Single-player games like Tower of Ascension
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tower of Ascension, 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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Core Defense
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
A roguelike tower defense game with a dash of deckbuilding. Choose a reward, improve your build, survive the next wave, repeat. Highly replayable, difficult, and addictive. You'll want just one more wave, just one more run!
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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ORX
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
A new take on tower-defence and deckbuilding roguelike genres. ORX is like playing Carcassonne with your table on fire. Build your perfect deck, use powerful artefacts, master 3 unique factions. Prove that you are the King of your castle!
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
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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Emberward
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Tower of Ascension.
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
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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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Tower of Ascension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Tower of Ascension.
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.