Single-player games like You Must Build A Boat
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to You Must Build A Boat, 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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10,000,000
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game
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PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with You Must Build A Boat.
PuzzleQuest: Challenge of the Warlords delivers, for the first time ever, classic puzzle-game action backed with an epic story of good vs. evil. Challenge your match 3 skills as you battle against computer opponents to save the Kingdom of Etheria from the evil Lord Bane.
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Ironcast
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
Puzzlequest meets FTL in this Steampunk Victorian era roguelite.
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Puzzle Quest 2
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Casual with You Must Build A Boat.
Escape to a puzzle game fantasy world with amazing creatures and weapons! Addicting gameplay blends with immersive roleplaying in this sequel to the award-winning Puzzle Quest!
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Dungeon Hearts
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
Dungeon Hearts fuses the strategy and pattern matching of puzzle games with the kinetic pace of action games. Align magical runes as they flow along the Fatestream to attack, defend, and conjure magic in frenetic battles against a bestiary of fantastic creatures out to use those same runes against you.
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Desktop Dungeons
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
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The Legend of Bum-Bo
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!
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Dungeons & Jewels
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!