Deckbuilding Games
Players play cards out of individual decks, seeking to acquire new cards and to play through their decks iteratively, improving them over time through card acquisition or card elimination.
It may include a "random-draw" to form a hand from the deck for the current round (as in Star Realms) and the deck is automatically reset once the draw pile is exhausted; or it may allow access to all available cards at once (as in Concordia) until the discards are retrieved.
Dominion pioneered this mechanism. - from Board Game Geek
Sorted by location in the store - Casual Games | Cooperative Games | Middleweight Games | Value Games | Heavyweight Games
Updated May 5, 2025
Casual Games:
After Us - 1-6 Players
Animal-themed, Card Game, Deckbuilding, Puzzle-like Elements, Sci Fi-themed
Aquatica - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Hand Management
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Hand Management
Clank! - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Player Elimination, Push Your Luck, Best Seller
Clank! Catacombs - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Player Elimination, Push Your Luck, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers
Clank! In! Space! - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Drafting, Push Your Luck, Sci Fi-themed
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed
DC DBG Dark Nights Metal - 2-5 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Variable Player Powers
DC DBG Flash vs Reverse - 2 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Variable Player Powers
DC DBG Injustice - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Variable Player Powers
DC DBG Rivals Batman Vs Joker - 2 Players
Deckbuilding
DC Deck Building Game - 2-5 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting
Dominion 2nd Edition - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Hand Management, Take That, Staff Pick
Evil Corp. - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed
Heat Pedal to the Metal - 1-6 Players
Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Solo Mode, Staff Pick
Justice League Dark - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Variable Player Powers
Moon Colony Bloodbath - 1-5 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed
Mycelia - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding
Robot Quest Arena - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Fighting, Miniatures
Saban's Power Rangers Deck Building Game - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Fighting, Sci Fi-themed
Shards of Infinity: Saga Collection - 1-6 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Fighting, Hand Management, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Take That
Sorcerer's Arena Epic Alliances - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Fighting, Hand Management, Staff Pick
Star Realms Deck Game Big Box - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fighting, Hand Management, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Take That, Staff Pick
Star Wars Deckbuilding Game - 2 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fighting, Sci Fi-themed
Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game: Clone Wars - 2 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Sci Fi-themed
Worminators: Inside Job - 1-4 Players
Animal-themed, Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Hand Management
Staff Picks and Best Sellers
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Soon after I started collecting games I heard Dominion being hyped on a podcast before it was released. When I got my copy I fell in love with it, and when I made the attempt to be a game artist, Rio Grande Games gave me a shot. My first professional game art piece is in one of the early expansions for Dominion, and I've done art for nearly every expansion since. - Eric C.
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This 2 player (or two vs two) game is so amazing! There is a level of chance given from the way the cards are shuffled, along with aligning villains and heroes together in an arena battle. It's so much fun, even when you don't win!! - Kat Heller
Cooperative Games:
Aeon's End: Legacy of Gravehold - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Hand Management, Sci Fi-themed, Variable Player Powers
Arkham Horror The Card Game Revised - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Hand Management, Horror-themed, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers, Staff Pick
Ascension Tactics - 1-4 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Miniatures, Solo Mode
Astro Knights Eternity - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fighting, Hand Management, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers
Dungeon Legends - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Variable Player Powers, Staff Pick
MLP Adventures in Equestria - 1-4 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding
MLP Adventures in Esquestria - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Variable Player Powers
Rescuing Robin Hood - 1-5 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Push Your Luck
Slay the Spire: The Board Game - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Dice, Fantasy-themed, Hand Management, Solo Mode
Tamashi: Chronicle of Ascend - 1-4 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Dice, Fighting, Miniatures, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers
The Siege of Runedar - 1-4 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Dice, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Fighting, Solo Mode, Staff Pick
Unstoppable Bundle (Core, Tyrant's End, x2 Play Mat) - 1-2 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode
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The new Arkham Horror Living Card Game core set is an excellent value and it's a challenging co-op adventure. - Richard Martin
Middleweight Games:
City of Iron: 2E Deluxe - 2-4 Players
Card Game, City Building, Deckbuilding, Economic, Fantasy-themed, Hand Management
CLANK! Legacy: Acquisitions Inc. 2 - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Miniatures, Push Your Luck
DnD Trials of Tempus - 2-6+ Players
Deckbuilding, Dice, Fantasy-themed, Fighting, Hand Management, Miniatures
Dune Imperium - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Take That, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement, Staff Pick
Endless Winter Paleoamericans - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Set Collection, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Expeditions (Standard) - 1-5 Players
Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Imperium Classics - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Solo Mode, Take That, Variable Player Powers
Imperium: Horizons - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers
Lacrimosa - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Drafting
Queen By Midnight - 3-6 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Dice, Fantasy-themed, Variable Player Powers
Resurgence - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Worker Placement
Revive - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers
Skymines - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Drafting, Economic, Hand Management, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Star Trek: Captain's Chair - 1-2 Players
Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode
Survival of the Fattest - 1-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
The Few and Cursed - 1-4 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Solo Mode
Tyrants of the Underdark - 2-4 Players
Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Fighting
Undaunted Stalingrad - 2 Players
Deckbuilding, Dice, Solo Mode
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It's a worker placement game that can be won in many ways. It is well balanced and competitive in many different levels. Also, love how the battle is a simple numbers game, not luck based. - Nolan
Heavyweight Games:
Great Western Trail Argentina - 1-4 Players
Animal-themed, Deckbuilding, Economic, Hand Management, Set Collection, Solo Mode
Great Western Trail New Zealand - 1-4 Players
Animal-themed, Deckbuilding, Economic, Hand Management, Set Collection, Solo Mode
Mage Knight Ultimate Edition - 1-5 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fantasy-themed, Fighting, Hand Management, Solo Mode, Tile Placement, Variable Player Powers
Scythe Expeditions: Ironclad Edition - 1-5 Players
Deckbuilding, Hand Management, Solo Mode, Variable Player Powers, Worker Placement
Value Games:
Abandon All Artichokes - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting
Fishing - 3-5 Players
Animal-themed, Card Game, Deckbuilding
Fort - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Hand Management
Hero Realms - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Fantasy-themed, Fighting, Hand Management, Player Elimination, Take That
Minecraft: Heroes of the Village - 2-4 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Variable Player Powers
Monumental Duel: Trade - 2 Players
Deckbuilding, Fighting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Variable Player Powers
One Deck Galaxy - 1-2 Players
Cooperative, Deckbuilding
Resist! - 1 Player
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Solo Mode
Star Realms Academy - 2 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Sci Fi-themed
Star Realms Frontiers - 1-4 Players
Card Game, Cooperative, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Fighting, Player Elimination, Sci Fi-themed, Solo Mode, Take That
Star Realms: Star Trek - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Fighting, Sci Fi-themed
Super Meow - 2-4 Players
Animal-themed, Deckbuilding, Take That
Tea Dragon Society - 2-4 Players
Card Game, Deckbuilding, Drafting, Push Your Luck, Staff Pick
Witchcraft! - 1 Player
Deckbuilding, Hand Management
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Dominion meets Magic: The Gathering and it's set in space. Each card represents a ship or space station that you buy to build your fleet and defeat your opponent. - Richard Martin