Single-player games like The Fermi Paradox
Below are 8 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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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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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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Star Dynasties
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
Take the reins of a feudal dynasty in a divided galaxy following the destruction of earth. Star Dynasties is a turn based, procedurally generated narrative of human drama and personal politics, mixed with a light empire management layer. Your choices. Your legacy.
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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
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80 Days
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.
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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.
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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fermi Paradox.
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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Not For Broadcast
Single-player alternative to The Fermi Paradox — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Fermi Paradox.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?