Single-player games like MISFORTUNATE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to MISFORTUNATE, 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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Wingspan
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
Wingspan is a relaxing, award-winning strategy card game about birds for 1 to 5 players. Each bird you play extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your three habitats. Your goal is to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves.
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StarVaders
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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Gremlins, Inc.
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.
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Faeria
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
With its unique living board, Faeria is also the only card game where you can gain all 300 cards in less than 50 hours.
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Armello
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
Armello is a grim fairy-tale board game come to life, with every match combining deep, tactical card play, rich tabletop strategy and RPG elements. Leverage subterfuge, spells and careful strategy to wrangle control of the game's chaotic odds as you quest for the throne.
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Nowhere Prophet
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
Prepare your decks and go on a pilgrimage through the wasteland! Nowhere Prophet is a unique single-player card game. Travel across randomly generated maps and lead your followers in deep tactical combat. Discover new cards and build your deck as you explore this strange, broken world.
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Duelyst
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
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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Trials of Fire
Single-player alternative to MISFORTUNATE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with MISFORTUNATE.
A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!