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Single-player games like Project Mind

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Project Mind, 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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    Starship Destroyer — Steam game cover

    Starship Destroyer

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project Mind.

    A sci-fi space vehicle combat game, where the player must defend their capital ship from being destroyed, while attempting to destroy the alien force's own capital ship!

    2024ActionIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien Dark Wars — Steam game cover

    Alien Dark Wars

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Project Mind.

    A third-person helicopter action shooter featuring realistic physics-based flight enhanced by alien technology. Extract stranded soldiers before hostile alien forces capture them across open maps set in three distinct biomes, with optional first-person gameplay and four selectable camera views.

    ActionSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    POLARIS™ — Steam game cover

    POLARIS™

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Mind.

    Team up and take flight in this sci-fi co-op shooter with fully destructible environments. Soar through dynamic open levels using powerful abilities, master advanced weapons and vehicles, and lay waste to the armies of a hostile colonizing threat - defend your home worlds!

    2025ActionAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Expedition Astra — Steam game cover

    Expedition Astra

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Mind.

    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.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghost Battalion — Steam game cover

    Ghost Battalion

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Mind.

    A retro Sci-Fi First Person/Third Person shooter game similar to Star Wars: Battlefront and Rogue Squadron series. The player can choose to battle the alien race and their monster creations in Single-Player or in Multiplayer mode.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Owl Force — Steam game cover

    Owl Force

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Mind.

    Lead the legendary Owl Force and your wingmates on an epic journey defending the galaxy against the nefarious Darktail Order. Take on missions, upgrade your ship, and engage in heart-pounding battles to uncover the hidden secrets of the universe.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cosmo Tales — Steam game cover

    Cosmo Tales

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Mind.

    Cosmo Tales is a third person, action adventure inspired by the '70s retro sci-fi aesthetic mixed with modern looks and gameplay. Use the dimension shifting ability to change between realities as you fight your way through the outer space.

    2026ActionAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Control III — Steam game cover

    Star Control III

    Single-player alternative to Project Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Mind.

    The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?

    2017ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →