Single-player games like Shards of Infinity
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Shards of Infinity, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Dominion
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.
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Mystic Vale
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Are you ready to lead your druidic clan and cleanse the Valley of Life? Mystic Vale is a stunning digital version of the Origins award-winning AEG card game. Debuting the unique Card Crafting System, players take turns building powerful combos in order to stop the curse. Play online or local hotseat.
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Spectromancer
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
A turn-based online fantasy card game. No character leveling, no grinding, no deck building - just 100% skill-based and fast-paced card battles!
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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is now available for your PC and Mac, complete with 9 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Justin Gary, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiasts and experienced gamers alike.
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Root
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
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Age of Rivals
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Deep civilization-building strategy in a fast-paced card game! There are many paths to victory in this competitive card drafting game featuring 12 unique characters and hundreds of cards ranging from great pyramids and war elephants to sneaky spies and crafty merchants.
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Undaunted Normandy
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Play the acclaimed World War 2 deck-building game. Use your cards to seize the initiative, bolster your forces, or control your troops on the battlefield. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn the situation to their advantage!
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Concordia: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. 🏺 Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. 🏛️
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Puzzle Strike
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Puzzle Strike is an online deckbuilding puzzle game from David Sirlin, lead designer of Puzzle Fighter HD Remix and creator of the Fantasy Strike universe. Improve your deck (of chips!) as the game unfolds and crush your opponents under a mountain of gems!
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Star Realms
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Race for the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
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Ascension
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
In this cultivation 4X strategy game, your sect has been in peril, and so they open a portal—sending you, a young disciple and their last hope, inside. Stand tall as the new sect leader and guide disciples to rebuild what was lost. Sharpen your focus, master alchemy, and ascend to immortality.
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Roll for the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!
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Bazaar
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Fly on a magic carpet through the mystical land of Bazaar, collecting exotic trinkets for your journey! Beware dart traps, sea cobras, and hungry crocs that lurk around corners. Vandal monkeys have stolen relics from the guardian of the labyrinth - will you recover them in time or be trapped forever?
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Ascension VR
Single-player alternative to Shards of Infinity — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shards of Infinity.
Now updated with the War of Shadows expansion and support for motion controls! Come try out the expansion with the devs, Tuesday nights at 8pm Pacific. Ascension VR is the first deckbuilding Virtual Reality experience.