Single-player games like I Never Late for Work
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to I Never Late for Work, 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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深渊书简
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
深渊之书是一款克苏鲁风格的多人组队冒险类卡牌构筑Rouguelike游戏。每个角色除自身卡牌构筑外，还可以通过游戏特有的深渊“书简”和“追忆”形成技能连携、给予敌人额外伤害。玩家将组织一支自杀探险小队，接受女伯爵委托，前往神秘的深渊群岛去探寻疯狂黑公爵的秘密。
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CharmEdge Deck
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
A laid-back casual roguelike-DBG game! As a genius mage-swordsman apprentice, build your magic deck, wield Enchantments and Skills, and teach that snarky young mentor a lesson!
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BROODHOUSE
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with I Never Late for Work.
Your deck is alive and it breeds. A creature card hits for its whole strain's population, so your power sits in the cards you never draw. Push past carrying capacity and the overflow turns feral in your hands. A roguelike deckbuilder about a colony that grows faster than you can hold it.
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Hiss or Miss
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
Hiss or Miss is a poker-inspired deckbuilding roguelike where you play as a hissing cat. Build upRage, collect talents, enchantments, forge unique builds, and unleash powerful Hiss attacks against unique enemies. Every choice shapes your journey, and every Hiss can turn the tide of battle.
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Thirteen: Risk & Rogue
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
Thirteen: Risk & Rogue is a card battle game that blends roguelike survival with the strategy of the Chinese poker game Thirteen Cards. With a limited stack of chips, you must fight your way through multiple stages — each one a true battle of wits. Survive, and victory is yours.
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13 Playing Cards Of Demon
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
Roguelike meets poker in 13 playing cards of demon— a deckbuilder that chases perfection. Learn skills, master the Texas Hold'em rules and 13‑card rules, choose cards wisely, hunt epic loot, awaken demonic might. Crush the Demon Arena's fiends — or should we call it the Demon Training Grounds?
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Syntax:Overload
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
Compile. Execute. Overload. A strategic roguelite where Syntax is Everything. Drag & drop modules to optimize your execution queue, install .EXE software to break the rules, and face off against legendary viruses like ILOVEYOU and WannaCry. Can you crash the system and escape?
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雀神 Sparrow God
Single-player alternative to I Never Late for Work — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with I Never Late for Work.
The world’s first mahjong roguelike featuring dual builds of "waiting tiles x dice". The only mahjong roguelike that lets you roll the dice with your own hands and fight against fate.