Single-player games like Runeveil
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Runeveil, 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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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
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.
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Floppy Knights
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory!
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Runeveil.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
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!
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Wildfrost
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
Take on the elements in Wildfrost, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Journey across a frozen tundra, collecting cards strong enough to banish the eternal winter…
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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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Pirates Outlaws
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
Pirates Outlaws is a roguelike card game in which you navigate dangerous seas and challenge their masters. Your expedition will be full of ambushes and will not be easy. Build your deck and combos to become a reputed pirate.
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NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Runeveil.
NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is an inventory auto-battler with a monster-trainer twist! Collect Cosmions and items, and strategically manage your backpack to create unbeatable combos in tactical duels. Rise through the leagues to become the ultimate Cosmion master!
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Regista: Reign Your Football Club
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Runeveil.
Reign Your Football Club! Be the owner of your football club, make strategic choices, and climb through the amateur league to the first while making hard decisions to set everything in line for your club.
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Bug Cleaners
Single-player alternative to Runeveil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Runeveil.
Ready to stop the bug infestation? Grab your wildest tools, go solo or team up with up to 4 players for chaotic missions, work together or totally troll the team! Bug cleaning has never been this fun and crazy!