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Single-player games like HELLCARD

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to HELLCARD, 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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    Across the Obelisk — Steam game cover

    Across the Obelisk

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HELLCARD: Prologue — Steam game cover

    HELLCARD: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    HELLCARD: Prologue lets you try the main game's Singleplayer and Multiplayer modes. Descend into the paper dungeons on your own, recruit computer-controlled companions or join other gamers in fast-paced tactical card battles against the armies of darkness and the Archdemon himself!

    2023StrategyIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire 2 — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire 2

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sky Derelicts — Steam game cover

    Deep Sky Derelicts

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roguebook — Steam game cover

    Roguebook

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Book — Steam game cover

    Black Book

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HELLCARD.

    “Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gloomhaven — Steam game cover

    Gloomhaven

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with HELLCARD.

    Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.

    2021StrategyAdventureRPG34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with HELLCARD.

    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.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Book of Demons — Steam game cover

    Book of Demons

    Single-player alternative to HELLCARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HELLCARD.

    Book of Demons is a Hack & Slash in which YOU decide the length of quests. Wield magic cards instead of weapons and slay the armies of darkness in the dungeons below the Old Cathedral. Save the terror-stricken Paperverse from the clutches of the Archdemon himself!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →