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2024PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified75 % positive18.49 €

A roguelite blending card play with city building, where limited space forces you to build upward. You head out on expeditions to gather resources that upgrade your camp for future runs.

Cards and deck-building
Runs that play out differently every time
Building and crafting
Economy and management

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The closest matches for Vertical Kingdom are DotAge, Ratropolis and Concrete Jungle. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Vertical Kingdom special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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DotAge

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2023PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive17.49 €

As the village elder you guide a small medieval settlement turn by turn through countless events, juggling scarce resources to survive. This roguelite town builder with card-like elements is tough yet tongue-in-cheek.

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Ratropolis

Building and crafting

You rule a rat kingdom, building up your city and defending it in real time against waves of enemies, using cards for buildings, troops and spells. The blend of deckbuilding, tower defense and roguelite makes every run feel different.

Concrete Jungle

Building and crafting

A city-building puzzle where you place buildings and parks from drawn cards on a grid, optimizing point combos. Clever planning replaces micromanagement.

Loop Hero

Building and crafting

Instead of controlling the hero, you shape the world around his endless loop with cards for monsters, buildings and terrain while managing his gear between auto-battles. An oddly addictive blend of roguelike, base-building and loot optimization wrapped in grim retro pixel art.

Luck be a Landlord

Cards and deck-building

A roguelike deckbuilder where you stock a slot machine with symbols and chain synergies to pay the rent each cycle. Dry humor and addictive combos blend luck with careful planning.

Backpack Hero

Puzzles and brain teasers

A roguelike where packing your backpack is the puzzle: item placement, adjacency and synergies determine your offense and defense in turn-based fights. Each run brings new builds and routing decisions across the map.

LoneStar

Cards and deck-building

A tactical roguelike where you play a space bounty hunter, chasing felons across the universe and upgrading your ship with talents and treasures. Battles are strategic and reward careful planning.

Slay the Spire

Cards and deck-building

A deckbuilding roguelike in which every run demands new card combinations and strategies.

Rogue Tower

Strong character progression

A roguelike tower defense game where you extend and shape the enemy path yourself. Card draws and upgrades let you build a unique defense in each run.

Luxman Moonlit Market

Cards and deck-building

A roguelike where you spatially arrange a night market, collect sets and chain combos with exotic charms, in a Balatro-like fashion. You keep adapting to the crowd's shifting trends.