The best roguelike deckbuilder indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 13 roguelike deckbuilder indie games on Steam, holding 487,934 reviews at an average of 93% 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 189,240 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Slay the Spire · 189,240 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
2. Balatro · 155,457 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
3. ROUNDS · 34,543 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
4. 9 Kings · 20,036 reviews · 93% positive · 2025
5. Backpack Battles · 18,545 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
6. Chrono Ark · 13,544 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
7. Across the Obelisk · 12,901 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
8. Dicey Dungeons · 11,649 reviews · 89% positive · 2019
9. Luck be a Landlord · 11,450 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
10. Monster Train 2 · 9,712 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
11. DICEOMANCER · 5,535 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
12. Die in the Dungeon · 3,271 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
13. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend · 2,051 reviews · 93% positive · 2022

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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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