The Best Rogue-like-deckbuilder Games for Linux

Update : Slay the Spire 2 added at rank #8.
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Luck be a Landlord (2023)

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Linux Android IOS iPhone PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 5 Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Luck Be A Landlord is a thrilling game where luck is everything. As the player, you have one coin left and your landlord is knocking at your door. You insert the coin into a slot machine and hope for the best - it's a roguelite game which means each time is different. You can add symbols and items to the machine to create interesting build strategies. With a terrible landlord to defeat and a dog to pet, this game is a must-play for anyone who loves a challenge.


What we like:
  • Well designed game
  • Interesting upgrades
  • Relaxing
  • Modern day Solitaire
What could be improved:
  • No meta progression
  • Pure luck, no way to influence runs
  • Not a true roguelite
  • Can fuel gambling addiction

  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • gambling
  • capitalism
  • auto-battler
  • procedural
  • resource-management

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Lost For Swords (2023)

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Linux IOS iPhone Android PC Windows

Lost For Swords is a Roguelike Deckbuilder, where the cards in your deck shape the rooms you’re exploring. Make your way up the tower, equip weapons and armor, cast spells and scrolls, activate auras, collect loot and defeat monsters in tactical turn-based combat.

Buy

  • turn-based
  • rogue-like
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • deckbuilder
  • card
  • perma-death
  • dungeon-crawler
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • magic
  • choices
  • medieval

3

9 Kings (2025)

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PC Windows Android Mac OS Linux

A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.

Buy

  • rogue-like
  • card
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • deckbuilder
  • mouse
  • battler
  • turn-based
  • kingdom
  • procedural
  • strategy
  • dungeon-crawler
  • replay-value
  • buildings

4

Backpack Battles (2024)

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early access PC Windows Linux

A PvP inventory management auto battler! Buy and craft powerful items, then carefully arrange them in your backpack.

Buy

  • auto-battler
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • asynchronous
  • pvp
  • battler
  • inventory
  • management
  • loot
  • multiplayer
  • cozy
  • strategy
  • card

5

Gods vs Horrors (2025)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone Android Linux PC Windows

A drafting roguelike focused on synergies, scaling, and positioning. Recruit Gods from different mythologies, buff and upgrade them, arrange them in perfect formation, and defend the Earth from cosmic horrors!

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  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • drafting
  • battler
  • deckbuilder
  • card
  • mythology
  • auto-battler
  • strategy
  • replay-value
  • procedural

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Draft of Darkness (2021)

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Linux PC Windows

Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.

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  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • card
  • battler
  • perma-death
  • deckbuilder
  • survival-horror
  • dungeon-crawler
  • procedural
  • post-apocalyptic
  • 2.5d
  • nonlinear
  • rogue-like
  • resource-management
  • pve
  • strategy

7

Infest (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Infest is a roguelike deckbuilder where every pixel on the battlefield can burn, freeze, corrode, shock, and melt. Carefully craft your deck and deploy cards to alter the environment, buff your stats, and unleash stunning pixel-by-pixel damage upon your enemies!


  • card
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • battler
  • turn-based
  • physics
  • pause
  • real-time
  • sandbox
  • pixel-by-pixel
  • dark
  • tactical
  • 2d

8

Slay the Spire 2 (2026)

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PC Windows Android Linux Mac OS IOS iPhone

The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

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  • card
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • political
  • battler
  • cooperative
  • :
  • multiplayer-specific
  • pick
  • -
  • multiplayer

9

Hadean Tactics (2021)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS

Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!


  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • auto-battler
  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • battler
  • card
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • procedural
  • fantasy
  • dungeon-crawler
  • choices
  • dark
  • stylized

10

Clonizer (2025)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Clonizer combines Hex-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding! Play cards, manage clones, explore unique charming planets and outsmart aliens. Craft a powerful deck through your expedition and Clonize the universe to become employee of the month of CLONPO!

Buy

  • turn-based
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • hex
  • spaceships
  • space
  • rogue-like
  • card
  • wholesome
  • battler
  • deckbuilder
  • aliens
  • tactical
  • grid
  • rogue-likes
  • strategy

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