Single-player games like Earthless
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Earthless, 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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Cards of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
Cards of the Abyss is a roguelike deckbuilder where movement is your only defense. Move on a grid, dodge enemy attacks, trigger countless chain-reactions and unleash overpowered card combos as you dive deeper into the Abyss.
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Chessire
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Earthless.
A roguelike tactical auto battler where you build an army of chess pieces infused with stats and magical abilities. Craft your deck, manage your kingdom, master the combat system, and fight waves of enemies. Command your army manually or sit back and enjoy the fantasy auto battles!
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Crown Control
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
Tactical roguelike deckbuilder: play solo or in online co-op with up to 4 players. Choose your character, level up your class, collect and play cards to attack, defend, heal, summon allies, place traps, and alter the terrain in turn-based isometric battles to overthrow a tyrant king.
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ASCENDANT VEIL
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Earthless.
ASCENDANT VEIL is a sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder where you create powerful card synergies, upgrade your Exosuit with Boosters, and explore mysterious planets filled with ancient ruins, deadly creatures, and cosmic secrets.
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Contested Space
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
Build your own fleet in this space roguelike deckbuilder. Pick your faction, draft cards mid-combat from a rotating market, and fight your way through hostile sectors one run at a time. Can you carve a path to victory through Contested Space?
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Slay the Spire 2
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Earthless.
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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召唤之王 (Supreme Summoner)
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
‘Supreme Summoner’ is a turn-based strategy chess game. Taking the imaginative Romance of the Three Kingdoms as its theme, it innovatively blends elements of gods, demons, and mystical creatures, making each faction and character's attributes even more prominent.
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As We Descend
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Earthless.
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
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Escape the Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
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Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.
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Homeworld 3
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
Tactical, beautiful, and wholly unique, the GOTY-winning sci-fi RTS returns with Homeworld 3. Assume control and battle through fleet combat in dazzling, fully 3D space while the award-winning story unfolds on a galactic scale.
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Minecraft Legends
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
Discover the mysteries of Minecraft Legends, a new action strategy game. Explore a gentle land of rich resources and lush biomes on the brink of destruction. The ravaging piglins have arrived, and it’s up to you to inspire your allies and lead them in strategic battles to save the Overworld!
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Crossfire: Legion
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Earthless.
Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare.
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts.
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Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Single-player alternative to Earthless — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic is an emotional and atmospheric adventure set in the pages of a living storybook, brimming with myth and ancient magic. Guide a tiny but determined hero on a heartfelt journey of challenge, courage, and connection.