Single-player games like Pawn of the Dead
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Pawn of the Dead, 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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King's Skirmish
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pawn of the Dead.
A turn-based chess battler where every capture becomes a tactical duel. Use unique piece abilities, reposition your own pieces, play against bots, challenge friends locally, or progress through Story Mode.
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Reversi
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pawn of the Dead.
Reversi - A Board Game of Strategy and Tactics!
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Schachkampf - Fantasy Chess
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
Solve more than 3.000.000 chess puzzles and fight an AI which is challenging for beginners and pros. Unlock different startign positions to give your chess game a new twist. All that in the style of famous 90s JRPGs.
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Cat Chess
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
Play the ancient and thrilling game of Chess but with... cats! Lead your furry friends to the Purrfect battle of brains and whiskers!
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Dark Chess
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
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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The Ouroboros King
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
The Ouroboros King combines the strategic depth of chess with the build variety and replayability of roguelikes. Assemble a formidable army, discover powerful relics, and buy surprising gadgets to defeat the Coven.
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Chess
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Pawn of the Dead.
Chess: The Grand Strategy Game - Your Pocket Edition for Mastery and Fun!
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Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure (Chess)
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
Experience a 4K graphics strategy game with tactical depth, breadth, and challenge like nothing you have played before: the perfect mix of Chess, tactical setups and quests inpired by classic RPGs
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Clown House (Palyaço Evi)
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
Freeware horror game with the mise en scène of an old black&white film and unique horror experience.
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Graveyard Shift
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
A cute and spooky FPS
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Clown House: Lunacy
Single-player alternative to Pawn of the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pawn of the Dead.
A narrative horror experience where violence is a trap. Unravel the secrets of a derelict mansion and its uncanny clown residents. Solve puzzles. Observe the clowns, deduct their needs and what angers them to survive. And never harm the residents of the Clown House. It has eyes.