Single-player games like Inscryption
Below are 17 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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INFERIUS
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
A blend of Dante’s Inferno and Lovecraftian horror. A first-person roguelike deckbuilder using the Major Arcana Tarot Cards to strategize against the horrors lurking in the darkness. Build the perfect deck, challenge each ruler of the 9 levels of hell, die often... and repeat.
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Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Our Lord and Savior?
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inscryption.
A Short Rogue-like Deckbuilder! As a missionary, you’re forced into a cardgame by a wicked man. He promises if you beat level 13, he'll set you free. Draw as many cards as you like, but if you pull the same color twice, all your cards burn! Obtain SPECIAL CARDS. Build Your Deck. Reach Level 13!
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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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Mage Mountain
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
Pick-up-and-play Roguelike Deckbuilder with lots of synergistic depth. Slice through undead foes, and Level-up your 7 Skills to strengthen your cards.
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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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Menace from the Deep
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
Menace from the Deep is an enthralling Roguelike Deckbuilding card game that unfolds in a dark world, drawing inspiration from Howard Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos.Set against the backdrop of 1920s USA, the narrative revolves around a clandestine occult society.
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Black Book
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Inscryption.
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
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Dicey Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie 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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Undertale
Single-player alternative to Inscryption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Inscryption.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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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 Indie and Adventure 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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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 Indie and Adventure 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.