Single-player games like Space Drilling Station
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Space Drilling Station, 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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VALTERION: THE LOST EARTH
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Space Drilling Station.
VALTERION: THE LOST EARTH is a sci-fi colony-building strategy game. Lead 50 survivors on Elyra, build a thriving colony, develop its economy and research, return to the stars, and search for the lost path back to Earth.
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Star Trek: Outposts Unknown
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Space Drilling Station.
Lead your crew across strange new worlds in this narrative driven outpost builder! Research, explore, and build as you face a mysterious cosmic force that threatens a new ally. Your adventure awaits, Captain!
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Hamlet
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Space Drilling Station.
Hamlet is a medieval city builder where pivotal characters drive your economy and define product quality and quantity. Manage and develop your people wisely because every person counts! Can you grow your hamlet into a powerhouse that rivals even the capital?
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Stranding Echoes
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Space Drilling Station.
STRANDING ECHOES is a minimalist colony sim. Manage the non-corporeal creatures called echo to build your base and survive the heat.
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SpaceSlog
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Space Drilling Station.
Build your spaceship, manage your crew, and explore the cosmos whilst trying to keep your crew alive and your ship fully functioning. This game features simulated ship systems and a lived in universe which creates a challenging, unique and unforgettable experience with every playthrough.
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Calyx
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Space Drilling Station.
A strategy game with a new kind of enemy, Calyx puts you in charge of a space mining outpost, locked in battle against powerful plant-aliens. Build your base, gather resources, assemble your forces, and take on the Calyx. With only an out-of-date AI for company, can you survive?
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Here Comes The Swarm
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Space Drilling Station.
Here Comes the Swarm is a survival RTS with a pause button! Create your strategy, build, manage, and defend your settlements at your own pace. Take the fight to the hive mind and lead expeditions to deliver a deadly blow and eradicate your foes. Will you reclaim Ulora from the relentless Swarm?
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Space Drilling Station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Space Drilling Station.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!