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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Pawnbarian
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
Pawnbarian is a quick-playing, turn-based puzzle roguelike. Play cards to move your hero like a chess piece, and conquer challenging dungeons full of cunning monsters!
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Chess Ultra
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
Introducing Chess Ultra; the most breathtaking chess game ever made. Experience stunning 4K visuals, seamless online multiplayer, Grandmaster approved AI and full VR compatibility.
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The Ouroboros King
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
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Quilts and Cats of Calico
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
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Drop Duchy
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
Build your duchy piece by piece in this refreshing hybrid rogue-lite game. Use block-dropping mechanics to collect resources, recruit troops to fight against belligerent armies, and let every block shape your realm, leading your path to victory!
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Gambonanza
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
Gambonanza is a turn-based chess roguelike, set on a tiny board with higher stakes. Master tactical twists, invest your winnings and discover new rule-bending Gambits, tile and piece combinations. Face off against challenging bosses and get lost in all the ways you can break traditional chess!
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Dark Chess
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Chessarama.
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.
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Chessformer
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Chessarama.
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.
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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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Case Solved: The London Files
Single-player alternative to Chessarama — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Chessarama.
Solve logic puzzles and crack multiple cases in a cosy noir London using reason, not guesswork. Murders have taken place, witness statements conflict and the alibis don't add up. Everyone has a motive, and only clear logic reveals the truth.
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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.