Single-player games like Candletales
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Candletales, 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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Knucklebones
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Candletales.
Knucklebones is a dark tactical dice builder on a snakes-and-ladders roguelike map. Roll, assign, and upgrade your dice as you fight your way to the end.
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till death ROLLS us apart
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Candletales.
"till death ROLLS us apart" is a roguelike dice battler where you collect new dice, stack powerful modifiers, and unleash huge combos in stylish, fast-paced duels.
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Lilifel
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Candletales.
High roll your way through an everchanging dungeon in this roguelike, turn-based dungeon crawler. Fight enemies using your elemental runes to conjure powerful spells. Synergize your elements as you loot items that combo with just about everything. Ever Low roll? Just SLAM your way out of it!
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Set a Watch: Digital Edition
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Candletales.
Assemble your party to survive in this dice-management game! Master steel and magic: roll dice and next use them to attack directly or for powerful abilities. Scout, light a fire, use ancient runes or equip perks to prepare before battle. Use tactics to fight monsters and Unhallowed. Set a watch!
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Joy Malignant
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Candletales.
A surreal dice-based RPG in a cursed city of gut-wrenching suffering. Here, your choices shape your skills and your appearance. Survive the city's hellish trials, meet tortured characters, and develop your own unique identity. Every choice matters as your actions will literally shape you.
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Die Diver
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Candletales.
Here's an indie game idea... Build your Dice Pool and dive through the canopy of the 'Forest of the Dead' - the place where all who die will go.
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Vitalis
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Candletales.
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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TheVillage: Possession
Single-player alternative to Candletales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Candletales.
TheVillage: Possession is a first-person horror game where you return to a cursed village to uncover the truth behind a failed ritual. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, collect doll parts, and survive terrifying supernatural encounters while an unseen force manipulates your mind.