Single-player games like Cards of the Dead
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cards of the Dead, 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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Novus Orbis
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
A combo-based deckbuilding roguelike through a space-time loop: collect cards, receive blessings, add pets to your party, and grow stronger. Chain together cards in the right order for max power, and act before the enemy does. Build synergistic decks, find many secrets, and make BIG numbers!
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Cards of the Dead - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Cards of the Dead.
Cards of the Dead - Prologue is a free standalone version of the game 'Cards of the Dead'. This is beginning of a story where you start on the outskirts of town.
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Doors of Insanity
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
Cards and Chaos await you in Doors of Insanity, a Deck Building RPG roguelike with a focus on character creation and incredible loot!
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Dead Age
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Cards of the Dead.
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
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Card Survival: Tropical Island
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Card Survival is a card-based survival experience. Stranded on a desert island you must use your wits and skills to stay alive. Use cards and combine them together to explore, gather resources and craft useful tools.
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
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!
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Black Book
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cards of the Dead.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Furwind
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
Furwind is a colorful, pixel art style, action-platformer game that evokes the challeging classics of the old days. Embark on this epic adventure in which a little fox will fight the ominous darkness that is invading its world.
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The Creepy Syndrome
Single-player alternative to Cards of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cards of the Dead.
The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology that offers several psychological horror stories, with different pixel art and retro 1 bit, 8 bit, gameboy, etc. styles. Stories of a disturbed mind that intertwine with each other while being analysed by a mysterious psychiatrist.