# Games like Star Realms

> The closest matches to Star Realms: Hero Realms, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers, Duelyst, and Shards of Infinity. 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. [Hero Realms](https://imho.run/games/1569700/hero-realms) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 227 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569700/)
2. [Ascension: Deckbuilding Game](https://imho.run/games/320430/ascension-deckbuilding-game) — Also Trading Card Game and Card Battler, like Star Realms. 962 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/320430/)
3. [Magic 2014 — Duels of the Planeswalkers](https://imho.run/games/213850/magic-2014-duels-of-the-planeswalkers) — Also Touch-Friendly and Trading Card Game, like Star Realms. 2,308 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/213850/)
4. [Duelyst](https://imho.run/games/291410/duelyst) — A frequent pick in Star Realms players' libraries, and another Strategy. 3,201 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/291410/)
5. [Shards of Infinity](https://imho.run/games/1008800/shards-of-infinity) — Shares faction synergy and deck building with Star Realms. 116 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1008800/)
6. [Aeon's End](https://imho.run/games/1063580/aeon-s-end) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 261 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063580/)
7. [Ash of Gods: The Way](https://imho.run/games/1293460/ash-of-gods-the-way) — Also Card Battler and Deckbuilding, like Star Realms. 192 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1293460/)
8. [Slay the Spire](https://imho.run/games/646570/slay-the-spire) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 75,305 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/)
9. [KARDS - The WW2 Card Game](https://imho.run/games/544810/kards-the-ww2-card-game) — Also Trading Card Game and Board Game, like Star Realms. 10,259 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544810/)
10. [Cthulhu Realms](https://imho.run/games/485000/cthulhu-realms) — Also Board Game and Deckbuilding, like Star Realms. 165 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/485000/)
11. [Dominion](https://imho.run/games/1131620/dominion) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 1,597 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1131620/)
12. [Dune: Imperium](https://imho.run/games/1689500/dune-imperium) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 2,127 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689500/)
13. [Floppy Knights](https://imho.run/games/1057800/floppy-knights) — Shares faction synergy and deck building with Star Realms. 195 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057800/)
14. [StarVaders](https://imho.run/games/2097570/starvaders) — Also Card Battler and Board Game, like Star Realms. 2,110 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/)
15. [Monster Train](https://imho.run/games/1102190/monster-train) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 12,182 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1102190/)
16. [Might & Magic Fates - Heroes TCG](https://imho.run/games/3918850/might-magic-fates-heroes-tcg) — A frequent pick in Star Realms players' libraries, and another RPG. 530 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3918850/)
17. [Ironclad Tactics](https://imho.run/games/226960/ironclad-tactics) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 181 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226960/)
18. [Artifact](https://imho.run/games/583950/artifact) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 9,748 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/583950/)
19. [Balatro](https://imho.run/games/2379780/balatro) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 99,852 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/)
20. [Children of Zodiarcs](https://imho.run/games/436290/children-of-zodiarcs) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 255 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/436290/)
21. [MARVEL SNAP](https://imho.run/games/1997040/marvel-snap) — Also Trading Card Game and Card Battler, like Star Realms. 19,764 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1997040/)
22. [Eternal Card Game](https://imho.run/games/531640/eternal-card-game) — Also Trading Card Game and Card Battler, like Star Realms. 4,676 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/531640/)
23. [Deep Sky Derelicts](https://imho.run/games/698640/deep-sky-derelicts) — Shares deck building with Star Realms. 1,130 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/698640/)
24. [Tuggowar](https://imho.run/games/2870220/tuggowar) — Also Touch-Friendly and Card Battler, like Star Realms. 81 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870220/)

## 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=438140&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=438140&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=438140&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=438140
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/438140
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Star Realms

Star Realms is a free-to-play space-themed strategy game released in 2016 that supports solo play. Players build their decks from a shared pool of cards, employing faction synergies, managing economies, chaining card combos, and mitigating RNG elements through strategic decisions. Reviewers highlight that faction synergies create explosive turns where combinations feel satisfying to execute. Players describe the experience as challenging, competitive, and intense, with a gradual skill curve that keeps them engaged across matches that typically finish in 10 to 20 minutes. The story mode notably alters rules per level, adding variety. The game holds 87% positive across 1,571 Steam reviews and is marked playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 438140
- **Developer:** Wise Wizard Games, LLC
- **Publisher:** Wise Wizard Games, LLC
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Remote Play Together
- **Released:** Mar 8, 2016
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/438140/star-realms)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=438140&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438140/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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