Single-player games like Dungeon Chess
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dungeon 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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Forsworn
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Chess.
Stack game-breaking synergies until your party can slay gods. Command a party of heroes, forge powerful synergies, and level them up across runs in this turn-based tactics roguelite. Battle the gods solo or in co-op, where defeat is just another beginning.
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Absorber: Absorb Adapt Survive
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Chess.
A tactical roguelike on a 7×7 grid. Absorb enemies, steal their abilities, and adapt your build from over 250 programs. Every run reshapes the threats against you. Permadeath. No negotiations.
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Lootbound
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Chess.
Lootbound is a tactical roguelite with turn-based combat, loot management and D&D elements set in a dark fantasy world. Fight dangerous enemies, collect epic loot, recruit allies and lead them on a path of adventure.
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Depths of Providence
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dungeon Chess.
Depths of Providence is a turn-based roguelike JRPG through 100 procedurally generated floors. Your party enters at level 1 with empty pockets. Fight down through instant-death depths and escape with rare loot before you lose it all. Bank blue-chest relics forever and climb the daily leaderboard.
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Ironwake
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Chess.
A gothic turn-based roguelite with a deep customization system via equipment, ability trees, and pet development. Become a keeper of the Ironwake gates. it. Raise a creature from an egg to adulthood. Descend ever-shifting dungeons for legendary loot. Grow your relationships with the town and ascend.
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Shell of the coward
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Dungeon Chess.
Shell of the Coward is a turn-based roguelike/RPG where you must escort the Anathema you've sworn to protect through a perilous dungeon without ever looking back.
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Roguefort
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Dungeon Chess.
An open-world roguelike RPG set in a living sandbox where cheese is the source of all magic and power. Explore a deeply simulated world, join guilds, raid dungeons, build a colony, sail the seas, craft and wield powerful magic cheese, and shape the fate of the Rind Wars with every turn.
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All Who Wander
Single-player alternative to Dungeon Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dungeon Chess.
All Who Wander is a traditional roguelike with fast-paced, turn-based combat. Choose from 15 unique heroes and embark on a 30 day journey to defeat a powerful monster. Explore diverse biomes, master 100+ abilities, discover rare items, and recruit companions to survive a world that's new every run.