Single-player games like Carestia
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Carestia, 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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Outpost Delta
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carestia.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
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Far Star
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carestia.
Far Star is a story-driven action-adventure game with Metroidvania influences. There is something fishy going on in this galaxy, but this won’t stop your intergalactic general services crew from doing their job using a varied set of skills, weapons and outfits.
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Something Ate My Alien
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carestia.
SAMA is a hand painted, digging and puzzle adventure where you take the role of a mining ship and the little Alien blob crew hijacked by a pirate ship. Your Aliens have to dig, fight and puzzle their way through the subterranean worlds fulfilling the ransom demand. Can you do it?
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Goodboy Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Carestia.
A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.
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Leap Year
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carestia.
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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Mind Over Magnet
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Carestia.
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
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The Swapper
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carestia.
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
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On Rusty Trails
Single-player alternative to Carestia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Carestia.
Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!