Single-player games like CIPHER-8
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to CIPHER-8, 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't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Cult of the Lamb
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
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For The King
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.
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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
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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Floppy Knights
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!
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The Pale Beyond
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.
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Tricky Towers
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with CIPHER-8.
With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.
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Rack and Slay
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CIPHER-8.
The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!
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WikiArena
Single-player alternative to CIPHER-8 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CIPHER-8.
The "trivia roguelike" where Wikipedia articles battle it out and you predict the winner! Guess the length and popularity of articles randomly pulled from Wikipedia's daily growing archive of 6.5+ million entries! Featuring arena, endless and a WikiBot duel mode, no two runs will ever be the same!