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Games like Balatro

What to play if you like Balatro

Start with Microsoft Solitaire Collection, Inscryption, Balatro. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Balatro, then show where the experience changes.

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Microsoft Solitaire Collection cover79% shared experience

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Inscryption cover74% shared experience

Inscryption

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression

Balatro cover73% shared experience

Balatro

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Kerbal Space Program cover65% shared experience

Kerbal Space Program

Preserves: Complexity and Resource management

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Strategic depth

Sid Meier's Civilization® V cover63% shared experience

Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition cover62% shared experience

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Frostpunk cover62% shared experience

Frostpunk

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Resource management

People Playground cover62% shared experience

People Playground

Preserves: Complexity and Resource management

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Strategic depth

Darkest Dungeon® cover61% shared experience

Darkest Dungeon®

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression and Punishment for failure

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome cover60% shared experience

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression and Sandbox freedom

Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation cover60% shared experience

Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation

Preserves: Complexity and Resource management

Changes: Strategic depth and Resource management

Slay the Spire 2 cover60% shared experience

Slay the Spire 2

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Isolation

Bloons TD 6 cover59% shared experience

Bloons TD 6

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Planet Zoo cover58% shared experience

Planet Zoo

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Resource management

FTL: Faster Than Light cover58% shared experience

FTL: Faster Than Light

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Punishment for failure

Dyson Sphere Program cover57% shared experience

Dyson Sphere Program

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Resource management

Cookie Clicker cover57% shared experience

Cookie Clicker

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom

The Sims™ 4 cover57% shared experience

The Sims™ 4

Preserves: Complexity and Resource management

Changes: Strategic depth and Exploration

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