Single-player games like StarVaders
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to StarVaders, 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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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
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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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
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Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
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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Shogun Showdown
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
Shogun Showdown is a turn-based combat game with rogue-like and deck-building elements. Position yourself and attack at the right time, upgrade your tiles and combo them to get ready to face the Shogun!
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
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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LONESTAR
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
LONESTAR is a strategic Roguelike spaceship deckbuilder. As a bounty hunter, you will capture criminals scattered across the universe. Win the shockwave battle to gain rewards and vacations. Find treasures, customize spaceships, unlock talents, defeat the felons and be a legend!
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
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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UFO 50
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with StarVaders.
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 StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
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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Into the Breach
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
Control powerful mechs from the future to defeat an alien threat. Each attempt to save the world presents a new randomly generated challenge in this turn-based strategy game.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with StarVaders.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Dicevaders
Single-player alternative to StarVaders — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarVaders.
Dicevaders is a dice-based roguelike deckbuilder about leading the ultimate alien invasion. Set in the StarVaders universe, draft and manipulate the dice row, build an unstoppable army, and unleash adrenaline pumping combos through powerful synergies and strategic play.