Single-player games like Planetaries
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Planetaries, 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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TerraTech Worlds
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
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Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
👑 Hail to the King! In Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, players clash for dominance over the realm through strategic castle 🏰 building and fierce combat. Craft epic armor, forge deadly medieval weapons⚔️, and build a kingdom worthy of legend 📜. Create a Guild 🐉, trade goods, and prevail! 🌟
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Start Over
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
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Eden Crafters
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Planetaries.
Eden Crafters is a solo or co-op open-world survival, crafting, and factory-building game where you transform a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity. Build, automate, and terraform. Control the climate, create a breathable atmosphere, and turn toxic lakes into water: shape a new world!
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Cubic Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Planetaries.
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
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Heat Death: Survival Train
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
Heat Death is a sci-fi survival game where you can build, upgrade, and customize your battle train to explore and survive a frozen world! This train is not only your shelter and vehicle, but also your weapon and ally to face hostile drones, deadly storms, and hidden mysteries of an unknown world!
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The Front
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
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Magisterium: Fantasy Craft
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
A grinding medieval fantasy life sim with a detailed complex crafting system complemented by survival and RPG elements. Grind resources, craft items, trade with locals, master professions, fulfill quests and explore the world to uncover its long-lost secrets.
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Planetaries.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Planetaries.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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Entities
Single-player alternative to Planetaries — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Planetaries.
Dive into horror in Entities. Solo or up to 4-player matches offer dynamic puzzles, relentless entities, and extraction shooter mechanics. Investigate, unlock paths, and survive in dangerous zones as a private operator. Master skill and terror. Are you ready to confront the unknown?