Single-player games like Hellmate
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hellmate, 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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Empire in Decay
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
Start a rebellion and fight chess inspired turn-based combats in this roguelike deckbuilder. Upgrade your units and cards wisely. You will need it to progress through the districts of Daandria, the city where the tyrant king awaits you. Save this Empire in Decay.
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Gambition
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
A chess-inspired tactical roguelike where every battle becomes a puzzle of sacrifice and manipulation. Evolve chess pieces, build powerful armies, and turn clever sacrifices into devastating synergies.
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Forge the Fates
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
Take deckbuilding to the next level. Transform your hand of cards into a tactical grid of runes. Plan, shift, and strike to unleash powerful combos and chain match-3 bonuses. Choose your hero, master their deck, and fight through deadly dungeons to face a mysterious dark overlord.
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Hellmate - Chess Deck Builder
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
Roguelike deckbuilding chess in the seven floors of Hell. Each floor belongs to a deadly sin, and every sin crowns its own king. Summon pieces, sling spells, and brand your army with sigils to melt the king's HP before your turns run out. Seven sins, seven kings, one deck.
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Pawnbarian
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
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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Gambonanza
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Hellmate.
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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ANTHEM#9
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
Combine gems to form combos! In the Strategic Gem Match roguelite "Anthem#9", you’ll fight thrilling and puzzle-like combo battles. Assume the role of an agent of the secret organization known as Anthem#9 and confront powerful foes! Strategic deck construction is the key to unleashing lots of combos
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Cobalt Core
Single-player alternative to Hellmate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hellmate.
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, before it's too late!