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Single-player games like Balingo

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Balingo, 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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    Politaire/Heroes — Steam game cover

    Politaire/Heroes

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

    From Politaire, Apple’s award-winning classic. A new Solitaire roguelite where heroes, poker hands, and chaos collide.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hand-me-downs — Steam game cover

    Hand-me-downs

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

    A roguelike deckbuilder where your opponents use your own cards against you. Cheat your opponents out of the most powerful cards. Collect trinkets to supercharge your score. Discover sinful synergies by corrupting your cards.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Etymancy — Steam game cover

    Etymancy

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

    Etymancy is a dark fantasy roguelike dungeon crawler where every spell is a word. Craft your pile of magic letter tiles, collect strange grimoires to grow stronger, smite enemies, and descend deeper into the Lexicon.

    StrategyIndieEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Net Raiders — Steam game cover

    Net Raiders

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

    Net Raiders is a strategic roguelike deck-building game where you play by performing Card Merge.To survive the dangers of a crumbling virtual world, merge the cards in your hand and find the best moves to defeat the enemies you face!

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Card Slay — Steam game cover

    Card Slay

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

    The poker roguelike where the House fights back. Chase the flush, sweat the last discard, then slam it down and watch the damage hit: red suits strike, black suits shield. The monsters read your hand, call your ranks and cheat, so stack your ritual deck, out-cheat them, and slay your fate.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Devil Tower Note — Steam game cover

    Devil Tower Note

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

    Instant-response Combat Card Game, Side-scrolling Card Magic Tower, a roguelike "Magic Tower" single-player game that blends "platform jumping" and "card battles"! Plan your route and encounter enemies through platform jumping, then defeat them with strategic card duels!

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ScavRail — Steam game cover

    ScavRail

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

    The definitive fox stealth extraction game. You’re a fox exploring an open-world on post-human Earth, scavenging for food and artifacts. Avoid patrolling enemies, carefully manage your loot, and safely escape with everything you’ve collected!

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Camedieo — Steam game cover

    Camedieo

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

    A score chase roguelike deckbuilder played with dice. Every hand splits in two: the dice you Cast and the ones you Outcast. The points from each are multiplied together to produce your score. Collect cameos, upgrade your deck using cups and try to break the scoreboard!

    2027StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →