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Single-player games like Onward! Autobattles

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Onward! Autobattles, 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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    Guildrun — Steam game cover

    Guildrun

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    Turn a simple team into an unstoppable force and crush waves of monsters in this PvE autobattler roguelike. No two runs feel the same as you bend heroes beyond their class roles and discover countless combinations and synergies. Seal the rifts at your own pace and uncover what tore them open.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Free of the Land — Steam game cover

    Free of the Land

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    A tactical roguelike deckbuilder of misfits and monsters. Build your deck, summon your minions, cast your spells and survive long enough to claim the land.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backpack Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Backpack Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    A unique pixel-art backpack management roguelike. Your backpack isn't just storage—it's your combat core. Item placement, adjacency, and trigger mechanics determine your survival in the dungeon. A mental challenge of spatial planning and strategy.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG3.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ploink — Steam game cover

    ploink

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    A chaotic plinko inspired roguelike with a focus on wacky items and creative setups. Design a board of random crap and fill the screen with balls and numbers. There are no bad items you just gotta figure out how to use them.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    River Devil/河牌恶魔 — Steam game cover

    River Devil/河牌恶魔

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    River Devil is a single-player Texas Hold’em roguelike about bluffing demons, managing chips, surviving boss tables, and spinning the Fate Wheel. Read opponents, take risks, push all-in at the right moment, and win with either a monster hand or a perfect lie.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Janwar — Steam game cover

    Janwar

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Onward! Autobattles.

    Janwar is a tactical auto battler in a roguelike format. Build your roster, level up your animals and find powerful synergies. Formidable enemies in themed biomes will challenge your strategy on the battle grid. A vast choice of unlockable animals, items and perks guarantee new strategies each run.

    2026StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spinny Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Spinny Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    The slot machine roguelike. Each time you hit the SPIN button monsters creep closer. KILL 'em! LOOT 'em! EAT 'em! Focus on spells or synergies between symbols. Spin to DIE or spin to SURVIVE!

    2026StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin — Steam game cover

    Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin

    Single-player alternative to Onward! Autobattles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Onward! Autobattles.

    Conquest Tactics: Realm of Sin is a dark-fantasy roguelite tactics game. Command your army and engage in turn-based battles on a hex-based board as you advance step by step to conquer a land shrouded in sin. Your choices carry weight: will you restore order… or allow eternal darkness to reign?

    2026StrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →