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Single-player games like Univoyager

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Univoyager, 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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    Sylph — Steam game cover

    Sylph

    Single-player alternative to Univoyager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Univoyager.

    Operate a spacecraft at the edge of a singularity. Use realistic orbital mechanics and Newtonian physics to explore a star system around a black hole and what lies beyond.

    2026Simulation12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Travellers — Steam game cover

    Space Travellers

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

    Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Flight Of Nova — Steam game cover

    Flight Of Nova

    Single-player alternative to Univoyager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Univoyager.

    Flight of Nova is a simulator based on newtonian mechanics in which you control spacecraft in the Noren star system. You fly multiple types of spacecraft doing transport and search missions in an environment with realistic aerodynamics and orbital physics.

    2022SimulationEarly Access29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Docker VR — Steam game cover

    Space Docker VR

    Single-player alternative to Univoyager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Univoyager.

    A hardcore flight simulator for VR! Get in the cockpit, pilot a ship, and navigate hazardous environments on a journey to become an expert docker!

    2021IndieSimulation5.09 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avorion — Steam game cover

    Avorion

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

    A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X4: Foundations — Steam game cover

    X4: Foundations

    Single-player alternative to Univoyager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Univoyager.

    Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.

    2018ActionStrategySimulation12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evochron Mercenary — Steam game cover

    Evochron Mercenary

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

    The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.

    2012ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X3: Terran Conflict — Steam game cover

    X3: Terran Conflict

    Single-player alternative to Univoyager — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Univoyager.

    It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!

    2008ActionStrategySimulation3.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →