33 Deck Builder games like The Salma World that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 46 games similar to The Salma World down to the 33 that fit the “Deck Builder” category. Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em, Spectromancer and 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Salma World.

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Within the “Deck Builder” category, the closest game to The Salma World is Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em — scoring 66/100 on our similarity scale. Spectromancer and 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat follow close behind.

#1Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em66 #2Spectromancer52 #37 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat52 #4Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy51 #5G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls51

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The best deck Builder games like The Salma World

33 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Salma World. Each one has been evaluated across 5 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Telltale Texas Hold ‘EmClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloCasualNarrative

Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, puzzle design and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and horror tension

Join poker's most outspoken players for a hand of Telltale Texas Hold'em, the card game stacked high with personality. Quips will fly, chips will fall, and you may just end up rolling in the aisles.

It predates The Salma World by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

2DMultiplayerSoloCo-opPvP

Steam👍 88%· 374

Year 2009Dev Apus Software · Three DonkeysPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic, while skipping combat tactical

Open your mind and discover your power as you explore the world of Spectromancer!

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: combat.

It predates The Salma World by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#37 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

2DSoloCasualNarrativeCozy

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping combat tactical

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

It predates The Salma World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

2DPvPSoloNarrativeCompetitive

Steam👍 90%· 338RAWG👍 85%· 20MC76

Year 2009Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with puzzle design, turn-based strategy and card game strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat tactical

Nancy Drew®: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

It predates The Salma World by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

2DSoloMeleeRangedCasual

Steam👍 63%· 263

Year 2015Dev ZooPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping combat tactical

"Are You Ready?" "School Girls Edition" for "Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle" has now appeared! An extraordinary collection of Pretty School Girls is waiting for you! The heated struggle to determine the world's top School Mahjong girl is about to begin!

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: combat.

It predates The Salma World by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeHorrorAnime

Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB86· 5OC83· 19

Year 2015Dev Square Enix Montréal · Square EnixOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing puzzle design, turn-based strategy and card game strategy

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Co-opMultiplayerOfflineNarrativeDark

Steam👍 97%· 17KRAWG👍 93%· 419MC67IGDB84· 5OC86· 23

Year 2015Dev Steel Crate GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing puzzle design, turn-based strategy and card game strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping combat tactical

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a game about defusing a bomb. It was initially made for virtual reality headsets but also supports traditional screens and controls. ###Player cooperation The game is meant to be played by at least two people in cooperation.

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCasualRelaxingCozy

Steam👍 78%· 365

Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and vibe casual, while skipping combat tactical

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

It predates The Salma World by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCasualNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.4KRAWG👍 68%· 220MC75IGDB65· 3

Year 2013Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, puzzle design and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, adventure storytelling and vibe casual, while skipping combat tactical

Playing poker is good in itself and as an occasion for live communication, a disclosure of communicative talents, a great way to spend time with friends. Especially if these friends know how to play and have fun playing. This poker simulator allows you to spend time in a beautiful company.

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloMultiplayerCo-opIsometricThird Person

IGDB55· 2

Year 2007Dev Hudson Soft · Nintendo

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: puzzle design, turn-based strategy and card game strategy

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Ascension: Deckbuilding Game

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloMultiplayerOffline

Steam👍 89%· 1.7KMC84

Year 2011Dev Playdek · Asmodee DigitalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer, was the first officially licensed deck building card game for iOS, and is now available for your PC as Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, complete with 5 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory.

It predates The Salma World by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DCo-opSoloCasual

Steam👍 84%· 644

Year 2013Dev Stardock EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, co op and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

The critically acclaimed card game is now available on PC! Dead Man’s Draw is a simple and strategic game of luck and skill that boils down strategy gameplay into a single, tense decision: to play it safe or risk everything in pursuit of killer combos and boundless treasure.

It predates The Salma World by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

Tactical2DSoloMultiplayerOffline

Steam👍 86%· 5.5KRAWG👍 67%· 117MC91IGDB63· 3

Year 2009Dev Plug In Digital · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and competitive edge, while skipping puzzle design

Ticket to Ride is a turn-based strategy game, an adaptation of a board game of the same name. ### Gameplay The gameplay copies the board game entirely. The game takes place on a map of the United States and south Canada filled with multicolored railroads.

It predates The Salma World by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Poker Night at the Inventory

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalSoloCasualFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 9.7KRAWG👍 59%· 249MC71OC80· 12

Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, vibe casual and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Four famous characters - Max (Sam & Max game series), RED Heavy (Team Fortress 2 game), Tycho (Penny Arcade webcomic), and Strong Bad (Homestar Runner web series) - just sit around a table in the underground casino called Inventory and play poker.

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Duelyst

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

TacticalMultiplayerSoloIsometricPixel Art

Steam👍 82%· 4.7KRAWG👍 55%· 102MC82IGDB82· 7OC80· 16

Year 2016Dev Counterplay Games · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment USPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, single-player focus and visual isometric, while skipping puzzle design

Duelyst is a digital collectible card game and turn-based strategy hybrid. The game has four expansions: Denizens of Shim'zar, Rise of the Bloodborn, Ancient Bonds, and Unearthed Prophecy. ###Gameplay In each round, two players must fight across a tactical battlefield.

Where it drifts furthest from The Salma World: visuals.

It predates The Salma World by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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