Single-player games like 3D Chess Online
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to 3D Chess Online, 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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The Chess Variants Club
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
Play and discover 12 popular chess variants, improve your chess skills with hundreds of chess puzzles, or simply play regular chess with your friends - all in one package. This diverse collection includes several chess games and puzzles. All in a minimalist, beautifully designed virtual chess club.
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Lazy Chess
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
Lazy Chess is a new non-profit chess game that narrows your choices down to the best 2 possible moves per turn. The moves provided can always win the game, but how strong are your decisions? Fewer moves. More fun.
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CHESS with LASERS
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
Obliterate the enemy's king with your laser by strategically moving/rotating mirrors, portals and more in this mind-bending chess-like game. Challenge your friends or battle an AI (includes Level Editor)!
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Yacht Dice
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
Yacht Dice is a classic dice game popular around the world, each player by throwing dice statistics score to carry on the game, the player with the highest score wins. Invite friends to play online, or compete against players from around the world.
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Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
Lock 'n Load Tactical is fast and Furious tactical combat that is fast to learn. In LnLT you get squads, weapon teams, armored vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, and, in the modern-era games, helicopters. Individuals such as Leaders, Medics, Snipers, Chaplains, Advisors, and, of course, Heroes.
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5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 3D Chess Online.
It's the first ever chess variant with spatial, temporal, and parallel dimensions. It's 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel! Move pieces back in time to create branching timelines. Send a rook to a parallel dimension. Protect your kings in the present and in the past!
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Dark Chess
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
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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The Conquest of Go
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with 3D Chess Online.
Learn and play Go, the classic board game that has been played for thousands of years, and compete in the race to conquer the most land in the in-game world, or compete online against opponents around the real world.
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Tofas Sahin: Online Car Driving
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
Drift in the city with the multiplayer tofas sahin game.
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ROD Multiplayer Car Driving
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
Get ready for an immersive car racing game with multiplayer car driving. Damage your opponents in multiplayer mode with rockets.
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Police Car Simulator
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
If you like police simulator car driving, a great cop game is waiting for you.
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Bus Simulator: Car Driving
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
You have to be a great public bus driver in this bus game simulator.
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Truck Simulator Ultimate 3D
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
Complete all truck game missions as a good truck driver in the city.
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Ultimate Flight Simulator Pro
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 3D Chess Online.
If you want to feel like a real pilot, this airplane game is for you.
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Extreme Car Drift Simulator
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
If you want to drift wildly, this game is for you. With the drift game, you can have a great car driving simulation experience.
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Army War: Shooting Simulator
Single-player alternative to 3D Chess Online — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with 3D Chess Online.
You must take back the previously captured base in this military war game. As a commander, you must complete all challenging missions.