Games like The Monster Within
Looking for games like The Monster Within? Here are top strategy recommendations with a horror and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Beneath Oresa, Dice & Fold or Aces & Adventures.
1 View Game79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding79% User Score 922 reviews"Beneath Oresa" is a fast-paced roguelike deckbuilder set in the city of Oresa. Choose your hero and companion, each with unique abilities, and dive into tactical arenas to face various perils. With a variety of cards, upgrades, artifacts, and factions, each playthrough offers a unique experience as you turn your enemies' positioning to your advantage. Your chosen duo and playstyle will be key to navigating the challenging depths of Oresa.
View Game2 View Game85%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding85% User Score 1,263 reviews"Dice & Fold" is a turn-based dungeon crawler that combines strategic card unfolding with dice rolling combat mechanics, similar to table-top RPGs and Solitaire. Players must strategize their dice rolls to maximize damage and control the battlefield, while anticipating enemy counterattacks. With over 20 distinct creature cards, the game offers a risk-reward system for players to balance aggressive tactics against self-preservation.
View Game3 View Game91%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding91% User Score 490 reviews"Aces & Adventures" is a poker-powered deckbuilding game set in a mythological world, where you must save the Life Tree from evil forces using cards that represent your abilities. The game offers a new way to play with the Invernal Spiral mode, a deck-manager mode inspired by games like Slay the Spire. Your decisions and card management skills will be key in this journey to save Cardrasil.
View Game4 View Game64%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storygrinding, stability64% User Score 602 reviews"Deck of Ashes is a tactical card combat adventure game, where you lead a group of antiheroes through a cursed fantasy world. Each decision made while exploring and managing your camp affects your survival, as you gather resources, craft cards, and battle enemies to rid the world of the Ash Curse. With permanent death looming, choose wisely to prevent a swift and untimely demise."
View Game5 View Game80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsreplayability, story80% User Score 263 reviews"Blood Card" is a card game that combines roguelike and deckbuilding elements, where your life value equals the number of cards in your draw pile. Getting hurt discards a card, and running out of cards ends the game. The final boss relentlessly pursues you through three distinct zones, offering the choice to engage or evade. Your unique deck is built by gathering cards to defeat enemies in your path.
View Game6 View Game86%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storymonetization, grinding86% User Score 1,169 reviews"Indies' Lies" is a single-player roguelike deck building Role Playing Game with an intriguing story and stunning game mechanics. It boasts amazing graphics, but be prepared for numerous ads. Immerse yourself in a unique world, build your deck, and uncover the game's captivating narrative.
View Game7 View Game79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding81% User Score 596 reviewsCritic Score 65%1 reviews"Arcanium: Rise of Akhan" is a turn-based tactical RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Assemble a party of heroes, each with unique abilities and gear, to defeat enemies and bosses in tactical combat. Explore a procedurally generated world filled with quests, loot, and permadeath, challenging you to make every decision count.
View Game8 View Game91%Game Brain Scoregameplay, humorstory, grinding91% User Score 294 reviews"Crush the Industry" is a simulation game where you build and manage your own manufacturing empire. Produce and sell a variety of goods, invest in research and development, and dominate the market to become the top industrial tycoon. With challenging economic systems and customizable factories, this game offers a deep and engaging experience for strategy and management enthusiasts.
View Game9 View Game73%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability73% User Score 380 reviews"For The Warp" is a roguelike deck-building game set in space, where you must survive a long trade route, fight enemies, and explore procedurally generated systems. With 6 ships, 120 play cards, and 34 equipment cards, each playthrough is unique. Discover new cards, unlock powerful technologies and ships, and survive to reach the warp gate, all while enjoying pixel art by Kirokaze and synth-pop music by Martyn Stonehouse.
View Game10 View Game88%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, grinding89% User Score 4,727 reviewsCritic Score 85%1 reviewsIn "Backpack Hero," players manage their inventory of items while delving into a procedurally generated dungeon, using the mouse to rotate and organize items in their magic backpack. The goal is to make it as far into the dungeon as possible, collecting rare items and defeating foes along the way. The game is currently in development, and the creators welcome feedback and input from the community.
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