Single-player games like Pemkie Island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pemkie Island, 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 Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
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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Craftaway: Tactics
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
Fight, Strategize, and Power up in this tactical roguelite with progression, equipment, card crafting, and campaigns! DEMO COMING SOON!
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Dicebinder
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
A dark fantasy roguelite card battler where you roll your action points and bind the monsters you fight. Piece together each turn from your dice, adapt to rule-bending encounters, and reshape your party as you climb.
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Cards of the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Pemkie Island.
Cards of the Abyss is a roguelike deckbuilder where movement is your only defense. Move on a grid, dodge enemy attacks, trigger countless chain-reactions and unleash overpowered card combos as you dive deeper into the Abyss.
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Dragon Eclipse ARENA
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
Dragon Eclipse ARENA is an auto-battler deckbuilder that combines clever 3x3 grid positioning, tactical combat, and powerful synergies. For each run, draft a new starting deck and choose a unique Tamer. Use Blessings to get mighty permanent buffs, evolve Mystlings, and achieve victory!
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FULL BET - FIGHTING CASINO -
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
FULL BET – FIGHTING CASINO – is a turn-based 1v1 game blending card battles, gambling, and fighting-game strategy. Choose a card and BET your limited chips—only the player who bets more can act. Read your rival, bluff, and hide Counters as you lead unique fighters to the top of Casino Tower!
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Deckmon
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
Deckmon is a card-based strategy roguelite game inspired by blackjack. As a Deckmon trainer, you command your three Deckmon in battles against other Deckmon, challenge the 5 major league gyms, and ultimately defeat the league champion to become the ultimate Deckmon Master!
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Kingdom of Ashes - Fallen Era
Single-player alternative to Pemkie Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pemkie Island.
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.