Single-player games like Chess v Checkers
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Chess v Checkers, 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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Passant: A Chess Roguelike
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Passant is a chess roguelike that changes all the rules. Progress through challenging rounds while collecting powerful pieces and game-changing items to seize victory.
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Baba Is You
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chess v Checkers.
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
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Miracle Sudoku
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Miracle Sudoku features beautiful puzzles that at first glance look impossible to solve!! Indeed, some of our Miracle puzzles have as few as two givens digits (!) but you will find them all to be solvable with a bit of clever logic!
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Dark Chess
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chess v Checkers.
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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Quilts and Cats of Calico
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Quilts and Cats of Calico is a wholesome, award-winning complex puzzle game for 1 to 4 players. Meet adorable cats and sew the coziest quilts. Compete with other players in multiplayer mode, play solo, or delve into the story of a quilter sewing their way through the city of cats.
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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Chess v Checkers.
Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a brutal take on one of the greatest turn based strategy games of all time. Regicide fuses multiple phases of gameplay with dynamic action. Maneuver your army into place and unleash a devastating array of tactical abilities to crush your enemies.
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Check vs Mate
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Commanders, assemble your armies! CHECK vs. MATE calls for an interactive feather duster, chartering the successful chess game principle into the present day multimedia world. Animated fantasy figurines assemble in magical worlds and await your command!
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Galaxy Bricks
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Two classic games collide to create one amazing experience you can always just pick up and play. Enjoy Endless levels and see how high of a score you can get.
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Tic Tac Toe World
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Jump into the world of Tic Tac Toe World and have endless fun. Enjoy the colorful art style and challenging A.I. while enjoying this classic game.
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TetriMatch
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
TetriMatch is a matchup of two popular games combined to make something new and challenging. Test your skill in this combination of Tetris and Match 3!
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Push Defense
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Push Defense is a push puzzle game with tower defense aspects encompassing five different game modes. Solve challenging puzzles while utilizing the tools provided in each game mode to survive.
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Slay The Hero
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
A auto battle reverse bullet hell. In Slay The Hero you choose your units and then send them out against the hero to destroy them. A variety of units will be at your disposal to slay the hero.
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Click Army
Single-player alternative to Chess v Checkers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Chess v Checkers.
Click Army is a idle clicker strategy game about building up your army and fighting battles against a variety of different factions.