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Single-player games like Space Prison

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Space Prison, 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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    Beneath the Grinning Nodes — Steam game cover

    Beneath the Grinning Nodes

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Space Prison.

    Beneath the Grinning Nodes is a hardcore turn-based tactical game. No leveling up. Here, progression means deprivation. Each node inflicts a curse, permanently weakening you. As you wither, enemies laugh louder. Rise from your coffin. Prove yourself.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mortal Glory 2 — Steam game cover

    Mortal Glory 2

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

    Manage a team of traveling gladiators in this turn-based fantasy roguelike. Find the best recruits, discover powerful item combinations and come up with clever tactics on the battlefield. The tournament awaits those who desire MORTAL GLORY!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Undergeon's Pilgrims — Steam game cover

    Undergeon's Pilgrims

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Space Prison.

    Undergeon's Pilgrims is a fantasy roguelite game with rpg elements. Create group of adventurers, the Pilgrims. Accumulate treasure, face off perils and go down the Undergeon for glory !

    2024IndieAdventureRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch — Steam game cover

    Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Prison.

    Veil of the Witch is a roguelite strategy RPG with turn-based combat and branching progression. Set in the world of “Lost Eidolons,” build a nimble squad of five, pick your skills as you level, and adapt to each unique run. May the gods favor the bold and the wise.

    2025StrategyIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sky Derelicts — Steam game cover

    Deep Sky Derelicts

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Prison.

    Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.

    2018StrategyIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Black Book — Steam game cover

    Black Book

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Space Prison.

    “Black Book” is a dark RPG Adventure, based on Slavic myths, in which you play as a young sorceress. Fight evil forces in card-based battles and explore the world, where humans live alongside mythological creatures.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overfall — Steam game cover

    Overfall

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Space Prison.

    Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.

    2016StrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Robothorium — Steam game cover

    Robothorium

    Single-player alternative to Space Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Space Prison.

    Robothorium is a cyberpunk dungeon crawler with turn-based fights, where all your choices will have a direct impact on your revolution against Humankind. Deep Strategy, Crafting, Party Based management, Talents and so much more in this roguelike!

    2019StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →