Single-player games like Dark Moon
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Moon, 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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IXION
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
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Surviving the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
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Endzone - A World Apart
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after an ecological disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.
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Frostpunk
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dark Moon.
Frostpunk is the first society survival game. As the ruler of the last city on Earth, it is your duty to manage both its citizens and infrastructure. What decisions will you make to ensure your society's survival? What will you do when pushed to breaking point? Who will you become in the process?
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Oxygen Not Included
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dark Moon.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
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The Crust
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dark Moon.
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dark Moon.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Realpolitiks
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Dark Moon.
Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!
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Realpolitiks II
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
Lead your people to glory and write a new chapter of history in Realpolitiks II, a real-time grand strategy game where you lead any contemporary nation in an attempt to secure world dominance.
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KURSK
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dark Moon.
KURSK is the first ever adventure and documentary video game inspired by real events. You assume the role of a spy who finds way on the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk. While trying to complete your mission, you become witness to the dramatic events which shook the world at that time.
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FLASHOUT 2
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dark Moon.
FLASHOUT 2, the sequel to the highly-acclaimed anti-gravity racer FLASHOUT 3D is finally here! Get into one of many ultra-fast ships and use your arsenal of rockets, guns, bonuses and upgrades to fight your way to victory!
- 14
Take Off - The Flight Simulator
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Dark Moon.
Fly more than 20 airplanes in an open world or try out more than 40 exciting and varied missions – from airfreighting to dramatic rescue operations!
- 15
Spellcrafter
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dark Moon.
Spellcrafter is an RPG game with deep tactical turn-based combat and a unique spell casting system. Explore the magical world, collect gold, interact with NPCs, take quests and make moral choices! Recruit heroes, assemble and summon powerful troops and send them into battle!
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Deep Diving Simulator
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dark Moon.
Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive diving simulators to date. Gather your gear, choose your diving spot and discover what lies beneath the surface as you venture deep into the unknown.
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Deep Diving VR
Single-player alternative to Dark Moon — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dark Moon.
Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive VR experiences to date! Explore uncharted waters, witness vivid marine life, collect ancient artifacts, upgrade your gear, and enjoy the underwater adventure in Virtual Reality!