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Single-player games like Inkbound

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Inkbound, 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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    REM Cycles — Steam game cover

    REM Cycles

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    One night, ten people fall asleep...and find themselves in someone else’s dream. Guide these unlikely heroes as they traverse strange lands filled with enemies and memories. Confront a mysterious antagonist and witness chats between battles while you search for reason in sleep.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wildermyth — Steam game cover

    Wildermyth

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    Wildermyth follows heroes over their whole careers, from their pitchfork days to their powerful primes, and on into old age and memory. It’s a party-based procedural storytelling RPG where tactical combat and story decisions will alter your world and reshape your cast of characters.

    2021StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Spell — Steam game cover

    The Last Spell

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inkbound.

    Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pathway — Steam game cover

    Pathway

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!

    2019StrategyIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    King Arthur: Knight's Tale — Steam game cover

    King Arthur: Knight's Tale

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Inkbound.

    A unique hybrid between turn-based tactical games and traditional, character-centric RPGs. Knight's Tale is a modern retelling of a classic Arthurian mythology story filtered through the dark fantasy tropes, a twist on the traditional tales of chivalry.

    2022StrategyRPG44.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mortal Glory — Steam game cover

    Mortal Glory

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    Mortal Glory is a fantasy-themed tactical roguelike game about recruiting a team of gladiators and pitting them against brutal competition in a blood-soaked tournament. Train your gladiators, find a legendary sword, learn ancient spells, recruit a celebrity, cheat - do whatever it takes to bring glory to your name!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Waters — Steam game cover

    Rogue Waters

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Inkbound.

    Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mortal Glory 2 — Steam game cover

    Mortal Glory 2

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    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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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Inkbound.

    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 →
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    Hades — Steam game cover

    Hades

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Inkbound.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shape of Dreams — Steam game cover

    Shape of Dreams

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Inkbound.

    Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced top-down roguelite action with chaotic projectile-filled battles, fluid combat, and high-stakes co-op. Play solo or with up to three friends as you dodge overwhelming attacks and unleash devastating builds.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World of Witchcraft — Steam game cover

    World of Witchcraft

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Inkbound.

    Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Train 2 — Steam game cover

    Monster Train 2

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inkbound.

    Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.

    2025StrategyIndie18.74 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Fandango Remastered — Steam game cover

    Grim Fandango Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

    2015Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Day of the Tentacle Remastered — Steam game cover

    Day of the Tentacle Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects.

    2016Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Full Throttle Remastered — Steam game cover

    Full Throttle Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Inkbound — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Originally released by LucasArts in 1995, Full Throttle is a classic graphic adventure game from industry legend Tim Schafer, telling the story of Ben Throttle; butt-kicking leader of biker gang the Polecats, who gets caught up in a tale of Motorcycles, Mayhem and Murder.

    2017Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →