Single-player games like Chinese Strange Stories
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Chinese Strange Stories, 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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Shards of Order
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Strange Stories.
A grim RPG with card-based combat where nothing stays dead. Lead a party of survivors through a world undone by shattered Laws. Restore them and reshape the rules of the game, but be ready to face the consequences.
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Rituals & War: Shan Hai
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Strange Stories.
In the mountains and seas of pre-Qin myth, the way to Heaven is severed; the gods are silent. A turn-based tactical card game with hand-painted ink-wash art: read clues to enemy moves, sequence your actions each round, then cross swords on one shared timeline. One miscalculation can turn the tide.
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Card&Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Strange Stories.
Build a three-hero party and brave procedurally generated, first-person dungeons in this roguelike deckbuilder. Each hero owns part of your deck, and fallen heroes change how their cards work. Fight turn-based card battles, claim relics, endure curses, and push deeper into the Soulwell.
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Horn & Dice
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Chinese Strange Stories.
Horn & Dice is a dicebuilder that turns luck based dice rolling into a roguelike by layering skill based depth into it. Forge a unique dice build, combat against creatures from Slavic myth, discover artifacts and potions and solve the mystery of the Horn.
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Krodha: A Tale of Vikram & Betaal
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Strange Stories.
Krodha is a Dice + Deck + Slot-building roguelike rooted in the Indian legend of Vikram and Betaal. Draft your deck, slot cards into a board, roll the dice and piece together a mystery told by three "very" unreliable narrators.
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City God Alice：城隍愛麗絲
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chinese Strange Stories.
Cursed with only a year left to live, serving her in this City God temple is the only way you can stay alive long enough to uncover the truth behind the curse.
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Eternal Embrace: Lumina's Sunshine
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Strange Stories.
A turn-based deck-building card game for solo play or co-op with up to four players. Craft and upgrade cards and equipment with materials brought back from dungeons, make the most of your favorite class’s role, and take on increasingly difficult dungeons.
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Brass & Bramble
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Chinese Strange Stories.
Brass & Bramble is a narrative deck-builder set in a steampunk Victorian age where myth and empire collide. As Avalon’s Envoy, battle the brass-forged Empire, uncover forgotten roots of myth, and journey from Ireland to Egypt, Japan, and beyond in story-driven expeditions.
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From Soil to Bottle
Single-player alternative to Chinese Strange Stories — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chinese Strange Stories.
Experience the art of winemaking like never before From Soil to Bottle. Dive into a realistic sandbox simulator where every decision shapes your wines. With endless possibilities, embark on a journey to become the ultimate winemaker!