Single-player games like Planet Scanner
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Planet Scanner, 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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Elon Simulator - Spend Like A Trillionaire
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Scanner.
Elon Simulator is an immersive Trillionaire Simulator with TONS of fun mechanics and activities. As Elon, you can: Smoke Weed (a lot), Print your own Money, Sell Lithium to Earth for BILLIONS, Make MILLIONS while you sleep in real life, Become a Trillionaire, and TONS more! Made by one dude.
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Irongrim Tower
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Planet Scanner.
Tower defense meets city building in a grimdark sci-fi world. Build vertically, manage resources, defend against alien hordes, and command machine priests in humanity's last stronghold.
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Anomaly Operation
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Planet Scanner.
Anomaly Operation is a sci-fi horror observation game. Trapped in the security room, you must monitor a derelict ship via CCTV. Report anomalies and avoid lethal threats. Survive until 03:00 AM.
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RoboDeal Simulator Prologue
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Planet Scanner.
Design, craft, and trade robots on the frozen world of Xylaris-9. Serve factions, upgrade your facility, and shape your robotic legacy in Robodeal Simulator.
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RoboDeal Simulator
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Planet Scanner.
Design, craft, and trade robots on the frozen world of Xylaris-9. Serve factions, upgrade your facility, and shape your robotic legacy in Robodeal Simulator.
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Slot Waste
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Planet Scanner.
An episode-length first-person factory simulation. Navigate through a series of 10 unique and weird mini-games. What are you producing and who are you making it for?
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Space Supermarket Simulator
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Planet Scanner.
Run your own supermarket in outer space. Keep shelves stocked and nicely organized. Supply your store with drone delivery. Will you take the duty of running a space supermarket?
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Desk Space: Idle Spacefleet clicker
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Planet Scanner.
Grow your fleet of spaceships in this incremental space game. Mine asteroids and trade with stations, unlock upgrades to make more money, deploy pirates, and unlock [REDACTED]. Pin to your desktop and watch your empire grow while you do "more important" things.
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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Scanner.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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The Office Void
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Scanner.
You’re stuck on the night shift. The code refuses to compile, the deadline is on fire, and your mind is no longer yours. To keep from passing out and blowing the entire shift, you have to drink coffee. Lots of it.
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Iron Lung
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Planet Scanner.
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
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Lethal Company
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Scanner.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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Then They Came for Me
Single-player alternative to Planet Scanner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Planet Scanner.
Then They Came For Me is a fascism survival RPG set in an isolated neighborhood during the reign of a totalitarian regime. Take care of your neighbors, try to stay fed and sane, and make your choices carefully. Resist the regime or lick the boot, every decision you make has consequences.