Single-player games like Cardlings
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cardlings, 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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Warbands: Bushido
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardlings.
Warbands:Bushido is a miniatures board game arena with cards, miniatures, dice and beautiful terrains to fight on, with both multiplayer battles boardgamers are used to, and challenging single-player scenarios.
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Wargroove
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardlings.
Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!
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Armello
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardlings.
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
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Duelyst
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardlings.
The depth of CCG meets the strategy of tabletop gaming in Duelyst! Every choice matters, from your General and deck to positioning on the 9x5 battleboard. Competitive head-to-head turn-based battles at its best!
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Blood Bowl 2: Legendary Edition (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cardlings.
Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame.
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Chaos Reborn
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardlings.
Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.
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Blood Bowl - Legendary Edition
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cardlings.
Inspired by the Warhammer Fantasy world, Blood Bowl is an ultra-violent combination of strategy and sports games. The Legendary Edition features 20 playable races, including 11 that are totally new, each offering its own game style! Make a competitive team, train it and buy the best equipment.
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Gremlins, Inc.
Single-player alternative to Cardlings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardlings.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.