Single-player games like Above Earth
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Above Earth, 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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Astrometica
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Above Earth.
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
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Haul Yeah!
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Above Earth.
Haul Yeah! is a chill co-op space trucking game. Live aboard your ship, grow food, cook meals, deploy drones, repair hull systems, trade on a player-driven market, and haul resources across 15 star systems. Play solo or with up to 3 friends via Steam.
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Space Travellers
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Above Earth.
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
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INTERASTRA: Planet Survival
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Above Earth.
INTERASTRA is a fully immersive first-person sci-fi survival adventure game set in outer space. Discover unknown planets differing in weather conditions, resources, and various mysteries. Craft necessary equipment, launch, and control space rockets, explore the universe, and survive among the stars.
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VOID PROFIT
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above Earth.
Fly a rented ship in a procedurally-generated universe, navigate risky routes, and profit from changing markets before the opportunity disappears and you lose it all. Take jobs, navigate the markets, smuggle, lie. Do everything in order to keep flying.
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Periapsis: Gravity Slingshot
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above Earth.
Lead humanity’s final journey beyond Earth. Launch ships, harness gravity slingshots, and explore distant star systems to make humanity multi-planetary.
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Starvector
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Above Earth.
Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.
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Vanguard Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above Earth.
A relaxing game about space exploration that can be played full screen or at the bottom of your screen. Trade, fight, mine and salvage your way through a procedurally generated galaxy. Let the game idle while your autopilot handles business and builds your fortune.
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Above Earth.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Above Earth.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
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The Martian Job
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Above Earth.
Rob the first Martian casino and find out who really rules the planet! Crack a safe, break some hearts, start a revolution, or get rich beyond the stars!
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Icarus Starship Command Simulator
Single-player alternative to Above Earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Above Earth.
In this "starship command simulator" you will fight your way to the center of a randomly generated galaxy where a massive star is about to go supernova and destroy all life. Can you find a way to stop it?