Single-player games like Star Patrol Nova
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Star Patrol Nova, 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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Hunt of the Reptorians
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
Lock up your loved ones - the Reptorians are coming! A sci-fi deckbuilding roguelike where your ship is your strategy. Build your ship, build your deck: every crew member, turret, shield and module adds cards to your arsenal. Projectiles close in real time and placement is everything.
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Dream Team Supreme
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
Battle the monster invasion in exciting deckbuilding battles straight out of a comic book! Control your robot with specialized cartridges, enhance it and your deck, and collaborate on strategic combinations alongside your team of scientists - it’s up to you to save the world!
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Topdeck Automat
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
The roguelike auto-battler where your deck prints itself! Supply a brave worker droid with synergistic blueprints to defend the planet against hordes of alien invaders. Combine hundreds of cards with custom upgrades and infinitely stackable modules to discover broken builds.
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Contested Space
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
Build your own fleet in this space roguelike deckbuilder. Pick your faction, draft cards mid-combat from a rotating market, and fight your way through hostile sectors one run at a time. Can you carve a path to victory through Contested Space?
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ACE Strategy: Mecha Nova
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
A tactical roguelike deck building game. Recruit elite mecha pilots, deploy drones and cast commands. Master your ACE mechas while collecting unique cards and chips in battles, and form your own build for total battlefield dominance.
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Brawl To The West
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
"Join this hilarious auto-battler! Equip gear, grow fruit trees, and tame monsters to build your team. Choose unique characters or battle others in ranked mode—every run is fresh! Weaklings perish; victors take all. Will you go the farthest? Dive in now!"
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Roulette Hero
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
Roulette Hero is a strategic roguelike deckbuilder where you assemble animal companions to defeat towering mechanical beasts. Line up the perfect squad on your roulette wheel, spin to activate your animals' abilities, trigger game-changing synergies, and turn the tide of battle!
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As We Descend
Single-player alternative to Star Patrol Nova — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Star Patrol Nova.
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?