Single-player games like Mark My Words
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mark My Words, 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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Overwrite Conflict
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
A turn-based tactics roguelike blending territory control with deckbuilding. Deploy shaped Protocols to claim ground, cut enemy lines, and dominate the battlefield—turning coverage into devastating damage. Navigate randomized runs, collect cards and upgrades, and forge your unique mech build.
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Ludaro
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
Ludaro is a turn-based Roguelite where the board is your battlefield. Strategically traverse ever-changing board with a unique dice system, outsmart deadly rivals, forge powerful Spirit Card combos, and bend fate as you uncover the secrets of a mysterious world and battle toward fearsome enemies.
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OPERATIVES: Revolve
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mark My Words.
A roguelike deckbuilder with cards you can almost touch. Every card is both cover and weapon, discarded the moment it is used. In your hand, they block bullets, blades and death itself. Discover a unique deckbuilder built on deep, interacting mechanics.
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Trials of Fire
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!
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Bearly Brave
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
Bearly Brave is a 2D roguelike deck-building game set in a deceptively charming toy shop, where the cutest teddy bears come to life each night to fight in a no-holds-barred tournament that determines their placement on the shelves, and thus their likeness to be taken to their forever home.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
The poker roguelike. Balatro is a hypnotically satisfying deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos.
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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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RogueJack21
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
RogueJack21 is a Blackjack-inspired deckbuilder where you build and upgrade your deck to battle your opponents. Navigate through procedurally generated casinos and take revenge on The House, the ruthless mafia ruling Noir City that stole everything from you.