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Single-player games like Takara Cards: Academy

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Takara Cards: Academy, 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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    Free of the Land — Steam game cover

    Free of the Land

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    A tactical roguelike deckbuilder of misfits and monsters. Build your deck, summon your minions, cast your spells and survive long enough to claim the land.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    荡天下 — Steam game cover

    荡天下

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    《荡天下》 是一款融合国风武侠与策略卡牌的3D角色扮演游戏。战斗方式以roguelike卡牌招式为核心,融合了角色养成模式和回合制战略模式。你将踏入一个灵气复苏、诡秘横行的江湖,在充满未知的冒险中揭开祸乱之谜。通过动态卡组构筑与回合制策略,在随机生成的江湖中不断突破自我,直至问鼎武道之巅!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallen Isekai — Steam game cover

    Fallen Isekai

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Takara Cards: Academy.

    Fallen Isekai is a three-lane tactical card roguelike. Play as Lin Mo, recruit heroes from five races, build your deck, command units across three lanes, conquer the tower, and find a way back to reality.

    StrategyRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sunken Stones — Steam game cover

    Sunken Stones

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Takara Cards: Academy.

    A turn based Puzzle-Strategy game about pirates and cursed treasure. Choose a captain, gather your crew and defeat monsters by strategically placing units on a 5x5 grid.

    2025StrategyRPG11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel — Steam game cover

    Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    POKOR — Steam game cover

    POKOR

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    POKOR is a story-driven roguelike tactical turn-based card RPG. Players take on the role of Heart, commanding a deck of playing card soldiers to engage in turn-based battles against enemies as they venture deeper into a vast, pale, and ever-changing palace to uncover the truth and the true self.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Ember — Steam game cover

    Last Ember

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    We fused deckbuilding and roguelikes into the ultimate single-player experience. Build a unique deck, summon dinosaurs to crush your enemies, and discover powerful relics to protect the Last Ember.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Boardlike — Steam game cover

    Boardlike

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    Classic tabletop games meet roguelite elements and card-based combat. Dice rolls, fate cards, deadly encounters, minigames, and countless unknowns await you in this strange adventure.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Talk to Strangers — Steam game cover

    Talk to Strangers

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    Talk to Strangers is a game of everyday survival. Survive door to door conversations ranging from bizarre to mundane (in this order) while trying to sell products to strangers. But beware: nothing is what it seems in this neighborhood.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Takara Cards — Steam game cover

    Takara Cards

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    Takara Cards is a unique tactical deck-builder RPG about chasing space dragons in a sci-fi fantasy universe. Create your deck as you explore sectors, fighting your way in deep puzzly combat. Every decision you make affects your Ship and Character: Each new adventure offers new surprises!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics — Steam game cover

    NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics

    Single-player alternative to Takara Cards: Academy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Takara Cards: Academy.

    NEXT JUMP is a turn-based, tactics Shoot 'em up. Do space-jumps on procedurally generated boards and chase the vicious Dragons who stole all the stock of Beverage from the Galaxy!

    2017StrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →