Single-player games like PROJECT ZIRCON
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to PROJECT ZIRCON, 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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Hexoria
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
Harness the power of magical cards and become a master strategist in Hexoria, a turn-based roguelike deckbuilder game. Explore a dangerous world, build and expand your village, gather resources, and use your cards to gain obedience. Survive the unknown and lead your cult to glory!
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Archon Soul
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
Archon Soul is a 2D roguelike dice-builder where you create powerful dice using swappable faces, runes, and bodies with unique effects. Draft spells, craft powerful synergies, defeat challenging enemies, and conquer the Archon's palace.
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Brawl To The West
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
"Join this hilarious auto-battler! Equip gear, grow fruit trees, and tame monsters to build your team. Choose unique characters or battle others in ranked mode—every run is fresh! Weaklings perish; victors take all. Will you go the farthest? Dive in now!"
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Rentlord
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
Rentlord is a combo-making roguelike real estate game where you buy properties, manage your income, and overcome unique weekly challenges. Strategic property upgrades and plugins with high combo potential, each run offers new opportunities to maximize rent, while avoiding taxes!
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As We Descend
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?
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Super Fantasy Kingdom
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!
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Cardboard Town
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
Cardboard Town is a city-building card game. Manage your resources, obtain upgrades, draw your cards and thrive! Random events, quest cards, and game modes make each run different.
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He is Coming
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
Deep in the forgotten corners of the world, a dark force stirs – the Demon King rises once more. Sharpen your wits, seek out powerful artifacts, and stand firm in the face of the apocalypse in this roguelite RPG auto battler.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?
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METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
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METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the origin story of Naked Snake and his mentor The Boss and the fifth title in the METAL GEAR series.
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METAL GEAR SURVIVE
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with PROJECT ZIRCON.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
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METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The first 3D title in the METAL GEAR series pioneering a new level of stealth action with live action footage, cinematic cut scenes, and innovative gameplay.
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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The fourth game in the METAL GEAR series: set over two incidents in 2007 and 2009, featuring Solid Snake and Raiden, introducing new stealth gameplay features.
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Castlevania Dominus Collection
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ZIRCON — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!