Games like Kernel
Games like Kernel include Slay the Spire, Balatro, Slay the Spire 2, 9 Kings, and Dicey Dungeons. We matched them by the tags players give Kernel on Steam (Strategy, Card Game, Indie, Roguelike, and Auto Battler): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Slay the Spire
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Strategy

Balatro
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Strategy

Slay the Spire 2
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Strategy

9 Kings
Shared: Strategy · Card Game · Roguelike

Dicey Dungeons
Shared: Card Battler · Roguelike · Indie

Inscryption
Shared: Card Game · Card Battler · Roguelike

Super Fantasy Kingdom
Shared: Strategy · Roguelike · Auto Battler

Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Shared: Strategy · Card Battler · Roguelike

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Shared: Strategy · Card Game · Roguelike

Die in the Dungeon
Shared: Strategy · Roguelike · Card Game

DICEOMANCER
Shared: Strategy · Card Game · Card Battler

Wildfrost
Shared: Card Game · Card Battler · Roguelike

Commander Quest
Shared: Card Game · Strategy · Roguelike

He is Coming
Shared: Strategy · Roguelike · Auto Battler

Roguebook
Shared: Card Game · Indie · Strategy

Monster Train
Shared: Card Game · Card Battler · Roguelite

Vault of the Void
Shared: Indie · Strategy · Card Game

Yao-Guai Hunter
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Card Battler

Ratropolis
Shared: Strategy · Card Battler · Card Game

Meme Mayhem
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Strategy

Griftlands
Shared: Card Battler · Card Game · Roguelite

As We Descend
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Card Battler

Black Jacket
Shared: Card Game · Roguelike · Indie

Breachway
Shared: Strategy · Card Game · Roguelike