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Single-player games like Wireworks

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Wireworks, 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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    Rogue Voltage — Steam game cover

    Rogue Voltage

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

    The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation9.91 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Smerk: Wacky Autobattles — Steam game cover

    Smerk: Wacky Autobattles

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

    A deckbuilding roguelike autobattler of chaotic combos, watching numbers go up and breaking the game.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GOAT - Gear Optimization Auto-Battle Tactics — Steam game cover

    GOAT - Gear Optimization Auto-Battle Tactics

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

    An evil goat stole all your clothes. Win them back piece by piece, auto-battle goats, create powerful gear combos, and find absurd synergies in this dress-up roguelike auto-battler.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oaks vs Orcs — Steam game cover

    Oaks vs Orcs

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

    Build a forest kingdom, bend the river through your strongest tiles, and stack broken combinations in this roguelike strategy autobattler. Adapt to the seasons, then watch your army crush waves of lumber-hungry orcs.

    2027StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spirit Links — Steam game cover

    Spirit Links

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

    Awaken elemental spirits, sculpt the land into living defenses, and stand against the cursed tide. A deep, adjacency‑driven roguelike tower defense where every placement shapes your fate.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogues & Fate — Steam game cover

    Rogues & Fate

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

    A fast-paced two-hero inventory management roguelike. Assemble your inventory and crush bizarre creatures. Break the game with thousands of insane builds to defeat the Fate King in this RPG auto battler.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Crab is Walking — Steam game cover

    The Crab is Walking

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

    From the makers of The King Is Watching comes a roguelite city builder where your capital sits atop giant creatures. Piece together your city, rain fury with your armies and crab your way across post-apocalyptic wasteland.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dragonhaul — Steam game cover

    Dragonhaul

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

    Dragonhaul is a retro roguelite autobattler where every step matters. Explore a hand-pixelled overworld, arrange powerful items in an expanding inventory and construct devastating synergies before the boss arrives, no two runs are the same.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fishlike — Steam game cover

    Fishlike

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

    High speed microgames involving fish, fishing, and fishlike activities.

    2024ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dungeons & Jewels — Steam game cover

    Dungeons & Jewels

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

    Roguelike twist on tile-matching puzzle games. Collect relics. Learn spells. Unlock new equipment. Fight bosses and monsters. Use your abilities by matching tiles, creating combos, and solving puzzles!

    2023StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →