Single-player games like Cobalt Core
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Cobalt Core, 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 Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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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Shogun Showdown
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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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Fights in Tight Spaces
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cobalt Core.
A stylish blend of deck-building, turn-based tactics, and thrilling animated fight sequences in classic action-movie settings. Learn to balance your hand, momentum, and positioning to overcome the odds to defeat your adversaries. Build your deck, control the space and live to fight another day.
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Toads of the Bayou
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
Lead a group of toads as they fight against Baron Samedi’s evil forces in a challenging mix of turn-based tactics and roguelike deckbuilding. Synergise card effects, gain the aid of powerful allies and engage in strategic combat to thrive in the cursed bayou.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cobalt Core.
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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Alina of the Arena
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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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LONESTAR
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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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Noita
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cobalt Core.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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One Step From Eden
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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 Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cobalt Core.
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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Hollow Knight
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cobalt Core.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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Monster Hunter: World
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
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Sunshine Heavy Industries
Single-player alternative to Cobalt Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cobalt Core.
Welcome to Sunshine Heavy Industries! As the new spaceship engineer, solve increasingly tricky design puzzles with your own personal style. Manage customer demands, juggle budget and ship performance, and survive the questionable decision making skills of your business partner.