Single-player games like Zen Chess: Mate in Four
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Zen Chess: Mate in Four, 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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Zen Chess: Blindfold Masters
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
In Zen Chess: Blindfold Masters you will put your memory and chess skills to the test by solving puzzles without seeing the pieces.
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Zen Chess: Champion's Moves
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
In Zen Chess: Champion's Moves you will be put in the position of a World Chess Champion. Play through historical games and solve the same chess problems the champions had to solve to win each game.
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Zen Chess: Mate in Three
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
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Zen Chess: Mate in Two
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
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Zen Chess: Mate in One
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
Zen Chess: Mate in One is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-one problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
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Knight Swap
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
One chess piece, the mighty knight. One simple concept: exchange the knights from one colored square to another. One hundred hand-crafted levels in a beautiful minimalist set. Can you swap the knights?
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Knight Swap 2
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
The sequel of the successful Knight Swap, with more levels, more gameplay mechanics, and even more fun. The goal in each level is to move the opposing knights to where the others are placed (and vice versa) using the features of the board.Can you swap the knights?
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Unlock The King
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
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FLATLAND Vol.1
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.
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Colorgrid
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
Colorgrid is a puzzle game about mixing colors in a Lab. Find the correct positions for your lasers and mirrors to get the right mix of colors in each material.
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Chessarama
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
Chessarama is a collection of chess-inspired puzzle and strategy games that use chess pieces and their established move sets, then reimagines their goals and themes. Solve challenges, unlock collectibles, and compete against each other on the leaderboards. Welcome to Chessarama!
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Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle
Single-player alternative to Zen Chess: Mate in Four — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Zen Chess: Mate in Four.
Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.