Single-player games like Ink & Lore
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ink & Lore, 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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Craftaway: Tactics
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
Fight, Strategize, and Power up in this tactical roguelite with progression, equipment, card crafting, and campaigns! DEMO COMING SOON!
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Glitch Hunter: L-Virus Outbreak
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
Glitch Hunter: L-Virus Outbreak is a roguelike deckbuilder set inside a corrupted simulation. The mysterious L-Virus has infected the game world, breaking its data and turning everything into distorted low-poly fragments. Monsters, environments, and even the rules of reality have been rewritten.
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Omen of the Godless
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
A first-person roguelike deckbuilder where you build elemental decks, battle through branching node maps, unlock permanent cards, and strategically choose your path as each victory increases the difficulty of remaining challenges.
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Ink & Void
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
A storybook tower defense where stationery knights fight the Void. Deploy pencil swordsmen, fountain pen mages, and eraser monks across four chapters. Evolve units via class changes and build your deck with cards earned each stage. Languages: Japanese / English / Chinese
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Myriad Gambit
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
Myriad Gambit is a mythic Chinese auto battler. Pick a hero, recruit across 8 shifting tribes, and master a 7-slot formation against 7 AI rivals. Upgrade units into golden True Forms, cast spells, and adapt builds to conquer multi-phase Hell boss trials.
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Cursed Labyrinth Redux
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
Incomparable deck building new type hack & slash card battle game is reborn! ■New Type Hack & Slash Card Battle with Curse Magic ■Simple to play ■Create Your Own Strategy by Deck Building ■Freely Grow Skill System and Release Job Skill ■Dungeon with Unique Enemies
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Song's Fantasy
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
This Chinese martial arts sandbox game blends character growth, adventure, survival, and building. It offers varied regions, towns, factions, engaging NPC interactions, and branching narratives. The combat system is novel, focusing on troop arrangement and skill cards, with replayable talent points.
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Montabi
Single-player alternative to Ink & Lore — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ink & Lore.
Tame, collect, fight! Assemble an unstoppable team of unique Montabi in this Creature-Collector Roguelike Deckbuilder. Master their awesome abilities, synergize their strategic strengths and save the city in tactical turn-based combat!