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Single-player games like Chess Brain: Dark Troops

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Chess Brain: Dark Troops, 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 Brain — Steam game cover

    Chess Brain

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Chess Brain is a chess puzzle game. Draw the correct path and don't let the King get killed by the opposite pieces! Every second all the pieces will move!

    2020StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unlock The King — Steam game cover

    Unlock The King

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.

    2019StrategyCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knight Swap — Steam game cover

    Knight Swap

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    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?

    2019StrategyIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chessformer — Steam game cover

    Chessformer

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Chessformer is a grid-based puzzle platformer with Chess pieces. The goal in each level is to capture the opposing king, who is lazy and never moves, so don't worry about losing any pieces.

    2022StrategyCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Chess — Steam game cover

    Dark Chess

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    THIS IS NOT CLASSIC CHESS! Dark Chess is an asymmetric puzzle-strategy game featuring fog of war. Survive a story-driven campaign filled with custom boards, traps, and rule-breaking Kings and Queens of the past. Stealth, calculated risks and outsmarting the unknown are your only ways to win.

    2023StrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Khet 2.0 — Steam game cover

    Khet 2.0

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Officially licensed version of the “Mensa Select” award-winning board game! The Laser Game Khet 2.0: Mind blowing laser fun for players ages 9-99. Using simple rules that can be learned in minutes players alternate turns moving Egyptian themed mirrored pieces, after which they fire their laser with the goal of blasting their opponents...

    2014StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Endhall — Steam game cover

    Endhall

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Endhall is a byte-sized roguelike. Become an artificial intelligence and combine tactical actions to defeat your enemies and reach the end of the hallway.

    2018StrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Linelith — Steam game cover

    Linelith

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.

    2022StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frisbee For Fun — Steam game cover

    Frisbee For Fun

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Frisbee is joy, frisbee is fun! You are a very mischievous kitten that uses helpless chickens as targets.

    2020ActionSportsIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dracula Frames — Steam game cover

    Dracula Frames

    Single-player alternative to Chess Brain: Dark Troops — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess Brain: Dark Troops.

    Dracula's castle consists of 8 floors. Each floor has a large picture with a magnificent painting representing landmarks of Dracula's life. Your goal is to rebuild each painting through a slide puzzle and get to the top floor!

    2021IndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →