Single-player games like Magic Chess
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Magic 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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Paper Flags
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
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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PERFECT SNAP: Ultimate Jigsaw Puzzles
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
Turn any image into a 3D jigsaw puzzle! Solve solo or with friends (co-op & PvP), display your masterpieces in a customizable 3D museum, and visit everyone else's. Personalize your character and take on the 100-level campaign, from easy puzzles all the way to 1000 pieces.
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Avante! Atlantis
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
Lead the world's greatest Strategists through a virtual war. Decide how humanity will approach the mysterious island of Atlantis.
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Tabletop Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
10 turn-based board and card games. Play, share, host, or spectate! A lobby system designed for whichever! Tweak the difficulty to play at your desired level.
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Endless Tactics: Trial Run
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
The prologue to Endless Tactics. Defend a planetary mining expedition, upgrade your ship, and survive alien hordes in this turn-based roguelite trial run.
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Klaus Veen's Bastards
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic Chess.
Bastards is an online, fast-paced and tactical card game for 2-8 players. Take turns playing cards from low to high: 3 is the lowest, 2 the highest. Be first to get rid of your hand to become President. Finish last, and you’ll become the Bastard!
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Forsworn
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Magic 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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Voxel Gambit
Single-player alternative to Magic Chess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with Magic Chess.
Classic chess reborn as a 3D tactical RPG. Command unique pieces based on RPG classes across procedurally generated battlefields. Manage your action points, test your units' 'effort' and survive an adaptive AI on dynamic maps. The board has evolved.