Single-player games like Veridian Expanse
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Veridian Expanse, 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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Space Light
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veridian Expanse.
Get ready to embark on a thrilling space adventure across the cosmos, where you'll explore new planets, engage in thrilling space battles, and shape the fate of humanity among the stars.
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Moon Rocks and Slimes
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veridian Expanse.
A sci-fi, base-building adventure where you build a 'ship' on an asteroid; explore space, battle slimes, raiders, space rhinos, and more. A story that includes following orders from a mysterious AI, shooting fish with a space grappling hook, invading space stations, fixing the exploded moon, etc.
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Asteroid Rodeo
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veridian Expanse.
Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.
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Drill Space
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veridian Expanse.
Burrow through alien worlds and mine for hidden treasures. As your foothold spreads across the vastness of space, dark forces hunt you down. How will you carve out your legacy among the stars?
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Isolation One
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Veridian Expanse.
Exciting action with puzzle elements and an interesting plot, which takes place on the huge spaceship Transporter P18. In this game, players will encounter an incredible mixture of science fiction and horror. Immerse yourself in a dark world where you need to survive at any cost.
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Offworlders: Galactic Ventures
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veridian Expanse.
Top-down space trading and combat on a working frontier. Run cargo, hunt salvage, fight pirates, and build a corporation that survives twenty cycles of pressure from the Cryos Foundation, the Frontier Allegiance, and the Sable Syndicate.
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Space Vet
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Veridian Expanse.
As an intergalactic Space Vet, your hands are full with helping alien creatures while exploring a vast universe where every mission is a new adventure!
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Eventide Matter
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veridian Expanse.
A 2D space mining adventure. Mine exotic resources, unlock powerful equipment, and fend off relentless enemies to build an inter-dimensional portal, the last hope of salvation for your civilization.
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Verdant Skies
Single-player alternative to Veridian Expanse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Veridian Expanse.
Verdant Skies is a life simulation game born from a love for games like Harvest Moon and a desire to create something unique with modern gameplay and deep storytelling. Ensure the success of the colony as you make friends and pursue romance with a diverse cast of characters.