Single-player games like Doll Explorer
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Doll Explorer, 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 Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
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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Relapse
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Doll Explorer.
A 3D deck building roguelike game. Collect over 240 abilities; level them up, enchant them, pair them up with over 100 trinkets, and synergize them with your companions' abilities to create endless combinations to defeat your foes.
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Black Book
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
“Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.
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Alina of the Arena
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
A roguelike deckbuilding tactics game that combines elements from 'Slay the Spire' and 'Into the Breach'. Play as a gladiator to survive. With roguelike deckbuilding and hex-based tactics, no longer bound by simple attack and defense. Make use of dodges and knockbacks to stay alive!
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Doll Explorer.
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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Warriors of the Nile 2
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
Warriors of the Nile 2 is a fast-paced Roguelite strategy game. This time our Warriors are equipped with a more unique combat style. Freely choose the adventure route, use the skill tablets to strengthen characters, lead your squad to repel the Roman legion.
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Banners of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Doll Explorer.
Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.
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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
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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Witch Explorer
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
Witch Explorer is a Shoot 'em up with Tower defense elements. You will play as Tia, an apprentice witch, who goes on an adventure in search of treasure.
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Yuri Sword Saga
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Doll Explorer.
This is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in a beautifully drawn Japanese world where you can slay enemies and bullets with simple controls. Parry enemy attacks and use a variety of special moves to defeat powerful demons and evil monsters.
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Abyss Kitchen
Single-player alternative to Doll Explorer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Doll Explorer.
Abyss Kitchen is a survival action game in which you play the role of Lop a cook who accompanies a party of adventurers, and guides them with the power of food. Feed yourself in the dungeon and eat whatever you can to keep from starving and falling down. Eat up anything that stands in your way!