Single-player games like Legends of Gems
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Legends of Gems, 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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Match! The 12 CZ Wars
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
"Match! The 12 CZ Wars" is a roguelike strategy game blending match-3 and buff-building. Partner with 12 Zodiac Maidens to repel ancient primordial beasts. Navigate random events, battles, and upgrades. Carefully choose paths, manage resources, and empower your Maidens to secure victory.
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大荒消劫录
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
在国风画卷中展开智斗!《大荒消劫录》是一款将三消与策略对战深度融合的游戏,通过精巧消除来组合技能、搭配英雄阵容,在实时对战中决胜千里。玩家通过精妙的消除进行战斗,每一局都是对策略的直接考验。收集拥有独特技能和属性的英雄,自由搭配您的战斗小队。理解每位英雄的特性,组合出能产生奇妙协同效应的阵容,是克敌制胜的关键。融合“六十四卦”系统,为战局带来无穷变数。将卦象之力与英雄技能相结合,催化出独一无二的战斗风格与战术。
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Meme Cards: Chaos Deck
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
Meme Cards: Chaos Deck is a meme-fueled roguelike deckbuilder where traditional Chinese culture crashes into internet absurdity. Build wild decks from meme-powered cards, defeat bizarre enemies, climb a twisted pagoda, and uncover the secrets hidden beyond the mist across repeated runs.
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Food Fight
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
Snack brawling autobattler roguelike: draft 200+ battling bites, pick from 14 classes, and fight down eight floors of a possessed kitchen. Shops, themed crates, relics, boss hazards, a debuff rank ladder · Linux + Windows Early Access.
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Mind Match
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
Not your usual Match-3. Trapped in your own imagination, match ideas to fuel abilities that upgrade every fight. Beware, Dark Ideas cloud your board and force you to rethink. Place relics that twist the rules. Face Monsters that fight back, and climb a tower built from your own creative blocks.
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Pocket Legend : Inventory Roguelike Deckbuilder
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
In Pocket Legend, a roguelike deck-builder, you control a hero transported to a world of legendary weapons. Strategically arrange items in your inventory to defeat enemies with unique attack patterns. Create powerful card combinations, and uncover the fate of the dark forces in Lumensia!
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末世信使
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
《末世信使》是一款 Roguelike 策略背包管理游戏。每一次冒险都充满未知,你将收集随机的道具,遭遇随机的事件,自由构筑专属卡组、升级能力、打造定制武器。突破重重挑战,携手伙伴,一同拯救未来的末世世界!
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Seferia Matrix
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
Roll dice, match combos, cast devastating spells. A roguelite deckbuilder where Yahtzee meets arcane magic — collect 200+ relics, engrave powerful sigils, and master three schools of sorcery.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
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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Backpack Hero
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Legends of Gems — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Legends of Gems.
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.