Single-player games like a monkey
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to a monkey, 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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Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with a monkey.
A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!
- 2
POKOR
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with a monkey.
POKOR is a story-driven roguelike tactical turn-based card RPG. Players take on the role of Heart, commanding a deck of playing card soldiers to engage in turn-based battles against enemies as they venture deeper into a vast, pale, and ever-changing palace to uncover the truth and the true self.
- 3
Sunken Stones
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with a monkey.
A turn based Puzzle-Strategy game about pirates and cursed treasure. Choose a captain, gather your crew and defeat monsters by strategically placing units on a 5x5 grid.
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Elemental Lands
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with a monkey.
Turn-based tactical card battler with roguelite upgrades. Lead your growing party of heroes to capture objectives in grid-based combat with spell draw combos. Strategically control a campaign map, gather resources & cast siege spells to push back elemental factions overwhelming your lands!
- 5
Re:Night
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with a monkey.
Re:Night is a strategy game that blends turn based tactics with roguelike deckbuilding. In each run, build your deck, plan your tactics, and experiment with countless 3-character team combinations. Journey to a mysterious town, break the endless cycle of night, and bring dawn back to the world.
- 6
Super Bullet Break
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with a monkey.
Save the world of online multiplayer games from a rogue AI in this deck-building strategy roguelite! Collect more than 160 cute and colourful Bullets as you move through maps based on iconic game genres and defeat enemies in challenging turn-based combat.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with a monkey.
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
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Deck of Souls
Single-player alternative to a monkey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with a monkey.
Roguelite deck-building meets souls-like. Break out of an infinite loop to close the hell gates, turn enemies into cards, and build your own omnipotent Deck of Souls! Rolls included.