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Single-player games like Banners of Ruin

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Banners of Ruin, 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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    Roguebook — Steam game cover

    Roguebook

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

    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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    Trials of Fire — Steam game cover

    Trials of Fire

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

    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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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

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

    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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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

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

    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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    A Long Way Down — Steam game cover

    A Long Way Down

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

    A deck-building roguelite RPG set in a dark and tormented world. Assemble your party and use your cards to survive, fight and build your way through a dark maze of monsters orchestrated by an evil mastermind. Your choices will lead you to judgement.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Iris and the Giant — Steam game cover

    Iris and the Giant

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

    Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?

    2020StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wildfrost — Steam game cover

    Wildfrost

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

    Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…

    2023StrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sky Derelicts — Steam game cover

    Deep Sky Derelicts

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

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Darkest Dungeon® — Steam game cover

    Darkest Dungeon®

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

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →