Single-player games like Paper Kingdom
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Paper Kingdom, 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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CrafTAE
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Paper Kingdom.
Stack cards 🃏 to collect food, craft equipment, build structures and defeat the dungeon ⚔️ in this village builder roguelite. Discover new cards, gather new resources and craft new recipes every run! Combine, survive and thrive!
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Stacklands
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Stacklands is a village builder where you stack cards to collect food, build structures, and fight creatures. 🃏 For example, dragging a Villager card on top of a Berry Bush card will spawn Berry cards which the villagers can eat to survive. 🃏 Play your cards right and expand your village!
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Throne of Cards
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Build a kingdom from a handful of cards. Stack and combine cards to gather resources, train soldiers, unlock powerful decks, and forge a strategy around rulers, artifacts, and survival.
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WitchHand
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
You're a witch, leading your coven into new, unfriendly lands. Use the cards you find to build and expand your civilization. Befriend the local covens or use their bones to fuel your spells. Gather your familiars, the witching hour is nigh.
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Decklings
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Tame magical creatures called Decklings and lead them into challenging battles in this survival deck-building card game. Explore wild biomes, gather resources, and craft to build your base as you shape your path to become the Deckling Champion.
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Stacks:Space!
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Stacks:Space is a space-themed base builder card game with rogue-like elements. Buy booster packs to get new cards, discover craft recipes by stacking cards together, create structures, manufacture drones and droids, defend your base from enemies, visit distant planets, and more!
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BOOK OF HOURS
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
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Castle Cardians
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Castle Cardians fused card games,roguelike and real time colony defense together. Build your powerful deck, defend the castle and beat invaders.
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paper Kingdom.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Cultist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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Capital Dilemma
Single-player alternative to Paper Kingdom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paper Kingdom.
Navigate corporate chaos in this minimalist management game. Swipe to make decisions, increase your stock price, and balance metrics to stay in power.