# Games like Lost For Swords

> The closest matches to Lost For Swords: DICEOMANCER, Pyrene, Trials of Fire, Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon, and Rune Coliseum. 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. [DICEOMANCER](https://imho.run/games/2501600/diceomancer) — Shares deck building and build variety with Lost For Swords. 1,478 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2501600/)
2. [Pyrene](https://imho.run/games/2468100/pyrene) — Shares grid based movement and equipment upgrades with Lost For Swords. 381 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2468100/)
3. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Shares equipment upgrades and deck building with Lost For Swords. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
4. [Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon](https://imho.run/games/2746910/three-kingdoms-the-blood-moon) — Shares deck building and checkpoint based progression with Lost For Swords. 79 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2746910/)
5. [Rune Coliseum](https://imho.run/games/2360210/rune-coliseum) — Shares difficulty modes and equipment upgrades with Lost For Swords. 112 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2360210/)
6. [Stray Path](https://imho.run/games/2531940/stray-path) — Shares difficulty modes and deck building with Lost For Swords. 176 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2531940/)
7. [Crown Trick](https://imho.run/games/1000010/crown-trick) — Shares build variety and turn based combat with Lost For Swords. 563 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1000010/)
8. [Commander Quest](https://imho.run/games/2697930/commander-quest) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Rogue-lite, like Lost For Swords. 944 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2697930/)
9. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Shares tactical positioning and deck building with Lost For Swords. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
10. [Dice Player One](https://imho.run/games/2752720/dice-player-one) — A frequent pick in Lost For Swords players' libraries, and another Strategy. 53 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752720/)
11. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Shares deck building with Lost For Swords. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
12. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares tactical positioning and deck building with Lost For Swords. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
13. [FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS](https://imho.run/games/2305500/fairy-tail-dungeons) — A frequent pick in Lost For Swords players' libraries, and another RPG. 332 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2305500/)
14. [Hand of Fate 2](https://imho.run/games/456670/hand-of-fate-2) — Shares deck building and resource management with Lost For Swords. 2,040 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/456670/)
15. [Lucky Hunter](https://imho.run/games/2824310/lucky-hunter) — Shares grid based movement and deck building with Lost For Swords. 99 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2824310/)
16. [Shadowveil: Legend of The Five Rings](https://imho.run/games/2536960/shadowveil-legend-of-the-five-rings) — Shares class specialization and deck building with Lost For Swords. 297 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2536960/)
17. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Also Deckbuilding and Rogue-like, like Lost For Swords. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
18. [Into the Restless Ruins](https://imho.run/games/2877770/into-the-restless-ruins) — Shares deck building and replayability with Lost For Swords. 87 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2877770/)
19. [Monster Slayers](https://imho.run/games/496620/monster-slayers) — A frequent pick in Lost For Swords players' libraries, and another Action. 609 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/496620/)
20. [Aces & Adventures](https://imho.run/games/1815570/aces-adventures) — Shares deck building and procedural generation with Lost For Swords. 598 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1815570/)
21. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building and replayability with Lost For Swords. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
22. [Deathless. The Hero Quest](https://imho.run/games/2727210/deathless-the-hero-quest) — Shares deck building and build variety with Lost For Swords. 124 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2727210/)
23. [SpellRogue](https://imho.run/games/1990110/spellrogue) — Also Roguelike Deckbuilder and Perma Death, like Lost For Swords. 1,009 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1990110/)
24. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Shares class specialization and deck building with Lost For Swords. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)

## 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=2638050&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2638050&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2638050&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2638050
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2638050
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Lost For Swords

Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2638050
- **Developer:** MaxBytes
- **Publisher:** MaxBytes, Astrolabe Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 15, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2638050/lost-for-swords)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2638050&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638050/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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