Single-player games like Stellar Orphans
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Stellar Orphans, 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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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stellar Orphans.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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Zero Division
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stellar Orphans.
A roguelite deckbuilder crossed with a CCG, set in a dark cyberpunk world. You will lead a three-man squad against competing factions fighting among the ashes of a world-wide war. Each operator comes with a unique deck that can be customized and augmented.
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For The Warp
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stellar Orphans.
A roguelike deckbuilding game in space! Explore randomly generated systems, enemies and strange encounters. Build your deck, survive and reach For The Warp gate!
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Deep Sky Derelicts
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stellar Orphans.
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.
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Circadian Dice
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Orphans.
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
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Trials of Fire
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stellar Orphans.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Orphans.
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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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stellar Orphans.
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.
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Star Realms
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Orphans.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Legends of Alterra
Single-player alternative to Stellar Orphans — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Orphans.
A classic RPG experience with modern strategic battle mechanics. There are over 20 classes to unlock, with the ability to assign sub-classes. Explore the world of Alterra with an array of dynamic characters, and gain allies to help turn the tides of the ongoing fight between humans and elves.