Single-player games like The Fermi Paradox
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Fermi Paradox, 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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Odyssey Bridge Quest
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Command a starship on the edge of known space. Pick your bridge officers, keep the ship alive, and face first contacts, derelicts and diplomatic crises where every order has a cost. A text-driven captaincy sim with branching episodes and multiple endings. What kind of captain will you be?
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Mayor Quake
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
You're the new mayor of a dystopian city on the brink of a devastating earthquake. Review building records, make urban transformation decisions, and maintain public support despite political pressure. Manage the economy and make critical choices. Can you prepare your city before disaster strikes?
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A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
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Pax Astra
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
A political sim RPG space opera with 4X elements, inspired by Suzerain and Stellaris. Become the first president of a fallen empire, choose any ideology, and expand into the stars. Your decisions shape the nation and the galaxy. Follow any ideology, be the leader you want in Pax Astra!
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ROSETIA: A First Contact RPG
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Speak for Earth in ROSETIA—a first contact CRPG for fans of hopeful sci-fi and hard choices. Win the trust of an alien civilization. Change their world or stay your hand. Become humanity’s finest diplomat or a disaster of cosmic proportions.
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Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?
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Interstellar Turtle Legend
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
The universe is at war, and you're just a bastard. What choice will you make: Survive through the cracks and survive, or be invincible and kill the Quartet? Can you still hold on to your heart?
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Suzerain
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
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Stellaris
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.