Single-player games like Initiation
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Initiation, 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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Don Duality
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Initiation.
Don Duality is a Chaos Manager game with card mechanics. Send your gangsters to the heist and launder money in your restaurant. Hire staff and upgrade your establishment, but remember that life like a roulette wheel and not everything can be fully controlled in Don's journey.
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HF: Probation
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Initiation.
Dear candidate, start your free probation period as manager of Hell! Punish sinners by using our deck-building system, constructing fiendish towers to manage underworld hordes. Good luck!
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Rentlord
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Initiation.
Rentlord is a combo-making roguelike real estate game where you buy properties, manage your income, and overcome unique weekly challenges. Strategic property upgrades and plugins with high combo potential, each run offers new opportunities to maximize rent, while avoiding taxes!
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Coal LLC
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Initiation.
Fill your quota or die. Mine increasingly absurd amounts of coal using some dubious, but effective, mining techniques. Or relax and mine at your own pace in peaceful mode.
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DOG WITCH
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Initiation.
Dog Witch is a roguelike deckbuilder where your spells are fueled by enchanted dice. Combine over 150 unique items to forge ever-evolving strategies, perfect synergy combos, summon minions, and tackle an endless range of foes so bizarre, they’ll leave your tail wagging in disbelief!
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Sizzle & Stack
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Initiation.
Sizzle & Stack is a fast-paced restaurant management card game where you stack ingredients, cook dishes, explore recipes, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your kitchen and master strategic cooking in a unique blend of card play and time management!
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Kaya's Prophecy
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Initiation.
Kaya’s Prophecy is a unique card based village builder! establish your village, gather resources, and craft tools and buildings in a vibrant world. Explore and combat various challenges and other groups in this colourful, deck-builder while appeasing your god to earn his favour.
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Laundering Simulator - Clean Cash and Laundry
Single-player alternative to Initiation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Initiation.
Laundering Simulator puts you in charge of a two-faced enterprise – a hidden counterfeiting workshop with a laundromat as its front! Help Eddie Wiser run this crazy show and deal with small-business management, a criminal underground, nosy authorities, and a rage-inducing grandmother!