Single-player games like Cards from the West
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Cards from the West, 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 Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cards from the West.
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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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cards from the West.
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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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cards from the West.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cards from the West.
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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Floppy Knights
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cards from the West.
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cards from the West.
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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Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cards from the West.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cards from the West.
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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Idling Gears
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cards from the West.
Click! Place gears, click! Make money, click! Place more gears, click! Make even more money, click, click and above all click!
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Idle Biceps
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cards from the West.
Get ready to pump some iron and grow your biceps like never before in Idle Biceps, the ultimate idle clicker game for fitness enthusiasts! Start off as a novice gym-goer and work your way up to becoming a ripped bodybuilder by clicking your way to bigger and better gains.
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Ducks' Wrath
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cards from the West.
Play as a fearless Duck, burp and push your "friends" while hot dogs fall from the skies. Compete for the leaderboard highest score in the single player challenges. Oh, and don't fall from the slippery ice!
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Running in the Y2K
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Run, Jump and Hunt through procedurally generated levels to feed your family in the post-apocalyptic world of the year 2000 after the Y2K bug occurred. Compete against everyone in the leaderboards to show who is the best hunter in the new world.
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Blacksmith Weapon Merchant
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cards from the West.
Welcome new warriors looking for their dream weapon, collect the needed resources, craft and sell them their desired weapon. Upgrade your garden so you can collect exotic resources and complete more lucrative recipes.
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Winnie-the-Pooh's book writing speedrunner
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cards from the West.
Write the complete 10 chapters of the original 1926 Winnie-the-Pooh's book as fast as you can and compete for the first place in the leaderboards.
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Incremental Dice
Single-player alternative to Cards from the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cards from the West.
Chill incremental game about dice making money. 🎲 Upgrade your dice to make more money, to upgrade your dice to make even more money! 😲🤯