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Single-player games like Guardians of Dao

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Guardians of Dao, 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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    Rebirth Scroll: Naihe — Steam game cover

    Rebirth Scroll: Naihe

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

    Rebirth Scroll Naihe is a dark Eastern fantasy roguelike RPG. Manage a squad of fading souls against a strict underworld countdown. Gather resources, build skills via the 'Myora' system, and win real-time card battles to cross the Naihe Bridge and return to the living!

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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     白蛇之子 | The Son of White Snake: Roguelike Deckbuilder — Steam game cover

    白蛇之子 | The Son of White Snake: Roguelike Deckbuilder

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

    The Son of White Snake is a dark deckbuilding roguelike rooted in Chinese mythology. Descend the Leifeng Pagoda—the living gullet of a primordial serpent—to save your mother, where every card teeters between obsession and madness.

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zodiac Mountain — Steam game cover

    Zodiac Mountain

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

    Ascend Zodiac Mountain in a roguelike deckbuilder with two-sided cards. Build Yin & Yang hands, discover powerful relics, and create satisfying synergies to defeat mythical enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dala and the Cursed Forest — Steam game cover

    Dala and the Cursed Forest

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

    Fuse cards. Evolve your build. Break the cycle. Dala and the Cursed Forest is a roguelike deckbuilder rooted in Southeast Asian forest mythology. Every card combination reshapes how you fight. Lift the curse before the forest consumes you.

    2026StrategyIndieEarly Access6.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The King Of Truancy — Steam game cover

    The King Of Truancy

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

    A modern roguelite deck-builder with supernatural combat & light RPG elements. Build diverse decks, face random events, humorous stories, and charming heroines! Play as a descendant of legendary heroes in modern life, battling bullies, gangs, and agents to uncover 'The Shadow' conspiracy.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    荡天下 — Steam game cover

    荡天下

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

    《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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    Mo Juan — Steam game cover

    Mo Juan

    Single-player alternative to Guardians of Dao — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Guardians of Dao.

    Mojuan is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder blending deck construction with Qishu board space management. Enter painted scrolls, plan around cards, relics, consumables, and the Nine Gates, and face forest spirits, strange formations, and eerie encounters.

    StrategyAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Krodha: A Tale of Vikram & Betaal — Steam game cover

    Krodha: A Tale of Vikram & Betaal

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

    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.

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →