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Single-player games like Gordian Quest

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Gordian Quest, 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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    Roguebook — Steam game cover

    Roguebook

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

    Embrace the challenge of a roguelike deckbuilder with unique mechanics from the developers of Faeria and Richard Garfield, creator of Magic: The Gathering™. Build a team of two heroes, unleash powerful combos and defeat the legends of the Roguebook!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Monster Train — Steam game cover

    Monster Train

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

    Monster Train is a strategic roguelike deck building game with a twist. Set on a train to hell, you’ll use tactical decision making to defend multiple vertical battlegrounds. With real time competitive multiplayer and endless replayability, Monster Train is always on time.

    2020Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sky Derelicts — Steam game cover

    Deep Sky Derelicts

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

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Across the Obelisk — Steam game cover

    Across the Obelisk

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

    Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk!

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Trials of Fire — Steam game cover

    Trials of Fire

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

    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!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Indies' Lies — Steam game cover

    Indies' Lies

    Single-player alternative to Gordian Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Gordian Quest.

    A roguelike deck-building game where you craft a deck, spark talents, discover runes, and assemble your team with partners' cards! Play unique stories for every character and explore a world caught in the clash of gods. New Puppeteer DLC just released!

    2023StrategyRPG4.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles — Steam game cover

    Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

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

    Astrea is a DICE-deck-building roguelike that flips the script on deckbuilders by using dice instead of cards and a unique dual “damage” system: Purification vs Corruption. Build a dice pool strong enough to purify Astrea's out-of-control corruption and save the Star System.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Banners of Ruin — Steam game cover

    Banners of Ruin

    Single-player alternative to Gordian Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Gordian Quest.

    Assemble your party. Answer the call. Win the war. Build a deck and fight a series of turn-based combats with up to 6 party characters through the city of Dawn's Point. Each character can unlock a set of unique cards and abilities that can augment your deck in powerful, exciting ways.

    2021StrategyRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slay the Spire — Steam game cover

    Slay the Spire

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

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Darkest Dungeon® — Steam game cover

    Darkest Dungeon®

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

    Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

    2016StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Steam game cover

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    Single-player alternative to Gordian Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Gordian Quest.

    You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.

    2015RPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Quest — Steam game cover

    Dark Quest

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

    Dark Quest is a turn-based dungeon crawler where you command a party of heroes on an epic quest to defeat the dark sorcerer and his minions, and save the land from his dark magic.

    2015StrategyIndieRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    百煉登神  Immortal Tales of Rebirth — Steam game cover

    百煉登神 Immortal Tales of Rebirth

    Single-player alternative to Gordian Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Gordian Quest.

    In "Immortal Tales of Rebirth," an action RPG fusing fantasy , play as a struggling young master, tame spirit beasts, uncover lost martial arts & hidden realms, and challenge ancient divine beasts. Discover secrets & hidden events for rewarding experiences. Dive into this thrilling adventure!

    2024ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sairento VR — Steam game cover

    Sairento VR

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

    VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hellsweeper VR — Steam game cover

    Hellsweeper VR

    Single-player alternative to Gordian Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Gordian Quest.

    DARE TO DESCEND INTO HELL? Hellsweeper VR is an intense first-person action-combat VR experience. Traverse the underworld where every step brings a challenge or a chance. Gain mastery of your weapons and elemental magic, or fall to the unrelenting onslaught of hell's twisted souls.

    2023ActionIndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    13Z: The Zodiac Trials — Steam game cover

    13Z: The Zodiac Trials

    Single-player alternative to Gordian Quest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Gordian Quest.

    Go solo or team up with up to three friends in online co-op for this fast-paced, anime-inspired action roguelike. Master stylish hack and slash combat, craft overpowered builds, and conquer mythological trials to claim the title of the thirteenth Zodiac.

    2026ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →