Single-player games like HexDeck
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to HexDeck, 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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Archangel: Demon Rush
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with HexDeck.
Face endless hordes of demons in intense battles: unleash a devastating arsenal, place strategic turrets, and trigger powerful abilities you can upgrade and combine into unstoppable builds, in a game that blends action, tower defense, and roguelike.
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Desolation Arcanist
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with HexDeck.
Craft your own magic in this Action Roguelite. "Program" your wands with varied Spell Cores (Fireballs, Flying Swords... or Watermelons?) and Runes. Raise your companion Dragon, command a Puppet army, and abuse physics to knock enemies off cliffs. Your build is your destiny.
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I Am the Demon King: Stop Sun Wukong
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HexDeck.
Reverse Journey to the West: You are the Demon King, not the hero Roguelite auto-battler × tower defense gameplay 20 unique Demon Kings + 30 magic traps for endless builds 8-tier Ascension system, 100 stages of permanent progression Hand-drawn cartoon art, Chinese mythology theme
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Moonlight Chess
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HexDeck.
Moonlight Chess is a turn-based tactical auto-battler where you must assemble your own army, defeat waves of enemies, and vanquish the evil ravaging the kingdom!
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Kinghold
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with HexDeck.
Tower defence and survivors-style chaos collide in this frantic fantasy strategy roguelite. Lead your king, rally your troops, and fortify your defences in real time as you fight, gather, and build to survive waves of enemy hordes.
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Vespia: Shield of Aberration
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with HexDeck.
A tower-defense game where you combine spells to modify the effects of your projectiles. A tower is defined by how you choose to apply modifications to it - create a shotgun wizard by combining multi-casts, create a swarm of black-holes, and absolutely break the game with your insane combinations!
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Darklord's Tower
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with HexDeck.
Darklord’s Tower is a vertical roguelite defense where building floors reshapes the route itself. Set traps by night, then fight by day—knockback, falls, and trap combos turn height into your deadliest weapon.
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Auto Chess Souls-棋魂之弈
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with HexDeck.
Auto Chess Souls is a casual strategy adventure game that combines auto-chess and roguelike elements. Through consecutive choices, your team grows increasingly stronger. Explore the unknown tower, collect powerful equipment, create unique powerful combinations. Embark on this exciting adventure now!
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PAIN
Single-player alternative to HexDeck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HexDeck.
Climb. Fall. Climb even higher. The pain from failing will be meaningless once the top is reached.