IMHO.

Single-player games like Trace Hunters

Below are 9 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Trace Hunters page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    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 →
  2. 2
    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 →
  3. 3
    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 →
  4. 4
    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 →
  5. 5
    Rustborn - Outland Threat — Steam game cover

    Rustborn - Outland Threat

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

    You’re a cowboy abducted by aliens who accidentally ends up with a biomechanical arm. Run, climb, and shoot like crazy to survive hordes of deadly robots in this third-person bullet-hell shooter. Conquer the mothership and find your way back home!

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Lightscape — Steam game cover

    Lightscape

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

    Shoot, platform and blast your thrusters full-speed through futuristic virtual worlds to network your way home through the stars. Steer your ship while collecting upgrades to overcome increasingly challenging levels. A retro third-person shooter platformer that's easy to learn, hard to master!

    ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Time Shock — Steam game cover

    Time Shock

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

    Rip through fractured timelines fighting robots, drones and bosses. Rank up as different characters with special abilities. Upgrade weaponized vehicles with future technology. Timelines favor the AI army. Will you tip the balance?

    ActionStrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Mischief Motors — Steam game cover

    Mischief Motors

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

    Mischief Motors is a chaotic couch multiplayer car combat game where cartoony vehicles, over-the-top special weapons, and destructible arenas turn every match into explosive cartoon mayhem. Pick your ride, wreck your friends, and survive the battle.

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Arcane Realms — Steam game cover

    Arcane Realms

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

    Build magical villages across serene, ever-changing realms. Create thriving settlements, gather arcane energy, then teleport to new lands and start anew. Discover endless possibilities as you construct settlements across the Arcane Realms.

    StrategySimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →