Single-player games like The Simulacrum
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Simulacrum, 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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Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Battle your way through a seedy tavern filled with gambling addicted townspeople in this Blackjack Roguelike Adventure. From aces and face cards to tarot cards, business cards and more, create your unique deck to beat the house.
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
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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Heroes Wanted
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
"Heroes Wanted" immerses you in a world of endless deck-building possibilities. Over a hundred of heroes and items, combined with elements, unleash powerful synergies. SIMPLE, FUN, and ADDICTIVE! Heroes await your call to deliver the ultimate blow to the Demon Lord.
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Draft of Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.
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Right and Down
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
A deep roguelike and card game that is played using only two buttons: Right and Down! Choose your hero and explore randomly generated card dungeons, gather powerful artifacts to get new abilities, and fight against mighty enemies! Will you make it to level 50?
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Ratropolis
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
A fusion of roguelite, tower defense, city-building, and deck-building! We created a new kind of real time strategy game filled with addictive and fast-paced gameplay. Create your deck, defend your city, and build the largest Ratropolis in history!
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DungeonTop
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
A rogue-like deck-building experience coupled with table top battles. Choose a hero and allegiance then dive deep into the dungeon, evolving your deck for survival. Each choice you make matters, even in between battles!
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Nowhere Prophet
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
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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Spirit Island
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Become the spirits of the land, and defend the island from colonizing Invaders spreading blight and destruction! Your spirits work with the native islanders to increase your power and drive the invading colonists from your island in this strategic area-control game.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
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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SolForge
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with The Simulacrum.
SolForge is a free-to-play digital collectible game in which players construct their own decks to challenge their friends or battle against the computer. The current open beta version includes deckbuilding, collection management, online play, AI opponents, tournaments, drafts, and more.
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Gloomhaven
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
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Across the Obelisk
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Simulacrum.
Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!
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Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
Single-player alternative to The Simulacrum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Simulacrum.
Play with friends or AI as you travel across fantastic planes to take on new encounters & opponents. Magic 2013 features ten customizable decks, individual records, new items & more!