Single-player games like Northwind
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Northwind, 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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Abjure
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
Win by emptying your hand. Abjure is a roguelike deckbuilder where the 2 of Spades reigns supreme — draft cards, stack relics, and outplay every opponent in a strategic twist on the Big 2 card game.
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Fortunato
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Northwind.
Draw a pair of aces, use them as poker hands or to eliminate your opponents? A poker roguelike battle card game. Build a deck of jokers, defeat bosses, modify cards, and conquer challenges across the ever-changing islands. At the table of four, win by chips or remaining health, your call...
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Handmancers
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
Handmancers is a Rock, Paper, Scissors Roguelite deckbuilder with a first-person twist where clear tactical choices meet deck-building depth. Craft your deck, enhance your cards, equip tricky artifacts and face powerful enemies in strategic fights
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Into The Grid
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
Become a master hacker in this Cyberpunk Roguelike Deckbuilder. Explore the dangers of cyberspace and fight evil corporations. Build and upgrade a deck of powerful programs. Unlock perks and skills, and unleash digital hell on your enemies. Dive Into The Grid!
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Become the Moon
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells where every run takes you one step closer to the moon.
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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Northwind.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
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Dream of Corpse Lady
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
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Slay the Spire 2
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Northwind.
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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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Northwind.
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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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Single-player alternative to Northwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Northwind.
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!