Single-player games like Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't, 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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Facelet
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Facelet is a roguelike deckbuilder played on a scrambled puzzle cube. Twist layers to line up colors, cash them in, and build a deck that scores a cube nobody would ever finish. Spend your winnings on Algorithms, Mods, stickers and Tools, then take the bigger cube into the next Depth.
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How Many Dudes?
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.
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Word Play
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Spell words, pick perks, score points, and survive until the end. Every round is different. How far can you make it?
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Roller Coaster Looper
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
A roguelite idle-like roller coaster sim where you draft track segments, recruit riders, and combo card upgrades between rounds, then watch the thrill scores spiral gloriously out of control. Physics optional.
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Rogue Reels
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Rogue Reels is a pirate roguelike where you build a slot machine to survive the Flying Dutchman’s toll. With over 100+ symbols and unique mechanics you can create combos to outrun a ghostly toll, and climb the global leaderboards. No real-money gambling included
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Pokermancer
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
A roguelike deckbuilder where poker hands are scored on a grid, not played from a hand. Link neighboring cards across a 4x4 grid into pairs, straights and flushes, then slide, swap and delete cards to bypass hazards that block the paths you need.
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Ledgermain
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
A roguelite deckbuilder about one thing: watching the numbers go up. Stack cards, chain jokers, and stamp your deck into an engine that snowballs from thousands into the billions.
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Kill The Nova
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Classic puzzle meets roguelike deck-building! Collect a variety of unique pieces, build powerful synergies, and unleash overwhelmingly inflated scores through explosive “multipliers.” Smash impossible numbers straight into your enemies and beat up the final boss—the developer himself!
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
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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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Scrabble
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
The fantastically fun crossword game is now specially designed for your PC or Mac. Build words using letter tiles and enjoy quick, easy-to-learn controls and fantastic features. Play solo, compete with the computer, or challenge up to three friends in a Hot Seat challenge. Choose from a variety of game styles.
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Inscryption
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
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Wordle
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Wordle is a fun word puzzle game where you guess a hidden word within a few tries. Each guess gives clues about letter placement. Enjoy daily challenges, sharpen your skills, and track your progress in this simple and engaging game.
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Balatro
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
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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Poker Night at the Inventory (2010 Original Version)
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
Prepare for a different kind of poker night in a very different kind of club and play against familiar faces!
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Nubby's Number Factory
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
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WAVER: A Typing Adventure
Single-player alternative to Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't.
WAVER is the world's greatest typing adventure game. Control a passionate crowd of 26 characters as they follow their favourite sports team around the world. Love your keyboard.