Single-player games like Space Control
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Space Control, 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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Version Control
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Space Control.
Version Control is an Experimental Physics Narrative VR Adventure. Test new gimmicks to assist the creation of the most “definitive” VR experience. Each level features a whole new genre to explore in a fully physics-based VR environment.
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Be A Chameleon
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Control.
Save humanity, be the shining light against darkness, and destroy all evil. Not really..... it's a silly sandbox game where you play as a chameleon.
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Line Simulator
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Space Control.
Punch, throw, steal your way to the front of the line in Line Simulator! Find new and bizarre ways to skip the line in five unique environments. Explore the halls of a convention, push your way to the front of a supermarket queue, and discover that not everything is what it seems in this wacky game!
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Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Control.
Prepare for your unexpected enrollment into the Startenders Academy. Your goal is to create bizarre beverages for colourful customers in the hope that no one notices you haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on.
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I Am Cat
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Control.
I Am Cat - a unique virtual reality game, there's nothing like it in the world! A sandbox adventure centered around a Cat protagonist bearing. A captivating journey where you embrace the role of a Cat. Immerse yourself in a world brimming with diversity and excitement, awaiting your exploration.
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Paper Beast
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Control.
An exploration and adventure game about wildlife sprung from the depths of the internet. An unknown power seems to upset its balance. Join forces with exotic creatures to unravel the mysteries of this universe.
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A Fisherman's Tale
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Control.
Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.
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Tentacular
Single-player alternative to Space Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Space Control.
Tentacular is a VR game about a gigantic but good-hearted tentacled beast trying to figure out its place in the world.