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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Amlebic
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Mark My Words.
Amlebic is a hand-drawn alchemy deckbuilder. Lay elemental reagents on the great circle, chain Resonance and Reaction, and multiply Essence by Catalyst to beat the Yield. Collect sigils, master the tension, and climb 200 Circles to complete the Great Work.
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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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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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Talespinner
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
Enter a captivating realm woven with the tapestry of Japanese mythology in Talespinner, a deck-building roguelike adventure. As the storyteller, you will guide your chosen hero through an ever-changing narrative shaped by your decisions and deck construction.
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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.
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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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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Mark My Words — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mark My Words.
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!