Single-player games like Ratropolis
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Ratropolis, 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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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ratropolis.
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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Blood Card
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
This card game combines elements of roguelike and deckbuilding. During the game, you shall strive ahead, gathering cards to build a unique deck and use it to defeat the enemies getting in your way. You will have to choose between escaping or try to defeat Death, who is relentlessly pursuing you.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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Banners of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ratropolis.
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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Necronator: Dead Wrong
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
Necronator: Dead Wrong is a deck-building roguelike with an RTS twist. Build a powerful deck. Collect and deploy undead units and raise a unique army. Master each commander’s playstyle and conquer the world. Change the game with rule-bending relics. Unlock new decks and do it all again.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ratropolis.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
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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KINGDOMS
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ratropolis.
KINGDOMS is a procedural medieval RPG in a randomly generated open world. The main feature of KINGDOMS is a smart AI system that completely controls NPC behavior. As the player, you can fully interact with this massive world and become any person you want to be.
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Ratopia
Single-player alternative to Ratropolis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ratropolis.
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.