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Single-player games like Expansion VR

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Expansion VR, 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 Expansion VR page.

Ranked picks

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    Guardians Frontline — Steam game cover

    Guardians Frontline

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Expansion VR.

    Guardians Frontline is a sci-fi VR shooter that makes you a soldier and a commander. Fight off enemies and build bases in a single-player and co-op campaign, plus PvP game modes with full cross-play support.

    2023ActionStrategy24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astraeus — Steam game cover

    Astraeus

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expansion VR.

    Astraeus is a VR asteroid mining RTS game that's quick to play, easy to learn, and enormous in scope. Build a mining network from dozens of bases, and watch as hundreds of ships swarm around you.

    2018StrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BattleGroupVR — Steam game cover

    BattleGroupVR

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Expansion VR.

    BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.

    2023ActionStrategySimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sins of a Solar Empire II — Steam game cover

    Sins of a Solar Empire II

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Expansion VR.

    Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

    2024StrategySimulation49.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Planetary Annihilation: TITANS — Steam game cover

    Planetary Annihilation: TITANS

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expansion VR.

    Wage war across entire solar systems with massive armies at your command. Annihilate enemy forces with world-shattering TITAN-class units, and demolish planets with massive super weapons!

    2015ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crossfire: Legion — Steam game cover

    Crossfire: Legion

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Expansion VR.

    Crossfire: Legion is a real time strategy game featuring tactical action in furious battles across a shattered version of the near future. Raise and customize your army to engage in intense online combat and carve your own path as you rise through the ranks. It’s a new generation of warfare.

    2022ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 — Steam game cover

    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Expansion VR.

    Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

    2019Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SPACECOM — Steam game cover

    SPACECOM

    Single-player alternative to Expansion VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Expansion VR.

    SPACECOM – a strategic-to-the-bone, starfleet command game in which deception, smart movement, and choices to battle decide victory or defeat.

    2014StrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →