Single-player games like Once Upon A Card
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Once Upon A Card, 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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NOMIA
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
Coordinate two heroes in this story-rich tactics roguelike. Set up combos with your reliable Action cards, execute masterstrokes by drawing the right Gambit cards, and blast monsters off cliffs. Chase salvation with cloth and steel. Chart the path through a shattered dream.
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Become the Moon
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells where every run takes you one step closer to the moon.
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Slay the Spire 2
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
The iconic roguelike deckbuilder returns. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, and discover relics of immense power in Slay the Spire 2!
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Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Luck Beast is a Touhou Doujin Card-Strategy Game. Using cards across different seasons, join forces with duelists of unique abilities, face various opponents from all over Gensoukyo, and uncover the truth behind the Card Duel Incident!
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Gold and Graves
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
Gold and Graves is a roguelike extraction game where you bribe enemies to recruit them as allies, escape the dungeon, and bring back cards, relics, and mercenaries to your village to accumulate resources. Strengthen your deck and forces with the resources you gather and challenge deeper dungeons.
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Pluto
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
A roguelike deckbuilder where you cast elemental spells, outwit monstrous foes, and escape prison on your way to your niece’s birthday party.
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As We Descend
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
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Clutchtime™: Basketball Deckbuilder
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
Build your perfect deck and become a Champion.
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WOBBLY HEIST
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Once Upon A Card.
Take control of three capybaras infiltrating a fashion event in this stealth puzzle game. Stack under a disguise to blend in among humans, split up to solve puzzles, avoid suspicion, and steal a legendary jewel. But be careful: one wrong move could reveal what’s really under the coat!
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The Name I Wear
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Once Upon A Card.
In an ancient riad once used as the base of a spy network, retrace the events and people tied to a forgotten tragedy. Your weapon? Names. Find them, write them, become them.
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Echoes of Above
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Free To Play with Once Upon A Card.
An action game where you strike back — literally. Hit enemy projectiles mid-air, deflect their force and use the environment to survive. Master precision combat across two difficulty modes in a mythical world abandoned by the gods. Every shot fired at you is a weapon waiting to be reclaimed.
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The Light that Binds Us
Single-player alternative to Once Upon A Card — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Once Upon A Card.
Dive into The Light That Binds Us, a puzzle-adventure game where light shapes reality. Play as Yuè, a tormented soul, accompanied by her faithful protector, Yún. Cast shadows into paths, reshape the world to solve puzzles, explore breathtaking environments, and uncover the past that binds you!