Single-player games like Star Control®: Origins
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Star Control®: Origins, 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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Galactic Civilizations III
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build a civilization that will stand the test of time in the largest space-based strategy game ever! Choose from dozens of unique races and make a name for yourself across the galaxy through diplomacy, espionage, technological advances, and more.
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Star Control I and II
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control®: Origins.
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control®: Origins.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Destroy All Humans!
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control®: Origins.
The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.
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Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Star Control®: Origins.
A hyperdrive malfunction sends Keith T. Maxwell tumbling through space and time to fight for his life against a mysterious alien armada that is wreaking havoc.
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Starcom: Unknown Space
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control®: Origins.
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
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Advent Rising
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control®: Origins.
A common legend pervades the galaxy-that of a powerful, highly intelligent ancient race that will one day deliver the universe. They are known as Humans. The Advent of Humanity Begins...
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control®: Origins.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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Star Control III
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control®: Origins.
The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Star Control®: Origins.
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
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Sins of a Solar Empire II
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Star Control®: Origins.
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.
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Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Star Control®: Origins.
A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.
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Galactic Civilizations IV
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Star Control®: Origins.
Take command of a civilization that has just achieved faster-than-light travel in Galactic Civilizations IV, the newest entry in the award-winning space 4X strategy game series. Explore the galaxy, colonize worlds, shape cultures, make alliances, fight wars and pioneer new technologies.
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Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fallen Enchantress is 4X strategy game from the makers of Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations. Build a civilization in the magical world of Elemental. Recruit heroes, train armies, build cities, forge alliances and save the world in this rich world where it's never the same game twice.
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Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor!
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The Political Machine 2020
Single-player alternative to Star Control®: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Star Control®: Origins.
Win the hearts and minds of America’s voters and take the 2020 presidential election by storm in Stardock’s popular political strategy game. Choose a candidate and run against a computer opponent or a candidate controlled by another person over the Internet.