Single-player games like Star Control I and II
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Star Control I and II, 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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Star Control III
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Control I and II.
The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?
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Shaped Beats
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Star Control I and II.
Shaped Beats Is A 2D Video Game Of The Bullet Hell Genre, with Pixel art graphics, You control a Wolfs Space Forces plane, which is sent to different missions together with its Squad, however things are not as they seem and you have to find out what mysteries in space.
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Bandits
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control I and II.
Dive into action-packed tank battles. Smash through destructible environments. Master diverse maps, and choose form a selection of distinct characters. Test your strategies and reflexes in the solo missions or in PvP matches!
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Time Bandit
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control I and II.
In this unique top-down shooter with text adventure elements from the 1980s, take on the role of a time traveller seeking wealth and adventure across a number of different eras of time. Play with 1 or 2 players. Players can choose to work together, or against each other!
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Star Garden
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control I and II.
Raise cosmic pets that transform and evolve into the vehicles you ride! Explore a single-player Story Mode or battle rivals in local and online matches with up to four players locally or six online. Your interstellar adventure awaits!
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Iron Slugs
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control I and II.
Explosive, fast-paced 2-4 player party game. Shoot your friends, lay traps, explode almost everything you see on the screen going for elaborate environmental frags
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Crosstown
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control I and II.
An overload of 8-bit-style action mayhem, Crosstown hands you a toga and a gun, and lets you loose in an ever-changing maze full of monsters and explosions! 40 levels, up to 4 players, and an endless mode!
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KuLaLa Catcher
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control I and II.
Multiplayer "claw machine" party game! Use that unreliable claw to battle in various game modes. It's party time! Party like KuLaLa~! Catch 'em like KuLaLa~!!
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control I and II.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Prince of Persia®
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control I and II.
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control I and II.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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Steinstern: Spacewar
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control I and II.
The top-down shooter with loot and infinite progression. Find your way through randomly generated mazes. Level up your ship, find new weapons and upgrade them. Try to keep up with increasingly tough enemies!
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Starship Wars
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control I and II.
Destroy enemies, bosses and everything you see ahead!! Get crystals to buy better starships and get stronger. Have fun in three different game modes.
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Archons
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Control I and II.
Archons is a Roguelite/Survivor game where you control two characters, the Archons- simultaneously! Customize your build and abilities to fit your own unique playstyle and blast your way through enemy parasites and bosses!
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Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control I and II.
Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control I and II.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the iconic Operators of Task Force 141.
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Call of Duty®: Warzone™
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control I and II.
Welcome to Call of Duty®: Warzone™, the massive free-to-play combat arena. Experience thrilling modes & new gameplay features across Endgame (for a limited time), Battle Royale, Black Ops Royale, and Resurgence.
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Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Control I and II.
It’s About Time - the critically-acclaimed Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It's About Time is now on Steam!
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Spyro™: A Realm Beyond
Single-player alternative to Star Control I and II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Star Control I and II.
Wishlist now and get ready for Spyro™’s bold new adventure. Take flight in a brand-new journey through a strange and wondrous realm.