Single-player games like Return to ...
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Return to ..., 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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Griftlands
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
Griftlands is a deck-building roguelite where you negotiate, fight, steal or otherwise persuade others to get your way. Every decision is important, be it the jobs you take, the friends you make, or the cards you collect.
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Ash of Gods: The Way
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
Solve tactical puzzles in constantly changing battles and overcome circumstances that are NEVER in your favor. Defend your commander, win duels, capture points, experiment with your strategy to defeat a superior enemy, and make decisions that affect your story.
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Signs of the Sojourner
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
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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Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
Single-player alternative to Return to ... — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Return to ....
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.