Single-player games like Dog in the Machine
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dog in the Machine, 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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Zoominoes
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Build the ultimate Zoo in this number-go-up roguelike deckbuilder. Find powerful mythical animals, boost them with snacks, and even manipulate the board itself. Break the game by scoring millions (and more) with insane combos.
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Cyber Tile
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Cyber Tile is a turn-based strategy game, mixing rogue-like gameplay with building your deck. Time your moves right, upgrade your skills, and combine them to prepare for challenging encounters with various enemies and the final boss!
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Match! The 12 CZ Wars
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
"Match! The 12 CZ Wars" is a roguelike strategy game blending match-3 and buff-building. Partner with 12 Zodiac Maidens to repel ancient primordial beasts. Navigate random events, battles, and upgrades. Carefully choose paths, manage resources, and empower your Maidens to secure victory.
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Coinborne
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Coinborne is a unique Coinbuilder auto-battler. Here, everything is a coin. Clutch the chips of destiny as you traverse a crumbling wasteland. Collect, mint, and throw—amidst the clinking metal, will you tame the chaos with logic, or gamble everything on the brink of madness?
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Husk Protocol
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
ATTENTION! HUSK PROTOCOL INITIATED! Prepare to engage in a challenging deck-driven mecha game. Synergise between powerful Husks, utilise a dynamic deck and avoid detection from the city’s mainframe as you infiltrate the machine-driven brutopolis of Aeterna.
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Dice Sorcerer
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Dog in the Machine.
Your dice are your deck and your weapons in this turn-based roguelike deckbuilder: throw them to bounce between enemies, generate abilities, and unleash devastating synergies in this fantasy world, where you must defeat monsters on your journey to the Demon King's castle.
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Ramen://protocol
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Can a bowl change your fate? 🍜🃏 Ramen://protocol — a cyberpunk ramen roguelite deckbuilder. Earn money to upgrade your skills and toppings, and serve even more powerful bowls of ramen. An immersive yet casual strategic card game experience. Scalding steam tears through the Neo-Tokyo night.
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Last Bullet
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Build the Ultimate Gun by creating a chain of super powerful bullets! Discover game-breaking combos with over 100+ bullets and trinkets and master infinite synergies in this highly replayable strategic shooter!
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Post Human W.A.R
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Post Human W.A.R is a turn-based tactical strategy game, set in an absurd post-apocalyptic world. At the dawn of our third millennium, mankind went extinct. Mutated animals, household robots converted for warfare, and monkeys in tracksuits battle it out to decide the fate of the human heritage!