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Games like Pay the House

Looking for games like Pay the House? Here are top tactical turn-based strategy recommendations with a fantasy and dark fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Confidence Man, The Last Hand or Card Crawl.

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  1. Every Ponzi scheme collapses. Yours is no exception.1924. You have an office, a letterhead, and a promise nobody should believe: guaranteed returns, paid monthly, in cash. There is no investment. There never was. Every dollar you pay out comes from whoever walked in behind. It works — right up until it doesn't.Investors are cards. Cards have names.27 investor cards, each one a person with a deposi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confidence Man.

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  2. What if blackjack had a deckbuilder at its core? The Last Hand is a roguelike deckbuilder built around blackjack. Instead of building a traditional combat deck, you build a deck of modifiers that changes how the blackjack deck behaves, how hands are played, and how each run unfolds. Draw cards from a live deck on the table, stack rule-breaking effects, and build devastating synergies as you figh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Hand.

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  4. The night the kingdom fell, you alone survived. From the ashes of a broken throne, forge a deck, master the elements, and march back into the dark to face what took it from you. Kingdom of Ashes is a single-player roguelike deck-builder where every run is a climb through a kingdom that has been broken into countries. Where you are decides what you fight, what the ground does to you, and what the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era.

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  5. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    70% User Score Based on 2,008 reviews

    Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice and cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, just as it's struck by a micrometeoroid storm. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the unforgiving nature of space - all while maintaining your sanity amidst cryptic signals and warnings from Mars. Defy the odds, make the difficult d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tharsis.

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  6. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    61% User Score Based on 519 reviews

    Warbands:Bushido is a miniatures board game arena with cards, miniatures, dice and beautiful terrains to fight on, with both multiplayer battles boardgamers are used to, and challenging single-player scenarios. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warbands: Bushido.

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  7. Rutterkin is a first-person fantasy card roguelite set in a tavern where rival wizards drink, gamble, and settle their differences over a deck of cards. Explore the tavern, find a wizard willing to play, place your bet, and take a seat. Every match is another chance to earn the gold you need to stay ahead of an ever-growing debt. PLAY A MAGICAL TWIST ON SCOPAFace rival wizards in one-on-one card… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rutterkin.

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  8. [h2]THE DEBT IS DUE TONIGHT[/h2] You owe three hundred and twenty. The collector arrives when the night ends. Between now and then there is a floor full of rooms, a clock that does not stop, and a card table in every one of them. Win it back. That is the whole plan, and it is not a good one. [h2]THE GAME AT THE TABLE[/h2] Match the colour or the value. That rule is true in every room in the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUE TONIGHT.

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  9. Rogue Quest is a roguelike deckbuilder where every attack is a poker hand. Build a Pair to chip, a Flush to crush, a Royal Flush to end fights. Pick a class, draft a deck, and ascend a cursed spire that gets meaner every floor. This isn't a puzzle. It's a dungeon. Every hand is a fight, every floor a new threat. How Combat Works Draw five cards. Read the board. Decide which hand to play and which … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Quest.

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  11. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    81% User Score Based on 4,604 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 3 reviews

    Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers is a digital collectible card game that introduces players to the Magic: The Gathering universe. Players assume the role of a Planeswalker, casting spells and summoning creatures across various planes of existence. The game features a campaign where players face Chandra Nalaar and uncover a larger mystery involving her manipulation. It includes a comprehensiv… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Magic 2014: Duels of the Planeswalkers.

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  12. 39%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    39% User Score Based on 59 reviews

    Paper Dungeons is a fantasy board-game boosted by online content. With the ability to create and share online your own levels, you're up for an infinite replay value! The game is visualized as a classic tabletop board-game with dice and tokens, and has 4 game modes: Boardgame, Campaign, Puzzle and Rogue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paper Dungeons.

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  13. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 3,644 reviews
    Critic Score 83%Based on 3 reviews

    Welcome, bold adventurer! Card Hunter is an online collectible card game which blends together card play, deck building, tactical combat and fantasy role-playing in a way you've never seen before. Grab your cards, miniatures, dice and snacks, then journey to a new world of adventure on the tabletop of your Game Master, Gary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Card Hunter.

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  14. Dice Chemist About the Game Dice Chemist is a roguelike dice-poker game about turning lucky rolls into powerful combos. Roll five dice, hold the ones you want, and chase poker hands — pairs, straights, full houses, five of a kinds — while alchemical catalysts twist the rules in your favor. Build a run over twelve rounds, survive punishing hell difficulties and boss trials, and see how far your c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dice Chemist.

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    45%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization
    69% User Score Based on 16 reviews

    Unique Decks • Tactical Duels • Compact Strategy What is Draconis 8?With iron, heart, scales, deadly breath weapons, and unmatched intelligence, dragons reign supreme. But when disputes arise between these mighty rulers, they are not settled by armies… but by the Draconis 8. Each dragon gathers a warband — themselves and seven legendary champions — to battle another dragon’s team. These duels de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Draconis 8.

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  16. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 12,287 reviews

    Gamble With Your Friends An online 1-6 player co-op "casino crawler" where you and your friends share one bank account and one massive debt. Gamble, buy sketchy items, make terrible decisions, and climb an ominous casino tower to hit your loan shark’s daily quota in 5 minutes - or face the consequences. FEATURES: 1–6 player online co-op ⏰ Around 2-3 hours of playtime with 3 endings 17 different … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gamble With Your Friends.

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  17. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability
    81% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    Roll the dice and embrace your fate! Enter a world shrouded in darkness, ruled by the Lich, where every choice matters, and success depends on the clever use of trinkets and an arsenal of weapons as you fight your way to his throne. Features Dice Deck Builder: Carefully collect dice and trinkets that complement your fighting style. Weapons: From rusty shovels and coffin shields to ghost sabe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Die For The Lich.

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  19. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 603 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

    Pox Nora is a collectible, turn-based, tactical, online fantasy game. Players command armies of fantastic creatures, cast spells of devastating power, and summon relics and equipment of ancient renown in order to defeat their opponents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pox Nora.

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  21. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere
    74% User Score Based on 188 reviews

    Explore 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting necessary artifacts in Castle of No Escape 2, a fantasy themed strategy RPG. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards - the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle of no Escape 2.

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  22. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 430 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    A challenging dark fantasy roguelike game with card mechanics (deck building).This game about treasures, monsters and fate. Can you change your fate? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate Hunters.

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  23. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    77% User Score Based on 743 reviews

    Defenders 2, - an exciting hybrid of Tower Defense and CCG, - is now available on Steam! Challenge endless hordes of monsters: build an impassable defense on their path and protect your mines. Collect all the unique towers and prove that even a tornado is not an obstacle for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Prime World: Defenders 2.

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  24. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    60% User Score Based on 1,420 reviews

    Play as a warlord during a galactic civil war in the 31st Millennium in this fast-paced card game. Build a deck of cards to rally your Space Marines, call in orbital support and dominate the battlefield. Join a Lodge or raise your own to compete with thousands of other Lodges in fun, worldwide Events for awesome rewards. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horus Heresy: Legions.

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  25. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 4,810 reviews

    From the creators of Puzzle Quest, play the new Puzzle/RPG/Strategy mash-up, GEMS OF WAR! Match gems to power your spells, and match skulls to smite your enemies! It’s easy to learn yet has tons of depth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gems of War.

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  26. Simple to play. Brutal to survive. Every run begins with a deck of danger. Flip cards to reveal monsters, weapons, and the rare chance to heal. Choose wisely. One wrong move ends your descent. Scoundrel distills the tension of a dungeon crawl into a fast, endlessly replayable card game built entirely around risk and survival. No filler. No grinding. Just the deck, the room in front of you, and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scoundrel: The Descent.

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  27. Tavrik is a roguelite deckbuilder and hex-grid strategy game where every card you play changes the map beneath your feet. You do not cast spells at enemies. You build roads, bridge rivers, cut through forests, raise watchtowers, place markets, and shape a dangerous medieval landscape one hex at a time. Your goal is simple: Reach the next village before your energy runs out. The hard part is ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tavrik.

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  28. Your deck is the alphabetArrange seven letter cards into a word. The word is the attack. Longer words hit harder. If you cannot see a word, throw the letters at the enemy one at a time for 1 damage each. We allow this. We do not respect it. The map, the fights, the rewards and the boss at the bottom of each act will look familiar if you have played a deckbuilder. What you are climbing down throu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spell Death.

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  30. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    95% User Score Based on 132 reviews

    Grab your cards, it's time to swap! Battle your school pals in this roguelite deckbuilder where you'll trade for new cards when you win defeat them and rip open booster packs looking for rare cards. Conquer everyone's dungeon decks to become Critter Champion of the Playground! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Isle of Swaps.

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  31. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    "Stellar Orphans" offers an immersive dive into a thrilling intergalactic odyssey. In this deck-building game, every decision shapes the fate of your crew lost in the cosmic expanse. Drifting aimlessly in the darkness of space, your mission is to solve emerging crises to ensure the survival of your "Stellar Orphans." The game stands out for its strategic aspect, challenging p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stellar Orphans.

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  32. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    80% User Score Based on 440 reviews

    Rally your party. Build your deck and boost its power and potential. Slay your enemies and protect your allies. Play your cards right and you might just survive the perilous descent into the depths of Deepest Chamber: Resurrection. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deepest Chamber.

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  35. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    76% User Score Based on 445 reviews

    Solitairica takes RPG combat and challenging roguelike progression to a fresh new place—the world of solitaire! Using a variety of magical items and powerful spells, battle your way through a horde of ever-changing enemies and defeat the horrible Emperor Stuck. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Solitairica.

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  36. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    66% User Score Based on 152 reviews

    Causa, Voices of the Dusk is an intriguing turn-based strategy card game with innovative game mechanics. Sacrifice cards to raise your Cause, and bring them back later for unexpected powerful plays. Prove your abilities in battle and draft your way to Victory in extremely challenging campaigns. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Causa, Voices of the Dusk.

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  37. 54%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    54% User Score Based on 301 reviews

    Chainsaw Warrior is a classic nail-biting game for one strong-nerved player, based off the single-player board game of the same name. The player has sixty minutes to navigate a labyrinth composed of an abandoned urban slum in New York, represented by two decks of cards, locate the entity Darkness attempting to destroy the city and kill it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chainsaw Warrior.

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  38. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 6,164 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell.

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  42. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    Match cards, rescue Faeries, and raise Magical Pets as you explore the many and vast enchanted worlds of Faerie Solitaire Harvest! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Faerie Solitaire Harvest.

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  44. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 2,704 reviews

    Developed by Demiurge Studios, "Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark Reign" features team-based gameplay for the first time ever in the Puzzle Quest franchise. Players will assemble a team of three characters with upgradable abilities, choosing from a roster of heroes and villains alike, all to combat a common enemy. With this team-based gameplay comes a new level of strategy and customization, allowing audi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MARVEL Puzzle Quest.

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  45. You are a hunter. The Ancients are waking. Every clue you find brings you closer to killing one - and closer to it noticing you. HUNTER'S HAND is a turn-based tactical roguelike deckbuilder set in a dark fantasy world that's rotting from the inside out. THE THREAT SYSTEMClues make you stronger, and every one you take raises Threat, the world's awareness of you. Threat is the world's aware… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hunter's Hand.

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  46. A weak 8 beats an ace — you just have to stamp it first. INKTRICK is a roguelike card game made of cards, ink and stamps. Grab the cards, the ink pad and a glass of ink: the table is set! You play trick after trick against Fibus, the cheeky hand at the other end of the table. She deals, she shows you everything, she cheers you on at the top of her voice … and then she snatches the last trick righ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INKTRICK.

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  47. You owe 200 million won to men who don't take excuses. It's 1999. A folding table in a back room in Busan. Between you and the collector there are forty-eight hwatu cards and nothing else. GO, STOP is a roguelike deckbuilder built on the flower-card game Koreans have played for a hundred years. At funerals, at holidays, and in rooms like this one. Match the month. Sweep the floor. Turn flowers i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GO, STOP.

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  48. Welcome to the Tavern!Table of Fates is a roguelike deckbuilder set in a medieval fantasy tavern. You are a traveler taking a break on your journey, only to discover a mysterious card game that the locals can't stop playing. What starts as a simple match quickly becomes something more. Play a tactical card game on the table, where your hero battles enemy creatures using spells, abilities, and cl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Table of Fates.

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  49. Here is the English version of the description for "Dungeon Overdose": --- **Dungeon Overdose** A Roguelike Command Battle Dungeon RPG **Title Meaning** The title "Dungeon Overdose" is a coined phrase that combines dungeon crawling with the concept of overdose. It symbolizes how adventurers, as well as players themselves, are gradually drawn into the irre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Overdose.

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  50. Every run is a factory you've never built before.Draft nodes. Wire them together. Resources flow. Rooms demand throughput. Drag, wire, press ▶ Run Production. What you doEach room sets one objective — collect 400 energy, hold ≥20 matter/tick for 20 ticks in a row, clear every track before the run ends — and hands you a credit budget. Nothing is on a timer while you build. Wire sources i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fluxgates.

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