Single-player games like Cycle of Cinder
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cycle of Cinder, 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 Realm: Guardian Grids
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.
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Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
A single-player roguelike deck-builder set in a fallen kingdom. Draft cards, chain elemental resonances, fight through procedural maps of battles, shrines, and bosses. Spend Ash at the Forge for permanent upgrades. Eight heroes, brutal Ascension tiers.
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Soul Card Duel
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
A deckbuilder where position and direction make combats more tactical. Flank enemies with 8 attack directions and combine cards to win in any situation. Explore procedural maps, create decks and armor to customize your hero, and forge your legend in the region's grand tournament.
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River Devil/河牌恶魔
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
River Devil is a single-player Texas Hold’em roguelike about bluffing demons, managing chips, surviving boss tables, and spinning the Fate Wheel. Read opponents, take risks, push all-in at the right moment, and win with either a monster hand or a perfect lie.
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Reminiscence of Gusuku: Card and Explore
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
Any 2 Cards Can Be Fused. Build Your Combo Engine! Survive on a small island. Every choice reshapes your destiny in this deck-building roguelite. Stranded on an island said to gather everything that drifts ashore, you explore, build your deck, and push toward its deepest reaches.
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Revive & Repeat
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
Revive & Repeat is a card-based dungeon crawler roguelike where you combine modifiers and artifacts, build insane setups, fight powerful bosses, and compete with other players on the leaderboard — every death makes you stronger.
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Alegraz
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
In this card game, you are the creator of your own deck. Alegraz is a roguelite strategy card game where you personally shape your cards in every run. Each run progresses with a deck built entirely from scratch, driven by the choices you make along the way.
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Forestygian
Single-player alternative to Cycle of Cinder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cycle of Cinder.
Tactical Roguelike Deckbuilder with ability-based combat, fueled by card synergies. Build a powerful deck to support your hero. Use abilities to wipe out hordes of enemies. Discover powerful combos within the near-endless variety of composite cards.