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Single-player games like Race to Ruler

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Race to Ruler, 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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    Leaf Us Alone — Steam game cover

    Leaf Us Alone

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Build a powerful army with synergistic abilities, and prove your strategic mastery in this unique deckbuilding roguelite. Command your forces in battle, triggering outrageous combo to defeat the invading Voidlings threatening to consume the world.

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kingfall — Steam game cover

    Kingfall

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards move like chess pieces. Build an army, bless your troops, and conquer the kingdom one battle at a time.

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    Dungeon Raid — Steam game cover

    Dungeon Raid

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Dungeon Raid is an adventure card roguelike. Dive deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Use everything you find to defeat enemies and kill the final boss. Good luck! And try not to die... from hunger.

    2026Strategy7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forge the Fates — Steam game cover

    Forge the Fates

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Take deckbuilding to the next level. Transform your hand of cards into a tactical grid of runes. Plan, shift, and strike to unleash powerful combos and chain match-3 bonuses. Choose your hero, master their deck, and fight through deadly dungeons to face a mysterious dark overlord.

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    Silent Mainland — Steam game cover

    Silent Mainland

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Silent Mainland is a Roguelike deck-builder mixing positioning and board tactics on a 5×12 battlefield. Every card is a life-or-death choice. As monster waves surge like a tide, only sharp positioning and smart deckbuilding carve a path to survival.

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Carnholt — Steam game cover

    Carnholt

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Craft a deck of wild creatures and powerful spells, fight in tactical battles, and slay a God that refused death. Carnholt is a deckbuilding roguelike where you must bind your soul to an ancient beast and harness the corpses of the dead to achieve victory.

    2027StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bibidi Bibidi! — Steam game cover

    Bibidi Bibidi!

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Bibidi Bibidi! is a whimsical deckbuilder where your wizard shouts whatever spell you conjure up. Every card has 3 components that you combine in your spellbook for unique effects. Mix and match incantations like sim-sala-bim and abra-kadabra to zap your way through a dungeon filled with monsters.

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    Montabi — Steam game cover

    Montabi

    Single-player alternative to Race to Ruler — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Race to Ruler.

    Tame, collect, fight! Assemble an unstoppable team of unique Montabi in this Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilder. Master their awesome abilities, synergize their strategic strengths and save the city in tactical turn-based combat!

    2026StrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →