 5, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2525310/drop-duchy)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2525310&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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