Single-player games like Usurper
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Usurper, 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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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
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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Pawnbarian
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
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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Circadian Dice
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
Circadian Dice is a game inspired by single-player deck-building games, but instead of upgrading a deck, you build up a set of dice! Use 10 different heroes and 60 game-warping relics to take on 13 hand-crafted scenarios, in runs that take 10-30 minutes. Lots of secrets and unlocks to discover!
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Isle of Swaps
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
Grab your cards, it's time to swap! Battle your school pals in this roguelite deckbuilder where you'll trade for new cards when you win defeat them and rip open booster packs looking for rare cards. Conquer everyones dungeon decks to become Critter Champion of the Playground!
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LONESTAR
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
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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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
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Undaunted Normandy
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
Play the acclaimed World War 2 deck-building game. Use your cards to seize the initiative, bolster your forces, or control your troops on the battlefield. You will face intense resistance, machine gun fire, and mortar bombardment, but a great commander can turn the situation to their advantage!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
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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The Ouroboros King
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Usurper — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Usurper.
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.