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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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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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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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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Stickerino
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.
Slap stickers onto your cards and beat the score counter with astronomical multipliers in this roguelite deckbuilder! Collect snacks and Monstraks game-changers, flex your style, and crush Sticker Wizard's challenges!
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FROGGLE
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.
Froggy roguelite (Froguelite!) dungeon crawler - choose, upgrade, and combo powerful sigils. Then break the game! Inspired by Balatro, Slay the Spire, and Inscryption. Adorable 2D graphics made by humans | Original funky froggy beats | Strategic & Unique turn-based combat | Really fun, I promise!
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rook
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.
rook is a chess deckbuilding roguelike. cover your board in stickers and stack spare tiles to supercharge the cascading chaos and watch your scores go exponential, maybe then you might just survive the gauntlet.
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难蚌尖塔
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.
《难蚌尖塔》是一款类《杀戮尖塔》的肉鸽卡牌构筑游戏。在这诡异且荒诞的塔中，互联网君子六艺、以及各种名场面都变成了蕴含强大力量的卡牌，你将构建卡组、击败敌人，在不断轮回的冒险中逐步揭开迷雾后的秘密。
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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.