Single-player games like Smugglers 5: Invasion
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Smugglers 5: Invasion, 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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Smugglers 5
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Smugglers 5 is the fifth installment in the turn-based single-player space trading game series. Will you be a greedy trader, an ambitious fleet pilot or a ruthless pirate? Board enemy ships, manage factories, conquer star systems and forge your own galactic empire.
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Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander is a retro space strategy RPG with base building, deep tactical combat, crew management and emergent storytelling.
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Ceres
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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Stars in Shadow
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Stars in Shadow is a turn-based 4X strategy game and a vivid tribute to the genre classics. Compete with alien factions to explore and colonize nearby starsystems, build fleets to defend against rivals, negotiate or conquer them. Win by unifying the galaxy, through diplomacy or force.
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X3: Reunion
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
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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Space Pirates And Zombies 2
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.
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Dead But Alive! Southern England
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Dead But Alive is a 120,000 words zombie zombie survival visual novel set in South England. The game features a non-linear storyline with moral choices on despair, commitment and sacrifice.
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Of Love And Sorrow
Single-player alternative to Smugglers 5: Invasion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Smugglers 5: Invasion.
Of Love And Sorrow is a 120,000 word interactive visual novel following the story of two young brothers from the South during the Civil War, separated by war, love and betrayal. The choices you make will direct the story - their lives, their loves, their very destiny is up to you.