Single-player games like The White Laboratory
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The White Laboratory, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like The White Laboratory page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Deterrence
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The White Laboratory.
Artificial intelligence has plotted a path to a sustainable future, but humans aren't included. Defend humanity against the A.I. in this instant action real-time strategy, tower defense hybrid.
- 2
Infested Planet
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Command a team of 5 elite soldiers against an alien horde of 100,000. Surrounded on all sides, you must outmaneuver and outsmart the enemy.
- 3
Freaking Meatbags
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Land on a planet, pick up some rocks, leave before the solar system explodes. Oh, and don't die in the nightly robot attacks! Freaking Meatbags is a humorous real-time strategy game that's all about building a base, mixing meatbag DNA, then convincing those dolts to help you gather resources.
- 4
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.
- 5
Particle Fleet: Emergence
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
Build and design your own fleets and stand opposed to the Particulate in this physics/strategy/RTS/fleet hybrid. Build partially destructible and self repairing ships that interact with enemies less controlled by some scripted logic and more driven by a real time massive physics particle simulation.
- 6
Distant Worlds: Universe
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The White Laboratory.
Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of turn-based strategy, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.
- 7
Revenge of the Titans
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The White Laboratory.
The ultimate mash-up of Real-time Strategy and Tower Defense!
- 8
They Are Billions
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The White Laboratory.
They Are Billions is a Steampunk strategy game set on a post-apocalyptic planet. Build and defend colonies to survive against the billions of the infected that seek to annihilate the few remaining living humans. Can humanity survive after the zombie apocalypse?
- 9
Besiege
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The White Laboratory.
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
- 10
Aperture
Single-player alternative to The White Laboratory — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The White Laboratory.
This is a first-person 3D adventure puzzle game featuring a female protagonist, inspired by modern work stress and related psychological issues. Players dive into the game, using "Aperture" to unravel layers of mystery, and uncover the inner strength and beautiful memories of life deep within.