Single-player games like Emberglade
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Emberglade, 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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Crystal Core
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberglade.
Crystal Core is a first-person roguelike deckbuilder where every card becomes an action in battle. Build your deck, choose your hero, and descend through the cursed Crystal Caves, battling monsters and growing stronger with every encounter. Can you survive the depths and destroy the Crystal Core?
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Zodiac Mountain
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberglade.
Ascend Zodiac Mountain in a roguelike deckbuilder with two-sided cards. Build Yin & Yang hands, discover powerful relics, and create satisfying synergies to defeat mythical enemies.
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Vitalis
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Emberglade.
Vitalis is a TTRPG-inspired survival Roguelike where you try to escape an occult forest. Cast your die to move, fight, and flee. Scale your character, collect items, and weapons. Do whatever it takes to survive. Whether overcoming threats, or run away to fight another day.
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UMBRATIO - THE ODDS ARE FIXED
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberglade.
Read the odds of an illegal fight circuit and bet on the matches everyone else has misjudged. Buy unreliable tips, study injuries, traits, and fight patterns, and interfere before the bell when needed. Repay your debt, buy shares, reach bigger fights, and decide whether the loser lives or dies.
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灵韵牌:清浊之间
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberglade.
Each additional card you chain makes your next strike hit even harder! Lingyun Cards: Between the Clear and the Turbid – an Eastern fantasy roguelite deckbuilder. Dive into mist-shrouded spirit realms, match wits with restless spirit beasts, counter their every move, and cut your way through!
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Mineiac
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Emberglade.
Mineiac is a fast 2D roguelite about mining: fight the time, break rocks and collect gems. But be careful, each step is supervised by the Mining Inspectorate!
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SlotsNStocks
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberglade.
Rig the market in this deckbuilding slot machine roguelite. 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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The Severed Gods
Single-player alternative to Emberglade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Emberglade.
A fantasy roguelite RPG where heroes reincarnate to stop the mystic dragon Umbra. Master turn-based combat, sever giant bosses, and shape your Karma through a journey filled with relics and evolving NPC interactions.