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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Transcendence
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
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X: Tension
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dangerous.
X-Tension is the eagerly awaited expansion pack to X: Beyond the Frontier. The expansion is not limited by a linear plot line but makes use of new ways to expand your empire. You can now take part in missions that are offered to you throughout the game.
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Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dangerous.
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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Starpoint Gemini 2
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Dangerous.
Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
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Out of Orbit
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dangerous.
Design, build, or pirate spaceships. Build bases on planets. Explore endless randomly generated universes, travel through black holes, command your crew, survive cosmic events, collect and trade materials, battle epic bosses, and much more. The sky is the limit, literally!
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Star Nomad 2
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dangerous.
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
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EVERSPACE™ 2
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dangerous.
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
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X3: Reunion
Single-player alternative to Dangerous — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Dangerous.
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
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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.