Single-player games like Cauldron
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Cauldron, 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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Magic Research 2
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cauldron.
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
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Tower Wizard
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cauldron.
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
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Nomad Idle
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cauldron.
Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.
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无休仙途
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cauldron.
This is a casual strategic placement game. In the aerial world set in ancient China, players will play the role of a descendant of the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Travel through the barren continent, obtain various resources, build your sect, and ultimately ascend to the immortal realm.
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Idle Awakening: Mages Path
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cauldron.
Embark on a journey of a fledgling mage. Start with nothing. Improve yourself, develop your skills through a vast tree, unlock upgrades, learn spells, gather resources, and craft unique items. Your progress never stops – it continues even while you're offline.
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Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cauldron.
Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons is a First Person Idle Dungeon Crawler with 6 unique races, robust combat, a grand saga spanning a continent full of unique dungeons, a classless skill system, and extensive guild management system to master as you uncover the secrets of the world of Dragaea!
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Journey to Incrementalia
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cauldron.
Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.
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Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cauldron.
Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.
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Swords & Souls: Neverseen
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cauldron.
Swords & Souls: Neverseen is a unique RPG where leveling up takes skill! Create, train and upgrade your character as you please, discover The Neverseen and its eccentric locals, and battle across the lands to foil an evil witch's plans!
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cauldron.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Cauldron.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike
Single-player alternative to Cauldron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cauldron.
A coin-pushing dopamine machine. RACCOIN is a roguelike deckbuilder where you combine special coins with powerful items to trigger wildly satisfying combos. Stack shiny towers, spin the lucky wheel, and shake the machine until all the coins drop.