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Single-player games like Turnbound

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Turnbound, 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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    Tiny Auto Knights — Steam game cover

    Tiny Auto Knights

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

    A chill PvP auto battler where you build your team on a 3x3 grid. Recruit and upgrade unique heroes, strategically place them on the battlefield and find the best synergies.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual7.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Toy Smash Kaboom! — Steam game cover

    Toy Smash Kaboom!

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

    Toy mayhem unleashed! Arrange, combine, and craft the wildest toy army inside your desk, then crash into chaotic cartoon brawls across the tabletop!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual11.89 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters — Steam game cover

    NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters

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

    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!

    2024StrategyRPGCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wretch: Divine Ascent — Steam game cover

    Wretch: Divine Ascent

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

    A 1v1 tactical auto battler game with elements of roguelike mechanics and backpack management in a dark medieval art style. It was inspired by Backpack Battles and developed with Unreal Engine. Create your own unique attack combos by arranging items in your backpack to connect moves.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FLASK — Steam game cover

    FLASK

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

    FLASK is a roguelike autobattler about alchemical greed on the new frontier. Build unstoppable homunculi, barter with mutated merchants, and slay hordes of monsters to harvest their valuable blood. It's time to get bloody... Bloody rich!

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    For The King — Steam game cover

    For The King

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

    For The King is a strategic RPG that blends tabletop and roguelike elements in a challenging adventure that spans the realms. Set off on a single player experience or play cooperatively both online and locally.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

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

    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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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

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

    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.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Balatro — Steam game cover

    Balatro

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

    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 →
Single-player games like Turnbound — 9 solo picks · imho.run