Single-player games like Chrono Ark
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Chrono Ark, 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 Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chrono Ark.
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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
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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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
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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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
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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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
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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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
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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Library Of Ruina
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chrono Ark.
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
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Reverse: 1999
Single-player alternative to Chrono Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Chrono Ark.
Reverse: 1999 is a 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic RPG developed by Bluepoch. As the Timekeeper, the observer of eras, you will embark on a journey across time and space, from the Roaring '20s to the turn of the millennium, uncovering the truth about the "Storm" and the mystery of the year 1999.