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Single-player games like Space Atlas: The Solar System

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Space Atlas: The Solar System, 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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    Solar System Simulator — Steam game cover

    Solar System Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    Gravity and exploration sandbox

    2024IndieSimulationCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orders of Magnitude — Steam game cover

    Orders of Magnitude

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    Have you ever wondered what the whole Universe looks like? With the myriad Galaxies, each containing billions of Stars, including our Solar System? Have you seen a Human Brain and its Neurons? DNA? What about the Electrons surrounding the tiny Atomic Nucleus? And what lies at even smaller scales?

    2024IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rover Mechanic Challenge - ERC Competition — Steam game cover

    Rover Mechanic Challenge - ERC Competition

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗥𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 is an e-tournament based on the world's only simulator for repairing Mars Rovers. Take part in solving challenging tasks and become the master of leader board.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe) — Steam game cover

    OVERVIEW (A Walk Through The Universe)

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    Overview is a mind-changing experience about our position in the Universe. With a narrative and an interactive mode, it features realistic imagery and accurate data to leave you in awe and wonder at the vastness of the Cosmos.

    2018IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rocket Science — Steam game cover

    Rocket Science

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.

    2020StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kerbal Space Program — Steam game cover

    Kerbal Space Program

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator — Steam game cover

    Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Universe Sandbox — Steam game cover

    Universe Sandbox

    Single-player alternative to Space Atlas: The Solar System — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Atlas: The Solar System.

    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.

    2015IndieSimulationCasual29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →