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Single-player games like Heliopolis Six

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Heliopolis Six, 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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    Space Haven — Steam game cover

    Space Haven

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    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.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    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.

    2018StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — Steam game cover

    Stable Orbit - Build your own space station

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    Design, build and control your own space station. Mission command and control is in your hands and only careful planning and vigilant supervision will keep your crew and space station safe.

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Final Earth 2 — Steam game cover

    The Final Earth 2

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solargene — Steam game cover

    Solargene

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Station Tycoon — Steam game cover

    Space Station Tycoon

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    Create a thriving space station in a lost sector. Face thrilling challenges head-on, from pirate raids to asteroid impacts, as you lead your company to new heights.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oxygen — Steam game cover

    Oxygen

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    Oxygen is a survival city builder. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and more importantly keep the Oxygen Center running!

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Captain of Industry — Steam game cover

    Captain of Industry

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    Build an industrial empire on a remote island. Mine resources, reshape terrain with excavators, grow food, construct factories, lay train tracks, and trade with the outside world. Research 100+ technologies to advance from basic metal smelting all the way to nuclear power and space flight.

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deichgraf — Steam game cover

    Deichgraf

    Single-player alternative to Heliopolis Six — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Heliopolis Six.

    Deichgraf is a small, calm, but sometimes intense building game. Build your own village and protect it against water caused by floods and heavy rain!

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →