Single-player games like Arctico
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Arctico, 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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ASTRONEER
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
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Under A New Sun
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
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Grounded
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Arctico.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Voidtrain
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.
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The Planet Crafter
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Arctico.
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Arctico — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Arctico.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.