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Single-player games like Capture Creatures

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Capture Creatures, 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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    Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel — Steam game cover

    Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Capture Creatures.

    A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    心镇图书馆 HeartLib — Steam game cover

    心镇图书馆 HeartLib

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Capture Creatures.

    As the new Librarian of Heart‑Lib, you wield the power of Books. Using the Mind‑Beacon as your anchor, deploy Illustrations, Pages and Reflections to repel the invaders of Heart‑Lib.

    StrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend — Steam game cover

    Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Capture Creatures.

    Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Re:Night — Steam game cover

    Re:Night

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Capture Creatures.

    Re:Night is a strategy game that blends turn based tactics with roguelike deckbuilding. In each run, build your deck, plan your tactics, and experiment with countless 3-character team combinations. Journey to a mysterious town, break the endless cycle of night, and bring dawn back to the world.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Isle of Swaps — Steam game cover

    Isle of Swaps

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Capture Creatures.

    Grab your cards, it's time to swap! Battle your school pals in this roguelite deckbuilder where you'll trade for new cards when you win defeat them and rip open booster packs looking for rare cards. Conquer everyones dungeon decks to become Critter Champion of the Playground!

    2024StrategyIndieRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Marvel's Midnight Suns — Steam game cover

    Marvel's Midnight Suns

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Capture Creatures.

    FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.

    2022StrategyRPG8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deck of Souls — Steam game cover

    Deck of Souls

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Capture Creatures.

    Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.

    2024StrategyRPG8.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shanghai Office Simulator — Steam game cover

    Shanghai Office Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Capture Creatures — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Capture Creatures.

    What’s really going on in those offices in the Far East? Do they really work 210 hours a week, getting paid pennies on the dollar? Find out the answers to these questions and more, unless of course, you fear KANG GE, overlord of the cubicles, in which case you wouldn’t last a minute in Shanghai...

    2023StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →