Single-player games like Monster Slayers
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Monster Slayers, 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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Monster Train
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Roguebook
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!
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Deep Sky Derelicts
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
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Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
Now fully rebuilt and remastered, Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around them.
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
An epic deckbuilding RPG inspired by old-school classics like Ultima and D&D, using modern gaming concepts like roguelite elements and turnbased strategic combat. Lead and nurture parties of heroes. Forge bonds and discover new skills among them. Guide them to unravel the curses laid upon the lands.
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Dicey Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
Become a giant walking dice, explore dungeons and defy Lady Luck in this dice powered roguelike! Now featuring "Reunion", a free DLC with six brand-new episodes!
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Iris and the Giant
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
Iris and The Giant is a fusion of the CCG, RPG and roguelike genres. You play as Iris, who must brave her fears in her imaginary world. Dive into a melancholic and gripping adventure, filled with cute monsters and buried memories. Ready to face your inner demons?
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Reverse Crawl
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Slayers.
A dungeon crawl where YOU are the dungeon! Lead your minions in tactical turn-based combat against the pesky heroes, and unlock a variety of evil Powers. With a dynamic campaign system and a branching storyline, "Reverse Crawl" lets you experience an RPG from a whole new angle!
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Rogue AI Simulator
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
Play as a Rogue Artificial Intelligence, in the sequel to the hit Flash game "I'm an Insane Rogue AI", played more than 4 million times! Your Prime Directive is simple: design a facility & manage human Test Subjects for the Dept of Science. But be careful: they NEVER stop being suspicious of you...
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魔物讨伐团
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Slayers.
卡牌与RPG结合的无尽地牢探险之旅！最早融合Roguelike与卡牌的游戏之一。多达14种职业，真人配音+纸娃娃系统，完善的卡牌设计，各类魔物与随机事件等你体验！
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Vertical Drop Heroes HD
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Monster Slayers.
Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.
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The Magister
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Slayers.
The Magister is a murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customise your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and discover motives as you investigate the death of your predecessor and unmask the guilty culprit.
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The Magister - The First Two Days
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Slayers.
The Magister: The First Two Days gives you the chance to begin your investigation in this murder-mystery card-battler RPG. Build and customize your deck to fight in battles, or use ‘Tactical Diplomacy’ to pacify those who stand in your way. Gather clues and investigate the death of your predecessor!
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Kill A Million Rats
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Monster Slayers.
A base-building, Roguelike Action/Turn-based Strategy (RATS) game, in a forest invaded by a million Rats. As the powerful Spirit of Vengeance, you must save the adorable Villagers! Explore a randomly generated world, expand your village, and exterminate the Rats!
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Cyberpunk Inquisitor
Single-player alternative to Monster Slayers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Monster Slayers.
An immersive, randomly-generated murder mystery. A dystopian Cyberpunk world. A Megabuilding full of lies and deceit. Question witnesses, collect clues & evidence, identify the true culprit and unmask the truth!