Single-player games like Staff Only
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Staff Only, 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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The Simulacrum
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
The Simulacrum is a deckbuilder with procedurally generated cards. Obtain cards through a roguelite mode, acquire a large collection and challenge the hidden guardians of The Simulacrum.
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Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
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Right and Down
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
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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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Ratropolis
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
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Inscryption
Single-player alternative to Staff Only — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Staff Only.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...