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Single-player games like Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan, 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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    DungeonTop — Steam game cover

    DungeonTop

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!

    2020StrategyIndie6.07 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nowhere Prophet — Steam game cover

    Nowhere Prophet

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roguebook — Steam game cover

    Roguebook

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cross Blitz — Steam game cover

    Cross Blitz

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as you carve your own path to victory!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure11.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trials of Fire — Steam game cover

    Trials of Fire

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Banners of Ruin — Steam game cover

    Banners of Ruin

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Circadian Dice — Steam game cover

    Circadian Dice

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!

    2022Strategy4.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Breach Wanderers — Steam game cover

    Breach Wanderers

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    A fresh take on Roguelike Deckbuilders that lets you fine-tune your decks before each run to adapt your strategy on your way to victory. Over 1,200 cards to choose from, ten characters with their own set of unique skills, and dozens of items and missions to evolve your tactics.

    2023StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    For The King — Steam game cover

    For The King

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

    Single-player alternative to Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Arcanium: Rise of Akhan.

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →