Single-player games like 9 Kings
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to 9 Kings, 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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Balatro
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
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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Seekers of Eclipse
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
A turn-based roguelike combining city-building and deckbuilding. Build thriving towns as you forge a path towards the eclipse. Strategically produce resources to appease the gods and unleash their divine wrath upon your enemies.
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SpellRogue
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with 9 Kings.
SpellRogue is the ultimate tactical turn-based roguelike! Draft from over 350 powerful spells to assemble the perfect combination and crush your enemies in 70+ unique encounters. Face brutal choices, adapt to impossible odds, and strike back at the horrors that destroyed the world.
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C.A.R.D.S. RPG: The Misty Battlefield
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with 9 Kings.
This game combines roguelike-style deckbuilding with SRPGs to create an all-new experience! Follow Vel as she leads the Clausewitz Battalion into battle against Fahftania and the Hellmuth Brigade. Collect 100 different cards to build the strongest deck and fight enemies on a map shrouded in mist.
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Pairs & Perils
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with 9 Kings.
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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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with 9 Kings.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Risk of Rain 2
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
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Slay the Spire 2
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with 9 Kings.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
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Seraph's Last Stand
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...