Single-player games like Project Coreward
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Project Coreward, 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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Genotype
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Project Coreward.
Your weapons are alive! Print creatures and use them as weapons and tools as you explore this Metroidvania FPS adventure. Morph yourself tiny, upgrade, and locate collectibles to advance to the next boss. Explore large non-linear maps and explore an environment woven together with a complex story.
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Lunar Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Battlecruiser Generations
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Project Coreward.
In celebration of the 25 yr anniversary of the first release, this compendium contains all 4 games in the Battlecruiser 3000AD series which was first released in 1996.
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OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Project Coreward.
Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.
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Startenders: Intergalactic Bartending
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Project Coreward.
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.
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Space Salvage
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Coreward.
Space Salvage is a first-person adventure seeking game. Your job is to skillfully maneuver your spaceship through wreckage and asteroids while destroying mines and enemy factions! All while your eager yet amoral ship AI guides you. Do you have what it takes to dominate space?
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Star Shelter
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Coreward.
Star shelter is a space survival game built from the ground up for VR. You are stranded in space, you must climb around in Zero-G, explore, scavenge, craft, hack and fight to survive. You have to build, arm and upgrade your own space station in order to escape the cosmic graveyard.
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Cosmic Awakening VR
Single-player alternative to Project Coreward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Coreward.
Cosmic Awakening VR is a first person VR survival exploration horror game. A game about immersion, exploration, and terror. It is a collection of horror scenarios set on a sci-fi stage. Explore the mysteries in a short linear experience, or try to survive as long as you can against unknown horrors.