Single-player games like Shattered Chess
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shattered Chess, 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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Hardcourt Balls
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Shattered Chess.
Hardcourt Balls is a fast-paced, turn-based adaptation of the real-world game of tennis. With just a few simple rules, the roll of dice, and tactical use of skill "cards", it manages to capture some of the nuances and excitement that make tennis such a great sport.
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King for a Knight
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shattered Chess.
Be the unsung hero of chess board -BE THE KNIGHT! A fun -fast paced chess knight puzzle adventure with over 100 levels to stomp your way through!
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Chess Tools
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Shattered Chess.
Learn chess by reliving the greatest games of all time. Train with 70+ tutorials, 150+ puzzles, and interactive quests where you guess the moves of legends like Tal, Fischer, and Carlsen. Includes variants, analysis tools, and 2D/3D boards.
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Gambition
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shattered Chess.
A roguelike chess strategy game where chess pieces evolve into powerful forms, gaining unique abilities and devastating synergies across ever-changing boards.
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Desta: The Memories Between
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Sports and Strategy with Shattered Chess.
Fall into a beautiful and puzzling dreamworld. Find your friends, unlock spectacular abilities and overcome the odds in a surreal tactical dodgeball adventure to uncover the mysteries of a broken world from the creators of Monument Valley.
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ZrOth
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Shattered Chess.
Use your resources to capture locations in this management game. Each location will give you different resources and effects. Create your own build to gather as many resources as possible to pay ZrOth’s tribute, but be careful, he’s getting greedier and greedier.
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Faryloopa
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shattered Chess.
Build the board. Play the cards. Roll the dice. Faryloopa is a roguelike deckbuilder meets boardbuilder where every run is a new layout, new synergies, and bigger scores to chase.
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Empire at Risk
Single-player alternative to Shattered Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shattered Chess.
Expand, conquer and dominate your rivals on dynamic hex maps. Capture regions, secure supply and adapt to every seed. Battle friends or AI in solo and multiplayer matches with up to 8 players and climb the leaderboard.