Single-player games like Ascension VR
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Ascension VR, 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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Vestiges: Fallen Tribes
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
Dive into a gripping strategy adventure set in a dystopian world. Lead your tribe to victory, deploy animated units, and conquer tactical challenges in this immersive (PC & PCVR) turn by turn board game.
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Cards & Tankards
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
Grab a drink, invite your friends and ready your deck! Cards & Tankards is the first social collectible card game available for both PC and VR.
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Tabletop Simulator
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
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Tabletop Playground
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
The modern digital tabletop game for fans and creators! Featuring deep customization and choice, enjoy more immersive tabletop sessions with friends than ever before. Build new rule sets for traditional games, play custom-made games by the community or create your own and share them with the world.
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Duelyst
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
The depth of CCG meets the strategy of tabletop gaming in Duelyst! Every choice matters, from your General and deck to positioning on the 9x5 battleboard. Competitive head-to-head turn-based battles at its best!
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Gordian Quest
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
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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Concrete Jungle
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
A city planning deck-building game. Place buildings using cards in your deck and earn new ones as you progress! A genre-blending game packed with cool ideas that swaps micro-management for a more puzzle-like approach to city planning.
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Children of Zodiarcs
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.
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Race for the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ascension VR.
Explore, Settle, Develop, Trade, Consume, or Produce? Which do you need most? Which of Earth's former colonies will be most successful at settling the galaxy, now that JumpDrive exists? Who will discover the secrets of the mysteriously vanished Alien Overlords? Your goal: to build the most prosperous and powerful space empire!
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Shards of Infinity
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ascension VR.
Shards of Infinity is the follow-up to the award winning deckbuilding game, Ascension. Build your armies by recruiting allies and champions from four unique factions. Launch surprise attacks on your foes by instantly deploying mercenaries. Unlock limitless power by mastering the Shard of Infinity.
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Roll for the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ascension VR.
Roll for the Galaxy is a dice game of building space empires for 2-5 players. Your dice represent your populace, whom you direct to develop new technologies, settle worlds, and ship goods. The player who best manages their workers and builds the most prosperous empire wins!
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Bazaar
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ascension VR.
Fly on a magic carpet through the mystical land of Bazaar, collecting exotic trinkets for your journey! Beware dart traps, sea cobras, and hungry crocs that lurk around corners. Vandal monkeys have stolen relics from the guardian of the labyrinth - will you recover them in time or be trapped forever?
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Dominion
Single-player alternative to Ascension VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ascension VR.
Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winning boardgame beloved by millions around the world. Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. This is the officially licensed implementation.