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Single-player games like Dark Sky

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Sky, 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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    SIN CARDS: Welcome to the Netherworld — Steam game cover

    SIN CARDS: Welcome to the Netherworld

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Dark Sky.

    SIN CARDS is a permadeath Horror Deckbuilder. Craft powerful items, master the dark power of Sin Cards, and shape your build through a skilltree. Every decision counts. The Netherworld awaits you...

    2025RPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nowhere Prophet — Steam game cover

    Nowhere Prophet

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Sky.

    Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.

    2019StrategyIndieRPG6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Marvel's Midnight Suns — Steam game cover

    Marvel's Midnight Suns

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dark Sky.

    FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.

    2022StrategyRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Children of Zodiarcs — Steam game cover

    Children of Zodiarcs

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Sky.

    A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.

    2017StrategyIndieRPG17.99 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 Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Sky.

    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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    Super Robot Wars 30 — Steam game cover

    Super Robot Wars 30

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Dark Sky.

    30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.

    2021StrategySimulationRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Deity 2 — Steam game cover

    Dark Deity 2

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Sky.

    Verroa is a peaceful continent on the brink of war as the Asverellian Empire seeks to expand - at your homeland’s expense. Command unlikely heroes, fight challenging turn-based battles, and watch hardship forge iron into steel. Dark Deity is back, bigger and better than before!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga — Steam game cover

    Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

    Single-player alternative to Dark Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Sky.

    Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →