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Single-player games like catfish

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to catfish, 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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    March of the Red Queen — Steam game cover

    March of the Red Queen

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

    March on a rival Queen. Choose who eats and who doesn’t, who sleeps and who burns the midnight oil, who keeps walking by your side and who is left behind. Then pay the consequences.

    2026StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mahjong House: Challenge All Achievements — Steam game cover

    Mahjong House: Challenge All Achievements

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

    This is a single-player Japanese Mahjong game that supports 2-player, 3-player, and 4-player battle modes~

    2025StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Klaus Veen's Bastards — Steam game cover

    Klaus Veen's Bastards

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

    Bastards is an online, fast-paced and tactical card game for 2-8 players. Take turns playing cards from low to high: 3 is the lowest, 2 the highest. Be first to get rid of your hand to become President. Finish last, and you’ll become the Bastard!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Up Cards — Steam game cover

    Up Cards

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

    UP CARDS is a light roguelike card game. In this exciting journey, you need to control the card situation, play the best combinations, stack additional effects to turn the tide, choose your permanent rewards, and reach new heights through different strategic builds.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual4.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tarot Gambit — Steam game cover

    Tarot Gambit

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

    Tarot Gambit is a 1v1 tarot duel against the Devil. Draw blindly: each Arcana brings healing or sudden death. Use relics to spy, sabotage, and turn the tables. In endless mode, bet chips each round — lose them all and you're out, or cash out anytime. A candlelit battle of memory, nerve, and bluff.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Soul Monsters: The Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen — Steam game cover

    Soul Monsters: The Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen

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

    A story-driven roguelike deckbuilder set in the war between the Machine Kingdom and the Lich Queen. Build your deck, gather relics, and battle through 75 stages to uncover the truth binding four intertwined destinies.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure5.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cardborne — Steam game cover

    Cardborne

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

    A grim single-player card roguelike where every draw decides your fate. Fight, heal, or fall to the suits that once ruled the world.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Specter: The Battle of the Mind — Steam game cover

    Specter: The Battle of the Mind

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

    Engage in strategic, memory-based combat, overcome exciting challenges, and dive into a story full of mysteries and twists!

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →