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Single-player games like Starbase Gunship

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Starbase Gunship, 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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    Astral Shipwright — Steam game cover

    Astral Shipwright

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Build and upgrade your personal ship to travel around a strange planet.

    2022SimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A-Spec First Assault — Steam game cover

    A-Spec First Assault

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Fly corvette-class warships. Engage in combat operations against fighters, frigates, cruisers, and more dangerous foes. Choose the ships, weapons, and improvement modules, your group will deploy with. Use tactical command decisions to overcome dangerous encounters with unrelenting enemies.

    2023ActionIndieSimulation12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Squadron — Steam game cover

    Star Squadron

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Star Squadron is an intense space combat simulator built for unmatched immersion. With freeform voice commands, personalized dialogue, and an interactive narrative, every journey will feel uniquely yours.

    2027ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Farlane — Steam game cover

    Farlane

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Command a Nomad-class Frontier Runner and lead your crew on the edge of a fading galactic empire. Take on freelance contracts, explore unstable farlanes, upgrade your ship, and survive where civilization ends.

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starfighter Arduxim — Steam game cover

    Starfighter Arduxim

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Strap into the cockpit of your Arduxim fighter and take on enemy starships in this first-person tactical space shooter. Harks back to the classic Wing Commander games. Playable in VR or on monitor.

    2016ActionIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strike Suit Zero — Steam game cover

    Strike Suit Zero

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.

    2013ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN — Steam game cover

    ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Become an ace pilot and soar through photorealistic skies with full 360 degree movement; down enemy aircraft and experience the thrill of engaging in realistic sorties! Aerial combat has never looked or felt better!

    2019ActionSimulation59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Helicopter Simulator VR 2021 - Rescue Missions — Steam game cover

    Helicopter Simulator VR 2021 - Rescue Missions

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Learn, hone and master all the instruments and controls of a real helicopter! Follow the tutorials to turn the aircraft on and off, learn to use ropes and flares and apply your knowledge in missions based on real situations!

    2024ActionSimulation17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battle Fleet 2 — Steam game cover

    Battle Fleet 2

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.

    2014StrategySimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battle Fleet: Ground Assault — Steam game cover

    Battle Fleet: Ground Assault

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Command entire companies of tanks across the battlefields of WW2 in turn based tactical strategy. Move without grids, skillfully aim every shot and use cover to lead your tanks to victory.

    2018ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Snow Fortress — Steam game cover

    Snow Fortress

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    SNOWBALL FIGHT! Relive your childhood by building the perfect snow fort and protecting it from getting trashed by an army of angry snowmen! Unlock tools to protect your fort and deliver a flurry of snowballs at your opponents!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skytropolis — Steam game cover

    Skytropolis

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Build the world's first SKYTROPOLIS, a vertical mega city where you control its design, architecture, economy, and sustainability! Play both on desktop or in virtual reality.

    2017IndieSimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tippy Tree — Steam game cover

    Tippy Tree

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Christmas is just around the corner and it’s time to decorate! Tippy Tree is a virtual reality puzzle game that has you decorate the tippiest of trees. Celebrate the holiday season with trinkets aplenty, but watch out, without careful planning, all of your work may come crashing down!

    2018IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Snow Fortress 2 — Steam game cover

    Snow Fortress 2

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Dive into a VR winter wonderland! Build your own icy fortresses, engage in epic snowball battles, and defend your village from an army menacing snowmen. Stay Frosty!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Suez Canal Training Simulator — Steam game cover

    Suez Canal Training Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Starbase Gunship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Starbase Gunship.

    Command colossal container ships that can turn on a dime and grow a scrappy maritime shipping empire. Load containers, thread tight turns, dodge traffic, upgrade your fleet and try to arrive with at least SOME of your cargo. How hard can it be? If you block the canal, that’s on you.

    SimulationCasualEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →