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A compact murder-mystery card-battler RPG with deckbuilding, diplomatic alternatives, and randomized investigations.

Blood Card
A grim, pixel-art roguelite deckbuilder where cards serve as health, with turn-based combat, a choice between escape and confronting Death, and a compact median reviewer playtime of about 4 hours.
2019-05-24
- Strategy
- Indie

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The Magister
Games like The Magister

Find the Steam hidden gems

actions with secrets you find without a guideor

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Games like The Magister

A compact murder-mystery card-battler RPG with deckbuilding, diplomatic alternatives, and randomized investigations.

Blood Card
A grim, pixel-art roguelite deckbuilder where cards serve as health, with turn-based combat, a choice between escape and confronting Death, and a compact median reviewer playtime of about 4 hours.
2019-05-24
- Strategy
- Indie

Role-playing (RPG)

Lost In Fantaland

A single-player roguelite deckbuilder with board-game strategy, six characters, and a compact, challenging campaign.

2024-09-26

Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery

A short, fast-paced single-player danmaku-detective game mixing bullet hell dodging with evidence-gathering investigation and a well-liked story.

2021-07-08

Action
Adventure
Indie
Mystery
Visual Novel

HeistGeist

A story-driven cyberpunk deckbuilding RPG centered on heists, card combat, and a thief's crew, with a roughly 23-hour campaign per reviewer playtimes.

2024-11-11

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Masquerada: Songs and Shadows

A single-player tactical RPG in a Renaissance-inspired city, with pauseable real-time combat, elemental combos, and hand-drawn art, telling a voiced story of intrigue that reviewers enjoyed across a ~23-hour campaign.

2016-09-30

Action
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Tactical
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

Sovereign Syndicate

A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot-based skill checks and no combat, following three interwoven characters investigating a cult mystery in roughly 18-22 hours.

2024-01-15

Adventure
Bird view / Isometric
Role-playing (RPG)
Mystery
Point-and-click

Knock on the Coffin Lid

A narrative roguelike deckbuilder about investigating your own death in a time loop, with tough bosses and a variable 15-to-50+ hour campaign.

2024-08-08

Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

Madcap Mosaic

A fantasy deckbuilding roguelike where movement-based tile synergies and combo-building drive a compact ~9-hour single-player campaign.

2022-08-15

Strategy
Indie

Words Can Kill

A tactical single-player roguelike deckbuilder where letter-tile combos and gear matter more than vocabulary, with a campaign that can run around 19 hours.

2022-09-29

Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game

The Case of the Golden Idol

A dark, story-rich detective adventure where you freely investigate 12 bizarre deaths, gather clues, and deduce motives to crack the case.

2022-10-13

Puzzle
Thriller
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Historical
Mystery
Point-and-click

Aces & Adventures

A poker-powered deckbuilding RPG blending voiced story campaigns and procedurally-generated runs in a strategic balance of luck and planning.

2023-02-23

Adventure
Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Card & Board Game
Auditory

A la Card

A compact, brainy roguelike deckbuilder that mixes card mutation, food-truck cooking, and questionable recipes into ~4–5 hour strategic runs.

2025-12-11

Strategy
Indie

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