Single-player games like Drill Space
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Drill Space, 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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Windpunk
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
A cozy survival craft adventure. Build a walking fortress to survive the winds of a fallen world. ♻️ Recycle ⛏️ Refine, 🔧 Rebuild, and ⛺ survive the shifting biomes. Ride the wind, heal the land, and recruit quirky survivors to help rebuild the future. (Previosly known as Wasteland Waste Disposal)
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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TerraTech Worlds
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
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Eden Island
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.
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The Infected
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
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Crashlands
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Drill Space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Drill Space.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!