Single-player games like CardScrawl
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to CardScrawl, 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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Throne of Bone
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with CardScrawl.
Draft minions to defeat all who oppose the noble art of necromancy. Wield spells, discover dark relics, and reclaim your castle to unite the land through undeath in this unholy amalgam of roguelike, deckbuilder, and autobattler.
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LuckLand
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CardScrawl.
LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.
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Pairs & Perils
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CardScrawl.
Pairs & Perils is a memory-game roguelike and dungeon crawler. Match cards to attack enemies, avoid traps, shop for relics and consumables. Sharpen your mind as you journey through the depths of the dungeon in search of The Dealer.
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Prime of Flames
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CardScrawl.
This is a special strategy game that combines Wargame and Roguelike. As the guider of the former ancestors, you revived and arrived. In the name of Star Envoy, you leave for the Human camp, and lead the warriors of different clans with talents and abilities to find the truth of history and disaster.
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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CardScrawl.
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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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CardScrawl.
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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Loop Hero
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with CardScrawl.
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
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Tainted Grail: Conquest
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CardScrawl.
A unique, infinitely replayable, story-driven hybrid between a deck-building Roguelike and an RPG game. Explore the ever-changing maps, fight with deadly enemies, and learn what happened to the cursed island of Avalon.
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Battle Knights
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CardScrawl.
Play as the blue knight, Wonder, who is on a quest to unite the colored realms. Battle Knights is the kind of game you remember playing back in the days of the NES and SNES. It's an easy to play yet challenging platformer.
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Neon Slashers
Single-player alternative to CardScrawl — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CardScrawl.
Get in some quick games locally or online against up to 3 opponents in Neon Slashers.