Single-player games like Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale, 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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Wild Wild Chess
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
The classical game of chess... now played in the Wild West! Play chess against your friends or versus the computer, unlock new scenarios and chess pieces, and prove yourself to be the wildest gunslinger in the old west!
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Specter: The Battle of the Mind
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Engage in strategic, memory-based combat, overcome exciting challenges, and dive into a story full of mysteries and twists!
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Shinobi's Way - a jigsaw chess tale
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
An innovative jigsaw puzzle with chess-shaped pieces! Solve the puzzles to follow the story that inspired Chess Knights: Shinobi.
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Biblios Dice
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Biblios Dice is a digital adaptation of the dice game by Dr. Finn. In it you are working as medieval monks to produce illustrations and improve the prestige of your abbey. Manipulate the value of the five different resources, buy and sell at the market, and gain the bishop's favor.
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Laruaville 12
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Recreate the Wild West in its former glory by playing Match-3 levels and solving puzzles!
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Chess Knights: Shinobi
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Chess Knights: Shinobi is an original turn-based puzzle game inspired by Chess. Become a Ninja in feudal Japan and prove your skills in the art of infiltration, sabotage, and assassination.
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Don't Let It Die
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
As the first tribe to discover fire, master its creation amidst prehistoric survival challenges. Synergize 17+ unique characters, items, and strategize to ignite your legacy and secure humanity's dawn. A quest for fire's mastery awaits those with the will to not only survive, but thrive.
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Chess Knights: Viking Lands
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Help the Knights to rescue their Kings and Queens in the beautiful and dangerous Vikings Lands. An innovative game concept inspired by chess: infiltrate mindfully, rescue quickly, and get out alive if you can.
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Zen Chess: Mate in One
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
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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Unlock The King
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
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 Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
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 Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
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 Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
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 Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Daylife in Japan is a minimalist jigsaw puzzle game with pixel art GIFs instead of images.
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Zen Chess: Mate in Two
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
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 Three
Single-player alternative to Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Jessie 'Boom' James - a jigsaw chess tale.
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.