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Single-player games like Deep Rise

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deep Rise, 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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    Ironwake — Steam game cover

    Ironwake

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

    A gothic turn-based roguelite with a deep customization system via equipment, ability trees, and pet development. Become a keeper of the Ironwake gates. it. Raise a creature from an egg to adulthood. Descend ever-shifting dungeons for legendary loot. Grow your relationships with the town and ascend.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Salt and Soil: A Frontier Family Sim — Steam game cover

    Salt and Soil: A Frontier Family Sim

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Deep Rise.

    A minimalist roguelite colony sim about one family on the American frontier, 1609–1900. Build a homestead, survive the lean years, and pass the ranch down through the generations — every year ends with a family council shaped by what really happened.

    2026StrategySimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Edroseph's Tower — Steam game cover

    Edroseph's Tower

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

    A dark fantasy turn-based roguelike RPG with 25 classes and deep buildcraft. Climb the tower solo or in online co-op for up to 4 players, combine talents and equipment, and adapt your party to every run.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Edge Islands — Steam game cover

    Edge Islands

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

    Discover a unique blend of Colony Sim and Tactical RPG. Recruit and train your heroes, build your outpost, explore dungeons and engage in turn-based strategic battles to protect and expand your domain. Shape your stories by managing moods, relationships, ambitions and more!

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation12.59 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BioKept — Steam game cover

    BioKept

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

    Conquer dungeons and hoard epic loot in this auto battler adventure! Command 72+ beasts, master strategic combat, and claim your throne in the loot-filled depths. Are you ready to reign supreme?

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Thea — Steam game cover

    Project Thea

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Deep Rise.

    Wake to a brutal world bent on destroying your colony. Rebuild, Explore the Wastelands, and Gather scarce resources. Will you strike a deal with the ruthless Baba Yaga - or hack a rogue Cyber-Rat to turn it into an ally? A dark strategy-survival RPG with card-based tactical combat.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville — Steam game cover

    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

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

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METRO QUESTER | OSAKA — Steam game cover

    METRO QUESTER | OSAKA

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

    METRO QUESTER | OSAKA is a dungeon exploration RPG based in a post-apocalyptic futuristic world created by the manga artist Kazushi Hagiwara, with a deep game system designed by Hironori Kato that offers the excitement and surprises reminiscent of 1980s computer games through hack and slash.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →