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Single-player games like 开局一把剑

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 开局一把剑, 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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    Emblem of Valor — Steam game cover

    Emblem of Valor

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 开局一把剑.

    Emblem of Valor is a roguelike deck-building game combined with RPG elements. Form your party, level up your characters, collect powerful cards and equipments to overcome all threats in the Shattered Realm and prove your valor!

    2025StrategyIndieRPG5.94 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Relapse — Steam game cover

    Relapse

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 开局一把剑.

    A 3D deck building roguelike game. Collect over 240 abilities; level them up, enchant them, pair them up with over 100 trinkets, and synergize them with your companions' abilities to create endless combinations to defeat your foes.

    2022Strategy3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endless Voyage / 无尽航线 — Steam game cover

    Endless Voyage / 无尽航线

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 开局一把剑.

    “Endless Voyage” is a Roguelike strategy card game. Follow captain Qin, who leads her sailors into a labyrinth of boulders. combine your deck as well as collecting powerful relics to defeat various NPCS and explore this world. Captain, raise your sails and venture forward!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure1.69 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arcanium: Rise of Akhan — Steam game cover

    Arcanium: Rise of Akhan

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 开局一把剑.

    Arcanium is an Open-world, Strategy Card Adventure that merges Roguelite and Deckbuilding genres like never before. Control your party of three heroes, craft your deck, unlock a vast amount of cards and items and save the world of Arzu from corruption!

    2022StrategyAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend — Steam game cover

    Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 开局一把剑.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trials of Fire — Steam game cover

    Trials of Fire

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 开局一把剑.

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Banners of Ruin — Steam game cover

    Banners of Ruin

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with 开局一把剑.

    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.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demeo: PC Edition — Steam game cover

    Demeo: PC Edition

    Single-player alternative to 开局一把剑 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 开局一把剑.

    It’s dangerous to go alone! Grab your friends and assemble a party, because plumbing the depths of Demeo requires strategy, cunning, and teamwork. An award-winning cooperative tabletop adventure for up to four players.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventureDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →