# Games like Death Howl

> The closest matches to Death Howl: Wildfrost, Black Book, He is Coming, StarVaders, and Balatro. 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. [Wildfrost](https://imho.run/games/1811990/wildfrost) — Shares deck building with Death Howl. 5,253 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1811990/)
2. [Black Book](https://imho.run/games/1138660/black-book) — Also Turn-Based and Card Battler, like Death Howl. 1,047 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1138660/)
3. [He is Coming](https://imho.run/games/2824490/he-is-coming) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 2,285 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2824490/)
4. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Death Howl. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
5. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building and meta progression with Death Howl. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
6. [Slay the Spire 2](https://imho.run/games/2868840/slay-the-spire-2) — A frequent pick in Death Howl players' libraries, and another Strategy. 54,616 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2868840/)
7. [Decktamer](https://imho.run/games/2870340/decktamer) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 706 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870340/)
8. [Necroking](https://imho.run/games/2852980/necroking) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 363 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2852980/)
9. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — Shares deck building with Death Howl. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
10. [Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure](https://imho.run/games/3877790/hunter-s-moon-a-sovereign-syndicate-adventure) — A frequent pick in Death Howl players' libraries, and another RPG. 50 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3877790/)
11. [Deck of Haunts](https://imho.run/games/3179730/deck-of-haunts) — Shares deck building and meta progression with Death Howl. 723 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3179730/)
12. [Monster Train 2](https://imho.run/games/2742830/monster-train-2) — Also Deckbuilding and Card Game, like Death Howl. 4,790 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2742830/)
13. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Shares deck building with Death Howl. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
14. [9 Kings](https://imho.run/games/2784470/9-kings) — Also Turn-Based and Deckbuilding, like Death Howl. 8,985 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2784470/)
15. [Deathless. The Hero Quest](https://imho.run/games/2727210/deathless-the-hero-quest) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 124 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2727210/)
16. [Ash of Gods: The Way](https://imho.run/games/1293460/ash-of-gods-the-way) — Shares deck building with Death Howl. 192 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/)
17. [Menace from the Deep](https://imho.run/games/2644610/menace-from-the-deep) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 774 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2644610/)
18. [HELLCARD](https://imho.run/games/1201540/hellcard) — Shares deck building and meta progression with Death Howl. 1,651 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1201540/)
19. [Trials of Fire](https://imho.run/games/1038370/trials-of-fire) — Shares deck building with Death Howl. 1,597 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038370/)
20. [Dream of Corpse Lady](https://imho.run/games/2842800/dream-of-corpse-lady) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 61 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2842800/)
21. [Banners of Ruin](https://imho.run/games/1075740/banners-of-ruin) — Shares character progression with Death Howl. 1,239 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1075740/)
22. [One Turn Kill](https://imho.run/games/3151270/one-turn-kill) — Shares deck building and boss fights with Death Howl. 390 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3151270/)
23. [Tainted Grail: Conquest](https://imho.run/games/1199030/tainted-grail-conquest) — Shares deck building and meta progression with Death Howl. 4,229 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1199030/)
24. [Claymores of the Lost Kingdom](https://imho.run/games/2473260/claymores-of-the-lost-kingdom) — Shares deck building and meta progression with Death Howl. 74 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2473260/)

## 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=2825880&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2825880&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2825880&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2825880
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2825880
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Death Howl

Master the grid, defy death. Enter a grim Spirit Realm in this open-world deck builder. Craft lethal decks from 160+ cards, claim powerful Totems, and defeat foes in tactical grid combat. Fight as the desperate hunter Ro to bring her son back from beyond the veil.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2825880
- **Developer:** The Outer Zone
- **Publisher:** 11 bit studios
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** Dec 9, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2825880/death-howl)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2825880&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825880/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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