Single-player games like Knight's Retreat
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Knight's Retreat, 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: Mate in One
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
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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KNIGHTS
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
KNIGHTS is a minimalist puzzle game based on a single chess piece, the titular knight. A simple enough to pick up and relaxing experience.
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SiNKR
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
SiNKR is a minimalist puzzler using various contraptions to sink pucks. Responsive ambient music. No holes left behind.
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Sokobond
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.
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Please Fix The Road
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Please Fix The Road is a colorful, minimalistic, laid-back and casual puzzle game in which it's probably not hard to guess... you're fixing roads! Your road repair doesn't have to be beautiful, it just needs to get the job done! Your mom will like this game too!
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Linelight
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
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klocki
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Minimal puzzle game.
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Mini Motorways
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving?
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Unlock The King
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
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Colorgrid
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
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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Knight Swap
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
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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Chessarama
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
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 Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.
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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
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Zen Chess: Mate in Two
Single-player alternative to Knight's Retreat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Knight's Retreat.
Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.