Single-player games like 9 Kings
Below are 12 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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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with 9 Kings.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
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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!
- 4
Emberward
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
Build twisting mazes with tetromino blocks and deploy unique towers in this strategic roguelite tower defense adventure!
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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
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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The King is Watching
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
The King is Watching is a roguelite kingdom builder. Rule by the power of your royal gaze! Decide between producing resources, training armies, or balancing both, while adapting to unique events every run
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FAIRY TAIL: DUNGEONS
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with 9 Kings.
Fairy Tail: Dungeons is a deck-building rogue-lite featuring characters from the Fairy Tail series. Collect Magic Cards based on moves from the series to build your own unique deck and take down powerful monsters as you head for the dungeon depths!
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Commander Quest
Single-player alternative to 9 Kings — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 9 Kings.
Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!
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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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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...