Single-player games like Rodina
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Rodina, 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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Elite Dangerous
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rodina.
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.
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SpaceEngine
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with Rodina.
The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.
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Rebel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rodina.
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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Evochron Mercenary
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rodina.
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.
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PULSAR: Lost Colony
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rodina.
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
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Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rodina.
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
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Universe Sandbox
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with Rodina.
Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.
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Underspace
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rodina.
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with Day 1 mod support and a planned PvP/co-op multiplayer on the Early Access roadmap. You're going to need a bigger ship.
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Rodina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rodina.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.