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Single-player games like Into the Stars

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Into the Stars, 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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    The Long Journey Home — Steam game cover

    The Long Journey Home

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Stars.

    The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?

    2017StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ceres — Steam game cover

    Ceres

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Stars.

    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.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie2.39 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shortest Trip to Earth — Steam game cover

    Shortest Trip to Earth

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Stars.

    Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie25.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battlevoid: Harbinger — Steam game cover

    Battlevoid: Harbinger

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Stars.

    Battlevoid: Harbinger is a hard sci-fi space exploration game blending roguelike, turn-based, star map strategy, and real-time space battles. You are a young commander venturing out into enemy territories, to unknown galaxies, never knowing what you will face as you jump out from hyperspace.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EVERSPACE™ — Steam game cover

    EVERSPACE™

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Into the Stars.

    EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

    2017ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heat Signature — Steam game cover

    Heat Signature

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Stars.

    Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spacebase DF-9 — Steam game cover

    Spacebase DF-9

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Into the Stars.

    In Spacebase DF-9, you'll build a home among the stars for a motley population of humans and aliens as they go about their daily lives. Mine asteroids, discover derelicts, and deal with the tribulations of galactic resettlement in Earth's distant future.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starpoint Gemini Warlords — Steam game cover

    Starpoint Gemini Warlords

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Into the Stars.

    Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

    2017ActionStrategySimulation34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mass Effect (2007) — Steam game cover

    Mass Effect (2007)

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Into the Stars.

    As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

    2008ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Trek™: Bridge Crew — Steam game cover

    Star Trek™: Bridge Crew

    Single-player alternative to Into the Stars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Into the Stars.

    Star Trek™: Bridge Crew, playable in both VR and non-VR, will immerse you in the Star Trek universe. In co-op, form a crew of four players to serve in the roles of Captain, Helm, Tactical or Engineer. Make strategic decisions and coordinate actions with your crew.

    2017SimulationRPGCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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