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Single-player games like Abarya

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Abarya, 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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    Overwork Empire — Steam game cover

    Overwork Empire

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    Manage, defend, exploit! As the boss, use cards to build, assign staff, and force overtime for profit in this sim/tower defense/card blend. Experience overtime culture from the boss view.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Siege of Irdor — Steam game cover

    Siege of Irdor

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    Siege of Irdor is a city-builder strategy game set in dark medieval times, where fantasy and reality collide. Build by day and defend the sieges by night to survive against the armies of darkness.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cat Guardian — Steam game cover

    Cat Guardian

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    Cat Guardian is a flexible card game blending tower defense and survival. Manage resources, build, and strategize to protect the Tree of Hope from zombies. Can the cats of Meowx Planet succeed in their mission and survive? It’s up to you!

    2024StrategyIndieCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Castellan — Steam game cover

    Castellan

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    A real-time roguelite castle defense made by a solo developer. Shoot from your castle, drag soldier cards onto the field, and cast spells to hold the line. Between runs, open chests to recruit new units and spend mastery on a huge upgrade tree, then push the horde back chapter by chapter.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vespia: Shield of Aberration — Steam game cover

    Vespia: Shield of Aberration

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    A tower-defense game where you combine spells to modify the effects of your projectiles. A tower is defined by how you choose to apply modifications to it - create a shotgun wizard by combining multi-casts, create a swarm of black-holes, and absolutely break the game with your insane combinations!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie0.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phantacall Realm — Steam game cover

    Phantacall Realm

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    A unique game that fuses the “Memory card” card-matching mechanic with RPG. By flipping cards to looting treasures, and synthesizing cards. Your gift of memory may grant you fortune, but true progress comes from mastering skills, wielding relics, and relying on strategy.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Woods Of War — Steam game cover

    Woods Of War

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    Build your deck in battle to turn your tree into an impenetrable fortress against the onslaught of increasingly powerful enemies.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Virtus Arenae — Steam game cover

    Virtus Arenae

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    Virtus Arenae is a competitive PvP Deckbuilder. On a 5x5 tactical board, summon your creatures, maneuver with cunning, and cast powerful spells to bolster your troops or reshape the battlefield. Break through the enemy line and reduce their HP to 0. Every move counts.

    2027StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gachi Finder 3000 — Steam game cover

    Gachi Finder 3000

    Single-player alternative to Abarya — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abarya.

    Gachi Finder 3000 is a game about deep dark fantasies, of finding characters from Gachimuchi. The amazing journey in which you find your favorite Gachimuchi characters will leave you in a state of euphoria. How deep can you make it?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →