Single-player games like Galactic Federation
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Galactic Federation, 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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DarkSpase
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Federation.
Galaga meets Tie Fighter meets Elite Dangerous. A sci-fi starfighter combat sim with NASA-accurate Keplerian orbits. Voyage across the Solar System with real-time FTL. Engage Dregg swarms in dynamic PvE encounters. Outmaneuver invaders by pushing Newtonian physics to the limit at 150 m/s.
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Rogue Stargun
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Federation.
Rogue Stargun is an action-packed space combat sim where you pilot 5 unique starfighters with interactive VR cockpits in a story-driven single player campaign consisting of over 24 unique missions covering both land and space.
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Expedition Astra
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Federation.
Old machines guard silent asteroid sites across the outer solar system. Pilot a 6DoF spacecraft, fight around the rock, dock with old vessels, and touch the asteroid to extract rare materials.
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Gravity in Space
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Federation.
Gravity in Space is an acurate-physics-based spacecraft flight and combat simulation. Learn how to use gravitational forces to navigate through surreal worlds, while you outplay your enemies and shoot them.
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Thrust & Shoot : Flight School
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Federation.
Master a new way to fly and fight. Control every movement and engine burn. Simple controls, realistic flight: a game for space fans by a space fan.
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Space Docker VR
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Galactic Federation.
A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!
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Flight Of Nova
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Galactic Federation.
Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.
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ΔV: Rings of Saturn
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Galactic Federation.
A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.
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Binarion
Single-player alternative to Galactic Federation — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Improve your intellect with this unique puzzle game where you solve delta grid to find two binary prime factors from a given multiplication product.