Single-player games like Checkmate Showdown
Below are 12 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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Chess Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Checkmate Showdown.
Chess for every kind of player. Whether you're learning the rules or hunting a Legend rank, there's a place for you in the kingdom.
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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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RPG Chess
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Checkmate Showdown.
A turn-based RPG, except it’s also chess! Instead of capturing, your pieces fight in automated battles based on stats, elements and abilities. Build your team in roguelite tower runs, or battle friends or CPU's in 1v1 matches!
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Generic Fighter Maybe
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Checkmate Showdown.
A classic arcade-style 2D Fighting Game, wrapped up in a goofy, full-of-energy, stylized presentation that mixes great animation and zany battle moves with simplistic doodles!
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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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Chess
Single-player alternative to Checkmate Showdown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Checkmate Showdown.
The classic strategy game with gorgeous graphics, online gaming and intuitive interface.
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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.