Games like Monster Train
If you like Monster Train (roguelike, deckbuilder 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 a challenge
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.
Balatro
- In common: thinking and progression
A full run fits into half an hour and you can pause between hands whenever you like. Thinking a little with no time pressure makes it perfect for the sofa.
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
- In common: progression and thinking
When you want quick, explosive card runs where you always unlock something new.
Shogun Showdown
- In common: thinking and a challenge
When you have a free hour and want a complete tactical run, with very brisk fights for a turn-based game.
Into the Breach
- In common: thinking and a challenge
When you want to think seriously but in little time: a mission lasts minutes and you can stop on any turn.
Luck be a Landlord
- In common: thinking and short sessions
- Difference: more relaxed
When you want to think a little without effort: every spin is a small pleasure and a run lasts under an hour.
Inscryption
- In common: thinking
- Difference: more story
When you want something different that makes you think and surprises you. Its chapters work well in sessions of one or two hours.
Loop Hero
- In common: thinking and progression
When you want decisions without reflexes: combat is automatic and you can pause at any moment.
Stacklands
- In common: thinking and progression
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a light strategy game where you keep discovering new combinations.
Peglin
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less thinking
For a short, light session: aiming, dropping and watching the bounces takes little energy and is very satisfying.
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 Monster Train
A deckbuilder with three floors to defend on an infernal train. You combine two clans in each run and place units and spells to protect the train's flame. Shorter, more explosive runs than Slay the Spire.
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