Single-player games like Hotloop
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hotloop, 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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Star Squadron
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hotloop.
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.
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Super CosmoJet
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hotloop.
Super CosmoJet is a 2D physics-based action space game. Master gravity and your ship's thrust controls to navigate hazardous star systems, on your quest to find your missing father. Each star system is procedurally generated at runtime, so no two play-throughs are the same!
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Silverwing
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hotloop.
Silverwing is an action flight game where you build an array of powerful spaceships to combat enemies across space and a diverse array of planet landscapes. Play through a fully voiced 20+ mission campaign with multiple endings based on your mission choices.
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Lunar Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Hotloop.
Don your xEMU Spacesuit, explore the Orontius Crater, and Lunar Module in an immersive first-person VR experience with out of this world accuracy and interaction. Follow real-life procedures, launch the Apollo-era Lunar Module, play Space Golf, and experience the moon like never before.
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Asteroids Extreme
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hotloop.
Asteroids Extreme is a fast-paced, top-down, arcade-style asteroid mining adventure. Players blast asteroids and various enemies, collecting crystals along the way to upgrade their ship.
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Starbase Gunship
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Hotloop.
Starbase Gunship places you in the seat of a weapons officer on a state-of-the-art Gunship as you defend a remote outpost from an Alien invasion fleet. With access to laser cannons, missiles, miniguns and nuclear warheads, you are the last line of defense between humanity and the alien invaders.
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Starfighter General
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Hotloop.
Space ACTION-MMO. Control & upgrade more than one ship. Build a fleet! Turn a rag tag team into an armada. Aliens build relationships. Crew/attributes/skills/mastery/magic(legendary/unilegendary/unique)items. WORLD FIRST: Multicore MMO & INFINITE PLAYERS! Soon: Conquer star systems & Tax Players.
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Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending
Single-player alternative to Hotloop — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Hotloop.
Prepare for your unexpected enrollment into the Startenders Academy. Your goal is to create bizarre beverages for colourful customers in the hope that no one notices you haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on.