Single-player games like Railroads & Catacombs
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Railroads & Catacombs, 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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LONESTAR
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
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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Trials of Fire
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
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Railroads & Catacombs: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
Start your training in Railroads & Catacombs! Learn how to build your cards in the most effective way. Test your deck against the first boss and master your strategy for the full game.
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Cave Crusade
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.
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Banners of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Railroads & Catacombs.
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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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
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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Obsidian Prince
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
Fight through dungeons in a tactical, turn-based roguelike where choices have real consequences. Craft your backstory & inspiration decks & combine classes, skills & gear to create truly powerful heroes. Explore & rebuild Emalon in the campaign or top the highscore in a challenging roguelike mode.
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Castle Morihisa
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
"Castle Morihisa" is a roguelike featuring strategic deckbuilder. You need to build up your deck through constant battles, acquire powerful talents, and wield the power of the Fallen Heroes to unveil the truth behind the rebellion in Castle Morihisa.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
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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Darkest Dungeon®
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
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Into the Breach
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Railroads & Catacombs.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Railroads & Catacombs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Railroads & Catacombs.
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.