Single-player games like Star Rover
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Star Rover, 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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ReCore: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Rover.
From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
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Axiom Verge
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
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Gato Roboto
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
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SteamWorld Dig
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Waking Mars
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
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The Fall Part 2: Unbound
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.
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Dex
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
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Humanity Asset
Single-player alternative to Star Rover — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Rover.
Humanity Asset is a Metroid-style 3D platformer that pays homage to the traditional retro classic shoot ‘em up genre. Aliens have invaded Earth to strip the planet of its resources, to save their own dying planet. As in all classic shoot 'em ups, only you can save the day - now there’s a surprise!