Single-player games like Medchess
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Medchess, 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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SHAFTED
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
SHAFTED is a QUICK resource management game. Build your mini mining colony. Optimize your mineral outputs. Strategically position your buildings with turn based tactics. Pay off your contracts or else you'll get SHAFTED.
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Nanzou: The Divine Court
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
Nanzou: The Divine Court is a genre-mixing city builder set in a dynamic world inspired by Chinese mythology. As the Exceptional Soul summoned by the Emperor of the Divine Court, you'll manage souls to carry out divine commands on the mystical floating island of Nanzou.
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Rising Lords
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
Build an empire in a single sitting. All the strategy of a classic 4X in a faster format, which also shines in multiplayer.
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EcoGnomix
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
A quirky mix of roguelite and city builder. Build a lively little city above, by looting mystical caves with a team of gnomes below! Use multiple runs to unlock upgrades and abilities to help your gnomes venture deeper into the dangerous underground.
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Relapse
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
A 3D deck building roguelike game. Collect over 240 abilities; level them up, enchant them, pair them up with over 100 trinkets, and synergize them with your companions' abilities to create endless combinations to defeat your foes.
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Shelter Manager
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
We live in a troubled world. Viruses, military conflicts - you never know what danger the world will face tomorrow. It's time to get ready now! Lead a bunker network and start developing society after a global disaster.
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Not born to be King
Single-player alternative to Medchess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Medchess.
Not born to be King is a simulation game where you embody a medieval king and try to lead your kingdom to success. Face a large variety of events, build a strong economy, and make the right decisions to prosper in this ruthless world.