Single-player games like Chess Survivors
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Chess Survivors, 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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Grim Horde
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Gather your minions, conquer the lands and become the Darklord! Grim Horde is a fast arcade game with rogue-lite elements, where you lead your armies through the lands of the mortals, raze villages and claim souls. Die and rise again from your ashes and learn new summoning spells.
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Rogue: Genesia
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Chess Survivors.
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
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Noobs Want to Live
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Fight, kill, grow. Each run is a new chance to create a steamrolling build!
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Keeper's Toll
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Delve into Keeper’s Toll, an action-packed roguelite brimming with challenge and despair. Survive against an onslaught of relentless hordes and grueling bosses with skill-based ARPG gameplay. Embrace the darkness and cleanse these cursed lands.
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Shape Shifter: Formations
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Chess Survivors.
Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.
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Unexplored
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
The ROGUELITE that feels like a ROGUELIKE. Praised for its fantastically generated dungeons, real-time combat and surprising amount of content and depth. One of the BEST GAMES OF THE YEAR according to PC Gamer and VICE Waypoint.
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Dungeon Souls
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture. Explore vast procedurally generated dungeons, collect loot, and slay hordes of challenging enemies!
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Our Darker Purpose
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Journey to the dark heart of the Edgewood Home for Lost Children in this fiendishly difficult action RPG!When her teacher stepped out of the classroom a month ago, Cordy never imagined he would be gone for good. Now her fellow students have turned on each other as the school descends into chaos.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Nomad Survival
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Battle against hordes of enemies, conquer Boss encounters, and explore various character and skill combinations in this time-based auto-attacking Roguelite in your quest to become stronger and defeat the most menacing of creatures that lay in wait at the end of each run.
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Soulstone Survivors
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
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MAK: Survival
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chess Survivors.
Survive and evolve in the open world of Oratius. Build, craft, fight creatures, explore hidden locations, ride mounts, and progress from the stone age to modern tech — alone or with friends. Create worlds, complete quests, and uncover the secrets of Mak Survival.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Survivors.
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
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A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess Survivors.
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
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Hexagod
Single-player alternative to Chess Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Chess Survivors.
A satisfying roguelike village builder set in the eye of an apocalyptic storm. Place hexagon tiles, unlock adjacency bonuses, and find powerful relics to create game breaking synergies. Prove you are worthy of becoming the next Hexagod… before the storm destroys it all.