Single-player games like Into the Restless Ruins
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Into the Restless Ruins, 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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
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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Moon Watch
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Restless Ruins.
Bullet heaven, deckbuilding, and strategy – Moon Watch is a wild new mix from the creators of Backpack Hero! Master your tactics, not reflexes: stop time at will, craft a killer deck, stop the horde in their tracks!
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Hadean Tactics
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
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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Hand of Fate 2
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
A new hero rises to challenge the Dealer in Hand of Fate 2! Master a living boardgame of infinitely replayable quests - unlock new cards, build your adventure, then defeat your foes in brutal real-time combat! Draw your cards, play your hand and discover your fate!
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
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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Hand of Fate
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
Deckbuilding comes to life in Hand of Fate! An infinitely replayable series of quests - earn new cards, build your deck, then try to defeat it! In a cabin at the end of the world, the game of life and death is played. Draw your cards, play your hand, and discover your fate.
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FORCED SHOWDOWN
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Restless Ruins.
Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Loop Hero
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
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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Brotato
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
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Binaries
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
Test your reflexes and awareness as you simultaneously guide two lovable balls through over 100 brightly-coloured challenges in a controller-smashingly tough BAFTA nominated platformer.
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Dead End Job
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
Dead End Job sends you into a madcap, Ren & Stimpy-esque world to bust up ghosts. It’s a procedurally generated, couch co-op, twin-stick shooter that straps a vacuum pack to your back and puts a plasma blaster in your hand. For you, it’s just another day in the office.
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Dungeon Golf
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
It’s mini golf in a dungeon (duh). Whack your way through lava, traps and monsters using a lute, your fists, or your own skeletal leg. You can even score a hole-in-none! Compete with your friends online or together to be the true Dungeon Golf champion.
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Ice Cream Wars
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Into the Restless Ruins.
A madcap arcade driving game in the unexpectedly cut-throat world of the frozen confectionary distribution industry. Race against the clock (and Gelatoni's henchmen) to provide the residents of Rippleton with the sweet frozen treats they're craving.
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Into the Slimy Mines
Single-player alternative to Into the Restless Ruins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Restless Ruins.
A roguelike tower defense with a card-driven twist. Build your deck, carve out tunnels, and deploy defences directly into the path of the swarm. Rank up your chosen Guild and rescue your Dwarven crew to get off this frackin’ slime-infested moon!