Single-player games like The Rookery
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Rookery, 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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Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
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The Ouroboros King
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
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Pawnbarian
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
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Drop Duchy
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
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Rack and Slay
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
The roguelike dungeon crawler where you're a billiard ball! Push monster balls into holes or traps in randomly generated levels. Stack up countless game-changing items to create broken builds. Find combos to create your own synergies and customize your playstyle. Rack and Slay!
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Monster Train 2
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
Monster Train returns with all new clans, new enemy factions, new challenges, new modes and more! Defend your Pyre in the classic three-tiered, vertical gameplay that made the original roguelike deckbuilder a hit.
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9 Kings
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
A fast-paced roguelike kingdom builder. Grow your empire and fight massive battles against powerful rival kings. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to become the King of Kings.
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Gambonanza
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to The Rookery — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Rookery.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!