Single-player games like Rencounter
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rencounter, 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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Steam Marines
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.
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Templar Battleforce
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.
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Hero Generations
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
The original roguelike/4X strategy game where every turn is one year of your life. Explore, find a mate, build a home, and raise a child before you die to keep your legacy going. Praised as "the offspring of Sid Meier's Civilization, Passage, and The Legend of Zelda." IndieCade Finalist.
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NEO Scavenger
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
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Crown Trick
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!
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Dungeon Rushers
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!
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Crowntakers
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
Crowntakers combines turn-based strategy with RPG elements and takes you at the behest of the crown into a medieval fantasy world full of challenging encounters and epic adventures. With its randomly generated world, Crowntakers offers a varied gaming experience every time you set out to fight evil.
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Jupiter Hell
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Rencounter.
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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Rogue
Single-player alternative to Rencounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Rencounter.
Experience the commercial port of the game that spawned a thousand 'Rogue-likes'. Venture into the Dungeons of Doom in search of the legendary Amulet of Yendor, and hopefully escape with your life! Randomly generated dungeons await you, full of nasty monsters, insidious traps, and glittering loot.