Single-player games like No Way Back
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to No Way Back, 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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Vortex Siege
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with No Way Back.
Defend your city in Vortex Siege, a roguelike collectible card game where you can evolve your cards in unique ways for millions of possibilities. Defeat your enemies in battle, steal their cards, and customize them. Build and defend your town between battles. Collect, customize, and carry on!
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Runeveil
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with No Way Back.
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!
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Shrike
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with No Way Back.
Pickpocket rival birds to build a deck. A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder about a tiny bird's grim migration north through a wretched medieval kingdom. Steal abilities, chart your migratory route, survive.
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Auto-Arcana
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with No Way Back.
Devise the ultimate spell rotation and watch it obliterate your foes in this roguelike auto-battler. Seek forbidden knowledge to craft overpowered spells, assemble devastating combos, and break the game.
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Hunter's Moon: A Sovereign Syndicate Adventure
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with No Way Back.
A Victorian Steampunk Roguelite Deckbuilder. Choose from four characters with unique cards and abilities. Customize your deck and character as you investigate a mysterious plague. Battle corrupted beasts and bosses in turn-based combat to unlock powerful relics and enchanted tarot cards.
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with No Way Back.
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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Dream of Corpse Lady
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with No Way Back.
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
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Master of Piece
Single-player alternative to No Way Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with No Way Back.
Recruit mercenaries, combine their traits, and forge endless synergies. Venture through the mysterious medieval realm, facing powerful foes and mighty bosses. Simple turn-based rules hide deep strategic depth—build your ultimate team, master the pieces, and uncover the secrets of the Black fog.