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2026PC

A comedic-yet-serious indie JRPG with deck-building elements, where you venture into a mysterious world to resolve the disturbances plaguing a city. It aims to be approachable even for newcomers to deck-builders.

  • Cards and deck-building
  • Turn-based combat
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Build variety

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In short: Games like Serial World

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Serial World special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Griftlands

93 %Match

2020USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified93 % positive16.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Serial World: cards and deck-building, turn-based combat as well as runs that differ every time.

A deckbuilding roguelike set in a shabby sci-fi world where you both fight and negotiate using separate card decks. Three distinct character campaigns and meaningful choices make each run play out differently.

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Trials of Fire

Cards and deck-building

A turn-based tactical RPG where you lead a band of heroes across a post-cataclysmic fantasy world. Combat is driven by card-based abilities, alongside text-driven choices and character growth.

Crush the Industry

Cards and deck-building

You claw your way to the top of a big game studio in a roguelike deckbuilder styled after classic JRPGs. Pixel art and satirical humor about the games industry meet turn-based card battles.

Gordian Quest

Cards and deck-building

A turn-based deckbuilding RPG where you lead a party of heroes through missions, combining cards and skills to lift curses from the land. Roguelite elements add replay value and tactical decision-making.

Guild of Dungeoneering

Cards and deck-building

You never control the hero directly; instead you play cards to build the dungeon around him, placing rooms, monsters, traps and loot. Combat resolves via card choices, wrapped in a charming doodle art style, quirky humor and a funny narrated soundtrack.

Marvel's Midnight Suns

Tactical depth

A Marvel tactical RPG where combat is driven by card play instead of dice, as you lead a team of heroes with your own custom Hunter against Lilith. Between missions you build friendships with the heroes at the Abbey, which feeds back into combat and progression.

Cardpocalypse

Lots of humour

A humorous 90s-style school-days card game where you collect and trade cards, then duel in matches where the rules can shift. A charming story about friendship and school life ties it together.

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