Single-player games like Battle-Index
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Battle-Index, 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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ON&OFF
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Battle-Index.
ON&OFF is a turn-based strategy game where you manipulate pieces on a grid to trigger explosive chain reactions. Toggle pieces ON to attack, defend, and heal. Read the enemy's telegraphed intents, unleash powerful skills, and master the board to survive!
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Card Warrior
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Battle-Index.
Card Warrior is a wuxia roguelike card game combining martial arts and card mechanics. Play cards to strike, parry, counterattack, and strike relentlessly when you spot enemies’ flaws. Walk the path of a worrior. What kind of hero will you be?
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Berserk Heroes Online
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Battle-Index.
Welcome to Laar, the world of epic battles and true heroes. Take part in thrilling fights, devise cunning strategies, and make your own invincible deck out of 350+ cards available. Become a great warlord in the digital version of the iconic card-collecting tabletop game Berserk Heroes.
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Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Battle-Index.
A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!
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Culdcept The First
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Battle-Index.
The pinnacle of board game and card game fusion is back.
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Checkmate: The Red General’s Last Move
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Battle-Index.
Checkmate is a turn-based Xiangqi roguelite where a lone red general carries a cannon into a 9×10 battlefield. Move to reload, fire risky snap shots, aim for precision, and use enemy pieces as firing screens. Each upgrade also strengthens the opposing army.
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Crown of Petals
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Battle-Index.
A unique fusion of deckbuilding and grand strategy! Command 6 distinct races across procedurally generated lands. Construct tactical fortresses, draft powerful cards, and outmaneuver rival nations through dynamic diplomacy or brutal warfare to claim the Crown!
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Vortex
Single-player alternative to Battle-Index — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Battle-Index.
You just wanted to play a relaxing game of Sudoku, right? Too bad your PC just got infected. VORTEX is a chaotic deck-building roguelike where malware rewrites the rules of the classic puzzle. Build your deck, adapt to the mutating viruses, and survive the digital chaos!