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Single-player games like Star Shift Origins

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Star Shift Origins, 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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    Star Shift Legacy — Steam game cover

    Star Shift Legacy

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Shift Origins.

    The year is 2357. Humans have explored the stars and colonized many worlds under the authority of the Earth Systems Alliance (ESA). Amidst the chaos of a civil war, what would be your legacy?

    2027StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Shift Freelancers — Steam game cover

    Star Shift Freelancers

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Shift Origins.

    In a galaxy where loyalty is tested and alliances shift like stars, Captain Max Triton and his crew find themselves embroiled in a sea of treachery. When their own government betrays them, Triton and his crew must forge their own path, or lose everything.

    2027StrategyIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Shift Rebellion — Steam game cover

    Star Shift Rebellion

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Shift Origins.

    Infernis Prime is a mining colony in the Outer Rim, under brutal occupation. With the help of a hacked android and the discovery of a dark secret, the rebels finally have a chance. This is the story of how the Outer Rim Coalition formed, and how they broke free...

    2024StrategyIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Robot Wars 30 — Steam game cover

    Super Robot Wars 30

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Star Shift Origins.

    30 years on, the battle for our world's future continues. Super Robot Wars is a tactical RPG that brings characters and robots from a variety of mecha anime together to battle their mutual foes.

    2021StrategySimulationRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fuga: Melodies of Steel — Steam game cover

    Fuga: Melodies of Steel

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Star Shift Origins.

    Fuga: Melodies of Steel is an RPG where you place children, each with their own unique characteristics and skills, at different gun turrets in a tank to fight against the enemy.

    2021StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 — Steam game cover

    Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Star Shift Origins.

    The sequel to the captivating tale of Fuga: Melodies of Steel has arrived! This turn-based RPG is back with a ramped up battle system for more strategy, as well as a brand new event system that gives you more thrilling choices to affect your experience!

    2023StrategySimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black & White — Steam game cover

    Black & White

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Shift Origins.

    "Black & White" is a dystopian visual novel + war chess game: black and white, sensibility and reason, freedom and order: follow your beliefs and join your camp.

    2023StrategyIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Eidolons — Steam game cover

    Lost Eidolons

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Star Shift Origins.

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mass Effect (2007) — Steam game cover

    Mass Effect (2007)

    Single-player alternative to Star Shift Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Shift Origins.

    As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

    2008ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →