Deck of Haunts similar games & best alternatives

Deck of Haunts - Trailer
Deck of Haunts - deck-of-haunts_1.avif
Deck of Haunts - deck-of-haunts_2.avif
Deck of Haunts - deck-of-haunts_3.avif
Deck of Haunts - deck-of-haunts_4.avif
Deck of Haunts - deck-of-haunts_5.avif
Deck of Haunts - deck-of-haunts_6.avif

Deck of Haunts

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2025

Should you play it?

Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

What works

  • Unique and creative haunted house theme
  • Engaging deck building and mansion layout mechanics
  • Atmospheric visuals and sound design
  • Active developer support and frequent updates
  • Addictive gameplay loop with strategic depth

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and variety at launch
  • Some ui and quality of life issues
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Repetitive runs after unlocking most cards
  • Balance issues with certain cards and enemy traits

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ketz: Galactic Overlords

  • Heroes Wanted

  • Guidus Zero

  • DungeonTop

  • Tiny Tactics

  • Nitro Kid

More exploratory

Games that feels like Deck of Haunts but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Vultures - Scavengers of Death

  • Roguebook

  • Stoneshard

  • Menace from the Deep

  • Hadean Tactics

  • Wantless : Solace at World’s End

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Deck of Haunts but with more leadership over others

  • FrostBound

  • Zoria: Age of Shattering

  • Monsters' Den: Godfall

  • Railroads & Catacombs

  • Dream of Corpse Lady

  • Commander Quest

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Deck of Haunts: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026