Single-player games like Urban Cards
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Urban Cards, 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 Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Urban Cards.
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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Power Chord
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Urban Cards.
Power Chord is a rock'n roguelite deck-building game. Assemble Earth's mightiest musicians, battle your way through legions of demons, discover new cards to enhance your instruments of destruction, and take back the city, one dive bar at a time.
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Urban Cards.
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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Urban Cards.
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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Ratropolis
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Urban Cards.
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
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Union of Gnomes
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Urban Cards.
Onwards to revolution in this challenging deck-building roguelite. Free your gnome comrades, assemble your squad, mind wieners (supplies), slay the slavers, and take down the fiercest of them all – Snow White! FREEDOM TO GNOMES!
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Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Urban Cards.
Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.
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Circadian Dice
Single-player alternative to Urban Cards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Urban Cards.
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!