Single-player games like Catalyst Core
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Catalyst Core, 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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Crownbreakers
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
Tyrants keep the magical city of Cascade in a chokehold. They grow fat by grinding everyone else's soul into profit. ✊ENOUGH! Crash into their districts and build your deck as you push forward. Use your champions and cards to pummel some demonic billionaires in this turn-based card-game brawler.
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Bibidi Bibidi!
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
Bibidi Bibidi! is a whimsical deckbuilder where your wizard shouts whatever spell you conjure up. Every card has 3 components that you combine in your spellbook for unique effects. Mix and match incantations like sim-sala-bim and abra-kadabra to zap your way through a dungeon filled with monsters.
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Dungeon Raid
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
Dungeon Raid is an adventure card roguelike. Dive deeper and deeper into the dungeon. Use everything you find to defeat enemies and kill the final boss. Good luck! And try not to die... from hunger.
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Gambition
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
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SlotsNStocks
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
Rig the market in this deckbuilding slot machine roguelike. Draft hundreds of bearish and bullish symbols into your trading machine, collect powerful relics, and manipulate the odds to hit grueling weekly margin calls and avoid going bust.
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As We Descend
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
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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Become the Moon
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
Become the Moon is a challenging, deckbuilding auto battler. Choose from 10 unique characters, each with their own distinct playstyles. Assemble a team of powerful minions & cast cosmic spells where every run takes you one step closer to the moon.
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Dice A Million
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Catalyst Core.
Have you ever tried to roll 1,000,000 on a set of dice? No? Build the right bag of die, and you might just pull it off.
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Risen Blade
Single-player alternative to Catalyst Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Catalyst Core.
Smash the Dudes. Risen Blade is a fast-paced hack and slash roguelike where you chain brutal combos, carve through endless enemies, and forge powerful builds across unique classes.