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Single-player games like NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters, 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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    Card Collector Battle — Steam game cover

    Card Collector Battle

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    A 2D turn-based auto-battler about collecting gods. Summon 432 guardians from Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Egyptian, Norse and Greek mythology, then fuse duplicates into the copies you own to raise their borders from silver to celestial. Your deck decides the fight.

    2026ActionStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mic Drop Battles — Steam game cover

    Mic Drop Battles

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    Words are the units — arrange letters, numbers, and punctuation freely on your Page. Async PvP auto-battler with fully deterministic combat. A tactics sandbox: create your units and trinkets, customize your Voice class in a deep skill tree. No RNG — just Strategy.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turnbound — Steam game cover

    Turnbound

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    Turnbound is an auto battler, where you manage a hero's inventory to escape a haunted boardgame. Each run is different from the last, with unique upgrades, combos and synergies. Async PvP lets you battle the ghosts of other players at your own pace in this unique new inventory battler.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics — Steam game cover

    Abalon Arena: Multiplayer Card Tactics

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    Cards, tactics and mutant squirrels! Enter the arena and compete head to head, play cooperatively or go it alone to defeat increasingly challenging onslaughts of enemies in a cunning game of wits set in the fantastical world of Abalon.

    StrategyIndieDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Water Margin Scrolls — Steam game cover

    Water Margin Scrolls

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    "Water Margin Scrolls" is a squad-building loot-hunting game set in the world of Water Margin. Collect iconic heroes from the classic tale and challenge other players in strategic battles.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Auto Battle Buddies — Steam game cover

    Auto Battle Buddies

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    A cozy puppet-show auto battler where you accessorize your heroes with unique gear, build powerful teams, and battle other performers on the grand stage. Customize your puppets, climb the ranks, and create the ultimate Battle Buddies squad.

    2026StrategyCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DichrowarMelee — Steam game cover

    DichrowarMelee

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    A 2D pixel-art asynchronous PvP auto-battler. Build and refine your team through PvE dungeons to earn gear and progression, shape unique builds via skill trees and equipment synergies, and compete against other players’ teams in asynchronous PvP battles.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lineup, Dark Lord! : Auto Battler — Steam game cover

    Lineup, Dark Lord! : Auto Battler

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    "One line for battle, infinite possibilities for strategy!" Reclaim the top of the Demon Army with the ultimate combination.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Regista: Reign Your Football Club — Steam game cover

    Regista: Reign Your Football Club

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.

    2025SportsStrategyIndie3.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Runeveil — Steam game cover

    Runeveil

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    Sequencer Roguelike. Enter the Arena as an elemental wizard, craft powerful rune chains, and break the game with wild artifact synergies. Beat all trials, defeat the Sin Kings, and ascend to godhood. Magic is chaos, order is power!

    2026StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Check Please! — Steam game cover

    Check Please!

    Single-player alternative to NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters.

    Run chaotic restaurants in this fantasy medieval realm! Seat demanding magical creatures with your Demon Chef and serve over 100 unique dishes as you upgrade your taverns all across the kingdom! As the only human trapped in this fantasy medieval realm, your only way back to Earth is to wait tables.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →