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Single-player games like Stellar Infestation

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Stellar Infestation, 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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    IDUN - Frontline Survival — Steam game cover

    IDUN - Frontline Survival

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Infestation.

    A defense RTS where you can move turrets at will. Extract resources, upgrade technology, and defend against enemy swarms in a gripping space campaign. Hold the line, set up your turrets, and brace for screen-filling hordes!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anno 2205™ — Steam game cover

    Anno 2205™

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stellar Infestation.

    In Anno 2205™, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space.

    2015StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reshaping Mars — Steam game cover

    Reshaping Mars

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stellar Infestation.

    「Reshaping Mars」is a colony simulation game on Mars, you will start by gathering resources, storing food, accepting immigrants, and building a better colony together. Develop powerful technologies for Mars Reshaping, make Mars great agai..sorry, just great. Don't forget to make the residents happy.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mars or Die! — Steam game cover

    Mars or Die!

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Infestation.

    Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cliff Empire — Steam game cover

    Cliff Empire

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stellar Infestation.

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal — Steam game cover

    Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stellar Infestation.

    Creeper World 3 is what happens when cellular automata takes over a strategy simulation. Instead of discrete units that attack your base, a fluid-like substance spreads over the terraformable terrain. Your base, your weapons, your strategy... you must adapt them all.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation — Steam game cover

    Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stellar Infestation.

    A massive-scale real-time strategy game where you command entire armies on a dynamic battlefield. Conquer multiple worlds across several single-player campaigns; or play with your friends in multiplayer combat.

    2016StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spacebase Startopia — Steam game cover

    Spacebase Startopia

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stellar Infestation.

    Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor.

    2021StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guardian Grids — Steam game cover

    Guardian Grids

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Infestation.

    A simple and fun tower defense game! Combining light card elements with the fun of randomness.

    2024StrategyIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids — Steam game cover

    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids

    Single-player alternative to Stellar Infestation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Stellar Infestation.

    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.

    2026StrategyIndie10.39 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →