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Single-player games like Heart Duels

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Heart Duels, 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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    Wyldernook — Steam game cover

    Wyldernook

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

    Build a deck around a powerful Champion and outsmart up to 3 opponents in a free multiplayer trading card game.

    2026StrategyIndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Attack on Hex Island — Steam game cover

    Attack on Hex Island

    Single-player alternative to Heart Duels — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Heart Duels.

    A cute and approachable turn-based deck builder/card battler that combines the battle systems from Tetra Master/Triple Triad and Pokémon. Collect, upgrade, and customize your party to strategically defeat your opponents and save them from the attack on Hex Island.

    2024StrategyRPGCasual4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Slimestone — Steam game cover

    Slimestone

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

    Slimestone is a coop deck building adventure cardbattler about a tiny slime in a big world. Absorb defeated enemies, gain their powers, and use them to explore hand crafted dungeons filled with traps and treasures.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Dead Star Prison — Steam game cover

    Dead Star Prison

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

    Dead Star Prison is a unique combination of Deck Building and strategy based Auto-Battling. Build you deck of prisoners and be sure to place them in the most strategic position on the battleground to conquer your enemies in either PVP mode or the single player story mode.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Discovery Of Magic — Steam game cover

    Discovery Of Magic

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

    Feel like a true wizard in this free-to-play VR strategy RPG. Weave spells with your wand, summon fantastic creatures in simultaneous turn-based duels, and socialize with classmates across school grounds. Unlock hundreds of spells and cosmetics as you progress to become a master spell weaver.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Grim Siege — Steam game cover

    Grim Siege

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

    Grim Siege is a 1v1 dark-fantasy card duel. Raise your own tower or tear down your enemy's. Six classes and a deep status system turn every turn into a puzzle of combos and counterplay. Take on the AI or other players in quick matches and ranked battles.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ariokan - create your cards, break the Meta — Steam game cover

    Ariokan - create your cards, break the Meta

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

    Ariokan is a highly interactive, strategically-deep competitive card game with a twist: you can create new cards, and use them to build crazy combos around Gods and Legends to break the Meta. No floodgates, no 10-minutes turns, no pay-to-win. You can unlock cards created by other players too!

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kings Call — Steam game cover

    Kings Call

    Single-player alternative to Heart Duels — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Heart Duels.

    Collect an array of creature and skill cards through quests, upgrades and trading, and craft your ultimate deck by choosing your favorite cards and prepare for epic battles. Dive into the exhilaration of strategic gameplay and let your inner tactician shine to outsmart your opponents!

    2023StrategyMassively MultiplayerRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →