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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Idylls of the Lunar Maria
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with You Must Build A Boat.
Chat with rats and defeat demons in this story-rich roguelite. Discover the puzzling possibilities of Match-3 combat!
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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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Dwarves & Dungeons
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with You Must Build A Boat.
Dwarves & Dungeons is a game that combines the three-match gameplay with roguelike elements. Move on the game board, earn gold coins, acquire weapons, and engage in battles against unique monsters. Brave the dungeons and take on extreme challenges!
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Bejeweled® 3
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with You Must Build A Boat.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
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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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Overture
Single-player alternative to You Must Build A Boat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with You Must Build A Boat.
Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!
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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.