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Single-player games like Dimwood

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Dimwood, 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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    Soulsworn — Steam game cover

    Soulsworn

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

    A Yu-Gi-Oh!-inspired roguelike where you fuse any two monsters and create your own custom cards. No mana, no restrictions: combo off, break boards, and OTK your way out of hell.

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seferia Matrix — Steam game cover

    Seferia Matrix

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

    A dice roguelike deckbuilder — Lock & Roll five dice to complete a hand, and the hand casts a spell. Flip the faces you're missing with sigils, stack 200 artifacts into the scoring formula, and watch runs explode into ridiculous scores. When the run ends, your training stays.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Recall Rogue — Steam game cover

    Recall Rogue

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

    The knowledge roguelite. Answer questions to hit harder, skip them to die faster. The deeper you go, the more the dungeon punishes ignorance. Bosses shrug off everything but proven knowledge. 98 decks, 7 languages, 67,000 real facts. Guilt-free gaming.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Woods Of War — Steam game cover

    Woods Of War

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

    Build your deck in battle to turn your tree into an impenetrable fortress against the onslaught of increasingly powerful enemies.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Drink Tea Fight Monsters — Steam game cover

    Drink Tea Fight Monsters

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

    A roguelike deckbuilder of cunning traps and beast companions. Climb three blighted mountains as the Hunter or the Whistler, build a different deck each run, and return home between mountains. Stop for tea before the next monster tries to kill you.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hound Riders — Steam game cover

    Hound Riders

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

    A western post-apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder where cards are bullets. Build your ammo, chain blood-magic combos, and target enemy aim spots in tactical turn-based duels. Explore a cursed wasteland in a nonlinear map where every route, shot, and choice matters.

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Etymancy — Steam game cover

    Etymancy

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

    Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.

    StrategyIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sevenfall — Steam game cover

    Sevenfall

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

    A turn-based strategy RPG with deck-building, fortress construction, and intense battles against legendary factions. Explore dangerous domains, conquer ancient keys, and face Ulthar, the Dark Trinity, in a journey where every choice shapes your destiny.

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

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

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Noita — Steam game cover

    Noita

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

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Balatro — Steam game cover

    Balatro

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

    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 →