Single-player games like Wild Mars
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wild Mars, 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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Surviving Mars
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Wild Mars.
There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
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Odyssée Stellaire 2
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wild Mars.
2.5 million light-years separate you from a civilization sending a signal. This incremental space odyssey will take you across the universe, all the way to Andromeda. The adventure continues. Safe travels, Commander.
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HAS Galactics
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wild Mars.
HAS Galactics is a top-down factory builder. Design your own rocket, automate your production lines, balance your reputation between the Galactic Factions and complete daring missions. Start from a humble beginning… to a thriving galactic mega-factory!
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Odyssée Stellaire
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wild Mars.
Board your ship and push the boundaries of space exploration in this contemplative space incremental. Gather resources, develop your technology, and travel from the Moon to the edge of the solar system to answer a mysterious signal from the stars.
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Ares Inception
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Wild Mars.
You're the intelligent electronics of a Mars mission. Four capable crew members. You are not one of them. Your job: keep them alive and happy, they're the only ones who can succeed. Built under the advice of real astronauts, engineers & planetary scientists, the big decisions are yours to make.
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Mars Inc 98
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wild Mars.
A retro Win98 styled incremental game about terraforming Mars. Manage power, build your systems, and clear the atmosphere to make the planet livable.
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Belt Colony
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wild Mars.
The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters.
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MANIFEST
Single-player alternative to Wild Mars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Wild Mars.
This is a game about the pressure of keeping ships productive. Idle ships bleed money. Late deliveries hurt your reputation. Old hulls develop histories. Captains become known quantities. A quiet ore run can suddenly become a rescue problem, a customs problem, or a piracy problem.