Single-player games like Petrified Pawns
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Petrified Pawns, 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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Pieces of the Kingdom
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Petrified Pawns.
What if Chess…was a roguelite? Assemble your party and battle your way across a broken kingdom in a fantastical, tactical take on Chess. Loot epic gear, recruit powerful pieces with unique abilities, and strategize your way to victory.
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Check and Slash
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Petrified Pawns.
Check and Slash combines the action and combat of a hack and slash game with the movement patterns of chess pieces. Find your way through a maze of boards, slash your enemies, dodge attacks, rescue black pieces to receive upgrades and fight against formidable opponents until you find the enemy king.
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Lootbane
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Petrified Pawns.
Lootbane is a minimalistic ARPG of risk and reward where insatiable greed drives every decision. Explore shifting regions, build synergistic warbands, and descend into dangerous dungeons for legendary loot
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Abalon: Roguelike Tactics CCG
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Petrified Pawns.
Abalon is a roguelike adventure that fuses tactical turn-based combat and card strategy. Choose your summoner and explore a tabletop world to discover its secrets. Build the perfect deck, outsmart your enemies and become legend!
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Underboard
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Petrified Pawns.
Tactical team-building roguelike auto-battler with active and passive playstyles. Draft a team as you explore maps full of monsters, build synergies, equip items and cast spells to support your team during battles and help them escape the Underboard.
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Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Petrified Pawns.
Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons is a First Person Idle Dungeon Crawler with 6 unique races, robust combat, a grand saga spanning a continent full of unique dungeons, a classless skill system, and extensive guild management system to master as you uncover the secrets of the world of Dragaea!
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Mortal Glory 2
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Petrified Pawns.
Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!
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Avernum: Escape From the Pit
Single-player alternative to Petrified Pawns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Petrified Pawns.
Avernum is a land underground, a subterranean nation full of rogues, misfits, and brigands, struggling for survival in the monster-infested darkness. Hunt for glory, treasure, and justice in the underworld. Fight for survival, freedom, and even vengeance in the epic indie cult-classic.