Single-player games like Cardaver
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cardaver, 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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Red Rocket Defencism
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Cardaver.
You, a military officer from our great autocratic motherland, must protect our precious rockets from the evil capitalist enemy in this revolutionary base building strategy game. Bribe! Surveil! Purge! Imbibe! The end justifies the means when you have to protect our invaluable rockets!
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TowerKeep - Tower Defense
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cardaver.
In a living land of magic and monsters, the world itself is your greatest weapon. Gather from the land, build your defenses, and hold back the horde. A tower defense where no two lands are ever the same.
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Rogue Reigns
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cardaver.
Rogue Reigns is a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder about trust and sacrifice. Lead selfish antiheroes through a world where death is no more, and something still hunts them. Build synergies that bind them or rivalries that break them. Nobody dies, some are sacrificed, but everybody is condemned.
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HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cardaver.
HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia is a tactical tower defense with roguelike structure. Build your flying fortress, upgrade your ship, and combine powerful boosts. Every battle is unique. Uncover the mystery of the fallen captain.
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Project Zarya
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Project Zarya is an open-world adventure set in post-apocalyptic Russia, where every day is a fight for survival. Explore, gather resources, build shelters, craft equipment, and battle the infected alone or with friends.
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Miguel
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Cardaver.
Help Miguel defend the forest from a mysterious invasion! Use magical mushroom cards to fight back, each with unique art and effects. Build your deck, discover powerful combos, and unlock new cards every run. Fail, get stronger, and try again. Let your mushrooms spread!
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Rogue Wheels
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cardaver.
Rogue Wheels is a turn based roguelike deckbuilder where your car is your character and timing driven combat defines every run. Build fun and crazy decks!
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Germ Swarm: Evolution & Mutation
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cardaver.
Fight ever-mutating bacteria and viruses, collect gene modules from fallen pathogens, evolve and strengthen your immune system, unlock a variety of medical interventions, and create powerful synergistic builds to survive an ever-escalating infection.
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Picayune Dreams
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cardaver.
Picayune Dreams is a roguelike blend of bullet heaven horde survival, and bullet hell gameplay. Adrift across the endless void, you must fend off thousands of nightmarish and otherwordly creatures. Uncover a mysterious and surreal story. And don't forget. You mu [TRANSMISSION INTERRUPTED...]
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Olive's Art-Venture
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cardaver.
Olive's Art-Venture is a spell-slinging arena and mobbing game. Use the paper on the right side of the screen to draw shapes which then cast spells, damaging enemies and protecting you.
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Underlevel
Single-player alternative to Cardaver — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cardaver.
In Underlevel, you play as hordes of skeletal minions working to stop a hero from raiding the dungeon to level up and kill your boss. And as skeletons, you REALLY can't afford to lose the dental plan they provide!