Single-player games like SpiceX
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SpiceX, 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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Astral Shipwright
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpiceX.
Build and upgrade your personal ship to travel around a strange planet.
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Stellar Courier
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpiceX.
Arcade space shooter. You are a courier with one package to deliver across a broken galaxy. Plane-like flight, fights with pirates, the old army and aliens in a 20+ mission story campaign. Pick your ship and mods between missions. No grind, no filler.
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First Parsec
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpiceX.
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Hypergate
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with SpiceX.
Hypergate is an arcade-style space combat game. It is focused on fast-paced combat rather than resources, realistic flight, or grinding. It features a 2-hour campaign, LAN or single-player Instant Action for customizing your own battles, 30 upgrades to buy using in-game points, and 3 ships to fly.
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Starbase Gunship
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpiceX.
Starbase Gunship places you in the seat of a weapons officer on a state-of-the-art Gunship as you defend a remote outpost from an Alien invasion fleet. With access to laser cannons, missiles, miniguns and nuclear warheads, you are the last line of defense between humanity and the alien invaders.
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Airspace Master
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with SpiceX.
Control both skies and ground in a complete ATC experience. Manage arrivals, departures, and taxi operations while maintaining Operational Integrity. Dynamic weather, a day/night cycle, multiple airports, and unique challenges.
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BlassHole
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with SpiceX.
A space action, looting and ship progression game first made over 25 years ago while I was studying programming, now remade: explore systems, fight, collect loot and upgrade your ship module by module.
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A-Spec First Assault
Single-player alternative to SpiceX — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpiceX.
Fly corvette-class warships. Engage in combat operations against fighters, frigates, cruisers, and more dangerous foes. Choose the ships, weapons, and improvement modules, your group will deploy with. Use tactical command decisions to overcome dangerous encounters with unrelenting enemies.