Pluto similar games & best alternatives

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Pluto

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2026

Should you play it?

A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party.

What works

  • Unique and immersive art style
  • Innovative spellcasting and deckbuilding mechanics
  • Challenging and strategic gameplay
  • Engaging atmospheric sound design
  • Varied character playstyles

Things to keep in mind

  • Runs are currently short and can feel abrupt
  • Some balancing issues with curses and difficulty
  • Lack of extensive story and worldbuilding
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Win screen and progression feedback could be improved

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Dungeons of Aether

  • Vault of the Void

  • Deck of Ashes

  • Decktamer

  • RUNGORE

  • Ring of Pain

More relaxing

Games that feels like Pluto but with a more relaxing feel

  • Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors

  • Throne of Bone

  • Sol Cesto

  • Chained Echoes

  • Shogun Showdown

  • Hadean Tactics

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Pluto but with more leadership over others

  • Starless Abyss

  • Deep Sky Derelicts

  • Darkest Dungeon®

  • Banners of Ruin

  • Railroads & Catacombs

  • Dungeon Of Dragon Knight

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Pluto. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Pluto. These titles are not in What to play next.

Pluto: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership, Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026