Single-player games like Checkmate Showdown
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Checkmate Showdown, 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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Platform Chess
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Checkmate Showdown.
Platform Chess combines classic board strategy with platform-fighting combat. Plan your moves, battle for captures, and master the unique abilities of every chess piece in local matches or against the computer.
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Raging Fists: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
Raging Fists: Retribution is an Action Fighting Game based in a sci-fi industrial era.
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Street Fighter™ 6
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.
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GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
Astonishing 3D cell animations and overwhelming content volume, the next-generation fighting game "GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2" is now out on Steam! Total cast of 25 unique characters, and tons of game modes, get ready to ROCK!
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Nidhogg
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
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A Few Quick Matches
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
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Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
--Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.
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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Checkmate Showdown.
Chess, but you replace your entire army with a royal shotgun. A unique strategy roguelike based on the timeless checkboard classic.
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Smash Hit Museum
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
Smash stones. Collect artifacts. Build the world’s most profitable museum. A short clicker game set in the archeology room of a museum. Build up your collection and Upgrade until you break it.
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A Fighter’s Nova: Mindara
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
A Fighter’s Nova: Mindara is a narrative-driven JRPG that fuses character-focused storytelling with the intensity and precision of a true tag-team fighting game.