Single-player games like Chessarama
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Chessarama, 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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Roxy Raccoon's Mancala Madness
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
When a Voodoo Priestess seeks vengeance upon the world, it is up to one Raccoon to stop her! Learn the basics & master the tactics of the classic board game as you prove, once and for all, that you are the true Mancala champion!
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King for a Knight
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Be the unsung hero of chess board -BE THE KNIGHT! A fun -fast paced chess knight puzzle adventure with over 100 levels to stomp your way through!
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Beacon Patrol: First Horizons
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Beacon Patrol: First Horizons is a relaxing strategy game with endless possiblities. Steer your Coast Guard ship and build your own coastal map one tile at a time. Get more tiles by exploring and keep building indefinitely as long as you can keep scoring.
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Beacon Patrol
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Beacon Patrol is a cooperative and relaxing tile laying exploration game. You play as captains of the Coast Guard, navigating the coast of the North Sea to secure its beacon buoys, lighthouses and waterways. Work together with your friends and score points by creating the most complete map.
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Primrows
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Chessarama.
A challenging game of logic, luck, and pattern recognition that adds a twist of chance to sudoku mechanics. Tend to a whimsical garden with organic sounds and visuals while you unearth new weekly challenges that introduce special mechanics.
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Hardcourt Balls
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
Hardcourt Balls is a fast-paced, turn-based adaptation of the real-world game of tennis. With just a few simple rules, the roll of dice, and tactical use of skill "cards", it manages to capture some of the nuances and excitement that make tennis such a great sport.
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Tree Kingdoms
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
Tiny Kingdoms, big strategy! Lead your Treelings, fend off rivals, and outwit the winter chill in this turn- based 4x adventure!
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Mexican Train
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Mexican Train brings the classic game of Mexican Train Dominoes to 3D, supporting up to 7 players per online multiplayer session, or play solo and compete against up to 6 CPU players.
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Unlock The King
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
An originally designed puzzle game inspired by chess. Move the pieces and create a path to Unlock the King.
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Chess Knight 2
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
A medieval world of strategy and tactics await you to engage in epic battles of wits as you master the moves and the strategies in a conquest to claim the kingdom of Chess.
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Zen Chess: Mate in One
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Chessarama.
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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Colorgrid
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
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 Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
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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Daylife in Japan - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Chessarama.
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 Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
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 Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Zen Chess: Mate in Three is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-three problems in a beautifully designed chess board.
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Zen Chess: Mate in Four
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Zen Chess: Mate in Four is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-four problems in a beautifully designed chess board.