Single-player games like Trip to the Core
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Trip to the Core, 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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Card Slay
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trip to the Core.
The poker roguelike where the House fights back. Chase the flush, sweat the last discard, then slam it down and watch the damage hit: red suits strike, black suits shield. The monsters read your hand, call your ranks and cheat, so stack your ritual deck, out-cheat them, and slay your fate.
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Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trip to the Core.
A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!
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Against All Skies
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trip to the Core.
Uncover the true cost of power in this party-based RPG deckbuilder with roguelite storytelling. Navigate treacherous sky islands, build unique decks for a crew of unlikely heroes and breach the storm to deliver revolution to the skies.
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Random Dragons
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trip to the Core.
A chance-based roguelike deckbuilder with silly, chaotic dragons. Spin the roulette wheel to multiply your card effects, manipulate the odds, and unleash ridiculous combos. Build a synergistic deck, outsmart RNG, and climb your way to the Boss Dragons.
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THORNSPELL
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trip to the Core.
Embody a magical florist by placing plants strategically in your garden, and watering them to score points. THORNSPELL is a garden-building roguelike where you will create and unleash chains of magical effects, dispelling the corruption spreading through your home.
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Camedieo
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Trip to the Core.
A score chase roguelike deckbuilder played with dice. Every hand splits in two: the dice you Cast and the ones you Outcast. The points from each are multiplied together to produce your score. Collect cameos, upgrade your deck using cups and try to break the scoreboard!
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Crown Control
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Trip to the Core.
RPG Roguelike Deckbuilder: play solo or in online co-op with up to 4 players. Choose your character, level up your class, collect and play cards to attack, defend, heal, summon allies, place traps, and alter the terrain in turn-based isometric battles to overthrow a tyrant king.
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Dream Team Supreme
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Trip to the Core.
“Lock In” and put an end to the invasion in this co-op, kaiju boss-rush deckbuilder! Two heroic scientists must pilot the cartridge-powered robot Super Supreme and combine their distinct decks to create strategic combinations and defeat giant threats!
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CHOMP CHOMP Carnage
Single-player alternative to Trip to the Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Eat everything. Grow big. The ocean's never looked this cozy and deadly at the same time. A fish-eat-fish arcade chomper where every creature is crafted from wool. Devour your way up the food chain in CHOMP CHOMP Carnage.