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Single-player games like Trace Hunters

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Trace Hunters, 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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    Motor Assailant — Steam game cover

    Motor Assailant

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trace Hunters.

    Fast-paced vehicular shooter. Drive a combat vehicle of your choice, shoot your way through multiple battlefields, fight giant bosses, dodge asteroids and witness cataclysmic events.

    2021ActionSimulationRacing4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood Engine — Steam game cover

    Blood Engine

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trace Hunters.

    Blood Engine: Immerse yourself in an action-packed third-person open-world experience. Race against time to thwart the relentless Red Swarm. Will you emerge victorious, or succumb to the biomechanical onslaught? The fate of humanity rests in your hands.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SpaceSeals — Steam game cover

    SpaceSeals

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trace Hunters.

    SpaceSeals is an exciting third-person shooter set in a spaceship captured by hostile robots.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Venus: The Last Ascent — Steam game cover

    Venus: The Last Ascent

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trace Hunters.

    Build a massive physics-driven fortress on wheels in this sci-fi survival game. Mine resources, bolt on new modules, fight off solar-powered machines, and keep moving across the hostile surface of Venus.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gearbits — Steam game cover

    Gearbits

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trace Hunters.

    Fast-paced mecha themed third person shooter.

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scrapland Remastered — Steam game cover

    Scrapland Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Trace Hunters.

    The cult game that marked MercurySteam's origins returns; a sci-fi adventure with memorable characters, powerful ships and humor! Enjoy intense Multiplayer battles and races with ships you build.

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Front Mission Evolved — Steam game cover

    Front Mission Evolved

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trace Hunters.

    Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!

    2010Action4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer — Steam game cover

    Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer

    Single-player alternative to Trace Hunters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Trace Hunters.

    Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?

    2025ActionStrategyIndie9.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →