Single-player games like Exogate Initiative
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Exogate Initiative, 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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The Crust
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
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Cliff Empire
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!
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Space Haven
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.
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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors.
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Per Aspera
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.
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Planetbase
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
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The Last Starship
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
The Last Starship is a 2D space construction game where you design and upgrade your starship. Choose your path: pirate hunter, miner, engineer, spacebus driver, and more, whilst exploring vibrant star systems. Enjoy a growing sandbox world, with regular free updates. Your cosmic adventure awaits!
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Empires of the Undergrowth
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Two Point Hospital
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Design stunning hospitals, cure peculiar illnesses and manage troublesome staff as you spread your budding healthcare organisation across Two Point County.
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Evil Genius
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Exogate Initiative.
Everybody wants to rule the world! Achieve global power with EVIL GENIUS, the one and only complete world domination simulator. All the everyday tasks of the deliciously wicked mastermind are available to experience and master from building your ultra-secret base to developing spectacular super-weapons to carry out your nefarious master...
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Dungeon Keeper™ 2
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Exogate Initiative.
Bad guys have all the fun. Discover your dark side as you build an evil underground kingdom and defend it against the forces of good.
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The Sims™ 4
Single-player alternative to Exogate Initiative — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Exogate Initiative.
Play with life and discover the possibilities. Unleash your imagination and create a world of Sims that’s wholly unique. Explore and customize every detail from Sims to homes–and much more.