Single-player games like Dangerous
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dangerous, 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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Objects in Space
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.
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A.R.M. PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 Asteroid Resource Mining
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
An expedition finds an artifact in an asteroid, teleporting the crew to an alien realm. Enslaved on a mining barge, they wield mech suits to survive, scavenging and scheming to escape—and wield the device that could rewrite Earth’s fate.
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Stardust Origins
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Dangerous.
You are a pilot, seeking revenge on your deceitful father who threw you into unknown space. Can you find your way back and get revenge? Experience a mix of 2D topdown space adventure and explore planets to discover quests, negotiate trades, mine, hunt and survive in an expanding universe.
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Celestial Command
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.
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Between the Stars
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
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Star Horizon
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
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Starpoint Gemini Warlords
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!
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Rebel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
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Elite Dangerous
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.