HELLCARD similar games & best alternatives

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HELLCARD

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2024

Should you play it?

Hellcard is a unique cooperative deck builder rogue-like game. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other players' lobbies in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!

What works

  • Engaging co-op multiplayer
  • Deep strategic deckbuilding
  • Unique enemy positioning mechanic
  • Strong progression and unlocks
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Single player less balanced and engaging
  • Limited content and classes currently
  • Some balance issues and rng frustration
  • Long turn times can slow gameplay
  • Matchmaking and multiplayer population limited

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Alpha League HD

  • Across the Obelisk

  • Dungeon Defenders

  • Card Hunter

  • Journey to the West

  • Full Mojo Rampage

Less competitive

Games that feels like HELLCARD but with less competition against others

  • Sunderfolk

  • Dungeon of the ENDLESS™

  • Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party?

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked

  • Demeo

Less social

Games that feels like HELLCARD but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Monster Train 2

  • Book of Demons

  • Roguebook

  • Hadean Tactics

  • Monster Train

  • Gordian Quest

Less intimate

Games that feels like HELLCARD but with less focus on close relationships

  • Faeria

  • Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game

  • Inkbound

  • Vertical Drop Heroes HD

  • Dota Underlords

  • Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

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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.
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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).

HELLCARD: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status, Fellowship.

Last update: 03/08/2026