Single-player games like SAMPO
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SAMPO, 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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Into the Crypt
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with SAMPO.
Immerse yourself in solo or co-op first-person deckbuilding where cards are your only weapon. Build complex synergies and use cards to physically unlock doors, chests, and interact with the environment while fighting to survive the crypt's powerful and strange enemies.
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Bibidi Bibidi!
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
Bibidi Bibidi! is a whimsical deckbuilder where your wizard shouts whatever spell you conjure up. Every card has 3 components that you combine in your spellbook for unique effects. Mix and match incantations like sim-sala-bim and abra-kadabra to zap your way through a dungeon filled with monsters.
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Heatspire
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
Build devastating chains in this satisfying Connect-Four roguelike. Battle drunk ogres and loud knights, stack run-defining charms, drink powerful brews, and push your luck for explosive combos.
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Shanhai Exorcist: Yin-Yang Chronicles
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
One card, two fates. Flip between Yin and Yang faces to change both cost and effect, read enemy intents, and turn defense, setup, and burst into one decisive sequence. Build around Sword, Five Phases, Summoning, or Karma in a Chinese-mythology roguelike deckbuilder.
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Folklore War Game
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
The folklore war. Build a deck, pick a folklore, and settle the fights the legends never had. A roguelike deckbuilder about dying, rebuilding, and one more run.
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Ludaro
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
Ludaro is a turn-based Roguelite where the board is your battlefield. Strategically traverse ever-changing board with a unique dice system, outsmart deadly rivals, forge powerful Spirit Card combos, and bend fate as you uncover the secrets of a mysterious world and battle toward fearsome enemies.
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Souls on the Line
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with SAMPO.
Summon and command mystical Souls in order to thwart the plans of a kingdom obsessed with dark magic in this tactical roguelike deckbuilder.
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Soulsworn
Single-player alternative to SAMPO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with SAMPO.
A Yu-Gi-Oh!-inspired roguelike where you fuse any two monsters and create your own custom cards. No mana, no restrictions: combo off, break boards, and OTK your way out of hell.