Single-player games like It Just Works
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to It Just Works, 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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R.O.G.U.E. Waves
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
THE number one surfing roguelike deckbuilder! Fight for the best waves, build ridiculous combos, and outscore your rivals in the world’s least regulated surf tournament.
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Card Slay
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
The poker roguelike where the House fights back. Chase the flush, sweat the last discard, then slam it down and watch the damage hit: red suits strike, black suits shield. The monsters read your hand, call your ranks and cheat, so stack your ritual deck, out-cheat them, and slay your fate.
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THORNSPELL
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
Embody a magical florist by placing plants strategically in your garden, and watering them to score points. THORNSPELL is a garden-building roguelike where you will create and unleash chains of magical effects, dispelling the corruption spreading through your home.
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Random Dragons
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
A chance-based roguelike deckbuilder with silly, chaotic dragons. Spin the roulette wheel to multiply your card effects, manipulate the odds, and unleash ridiculous combos. Build a synergistic deck, outsmart RNG, and climb your way to the Boss Dragons.
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Fragment Collapse
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
Fragment Collapse is a satisfying tile matching rogue-like deck-builder where you defragment your hard drive by matching clusters of files. Discover powerful cartridges to upgrade your computer, boost your files with enhancements and build massive combos for file-busting mayhem!
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Pokermancer
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
A roguelike deckbuilder where poker hands are scored on a grid, not played from a hand. Link neighboring cards across a 4x4 grid into pairs, straights and flushes, then slide, swap and delete cards to bypass hazards that block the paths you need.
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Tic Card Toe
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
A Turn Based Strategy Roguelike with Deckbuilding elements that transforms Tic-Tac-Toe into a High-Stakes Combat Tournament!
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Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder
Single-player alternative to It Just Works — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with It Just Works.
A mini citybuilding roguelike. Place buildings, stack combos, and master deep strategy in short bursts to create a tiny thriving metropolis!