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The best roguelike deckbuilder indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 20 roguelike deckbuilder indie games on Steam, holding 534,628 reviews at an average of 90% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is Slay the Spire with 218,126 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slay the Spire · 218,126 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  2. Balatro · 160,336 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  3. ROUNDS · 44,426 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  4. Backpack Battles · 20,489 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  5. Across the Obelisk · 13,093 reviews · 80% positive · 2022
  6. Chrono Ark · 12,605 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  7. Dicey Dungeons · 10,426 reviews · 89% positive · 2019
  8. Luck be a Landlord · 10,206 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  9. Monster Train 2 · 8,617 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  10. Shogun Showdown · 6,170 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  11. DICEOMANCER · 5,609 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  12. Hand of Fate 2 · 5,271 reviews · 84% positive · 2017
  13. Roguebook · 3,428 reviews · 84% positive · 2021
  14. HELLCARD · 3,365 reviews · 86% positive · 2024
  15. Die in the Dungeon · 3,221 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
  16. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles · 2,988 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  17. Menace from the Deep · 2,448 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  18. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend · 2,021 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  19. Beneath Oresa · 1,120 reviews · 76% positive · 2023
  20. Bingle Bingle · 663 reviews · 82% positive · 2026

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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