Single-player games like Faith in Despair
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Faith in Despair, 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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Whispers of Elenrod
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Faith in Despair.
Deck-building meets strategy map exploration. Craft powerful decks. Discover mysterious artifacts on procedurally generated maps. Defeat enemies in turn-based combat and gain experience to evolve your hero. Create your best build…and find all the Whispers of Elenrod!
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Silent Mainland
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
Silent Mainland is a roguelike deckbuilder based on movement and grid mechanics. Players engage in tactical battles on a vast 5x12 battlefield. Facing waves of oncoming monsters, use card-driven movement and positional control to defeat foes in dynamic formations.
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Zodiac Mountain
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
Ascend Zodiac Mountain in a roguelike deckbuilder with two-sided cards. Build Yin & Yang hands, discover powerful relics, and create satisfying synergies to defeat mythical enemies.
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Jupiter Moons: Mecha🦾
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
Choose your mech, customize your loadout, and build your perfect deck. Experiment with cards to find powerful combinations as you enjoy the tactical combat and deckbuilding in this roguelike adventure!
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RogueJack21
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
RogueJack21 is a Blackjack-inspired deckbuilder where you build and upgrade your deck to battle your opponents. Navigate through procedurally generated casinos and take revenge on The House, the ruthless mafia ruling Noir City that stole everything from you.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
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.
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Hadean Tactics
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
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THE SPIRIT LIFT
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Faith in Despair.
A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight! If you die rewind the night!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Faith in Despair.
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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Turnament
Single-player alternative to Faith in Despair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Faith in Despair.
You are a space mining apprentice with a bright future ahead. However, your superior Commander Neek would rather watch a movie than teach you anything. Can you collect crystals and survive on your own?