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Single-player games like ShyChess

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ShyChess, 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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    Take the Dream IX — Steam game cover

    Take the Dream IX

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ShyChess.

    What would you do for the person you love? Are you sure you're actually in love with them? They say love is all about sacrifice. What are you willing to lose for the one you supposedly love?

    2016IndieAdventureRPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silver Island — Steam game cover

    Silver Island

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShyChess.

    The hood has been infested with a plague of creeps and uglies. Zombies ate your cat and you're out for revenge. However, what started as a simple mission to bludgeon, dismember and hack to pieces the hordes of hell unfolds into an epic quest through the slums, graveyards, 99-cent stores, whorehouses and polluted lakes of Silver island in...

    2017ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gachimuchi Reloaded — Steam game cover

    Gachimuchi Reloaded

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShyChess.

    ♂DO♂YOU♂LIKE♂WHAT♂YOU♂SEE?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    School Idol — Steam game cover

    School Idol

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShyChess.

    School idol - is a story about cute and polite female student from Japan. Her name is Haneko. She is a student council member. Haneko is a secret admirer of the student council's head - Coco Nobunaga.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Welcome to the Game — Steam game cover

    Welcome to the Game

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Sexual Content with ShyChess.

    Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.

    2016IndieSimulationSexual Content4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Damage: Sadistic Butchering of Humanity — Steam game cover

    Damage: Sadistic Butchering of Humanity

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShyChess.

    Idea of Damage is simple: kill as many people as possible! Damage is a black humor 2D action adventure game where you roam freely in a wide urban setting killing thousands of enemies. New Arcade-mode lets you quickly get into action, try different weapons and drugs.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.20 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kungfu Beggar — Steam game cover

    Kungfu Beggar

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ShyChess.

    "Kungfu Beggar" is a simulation of the drama of the game, a total of 40 episodes, the player plays the protagonist "SuCan", from the dandy reduced to beggars , on the revenge road,going through a variety of exciting battles and love affairs.Different options will be different outcome.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Erinye Demo — Steam game cover

    Erinye Demo

    Single-player alternative to ShyChess — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ShyChess.

    Erin arrives the town of Azuliris, following the path of a mysterous witch, who is rumored, carries with her a very valuable treasure. But Erin's quest is interrumpted when she finds out the town has been taken by a group of bandits, the ShyGirls.

    2018IndieAdventureRPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →