Single-player games like Cthulhu Realms
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cthulhu Realms, 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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Star Realms
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today (note: base set is required to play online) to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, and 2 Dice Tower awards!
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Elder Sign: Omens
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
Elder Sign: Omens is a digital version of the popular board game by Fantasy Flight Games. Build a team of unique investigators and fight to keep an all-powerful Ancient One from invading our world! Explore museums, oceans, deserts and more for the arcane Elder Signs that will help seal the Ancient One away.
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Hero Realms
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
From the makers of the award-winning Star Realms Deckbuilding Game ®, Hero Realms combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat.
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Ascension: Deckbuilding Game
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
Ascension: Deckbuilding Game is now available for your PC and Mac, complete with 9 full expansion decks! Play alone or with friends to battle against the Fallen One for honor and victory. Conceived and designed by Justin Gary, Ascension will provide hours of engaging and strategic game play for enthusiasts and experienced gamers alike.
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Cards of Cthulhu
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
CARDS OF CTHULHU is the Roguelike Card RPG full of madness. Experience the unique combination of strategic deck-building with fast-paced combat and face-off parody monsters from horror B movies.
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Sentinels of the Multiverse
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
You've never played a comic book like this! Control a team of heroes battling evil villains across dynamic environments. Play out epic comic book battles come to life in this exciting adaptation of the hit card game.
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Mansions of Madness
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
A companion app for the Mansions of Madness Second Edition board game from Fantasy Flight Games. Mansions of Madness is a cooperative game of mystery and investigation inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. During each game, one to five players explore a location to unravel a mystery.
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KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Single-player alternative to Cthulhu Realms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Cthulhu Realms.
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.