Games like Balatro
If you like Balatro (roguelike, cards and strategy), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Slay the Spire
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you want to think without stress: everything is turn-based, and you can leave a run halfway and pick it up whenever you like.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more action
When you want quick, explosive card runs where you always unlock something new.
Monster Train
- In common: thinking and progression
When you want an hour-long strategy run with increasingly crazy combos.
Luck be a Landlord
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you want to think a little without effort: every spin is a small pleasure and a run lasts under an hour.
Peglin
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: less thinking
For a short, light session: aiming, dropping and watching the bounces takes little energy and is very satisfying.
Shogun Showdown
- In common: thinking and short sessions
When you have a free hour and want a complete tactical run, with very brisk fights for a turn-based game.
Loop Hero
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more story
When you want decisions without reflexes: combat is automatic and you can pause at any moment.
Slots & Daggers
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: less thinking
When you have a short break and little energy: each fight lasts about a minute and is played with a single button.
Stacklands
- In common: short sessions and thinking
- Difference: more management
When you want a light strategy game where you keep discovering new combinations.
Into the Breach
- In common: short sessions and thinking
When you want to think seriously but in little time: a mission lasts minutes and you can stop on any turn.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Balatro
Poker turned into a roguelike: you play hands to reach ever higher scores and buy jokers that break the rules of the game. Finding a combination that multiplies your points absurdly is its great pleasure.
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