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Single-player games like Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder, 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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    Pairs & Perils — Steam game cover

    Pairs & Perils

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SpellRogue — Steam game cover

    SpellRogue

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    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.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roguebook — Steam game cover

    Roguebook

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DIMENSION REIGN - ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER — Steam game cover

    DIMENSION REIGN - ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Dimension Reign is a roguelike deckbuilder where players control two characters at once to defeat hordes of enemies in an ever-changing landscape. Draw your abilities from your deck, and chain multiple breaks together to decimate entire screens of enemies before they can even get in a hit.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sky Derelicts — Steam game cover

    Deep Sky Derelicts

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    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.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale — Steam game cover

    Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Krumit's Tale, the second game in the Meteorfall universe, is a new take on the deckbuilding roguelike genre. Use your cards to clear dungeons, then upgrade your deck with new cards and perks to press forward. The fate of the world is in your hands.

    2020StrategyIndieRPG4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Union of Gnomes — Steam game cover

    Union of Gnomes

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Onwards to revolution in this challenging deck-building roguelite. Free your gnome comrades, assemble your squad, mind wieners (supplies), slay the slavers, and take down the fiercest of them all – Snow White! FREEDOM TO GNOMES!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure11.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 — Steam game cover

    Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    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!

    2012StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Siege Survival: Gloria Victis — Steam game cover

    Siege Survival: Gloria Victis

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue — Steam game cover

    Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    A medieval city under siege and a handful of civilians are all that keep the walls from falling. Mixing survival strategy and resource management, build your camp, craft supplies, and scavenge the occupied city to supply the last troops holding back the invaders.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue — Steam game cover

    Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Nadir: A Grimdark Deckbuilder.

    Nadir is a roguelike deck-builder with a twist: the cost to play a card is an enemy reaction you can predict. Craft your own cards to slay powerful demons. Gather resources, expand your city, grow in power and conquer the underworld.

    2022ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →