Single-player games like Elemental Vanguard
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Elemental Vanguard, 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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Card Slay
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
The poker roguelike where the House fights back. Chase the flush, sweat the last discard, then slam it down and watch the damage hit: red suits strike, black suits shield. The monsters read your hand, call your ranks and cheat, so stack your ritual deck, out-cheat them, and slay your fate.
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Wuxing - Elemental Array Poker
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
Poker hands aren't just played here — they're placed. Drop each card onto a 3×3 altar where the Five Elements feed and fight their neighbors, cascading multipliers across the board. A roguelike deckbuilder about space, not sequence.
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Jack Pottwin: House of Odds
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
Fight your way up a 10-story casino tower to wake from a fever dream in this Roguelike Deckbuilder. Craft your deck, modify runs with lucky coins, and control the Odds. Fuse cards to build high value attacks, trigger poker combos to add powerful combat traits to your cards.
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Devil Tower Note
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
Instant-response Combat Card Game, Side-scrolling Card Magic Tower, a roguelike "Magic Tower" single-player game that blends "platform jumping" and "card battles"! Plan your route and encounter enemies through platform jumping, then defeat them with strategic card duels!
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Choppy Waters
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
Sail through pirate-infested waters in this unconventional roguelike deckbuilder. Collect ingredients, craft your own sushi cards, and feed them to hungry pirates in tactical turn-based encounters. Combine active, passive, and reactive abilities to satisfy unruly customers and maximize profits.
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Cardtonia
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
A deckbuilding card game. Summon minions, sacrifice wounded ones to summon stronger minions, use their effects to grow fast, and defeat your opponent within a set number of turns. Keep upgrading your minions, discover Treasures, build unique decks, and aim to reach the top of Diamond Town!
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Archon Soul
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Elemental Vanguard.
Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.
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Black Jacket
Single-player alternative to Elemental Vanguard — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Elemental Vanguard.
Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way.