Single-player games like WizardChess
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to WizardChess, 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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Chess: The Lost Pieces
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with WizardChess.
A chess game with 30+ pieces and deck building,
- 2
Crown and Coup
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with WizardChess.
Chess is the deck. Draft an army, march it through escalating sieges, and stack stratagems until one rook move scores like an avalanche. A score-chasing roguelike where every capture feeds the combo - and checkmate is the jackpot.
- 3
Gambition
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with WizardChess.
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
- 4
Kingfall
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with WizardChess.
A roguelike deckbuilder where your cards move like chess pieces. Build an army, bless your troops, and conquer the kingdom one battle at a time.
- 5
Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with WizardChess.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!
- 6
Usurper
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with WizardChess.
A turn-based roguelike deckbuilder where your King is your strongest weapon. Play cards from your deck to drop units onto the battlefield and checkmate your opponent. Build your Deck, Upgrade your Ruler, and Claim the Throne.
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Meet the Master
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with WizardChess.
A cute yet brutal tactical deckbuilder: Command your Squad and outsmart unique encounters to ultimately Meet the Master.
- 8
StarVaders
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with WizardChess.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
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The Thin Silence
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with WizardChess.
The Thin Silence explores depression, self-doubt, struggles, and trials. Amongst the darkness, the game features that sound, that thin silence, which calls to us in our darkest hours.
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PAR52
Single-player alternative to WizardChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with WizardChess.
Help snails complete their playing card collections by solving mini-golf challenges. Collect every card in the garden and become the most enviable snail!