Single-player games like Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse, 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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Soul Monsters: The Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
A story-driven roguelike deckbuilder set in the war between the Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen. Build your deck, gather relics, and battle through 75 stages to uncover the truth binding four intertwined destinies.
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侠不义·昙花一线
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
一个暗黑武侠故事,你将会遇到各种需要通过武力或者智力才能解决的难题。 以武侠游戏中的实招、虚招、架招,加入卡牌的策略,在异步的策略对战中,享受拆招对招的快感。 除了基础类型,还加入了气劲、暗器、心决、绝学等丰富策略的招式类型。
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天机:大唐重构
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
Tianji: Reforging Tang is a 2D side-view deckbuilding rogue-like set in an alternate late Tang Dynasty. Play as a modern science student, build Physics and Chemistry decks, break enemy armor, read hidden intents, and reshape the fate of Tang.
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深渊书简
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
深渊之书是一款克苏鲁风格的多人组队冒险类卡牌构筑Rouguelike游戏。每个角色除自身卡牌构筑外,还可以通过游戏特有的深渊“书简”和“追忆”形成技能连携、给予敌人额外伤害。玩家将组织一支自杀探险小队,接受女伯爵委托,前往神秘的深渊群岛去探寻疯狂黑公爵的秘密。
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Dystopia Girls : Countdown
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
Save humanity with six girls! This is a Visual Novel RPG featuring roguelite elements. Reclaim the lost surface and experience the stories of each android girl. You have 30 days to defend humanity's last stronghold
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Gniewomir
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
Open-world RPG with deck-building elements allowing you to combat weird enemies in a weird world where you play as weird characters. Go punch a dog for being ugly, or a stork for being horny. You can even punch a dinosaur!
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Empire in Decay
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
Start a rebellion and fight chess inspired turn-based combats in this roguelike deckbuilder. Upgrade your units and cards wisely. You will need it to progress through the districts of Daandria, the city where the tyrant king awaits you. Save this Empire in Decay.
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Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Fallout 4
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
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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We're Here, Papa
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
We're Here, Papa is a VR horror game. In the dark depths of the sewer, you must find your way and escape on your own. But you are not alone down there. Something is pursuing you. You don’t know what it is, but one thing is certain… you must not let it catch you.
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Orion Blue
Single-player alternative to Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shambles: Sons of Apocalypse.
Orion Blue is a cozy fishing adventure set on a beautiful alien planet. Catch fish, gather resources, and build relationships with the locals. Play actively, or relax and let the game progress with Idle Mode.