Griftlands similar games & best alternatives

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Griftlands

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.

What works

  • Unique dual deck combat and negotiation system
  • Deep narrative with branching storylines
  • Strong character and worldbuilding
  • Polished art and animations
  • Meaningful player choices and progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Runs can be lengthy and repetitive
  • Some difficulty spikes and balance issues
  • Limited multiplayer or cooperative play
  • Story dialogue can be overwhelming for some
  • Lack of recent content updates or dlc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Affogato

  • The Legend of Heroes: Ao no Kiseki KAI

  • Aether & Iron

  • BROK the InvestiGator

  • Tales of Berseria™

  • Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Griftlands but with less of a community feel

  • As We Descend

  • Knock on the Coffin Lid

  • Phantom Rose 2 Sapphire

  • Deck of Ashes

  • Deep Sky Derelicts

  • Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

More social

Games that feels like Griftlands but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Across the Obelisk

  • Frosthaven

  • Absolum

  • Pyre

  • Dead In Vinland

  • Journey to the West

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Griftlands but with more leadership over others

  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

  • Chrono Ark

  • Gordian Quest

  • The Banner Saga 3

  • FINAL FANTASY IX

  • THE LEGEND OF HEROES: HAJIMARI NO KISEKI

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Don't Starve

  • Rotwood

  • Don't Starve Together

  • Mark of the Ninja: Remastered

  • Shank

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Griftlands. These titles are not in What to play next.

Griftlands: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026