Games like Overdungeon

The Squirrel's verdictPure card-and-relic arithmetic up a tower, run after run — no battlefield to manage, no troops to place, no tug-of-war board. The deckbuilding has real depth through card and relic synergies across four distinct classes, and each run plays out differently enough to sustain well over 50 hours for most players. Released 2019, priced at $24.99, rated Overwhelmingly Positive.

Not for you if you came to Overdungeon for the dual-board unit-flooding and tower-defense combat — none of that exists here.

The Squirrel's verdictA combo-sequencing system sits at the center of Neoverse: play card types in the right order for a damage multiplier, and defense doesn't decay between turns so you can stack it across rounds. The result is a more controlled, consistent build experience than Overdungeon's chaotic board. Reviews call it closer to Slay the Spire with training wheels — easier to plan around, less punishing. Released 2020, rated Very Positive, median playtime 18.4 hours.

Not for you if you want Overdungeon's multi-unit board-filling and tower-defense combat rather than standard turn-based card battles.

The Squirrel's verdictKnock on the Coffin Lid runs a class-based deckbuilder across an overworld map with many branching paths, though reviews warn that optimal routing tends to dominate once you learn the systems. No animal armies, no board combat, no co-op. The base game's roguelike loop is functional but reviewers note the full ending is locked behind paid DLC. Priced at $24.99, released 2024, Very Positive, 34.7 median hours.

Not for you if you want the tower-defense and unit-placement combat from Overdungeon, or expect map branching to offer genuinely equal paths.

The Squirrel's verdictGrid positioning replaces board-flooding here: Lost in Fantaland is a single-character tactical deckbuilder where card placement and spatial combos drive fights, closer to Into the Breach than to Overdungeon's troop waves and towers. Reviews note it borrows heavily from Slay the Spire's numerical systems. Priced at $13.99, released 2024, Very Positive, with median playtime around 12 hours.

Not for you if you want Overdungeon's multi-unit board battles and tower shooting rather than single-character grid positioning, or need substantial late-game content.

The Squirrel's verdictBanners of Ruin keeps the animal-cast deckbuilding and Spire-style run structure, but drops Overdungeon's tower-defense board entirely — combat is straight turn-based, card-driven, with per-character equipment and talents replacing towers and troop waves. Released and stable at Mostly Positive, it suits players who wanted the card synergy without the base-building layer, though combat runs slower and less varied.

Not for you if you want the tower-defense tug-of-war board fights Overdungeon had, or fast, tightly paced combat — this runs slower and grindier.

The Squirrel's verdictHeavy RNG is the defining trait reviewers flag in Commander Quest: runs can tilt toward dominant thin-decks of one to four strong cards, with most rewards worth skipping once you find a working line. The Slay the Spire-style loop is functional and the core feel is satisfying, but strategic ceiling feels low after 10–15 hours for many players. Priced at $11.99, released 2025, Mostly Positive, 30.1 median hours.

Not for you if you want the tower-defense and army-building layer from Overdungeon, or find repetitive optimal lines frustrating in deckbuilders.

The Squirrel's verdictAt $4.49, Indies' Lies is a budget-priced hero-and-deck roguelike with a card-replacement-on-pickup mechanic: every time you add a card, you swap out one already in your deck, keeping the build lean. Rated Mostly Positive, 20.5 median hours. Worth noting that unlocks require an online connection when a run ends — a disclosed but contentious DRM layer.

Not for you if you came for the animal-army tower-defense format, or play offline regularly since unlocks don't register without an internet connection at run's end.