Single-player games like King for a Knight
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to King for a Knight, 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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Chessfolk
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King for a Knight.
Play offline chess with AI rivals, tournaments, lessons and 2D or 3D boards.
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Paper Flags
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King for a Knight.
A two-player abstract strategy game on a 9×9 board. Fold your pieces to advance diagonally. Unfold them into flags — moving like rooks across rank and file. Plant three flags on your opponent's back row, or cut their forces to three.
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Chesstics
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King for a Knight.
Chess moves, real battles: every unit has health, attack and armour, and a blow deals damage instead of taking a piece. Survive a melee and you strike back. Fight a campaign of card-built armies and shifting world rules, or take on a friend online.
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Hex Clash - The Fractured Combs
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King for a Knight.
Command your swarm in Hex Clash: The Fractured Combs! In this turn-based strategic multiplayer game, face 5 Legendary Queens across Planet Hexanor. Farm Nectar, convert it to Pollen, Honey, and Stars to unlock epic cosmetics from Colony Chests. Unleash magical skills and rule the hex grid!
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Meow Over Moo
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with King for a Knight.
Unleash tactical mayhem in a ruthless cat-vs-cow board game! Experience cute, 1v1 pure strategy with symmetric factions, deterministic combat, and zero first-player advantage. From relaxed play to competitive mastery, every move counts in this perfectly balanced, turn-based showdown.
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BraveCart
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with King for a Knight.
A narrative turn-based puzzle adventure about an abandoned shopping cart who defies two empires and sparks a revolution!
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Leylines
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King for a Knight.
As powerful wizard ruling a small nation, you plot to take over the world! In this 4X turn-based strategy, rule seven diverse races, from shapeshifting Theria to spider-riding Dwarves. Expand by building more cities, battle rival wizards, and cast 80 earth-shattering spells to ensure your victory.
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Vexbound
Single-player alternative to King for a Knight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with King for a Knight.
Vexbound is a free tactical puzzle-battler RPG where one slide can chain into a storm. Line up troops, raise walls, summon elites and champions, and break the enemy hero across a story campaign, AI duels, private rooms, and ranked online PvP.