Single-player games like Journey to the West
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Journey to the West, 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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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Journey to the West.
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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Cat God Ranch
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
Lead hundreds of "wise" little animals to pay tribute to the Cat God!! 7 animal families, 100+ animals, 10+ Cat Gods, 100+ items, and various animal combinations waiting for you to explore!
- 3
天外武林 (Traveler of Wuxia)
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Journey to the West.
Traveler of Wuxia is a deck-building rogue-lite game that mixes with Wuxia story and card combination. You will play as a young hero exploring to a unknown martial arts world. Use card combos to unleash powerful techniques and team up with companions to overcome the challenges of the martial world.
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SpellRogue
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
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LONESTAR
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
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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Yao-Guai Hunter
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
Yao-Guai Hunter is a Wuxia roguelike deck-building game. In a world where Yao-Guai roam free, player battles with various evil beings, collecting cards and learn inner skills. Encountering various adventures in the martial world.
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Monster Slayers
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Journey to the West.
Monster Slayers is a rogue-like deck-building RPG adventure. Create a hero and choose your path through the perilous Northern Valley as you battle to become a true Monster Slayer.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
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!
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Prime of Flames
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
This is a special strategy game that combines Wargame and Roguelike. As the guider of the former ancestors, you revived and arrived. In the name of Star Envoy, you leave for the Human camp, and lead the warriors of different clans with talents and abilities to find the truth of history and disaster.
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Majestic Signs
Single-player alternative to Journey to the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Journey to the West.
Battle using your hands just like your favorite anime characters! Perform combat and cast a variety of spells using unique hand signs! Scream to power up! Learn the ultimate forms of magic! Defeat hordes of enemies, bosses and even your friends to solidify your place as the strongest wizard!