Single-player games like CypherWars
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CypherWars, 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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Neon Colony
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with CypherWars.
Neon Colony is an isometric tower defense game where you build your own road to access and harvest the resources of an alien planet. Deal with the resistance of the local population and fulfill this noble mission for your generous corporate benefactors.
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Delegatory
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with CypherWars.
A short incremental game about climbing the ranks within a dystopian retro-future corporation. Delegate tasks to your increasingly underpaid team of interns. Leverage a large branching skill tree to upgrade your team's efficiencies, and unlock unique powers.
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韭神:技能炒股
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with CypherWars.
Buy the dip, it dives. Sell the peak, it soars. Tired of being the sucker? Welcome to Leek God: Skill-Based Stock Trading—where the system itself hands you the hacks! The system is literally cheating for you. How can you not win?
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Remain At Your Desk
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with CypherWars.
Incremental hacker about faking productivity while stealing from your employer. Sell intel for credits or keep it and raise suspicion. One bad audit and you’re back to Intern.
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Cubic Currency
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with CypherWars.
Get dice, use abilities, make deals- then profit! Cubic Currency is a game all about trading dice for cash- chasing after an ever increasing rent payment week-after-week, and dealing with all the insanity the future has to offer! From aliens, to tech, to cultish corporate leaders!
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Null and Void
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with CypherWars.
Null and Void is a darkly satirical deckbuilding tower defence where even death doesn't free you from debt - your clone just inherits the bill. Only mining pays enough to survive and that means destroying entire worlds, but hey, there are always more planets.
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Dog in the Machine
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with CypherWars.
Help an AutoDog escape a dystopian mecha-city in this turn-based tactical roguelite! Trigger devastating chain reactions on interactive combat grids, draft powerful synergies by crafting your own attacks, and plan your moves stress-free using a real-time preview timeline.
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Forever Donut
Single-player alternative to CypherWars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with CypherWars.
Forever Donut, a game where you have to fight with time to survive next quarter, are you able to manage a three ways production line where your survival depends on your managing skills to handle unexpected situations, growing expectations and decision making.