Single-player games like Hieroglyphika
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Hieroglyphika, 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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Quest of Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Quest of Dungeons is a turn based dungeon crawler game featuring a good old 16-bit retro artistic look. By playing as either a Warrior, Wizard, Assassin or Shaman you have to traverse dungeons, defeat enemies and loot everything you can in order to survive.
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Crown Trick
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
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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Shattered Planet
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Explore a dangerous planet that's different every time and try to survive! The Galactic Union's job for you is clear: research the alien wildlife -- for science! However, researching may include lasers, explosions, hungry aliens, space sushi, and other similarly delicious-or-terrifying hazards.
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Darkest Dungeon®
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
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Dungeons of Dredmor
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Test your luck and cunning in this exciting RPG as you craft, cast, and pillage your way through Lord Dredmor's Dungeons.
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Desktop Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Each step into the unknown heals you and reveals new obstacles as you guide fresh heros to glorious retirement or ignominious death. Master tactical spells, appease ancient gods and get rich through taxidermy in this award-winning quick-play puzzle-roguelike.
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Rogue Empire: Dungeon Crawler RPG
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Explore randomly generated content and experience the thrill of a classic tactical turn-based rogue-like RPG! Choose from a diverse cast of characters, each with their own unique abilities and strengths. Get ready for an unforgettable journey of strategy, skill, and discovery.
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Caves of Qud
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
Inhabit a deeply-simulated science fantasy world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Build a character from over a hundred mutations and cybernetics. The award-winning sandbox roguelike & RPG full of robots, deep lore, and sentient plants.
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Spelunky
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
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868-HACK
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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Legend of Zero
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Hieroglyphika.
This is the next installment of Legend of Cina, it's a bit more simple and hopefully you will like it.
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The Cat Games
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Do you like cats? Then this is the purrfect game for you!
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Voodoo Garden
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to the Voodoo Garden! You're owner of a little hut in a bustling swamp. With the help of little spirits you can earn powers and gold by producing various voodoo supplies.
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Puzzle Dating
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hello! I'm a matchmaking game.
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Mermaid Colony
Single-player alternative to Hieroglyphika — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hieroglyphika.
Mermaid Colony is an atmospheric survival strategy game. You're granted godlike powers to guide the mermaids in a battle between light and darkness.