Single-player games like Prisoners Chess
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Prisoners 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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Fathom Reach
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
An underwater roguelike deckbuilder where every dive is a gamble. Chain explosive card combos, push deeper for richer loot, and surface before your hull breaks. Bring the haul home to upgrade your deck—and build a base other players can raid while you're away.
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Septar
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
Build scoring chains from a Romanian folk deck, weaponize the wild 7, and bend the rules with 59 relics as you out-race a gauntlet of folkloric opponents — the last of them Death. Sculpt your deck, pick a character, climb the Ascension ladder. Plus a friend-invite 1v1 best-of-5 series.
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Spell Breakers
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
Build your Spell Deck, defeat your rivals, and aim for the top of the mysterious tournament, Spell Breakers! This is a new kind of auto-battle roguelike game where collecting over 300 spells is the key to victory!
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Showdown of Luck
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
This is a PvP auto-battler game that blends deck-building with slot machine mechanics. Players purchase cards and symbols to assemble their own game machine and battle, with the core lying in the clever combination of cards and symbols. Spin fate, build victory!
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PentaPip
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
Roll, hold, score and break the rules. Build powerful synergies across five scorecards, outplay bosses that change the game, and take on seeded challenges solo, in Daily Runs, or in competitive multiplayer.
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Court of Hearts: Masquerade Trials
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
Classic Hearts meets roguelite strategy. Build powerful runs with Artifacts, Tactics, enhanced cards, shops, Elite encounters, and Boss Rules. Face AI, compete online, or team up with a friend against AI in private lobbies.
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CHESS2
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
CHESS, BUT... NO TURNS, NO CHECK OR CHECKMATE, CAN'T MOVE THE SAME PIECE TWICE, 10×10 BOARD, 2 EXTRA KNIGHTS & PAWNS, PAWNS MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION
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Chess Master Quest - Idle
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
Learn Chess. Real Progression. Idle Mode. Solve 10,000+ tactical puzzles, study grandmaster games, and climb from a park bench to the World Championship through deep idle mechanics, Grandmaster training, and RPG-style stat growth.
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Oh Baby Kart
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Kart Racing. Ultimate abilities. Over 100+ Karts. 100+ Challenges. Unique racing modes including Race Royale and Grand Prix Duo.
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Shogun Curse
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Prisoners Chess.
Face demons and monsters while seeking revenge for the curse casted upon you. Will you find those responsible and finally lift it?
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Bam Bam Boom
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fight your way to glory in this intense platform fighter. Master the manoeuvres of a unique roster of characters and utilise strategies to strike your opponent like Bam. Bam. Boom!
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Torii: Beyond The Gates
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The spirit realm has broken. Your brother has gone missing. Forge the path you were destined for. Explore the gates and find out why there has been broken links inside the spirit realm. Battle, discover and find the secrets, and make new connections in a beautiful hand-drawn 2D style.
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Chonkstars
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Chonkstars is the ultimate multiplayer showdown where food is your weapon and being hefty is your greatest strength! In this arena, you'll be tossing pizzas, slinging fish, throwing eggs, and serving up absolute chaos. Gear up, because the fight to become the heavyweight champion has just begun!
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Flood With Friends
Single-player alternative to Prisoners Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Nail a raft (or a plane) out of junk, load it with everything valuable or ridiculous and sail for the next island before the water swallows you up. Co-op physics chaos for 1-8 friends.