Single-player games like Stranded
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Stranded, 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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The Station
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
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Tacoma
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranded.
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore treacherous environments, and find meaning and beauty in so much death—the first of two acts.
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J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.
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The Abandoned Planet
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art
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STARDROP
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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Ghost on the Shore
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranded.
An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.
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The Dig®
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stranded.
An asteroid the size of a small moon is on a crash course toward Earth. Once the wayward asteroid is nuked into a safe orbit, a trio conducts a routine examination of the rocky surface. What they uncover is anything but routine.
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Proteus
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.
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Waking Mars
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.
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Murder
Single-player alternative to Stranded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stranded.
From the designer and artists behind "Stranded" comes a short story about the intersection of morality and sentience, in a cyberpunk future where both have become commodities.