Single-player games like Death: The Ascension
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Death: The Ascension, 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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Cardboard Town
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Death: The Ascension.
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
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Sultan's Game
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Death: The Ascension.
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
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Terracards
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Death: The Ascension.
Farm, sell, learn, repeat. Terracards is a tactical roguelike-deckbuilder where you manage your own farm, You'll utilize animals, crops, and structures through cards, transforming them into valuable resources and wealth with each turn. But beware - deplete your funds, and it's game over.
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Luck be a Landlord
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Death: The Ascension.
Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.
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Master of Piece
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Death: The Ascension.
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.
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Rentlord
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Death: The Ascension.
Rentlord is a combo-making roguelike real estate game where you buy properties, manage your income, and overcome unique weekly challenges. Strategic property upgrades and plugins with high combo potential, each run offers new opportunities to maximize rent, while avoiding taxes!
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Game Studio Simulator(我要做游戏)
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Death: The Ascension.
Make a Game Company for your self!Get it work,Run for Rich!
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WTF Do You Know?
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Death: The Ascension.
We just have one question for you... "WTF Do You Know?" I think it might be time for us to find out...
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Mammon: Devil Help
Single-player alternative to Death: The Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Death: The Ascension.
Mammon: Devil Help is a turn-based, Devil puzzle, indirect battle between you and the will of any unfortunate victims. Drive them to desperation and buy their souls while being a human in the shoes of the Devil.