Single-player games like Inscryption
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Inscryption, 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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
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!
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Inscryption.
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.
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Dicey Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Inscryption.
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
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Pony Island
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inscryption.
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
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Loop Hero
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Inscryption.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
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Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inscryption.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Inscryption.
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build your Deck from over 10,000 cards and take on the most iconic Duelists from the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Relive the stories from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! animated series through Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS!
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Inscryption.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Inscryption.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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Buddy Simulator 1984
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Inscryption.
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
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Alan Wake
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inscryption.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Inscryption.
There is no game. So don't go messing things up by clicking everywhere. You don’t want to be kicked out of your video game world, do you? Of course not!
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The Hex
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inscryption.
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that there is a murder plot. Six video game protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
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Dread X Collection 2
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with Inscryption.
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.