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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CUEQUENCE
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
CUEQUENCE is a single-player roguelite billiards card battler set in Q-LAND. Aim with precision, build your deck, unlock powerful cues, and use magical cards to control the table.
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NeoRunners
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
NeoRunners is a cyberpunk roguelite deckbuilder where you mod cards, collect relics, and chain Burn, Volt, and Flow reactions into broken combo engines. Read enemy intents, survive tactical turn-based fights, and push deeper into a neon city that wants you dead.
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Alethra
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
A roguelike dice-battler where you build a dice pool, chain deadly combos, and roll devastating attacks to drain your opponent. Draft rare dice, collect powerful poker chips, and strategize every roll.
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Borrow or Rob
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
A 1990s-analog sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder built on time inversion. Fight the battle with enemies rewinding the time backward — then you can rewind the time, fight in time inverted environment. Get hints while the first encouter, and revenge them with your own strategy.
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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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Cybrogue
Single-player alternative to Dog in the Machine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dog in the Machine.
Cybrogue is a Deck Building Roguelike where moment to moment gameplay is chess-like focused on calculations ahead.
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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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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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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!