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Single-player games like Ancient Enemy

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Ancient Enemy, 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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    Shadowhand: RPG Card Game — Steam game cover

    Shadowhand: RPG Card Game

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

    Shadowhand is a strategic RPG card game. Duel powerful enemies in 18th Century England with unique solitaire-style turn-based combat. Equip your character strategically to sneak, slice and blast through foes!

    2017StrategyIndieRPG4.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GOT HIGH — Steam game cover

    GOT HIGH

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

    GOT HIGH - Engage in battle against the crowd in an exhilarating brawl, speed through labyrinthine traps in races, and compete on the arena in an exciting shooter. Three unique mini-games in one world, full of action and challenges. Are you ready for this multi-level challenge?

    2024ActionSportsStrategy2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Regency Solitaire — Steam game cover

    Regency Solitaire

    Single-player alternative to Ancient Enemy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Experience romantic Regency England in this sumptuous solitaire game. Play your cards right as you tour historic London, Brighton and Bath, and help Bella create a dazzling ballroom. Unlock gameplay features with your makeover project and improve Bella’s chances of finding true love!

    2015Casual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ace Expedition 王牌远征 — Steam game cover

    Ace Expedition 王牌远征

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

    Ace Expedition is a deep deck building roguelike where you step into a realm full of unknowns and mysteries.​ Each shuffle starts a new legend. Combine cards to attack and buff, plan your best moves within a limited number of plays, and take on powerful foes.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cardtonia — Steam game cover

    Cardtonia

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

    A deckbuilding card game. Summon minions, sacrifice wounded ones to summon stronger minions, use their effects to grow fast, and defeat your opponent within a set number of turns. Keep upgrading your minions, discover Treasures, build unique decks, and aim to reach the top of Diamond Town!

    StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    POKER BATTLE — Steam game cover

    POKER BATTLE

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

    Origin & Inspiration‌: Derived from the Chinese fable "‌The Race of Tian Ji's Horses‌". Light strategy 3D card game. Top-down perspective. Turn-based gameplay. Compares poker card numbers. Players control all actions through ‌mouse clicks‌. Offers a joyful gaming experience.

    2024SportsStrategyIndie1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DragonClash — Steam game cover

    DragonClash

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

    In DragonClash, you control a mighty beast of legend, raising a dragon from hatchling to elder wyrm. Become the dragon and conquer all that oppose you in this exciting, single-player card game of strategic dragon combat.

    2020StrategyIndieCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guardians of Greyrock — Steam game cover

    Guardians of Greyrock

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

    A tactical, turn-based high-fantasy adventure card game like no other. Take charge of an elite party of heroes to search out and purge the realm of darkness. Save the ailing Kingdom of Greyrock... in this life or from beyond death itself!

    2021StrategyIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hand Shadow — Steam game cover

    Hand Shadow

    Single-player alternative to Ancient Enemy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ancient Enemy.

    Challenge your mind with puzzles that are based on optical illusions. Find the perfect position and angle by rotating the hands until order is restored, and discover a story of protagonist Morgan with professional voicing.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forbidden Solitaire — Steam game cover

    Forbidden Solitaire

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

    Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.

    2026StrategyIndie14.39 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spooky Bonus — Steam game cover

    Spooky Bonus

    Single-player alternative to Ancient Enemy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Uncover dark forces emanating from the heart of Old Town, and grab spooky accessories for your front yard makeover, too! You’ll be spellbound by this adorably ghoulish horror-themed puzzle game.

    2015Casual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Regency Solitaire II — Steam game cover

    Regency Solitaire II

    Single-player alternative to Ancient Enemy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ancient Enemy.

    Revisit romantic Regency Britain to build a glorious garden, in this charming solitaire sequel. Tour historic hotspots, silence gossips, and host the season’s most anticipated soiree. Play your cards right to unlock bonus levels and a love story. Don't miss the party everyone's talking about!

    2024IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    T-Minus 30 — Steam game cover

    T-Minus 30

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

    Plan a city and build a space fleet to escape a dying Earth before time runs out. You have 30 minutes to scavenge a post-apocalyptic environment to build infrastructure, grow crops, generate power, and assemble rockets to save as many people as you can.

    2021StrategySimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Holiday Bonus GOLD — Steam game cover

    Holiday Bonus GOLD

    Single-player alternative to Ancient Enemy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    What's in Santa's sack? It's a Holiday Bonus that the whole family will love. Chill out with this cool winter-themed puzzle game - it's slicker than Santa on an icy roof!

    2016Casual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spring Bonus — Steam game cover

    Spring Bonus

    Single-player alternative to Ancient Enemy — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Spring is in the air! Journey through the beautiful Spring countryside with the Easter Bunny in this adorable match-3. It's bursting with bonuses and fun for all the family.

    2017Casual6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →