Single-player games like Yao-Guai Hunter
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Yao-Guai Hunter, 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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yao-Guai Hunter.
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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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Yao-Guai Hunter.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
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Indies' Lies
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Strategy with Yao-Guai Hunter.
A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Yao-Guai Hunter.
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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Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yao-Guai Hunter.
Three Kingdoms: The Blood Moon is a turn-based Roguelike card game where you assume the role of a Shu general. Explore dungeons, gather relics, and amass a collection of cards. In each round, you can assemble a unique combination of cards and treasures to defeat your enemies and rewrite history!
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天外武林 (Traveler of Wuxia)
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Yao-Guai Hunter.
Traveler of Wuxia is a deck-building rogue-lite game that mixes with Wuxia story and card combination. You will play as a young hero exploring to a unknown martial arts world. Use card combos to unleash powerful techniques and team up with companions to overcome the challenges of the martial world.
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Pirates Outlaws
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Strategy with Yao-Guai Hunter.
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Yao-Guai Hunter.
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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Slay the Spire 2
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Yao-Guai Hunter.
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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永远消失的幻想乡 ~ The Disappearing of Gensokyo
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Yao-Guai Hunter.
"The Disappearing of Gensokyo" is a Touhou Project doujin game from MyACG Studio, a Chinese doujin game fan circle. We have re-imagined Touhou as an ARPG, creating this "Danmaku-Shooting-ARPG". We hope this game will be a good experience for those who are both new and knowledgeable of Touhou!
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Cinderia
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Yao-Guai Hunter.
A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, skill cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.
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Touhou Endless Dream
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Yao-Guai Hunter.
A bullet hell roguelike game. Players can utilize characters with different abilities, collect and assemble powerful items. Dance through an unending barrage of bullets to save both yourself and Touhou Gensokyo from the darkness that is engulfing everything.
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Touhou Big Big Battle
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
just a touhou rts game
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Touhou Monster TD ~ 幻想乡妖怪塔防
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Yao-Guai Hunter.
Easy to learn but hard to master, Touhou Monster TD is a unique Tower defense Game. Control your character, level up and unlock tower skills and character talents, use your wisdom to defeat incoming enemies. Travel the Gensokyo, find out why the “Incident” happened this time.
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AutoChess of Gensokyo
Single-player alternative to Yao-Guai Hunter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Yao-Guai Hunter.
"AutoChess of Gensokyo" is a Touhou Project multi-player AutoChess-Like game. Draw character from the deck, build your combination, upgrade the character, and fight with other players. Keep optimizing your combination to win the game.