Single-player games like Eterium
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Eterium, 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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House of the Dying Sun
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
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STAR WARS™ - X-Wing Alliance™
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eterium.
A neutral family fights for its business - and its survival - and is swept up in the struggle against the encroaching Empire. You must defy the strong-arm tactics of a rival family who will stop at nothing to destroy your trading company.
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War Tech Fighters
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eterium.
War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!
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Evochron Mercenary
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
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Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
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Strike Suit Zero
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
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Capsized
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
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SOL: Exodus
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
Take on the role of the Lieutenant Commander, ace fighter pilot, as you search for a new home, battle a mysterious enemy, and rescue humanity from a fiery end.
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Freespace 2
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eterium.
FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.
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Starmancer
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Eterium.
From a small 2-man team comes a unique space station management sim. Take on the role of an A.I commanding a lost space ark. Try not to let your crew run amok and wreck the place.
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STAR WARS™: TIE Fighter Special Edition
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Eterium.
The Imperial Navy is called upon to eradicate the last of the rebellion and restore law and order. As an Imperial navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperiled lives thoughout the galaxy. Join the Emperor's cause in eliminating the Rebel uprising as the Empire strikes back!
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Fighter X Fighter
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
Punch and kick! Live in fighting! Choose skills and strengthen talents to conquer various levels and enemies.
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Crashimals
Single-player alternative to Eterium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Eterium.
Try something different with a unique VR control scheme to pilot your airplane. Choose from 6 planes each with their own variety of bombs to blow up cakes in 72 destructible puzzle levels.