Single-player games like Ember Frontier
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ember Frontier, 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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MegaBattle
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Frontier.
MegaBattle is a sci-fi ROGUELIKE DECKBUILDER and CARD BATTLER where you build, upgrade, and battle robots! Create the best deck, refine your strategy, and push through waves of enemies in tactical arena battles.
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Capesong
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ember Frontier.
A plan-and-clash strategy game for buildcrafters and matchup theorists. Create original superheroes and send them into simultaneous turn-based combat where the right read can be the difference between life and death.
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Girls Summon
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Ember Frontier.
Girls Summon is a beautifully crafted idle card game where you collect and nurture characters.
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Slay Sean, Save The World!
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Frontier.
A comic-book auto-battler where the Greek gods brawl. Draft your pantheon, fuse skills into game-breaking combos, and crush real players' ghost armies to climb from Mortal to Olympian. Rebuild your board every round. Then slay Sean and save the world.
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Darkest Darkness
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Frontier.
Darkest Darkness is a roguelike deck-building game with extraction elements. Choose your identity and venture into a Lovecraftian town. Craft every card yourself—collect materials, build powerful cards, plan your route, or extract with your gathered materials to gain an edge in your next run.
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CARDUNGEON
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Frontier.
A hand-drawn dungeon Roguelike card game where everything is a card. Explore dangerous dungeons, fight enemies, discover events, recruit companions, collect gear, and build powerful card combinations. Adapt your strategy and defeat the Boss.
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Maiden Covenant: The Infernal Citadel
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Frontier.
A solo rogue-lite combining deckbuilding and board tactics. Build a deck and play cards governed by movement and combat rules. Seize Magic Ore, manage resources, and face relentless foes. Lead allies across four territories, challenge the Infernal Citadel, and restore order to a shattered world!
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Lucky Punk: a push your luck Deckbuilder
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ember Frontier.
1% chance. 100% choice. Draw another card or *Stop*. Push your luck and beat the odds in this roguelike deckbuilder. Survive and thrive in a vibrant eco-dystopia… or don’t. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Gather supplies and grow your community in the post-apocalypse. Do you feel lucky, Punk?
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Infinite Minesweeper Simulator
Single-player alternative to Ember Frontier — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ember Frontier.
Infinite Minesweeper Simulator offers unlimited huge maps based on classic Minesweeper. Great for stress relief and casual breaks. No time limits, perfect for perfectionists, new players and veteran fans to play freely anytime.