Single-player games like Emberline
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Emberline, 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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Cardstronaut
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
A unique spin on the deckbuilding genre, where you must play cards and use strategy and tactics to activate ceiling mounted flame throwers to defeat the aliens and find out the truth
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Train of Thought
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
Train of thought is a roguelike deck builder set in post-apocalypse London. Your goal: escape
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Tavrik
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
Tavrik is a hex-grid roguelite deckbuilder where every card reshapes the map. Build roads and bridges across a dangerous medieval world, then reach the exit before your energy runs out—with a friendly cat at your side.
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Hell Deck
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
Collect units and build powerful synergies on a restricted grid in Hell Deck, a dark roguelike deckbuilder defense game. Construct your own bizarre, twisted ecosystem through a brutal cycle of predation and sacrifice, and defend hell from the holy swarm
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Pelican Empyrean
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
A roguelike cooking card game about collecting magic artefacts to amplify your culinary powers! Share the magic of abundance by cooking delicious meals for all who come to Pelican's kitchen. Food is love!
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I AM NIGHT
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
A folk horror roguelike deckbuilder where you tear apart and scrap together cards to face monsters, unravel mysteries, and survive a world forged in fear. Set out on a brave, twisted adventure of self-discovery.
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Zoominoes
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Emberline.
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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Veilwalkers
Single-player alternative to Emberline — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Veilwalkers is a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder where every card you play builds momentum. Strategically manage your deck, master turn-based combat, and battle through cursed forests filled with twisted enemies and eldritch secrets.