Single-player games like Star Command (1988)
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Star Command (1988), 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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Contract Terminated
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
Lead your band of mercenaries and figure out a way to survive on a hostile planet in this oldschool 1980s-style RPG with pixel graphics. Features a mix of grid-based movement, turn-based tactical combat, and first-person dungeon crawling just like the classics.
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Solward
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
Solward is a science fiction tactical RPG with turn-based combat. After a long space voyage, Kali, Jenna, and Heather have returned home only to find that their planet has been invaded by an alien threat. Lead the resistance and fight to destroy the invaders!
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Cyber Drive
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Cyberdrive is: Waves of enemies constantly attacking without giving you a break Average lifespan at easy difficulty 1 minute. Only one thing is required of you "KILL YOUR ENEMIES !!!!!"
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Command Adventures: Starship
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It is the year 2127, the closing of the great war is upon us. You purchase a starship to explore regions unknown and to extract untold riches from distant galaxies. Pirates and bloodthirsty alien beings wander the universe. It is a gritty and nasty period. Bravely go forth and seek your fortune!
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Battle for Asciion
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot ’em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
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The Secret of Varonis
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
An indie Gameboy-style RPG. Build a party from four unique races and unravel the mystery of Varonis through challenging old-school turn-based combat.
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闲侠江湖
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
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Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.
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Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
The Forgotten Realms Archive - Collection One allows you to journey through the set of adventures: the Eye of the Beholder trilogy, a collection of first-person, real-time role-playing games.
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Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
The Forgotten Realm Archives - Collection Two brings a healthy mix of “Gold Box” and nostalgia goodness to your PC, along with a combination of adventure builders, turn-based and real-time role-playing gameplay.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Krynn Series
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
Return to the first fantasy role-playing epic set in the legendary Dragonlance game world of Krynn. This immortal pack includes Champions of Krynn, Death Knights of Krynn and The Dark Queen of Krynn.
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Fantasy General
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fantasy General invites you to enter a world of heroes, swords, magic and beasts. You must lead your army into battle with the Shadowlord’s forces and defeat each of his lieutenants across varying terrain and battlefields.
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Pacific General
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
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Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Sun Series
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
Unleash your imagination into a vast, savage world, sun-scorched and wind-scraped. This series contains the radiant classics, Dark Sun: Shattered Lands, and Dark Sun: Wake of the Ravager.
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Silver Box Classics
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
This collection brings back a gathering of adaptations of the events in the first four Dragonlance role-playing modules, at the beginning of the War of the Lance. These are the first video games adaptations of D&D that started it all.
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DragonStrike
Single-player alternative to Star Command (1988) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Star Command (1988).
The FIRST-EVER dragon combat simulator! This is DragonStrike, where the deadly skies above the Dragonlance game world of Krynn explode before your very eyes. The first-person viewpoint propels you into a fully animated, 3D world of action and excitement! To the skies brave knight - and victory!