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Single-player games like Neongarten

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Neongarten, 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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    Cardopolis — Steam game cover

    Cardopolis

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Cardopolis is card based city-builder, where you take on the role of Cardopolis' Mayor. Build up your city card by card, law by law, sector by sector and avoid meeting your investors' ire by reaching your goals in time!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luck be a Landlord — Steam game cover

    Luck be a Landlord

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SlotsNStocks — Steam game cover

    SlotsNStocks

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Rig the market in this deckbuilding slot machine roguelike. Draft hundreds of bearish and bullish symbols into your trading machine, collect powerful relics, and manipulate the odds to hit grueling weekly margin calls and avoid going bust.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deck of Haunts — Steam game cover

    Deck of Haunts

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Deck of Haunts invites you to become a malevolent Haunted House. Lure humans into your cursed halls, manipulate their fears, and drain their essence to grow your power. Use strategy to build your mansion and expand your dark influence, turning your home into a terrifying, inescapable nightmare.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cardboard Town — Steam game cover

    Cardboard Town

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SuperTaxCity — Steam game cover

    SuperTaxCity

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Neongarten.

    A new sensation!? City-building × Roguelike game *Super Tax City*. Choose and place your favorite facilities from randomly drawn options! The combinations are endless! Create a profitable city that's uniquely yours!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    These Doomed Isles — Steam game cover

    These Doomed Isles

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Harvest cards to raise land from the sea, build settlements and rain fire upon invaders in this survival city-builder with roguelike deckbuilding mechanics. Choose from 4 gods with unique cards, playstyles and abilities to lead their civilisations to victory in strategic run-based gameplay!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roll — Steam game cover

    Roll

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    Roll Dice. Get Dopamine. Roll is a highly replayable, deeply strategic, and ultra satisfying dicebuilding game!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Balatro — Steam game cover

    Balatro

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Neongarten.

    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.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Moondrop — Steam game cover

    Moondrop

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Neongarten.

    Moondrop is a cozy farming roguelite. Build a farm on a shifting mountain. Find treasure in its hidden trails. Use your skill at farming and alchemy to hold off the vanishing mists. When they inevitably arrive, retreat and rebuild the village to upgrade your next farm. Can you reach the summit?

    2023ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Within a Dead City — Steam game cover

    Within a Dead City

    Single-player alternative to Neongarten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Neongarten.

    Within a Dead City is a tiny RTS / autobattler inspired by Majesty. Hire autonomous heroes to search for gold and glory. Build shops where they can spend their hard-earned loot. Place bounties on monsters to influence their behavior. With skill and strategy, you will find riches in the fallen city.

    2023StrategySimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ball, Fall, Dungeon Crawl — Steam game cover

    Ball, Fall, Dungeon Crawl

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

    Drop and merge balls to do battle, slay your foes, and get that sweet loot. Explore, dodge traps, and keep your torch lit. Retrieve the Amulet of Endor from the darkest levels of the dungeon.

    2026StrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →