Single-player games like Syntax:Overload
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Syntax:Overload, 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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Cyberdeck Shuffle
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Syntax:Overload.
Hack the system in this deckbuilder meets strategic shape-matching puzzle game. Swap bits to match codes, play cards to annihilate the grid and place synergistic modifiers, and chain combos to break through cyber defences and infiltrate the corporate network.
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Dungeon Raid
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Syntax:Overload.
Dungeon Raid is an adventure card roguelike. Dive deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Use everything you find to defeat enemies and kill the final boss. Good luck! And try not to die... from hunger.
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Shumo: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Syntax:Overload.
"Shumo" is a turn-based combat game with elements of roguelike and deck-building. You can experience the prologue content for free.
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Dream of Corpse Lady
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Syntax:Overload.
Cards, battle! Someone woke up the sleeping Corpse Lady... Perhaps, the world needs to pay a price for the awakening... In this game, you will play the role of the awakened Corpse Lady, try various strange construction combinations, discover powerful opponents, and then knock them all down!
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As We Descend
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Syntax:Overload.
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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Tabulo
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Syntax:Overload.
Position your pieces carefully to max out your score in this Balatro-inspired chess roguelike. Enhance your pieces, purchase powers, and win bonuses from optional challenges, but be careful - your board only has so much room.
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Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Syntax:Overload.
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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Cubic Cosmos
Single-player alternative to Syntax:Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Syntax:Overload.
Cubic Cosmos is a thrilling fast-paced roguelike card game. You have been trapped in a deadly game. One wrong move could see you reduced to a plaything of the goddess. Can you free yourself from the endless cycle and escape your fate?