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Single-player games like STARS COMMANDER

Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to STARS COMMANDER, 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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    Starcrest — Steam game cover

    Starcrest

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

    Build, pilot, and crew custom physics-driven spacecraft in a persistent online universe. Explore distant worlds, mine and trade for resources, and band together in factions to fight for territorial control. Carve out your empire in an ever evolving infinite online galaxy.

    2027ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RYMDVAL - Space Trucking — Steam game cover

    RYMDVAL - Space Trucking

    Single-player alternative to STARS COMMANDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with STARS COMMANDER.

    Haul Cargo in Space! Manage placement of modules and make builds for fighting pirates. Explore and finish missions to uncover the secrets and mysteries of this universe.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Void Cargo: Equilibrium — Steam game cover

    Void Cargo: Equilibrium

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

    A first-person sci-fi cargo flight sim. Pilot a physics-driven lander, plan risky routes, manage fuel and heavy cargo, and save deliveries by repairing system failures mid-flight. Earn credits and upgrade your ship.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.74 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rank: Warmaster — Steam game cover

    Rank: Warmaster

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

    Stranded on Mars with next to nothing, build a city, assemble a fleet, and expand your empire to survive a hostile solar system in this new take that combines elements of space combat and RTS inspired by the classics.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frontier Pilot Simulator — Steam game cover

    Frontier Pilot Simulator

    Single-player alternative to STARS COMMANDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with STARS COMMANDER.

    FPS is a Sci-Fi cargo pilot sim, with an engaging emergent mission-driven storyline, with a real-time economy with free flight and trading, on an alien world to explore. All in customizable upgradeable, well-simulated VTOL craft with real weather, and flight dynamics.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PULSAR: Lost Colony — Steam game cover

    PULSAR: Lost Colony

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

    The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avorion — Steam game cover

    Avorion

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

    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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    Fractal Block World — Steam game cover

    Fractal Block World

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

    This is a surreal exploration game. Explore a massive fractal with great complexities. You can shrink infinitely to go deeper into the fractal. Or you can become larger by growing. Inner space awaits you in this infinite world.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SQUARE BOX — Steam game cover

    SQUARE BOX

    Single-player alternative to STARS COMMANDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STARS COMMANDER.

    Square Box: a game with the ball falling in a box.

    2017IndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METALWORKING — Steam game cover

    METALWORKING

    Single-player alternative to STARS COMMANDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STARS COMMANDER.

    This is a metalworking workshop simulator. He enters the industry and works as a skilled worker. Manage robotic islands. Drive the forklift and procure the raw material. Make a difference with your muscle strength and experience.

    2021IndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The drawing of the Apocalypse — Steam game cover

    The drawing of the Apocalypse

    Single-player alternative to STARS COMMANDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STARS COMMANDER.

    This is the narrative of the Apocalypse of John, the last book of the Bible, told with the use of images pre-generated by artificial intelligence and accompanied by a short caption.

    2024IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RED BEES — Steam game cover

    RED BEES

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

    This is a base-building and sword-and-shield combat game between two teams of robotic bees.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie4.01 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The drawing of the Genesis — Steam game cover

    The drawing of the Genesis

    Single-player alternative to STARS COMMANDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STARS COMMANDER.

    This is a summary of Genesis, the first book of the Bible, told using images pre-generated by artificial intelligence and accompanied by a short caption.

    2026IndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →