12 Games Like Balatro for Android & iOS

By PixelPicked

Balatro turned poker hands into a roguelike score-chasing machine, where combining the right modifiers breaks the game in the best way. These picks share its card-driven runs and build-crafting.

We picked these from PixelPicked's catalog of mobile games, where every game is reviewed by a person before it's listed. Each pick shares core genres or mechanics with Balatro, and the order favours the closest matches that players are enjoying right now. Several can be played free in your browser before you install.

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1. Grim Hand

Android · iOS

A dark fantasy roguelike RPG.

Grim Hand is a dark fantasy roguelike card game. When the war ends and his forge goes cold, a blacksmith takes up a blade and descends four acts of dungeon for a bounty that could save his family. A free demo, then one purchase unlocks the whole game. No ads, no pay-to-win.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares roguelike, card, singleplayer, offline.

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2. LAST CROWN

Android · iOS

Defeat duelists, take their best cards, and rebuild a 20-card deck in this turn-based roguelike. Free in your browser; mobile versions planned.

Availability: LAST CROWN is currently available as a free browser game only. It is not on the App Store or Google Play yet. iOS and Android versions are planned for the future, but the release date has not been decided. Play LAST CROWN in your browser (free, no sign-up required) About the game LAST CROWN is a turn-based deckbuilding roguelike built around card duels. Choose your next opponent from 5 duelists, each with their own deck and ace cards. Win the duel, open a 5-card pack, then pick 1 of 3 of their best cards to take with you.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares card, roguelike, roguelite, card game.

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3. HOLLOW BOMBER

Android

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Dig down, bomb your way, remember. The dark changes everyone who enters it.

No one who goes underground comes back the same. In Hollow Bomber, you're a bomber-miner descending into the earth. Bombs in hand, headlamp lit, you dig your way deeper and deeper — but this darkness isn't empty. Creatures wait below, and with every step, you remember something. You forget something else. FEATURES • Dig + Bomb Gameplay: Carve through the earth and clear monsters with well-placed bombs. • Depth System: The deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Reach a checkpoint every 15 levels of depth to lock in your progress.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares roguelike, casual, singleplayer, offline.

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4. KAZOKU

iOS

A strategic card game where every choice matters. Build your deck, master your strategy, and discover the story of Mila, Daniel, Olivia, and Kaz.

About Kazoku Kazoku is a strategic card game for 2–4 players where smart purchasing and deck-building matter more than chance draws. Every player starts with the same hand. From there, what you build, which cards you buy, and how you play determine the outcome. Play solo against AI opponents, pass the phone and play with family and friends, or challenge other players online in real time. A new Daily Challenge arrives every day, giving players around the world the same challenge and a chance to compete on the global leaderboard. The Story Behind Kazoku Kazoku was born on a family camping trip in 2017.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares card, casual, singleplayer, offline.

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5. Scratch Mancer: Card Roguelike

iOS

A scratch-card roguelike. You work the night counter of a House that sells luck sealed under foil. The quota is due by dawn.

A scratch-card roguelike. You work the night counter of a House that sells luck sealed under foil. The quota is due by dawn. Miss it, and the House keeps you. Every ticket is a grid of foil hiding cash, multipliers and skulls. Your thumb is the budget — stamina runs out long before the tickets do, so where you scratch matters as much as what's under it.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares card, roguelike, offline.

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6. Pirates 'n Plunderers

Android

Set sail on the high seas, commandeer powerful ships, and engage in fierce naval battles against rival pirate vessels.

Pirates 'n Plunderers is a horde-survivor where you fight off waves of increasingly difficult enemy ships. Earn gold to buy new ship skins, each with their own buffs and upgrades. Are you ready to rule the seas?

Why it's like Balatro: it shares casual, roguelike, singleplayer.

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7. Pocket Games: Minigames

Android · iOS

Pocket Games puts an entire arcade in your pocket, 50+ classic and original games, all in one app, NO SIGN-UP, NO WIFI, NO ENDLESS TUTORIALS.

Pocket Games puts an entire arcade in your pocket, 50+ Classic and Original mini games, all in one app, with NO SIGN-UP and NO WIFI REQUIRED. Whether you have five minutes or fifty, jump straight into a quick puzzle, a relaxing card game, or a head-to-head board game against a friend or our mascot Pocky. WHAT'S INSIDE Puzzle Games Sharpen your mind with Sudoku, Minesweeper, Sliding Puzzles, Number Slide, Arrows Puzzle, Color Fill, Water Sort, and more. New puzzle games are added regularly. Card Games Classic card games done right: Solitaire, Freecell, Hearts, Spades, and Blackjack. Simple, polished, and ready whenever you need a quick hand.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares card, casual, singleplayer, offline.

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8. RogueSlot: Spin & Slay

Android

RogueSlot: Spin & Slay banner

What if every spin of a classic slot machine unleashed a retro pixel RPG battle?

RogueSlot is a solo-developed retro pixel roguelike RPG that reimagines classic slot machine mechanics as a tactical dungeon combat system. Every spin is an action: align mythical weapons, potions, and wild runes across dynamic reels to deal devastating damage, parry incoming counterattacks, and conquer 20 perilous dungeon floors! Key Highlights: Reel Combat, Not Cooldowns: Match symbols using 27 to 243 Any Ways payline logic. High-tier weapon combinations convert winning multipliers directly into strikes, shields, and elemental spells. 4 Unique Pixel Heroes: Swordsman: Unleashes critical blade flurries and king-tier weapon lines. Mage: Dominates with multiplier wilds, arcane marks, and elemental resonance. Assassin: Employs deadly venom stacks and 3x backstab payouts.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares casual, roguelike, offline.

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9. AEONFALL

Android

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Build your deck. Defy the Author. Shape your ending.

A story-driven storyboard roguelite where every run is a new draft of the same doomed world. The Author keeps crumpling Aevum and starting again. You play a Vessel — a character drawn too well to erase. Build a deck of Frames, read enemy intent, paint elemental auras, and chain reactions into your Vessel’s signature Cinematic. Every seed reshapes the route: branching map layers, encounters, shops, companions, mutators, and story beats waiting at the edges. Choices are not just flavor; mercy, cruelty, and the people you keep close can change how the run ends.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares roguelike, card, roguelite, offline.

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10. Marble kingdom

Android

Roguelike Marble Strategy! Spawn units & smash the enemy Base.

Welcome to Marble Kingdom – a thrilling tower defense strategy game powered by Roguelike mechanics and exciting gacha-style luck! Step onto a unique tactical battlefield where high-level strategy meets a twist of fortune to guide you to glorious victory. Your mission is clear: Summon brave Marble warriors, march them across the battlefield, and completely destroy the enemy Base before they overrun yours! ⚔️ GAME FEATURES: • UNIQUE ATTACK & DEFENSE STRATEGY Manage your resources wisely and time your spawns perfectly to counter dangerous enemy waves. Every Marble unit comes with its own unique stats and combat style. • UNPREDICTABLE ROGUELIKE ELEMENTS No two battles are ever the same!

Why it's like Balatro: it shares roguelike, casual, offline.

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11. Goblin Card RPG: Tower Trials

iOS

A dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder. Climb a 100-floor tower as a goblin scavenger — five archetypes, permadeath runs, no two decks alike.

Climb the Tower. Rebuild your deck every run. Survive whatever you become. Goblin Card RPG: Tower Trials is a dark-fantasy roguelike deckbuilder for mobile. You play Nibs, a goblin scavenger climbing a hundred-floor dwarven tower where something at the summit promises to change what you are - if you survive long enough to reach it. CARD-BATTLE COMBAT, EVERY RUN DIFFERENT Build your deck floor by floor from five distinct archetypes - Miner (pickaxe damage and Vulnerable), Tinker (bombs and area damage), Brewer (poison and sustain), Runes (card draw and burst turns), and Wall (block and thorns).

Why it's like Balatro: it shares card, roguelike, singleplayer.

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12. Element Bound

iOS · Android

A turn-based elemental card duel. Quick to learn, hard to master.👇 [ DISCLAIMER This version is OFFLINE. For multiplayer, click the browser link and invite a friend to play]

You play as a Bender, someone who can call on the elements and turn them into fighters. Pick a deck, take on the AI or a friend, and outplay them. Matches take 5 to 10 minutes. ❤ Vitality: Both sides start at 30. Bring theirs to 0 to win. 💎 Essence: Cards cost Essence. You start with 2 and gain 1 each round, up to 7. Unspent Essence doesn't carry over. 🛡 The Field: Summon fighters into three slots. They wait a turn before attacking. Techniques hit once and are gone.

Why it's like Balatro: it shares card, casual, singleplayer.

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