Single-player games like Cardmare: Descent
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cardmare: Descent, 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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Etymancy
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.
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Cave Crusade
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
Classic roguelike deckbuilder designed for quick runs. Upgrade your cards, discover powerful artifacts, and master the Wheel of Fortune to maximize your rewards.
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Crit Happens!
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
A dice-building roguelike where every turn is decided by a roll of the dice. Equip your dice with special abilities to help take on the enemies that await you! Build up your deck of tools and collect powerful relics in an attempt to push the odds in your favor and conquer this game of chance.
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Waystones
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
All the strategic depth of deckbuilding classics taken to the extreme! Manage combat on a tactical map, pursuing divine boons and avoiding the deadly spread of corruption in Waystones, a turn-based roguelike deckbuilder!
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Talespinner
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
Enter a captivating realm woven with the tapestry of Japanese mythology in Talespinner, a deck-building roguelike adventure. As the storyteller, you will guide your chosen hero through an ever-changing narrative shaped by your decisions and deck construction.
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Dicealot
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
Discover a high-stakes roguelike dice-builder where every roll is a risk, every risk is a thrill, and every thrill teeters between triumph and disaster. Set in charmingly chaotic Camelot, chance collides with strategy, mastery dances with madness, and one single roll can rewrite your fate.
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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cardmare: Descent.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
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Black Jacket
Single-player alternative to Cardmare: Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cardmare: Descent.
Gamble your way out of hell in this blackjack-inspired rogue-lite deckbuilder. Play powerful card combos or cheat to outwit your opponents and earn your freedom. Win their Soul coins! Bribe the ferryman! And uncover the story of those who stand in your way.