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Single-player games like Card Shark

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Card Shark, 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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    Hagia Sophia VR Experience — Steam game cover

    Hagia Sophia VR Experience

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

    Hagia Sophia literally Holy Mosque of Hagia Sophia the Grand, and formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia, is a Late Antique place of worship in Istanbul, designed by the Greek geometers Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ADD — Steam game cover

    ADD

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

    The fate of the world in one package.

    2021IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gerda: A Flame in Winter — Steam game cover

    Gerda: A Flame in Winter

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

    You have five days to save your husband, who has just been arrested by the Gestapo. Investigate, explore and form allegiances in this story-rich RPG-lite. Who will you trust?

    2022IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Do Noob Corporate-slave Dream of Boss's Ass? — Steam game cover

    Do Noob Corporate-slave Dream of Boss's Ass?

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Card Shark.

    Swipe the card, make a decision, and accept the verdict in the career!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The House of Hikmah — Steam game cover

    The House of Hikmah

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

    The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.

    2026IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine — Steam game cover

    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

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

    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    All in Abyss: Judge the Fake — Steam game cover

    All in Abyss: Judge the Fake

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

    Either I die, or the Witches perish. I challenge thee to a deathmatch!” Asuha, a self-proclaimed gambling prodigy, challenges the Witch ruling the gambling district. Poised to win, she is defeated by a mysterious power. An adventure of gambling, exposing frauds and earning fortunes through poker.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kholat — Steam game cover

    Kholat

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

    The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

    2015IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dragon Age™: The Veilguard — Steam game cover

    Dragon Age™: The Veilguard

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Card Shark.

    Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure20.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reigns — Steam game cover

    Reigns

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

    Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reigns: Her Majesty — Steam game cover

    Reigns: Her Majesty

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Card Shark.

    Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary follow-up to the smash swipe ‘em up hit Reigns.

    2017IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reigns: Game of Thrones — Steam game cover

    Reigns: Game of Thrones

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

    Reigns: Game of Thrones is the heir to the award-winning HBO® TV series Game of Thrones® and the smash-hit swipe ‘em up series Reigns from Nerial and Devolver Digital.

    2018IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crush House — Steam game cover

    The Crush House

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Card Shark.

    Film and produce 1999's hottest reality TV show: The Crush House! Select a crush-worthy cast, satisfy voracious audiences and keep the show on air to uncover the sinister secrets behind this darkly comic thirst-person shooter.

    2024AdventureSimulation16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reigns: Three Kingdoms — Steam game cover

    Reigns: Three Kingdoms

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Card Shark.

    Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.

    2024AdventureCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orwell's Animal Farm — Steam game cover

    Orwell's Animal Farm

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

    Orwell’s Animal Farm is a text-based choice-driven narrative game where all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Immerse yourself in George Orwell's story of absolute power and corruption and follow the ups and downs of Animalism.

    2020IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reigns: The Witcher — Steam game cover

    Reigns: The Witcher

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Card Shark.

    Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.

    2026AdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Devouring Stars — Steam game cover

    Devouring Stars

    Single-player alternative to Card Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Card Shark.

    What if you could unhook the stars and fight your battles with black holes? With its mix of adaptative unit combination, space resource harvesting as well as visual and audio refinement, Devouring Stars aspires to bring a different scope to the RTS genre.

    2015StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →