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Single-player games like TIC.EXE

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to TIC.EXE, 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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    Seferia Matrix — Steam game cover

    Seferia Matrix

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

    A dice roguelike deckbuilder — Lock & Roll five dice to complete a hand, and the hand casts a spell. Flip the faces you're missing with sigils, stack 200 artifacts into the scoring formula, and watch runs explode into ridiculous scores. When the run ends, your training stays.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arithmetrick — Steam game cover

    Arithmetrick

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

    Arithmetrick is a math-based deckbuilding roguelite. Arrange operation cards into equation chains — addition,subtraction, multiplication, division — to hit escalating target scores. Collect a permanent deck across runs and mixthree color factions to discover deep card synergies

    2027StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    First Age — Steam game cover

    First Age

    Single-player alternative to TIC.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with TIC.EXE.

    A turn-based strategy card game set in the Neolithic Age. Sacrifice villagers, tame mammoths, and build powerful card synergies to lead your tribe through the threat of the Dark Ages. Will your people stand the test of time?

    StrategySimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    River Devil/河牌恶魔 — Steam game cover

    River Devil/河牌恶魔

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

    River Devil is a single-player Texas Hold’em roguelike about bluffing demons, managing chips, surviving boss tables, and spinning the Fate Wheel. Read opponents, take risks, push all-in at the right moment, and win with either a monster hand or a perfect lie.

    2026StrategyIndieCasual13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Laurus — Steam game cover

    Laurus

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

    Rig the machine until it pays out wrong. Draw symbols from your bag across five reels, chain paylines, and slot circuit-board artifacts into combos the house never accounted for. A roguelike deckbuilder about the arithmetic of very bad odds.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tavrik — Steam game cover

    Tavrik

    Single-player alternative to TIC.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with TIC.EXE.

    Tavrik is a hex-grid roguelite deckbuilder where every card reshapes the map. Build roads and bridges across a dangerous medieval world, then reach the exit before your energy runs out—with a friendly cat at your side.

    2026StrategyAdventure10.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Verse of Birth — Steam game cover

    Verse of Birth

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

    Your words rise as allies in this roguelike tactical battler. Collect "Logos" whose form and abilities are shaped by the words you type, craft a build that's yours alone, and fight your way through the dungeon in turn-based auto battles!

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neon Frontline — Steam game cover

    Neon Frontline

    Single-player alternative to TIC.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with TIC.EXE.

    Neon Frontline is a single-player roguelike deckbuilder built around tactical combat across three battlefields. Choose a squad, deploy units, issue commands, collect cards and relics, modify your deck, and navigate branching routes through the ruins of a fallen civilization.

    2026Strategy2.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Protocol — Steam game cover

    Zombie Protocol

    Single-player alternative to TIC.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Zombie Protocol is a hardcore isometric survival sim. Stay alive while caring for your baby—feed, protect, and keep quiet, because zombies react to every sound. Craft gear, drive when you must, and explore procedurally generated cities where every run is unique.

    ActionSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Mercy, No Sanctuary — Steam game cover

    No Mercy, No Sanctuary

    Single-player alternative to TIC.EXE — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Survive a gritty 2D apocalypse featuring realistic physics and visceral dismemberment. Fortify your sanctuary by day and defend it by night. Scrutinize every survivor seeking refuge: inspect them for symptoms, for one hidden infection will doom your entire colony.

    2027ActionAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →