Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Across the Obelisk (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Across the Obelisk on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Slay the Spire, which both fantasy, strategy and difficult.
- Across the Obelisk is tagged Rogue-like, Strategy, 2D, Fantasy, Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game, Singleplayer, RPG by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Slay the Spire
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 15 player tags including Roguelike Deckbuilder, Card Game and Card Battler; released around the same time (2019).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Slay the Spire at a glance Released 2019 Studio Mega Crit Player sentiment 97% positive of 217,947 Price $24.99 Roguelike DeckbuilderCard GameCard BattlerRogue-likeDeckbuildingTurn-BasedStrategyRogue-lite
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2020).
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead at a glance Released 2020 Studio Unfrozen Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,251 Price $2.99 RPGStrategyTurn-Based CombatRogue-likeRogue-liteTurn-BasedFantasy2D
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Monster Train
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Card Battler, Rogue-lite and Card Game; released around the same time (2020).
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
Monster Train at a glance Released 2020 Studio Shiny Shoe Player sentiment 96% positive of 22,925 Price $24.99 Card BattlerRogue-liteCard GameDeckbuildingRogue-likeStrategyDifficultRoguelike Deckbuilder
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Darkest Dungeon
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Turn-Based Combat, Dungeon Crawler and Rogue-like.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Darkest Dungeon at a glance Released 2016 Studio Red Hook Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 161,942 Price $3.74 Turn-Based CombatDungeon CrawlerRogue-likeRPGDifficultTurn-BasedStrategy2D
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Stoneshard
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Rogue-like and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Stoneshard is a hardcore turn-based RPG about the harsh life of a medieval mercenary: travel with your own caravan, descend into procedurally generated dungeons, learn new skills, survive hunger and injuries - and remember, every mistake can mean death and loss of progress.
Stoneshard at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ink Stains Games Player sentiment 75% positive of 35,515 Price $24.99 RPGRogue-likeStrategyTurn-Based2DDungeon CrawlerTurn-Based CombatDifficult
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Balatro
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Card Game, Roguelike Deckbuilder and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2024).
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
Balatro at a glance Released 2024 Studio LocalThunk Player sentiment 98% positive of 197,690 Price $14.99 Card GameRoguelike DeckbuilderRogue-likeDeckbuildingStrategyReplay ValueRogue-liteTurn-Based
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Backpack Hero
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Replay Value, Turn-Based and Roguelike Deckbuilder; released around the same time (2023).
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Backpack Hero at a glance Released 2023 Studio Jaspel Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,500 Price $9.99 Replay ValueTurn-BasedRoguelike DeckbuilderDeckbuilding2DFantasyRogue-likeStrategy
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GWENT: The Witcher Card Game
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Card Game and RPG; released around the same time (2020).
Command mighty Witcher-world heroes in epic online PvP card battles!
GWENT: The Witcher Card Game at a glance Released 2020 Studio CD PROJEKT RED Player sentiment 86% positive of 27,710 Price Free StrategyCard GameRPGDeckbuildingFantasyTurn-BasedCard BattlerDifficult
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Gloomhaven
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Turn-Based Combat, Card Game and Class-Based; released around the same time (2021).
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
Gloomhaven at a glance Released 2021 Studio Flaming Fowl Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 16,097 Price $34.99 Turn-Based CombatCard GameClass-BasedStrategyDifficultDeckbuildingRPGTurn-Based
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Library Of Ruina
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Card Game, Strategy and Difficult; released around the same time (2021).
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Library Of Ruina at a glance Released 2021 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 44,826 Price $29.99 Card GameStrategyDifficultDeckbuildingTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedCard Battler2D
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The Last Spell
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, RPG and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2023).
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
The Last Spell at a glance Released 2023 Studio Ishtar Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 13,649 Price $6.24 StrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based2DRogue-liteFantasyRogue-like
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Artifact
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Card Battler, Deckbuilding and Card Game; released around the same time (2018).
Artifact now features two games: Artifact Classic, the original Dota 2 trading card game, and Artifact Foundry, a special edition with streamlined gameplay, new cards, new single-player content, and an improved new player experience.
Artifact at a glance Released 2018 Studio Valve Player sentiment 47% positive of 24,768 Price Free Card BattlerDeckbuildingCard GameStrategyDifficultFantasyTurn-Based
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, RPG and Turn-Based Combat; released around the same time (2018).
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden at a glance Released 2018 Studio The Bearded Ladies Player sentiment 90% positive of 20,534 Price $34.99 StrategyRPGTurn-Based CombatTurn-BasedDifficultFantasy
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The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Step into the wacky heroic fantasy universe of the Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. Lead a team of unlikely and clumsy heroes in an epic and challenging tactical RPG. Live an adventure filled with humor, surprises and silly encounters.
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos at a glance Released 2020 Studio Artefacts Studio Player sentiment 87% positive of 8,064 Price $5.24 RPGTurn-BasedStrategyDungeon CrawlerDifficultFantasy
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Difficult, Rogue-like and Dungeon Crawler.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Crypt of the NecroDancer at a glance Released 2014 Studio Brace Yourself Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 26,481 Price $14.99 DifficultRogue-likeDungeon CrawlerRPG2DRogue-liteFantasy
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The Legend of Bum-Bo
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-lite, Strategy and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!
The Legend of Bum-Bo at a glance Released 2019 Studio Edmund McMillen Player sentiment 81% positive of 5,934 Price $14.99 Rogue-liteStrategyDifficultCard GameDeckbuildingTurn-BasedRPGRogue-like
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Dungeon of the ENDLESS
Why it matched: both strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Rogue-like, Strategy and RPG.
Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ is a Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense game, in which the player and their team of heroes must protect the generator of their crashed ship while exploring an ever-expanding dungeon, all while facing waves of monsters and special events as they try to find their way out...
Dungeon of the ENDLESS at a glance Released 2014 Studio AMPLITUDE Studios Player sentiment 85% positive of 14,040 Price $11.99 Rogue-likeStrategyRPGDungeon CrawlerDifficultRogue-liteReplay Value2D
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Loop Hero
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Rogue-like, Deckbuilding and Rogue-lite; released around the same time (2021).
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Loop Hero at a glance Released 2021 Studio Four Quarters Player sentiment 93% positive of 36,517 Price $14.99 Rogue-likeDeckbuildingRogue-liteCard Game2DFantasyRPG
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Dragon Cliff
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Dungeon Crawler; released around the same time (2018).
Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!
Dragon Cliff at a glance Released 2018 Studio Meta Interaction Player sentiment 89% positive of 8,184 Price $1.99 RPGStrategyDungeon CrawlerTurn-Based Combat2DTurn-BasedFantasy
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For The King
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Strategy and Turn-Based; released around the same time (2018).
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
For The King at a glance Released 2018 Studio IronOak Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 43,739 Price $19.99 RPGStrategyTurn-BasedRogue-likeTurn-Based CombatRogue-liteFantasy
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Deckbuilding, Turn-Based Combat and Card Game; released around the same time (2022).
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
Marvel's Midnight Suns at a glance Released 2022 Studio Firaxis Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 24,314 Price $59.99 DeckbuildingTurn-Based CombatCard GameRPGStrategyCard BattlerFantasy
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Hand of Fate
Why it matched: both fantasy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Roguelike Deckbuilder, Rogue-like and Deckbuilding.
Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.
Hand of Fate at a glance Released 2015 Studio Defiant Development Player sentiment 89% positive of 10,682 Price $19.99 Roguelike DeckbuilderRogue-likeDeckbuildingCard GameRPGFantasyRogue-liteDifficult
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Darkest Dungeon II
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Dungeon Crawler, Rogue-lite and Rogue-like; released around the same time (2023).
Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...
Darkest Dungeon II at a glance Released 2023 Studio Red Hook Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 26,801 Price $12.39 Dungeon CrawlerRogue-liteRogue-likeTurn-BasedTurn-Based Combat2DRPG
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Blackguards
Why it matched: both fantasy, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Turn-Based and Strategy.
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals? Blackguards, a new turn-based strategy RPG, explores this very question. You will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder.
Blackguards at a glance Released 2014 Studio Daedalic Entertainment Player sentiment 62% positive of 3,917 Price $0.99 RPGTurn-BasedStrategyFantasyDifficultTurn-Based Combat
Common questions
What game is most like Across the Obelisk?
Slay the Spire, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy, strategy and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Across the Obelisk" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Across the Obelisk. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.