Single-player games like Monster Train
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Monster Train, 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
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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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LONESTAR
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
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Usurper
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.
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Banners of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
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Tainted Grail: Conquest
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
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Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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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Shogun Showdown
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
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Slay the Spire 2
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
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DICEOMANCER
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
DICEOMANCER is a roguelike deck-building game. Though you long for a peaceful life, you're forced to embark on an adventure. In this world of swords, magic, and guns, make good use of your dice and deck to find a way back to tranquility! What can the dice be used for? To change... anything.
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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
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.
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Grim Fandango Remastered
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — 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.
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Inkbound
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Monster Train.
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
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Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — 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.
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Full Throttle Remastered
Single-player alternative to Monster Train — 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.