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Single-player games like Star Ores Inc.

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Star Ores Inc., 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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    Industronaut — Steam game cover

    Industronaut

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    A survival engineering game where you build life support habitats, mine resources, and automate production chains on a radiation heavy planet. No rescue. No support. Just engineering.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infinite Space: Mining — Steam game cover

    Infinite Space: Mining

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Build and automate your own industrial space empire. Mine asteroids, manage logistics, expand production lines with drones and conveyors, explore new sectors through wormholes, and grow your mining operation across the galaxy.

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Keep Digging — Steam game cover

    Keep Digging

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Keep Digging is a digging survival craft game for up to 8 players. Explore a procedurally generated 5000m underground world, bring back ores, blueprints, and fossils, then use the smelter, forge, and enchantments to build your gear! Team up in co-op or compete for items in PvP.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Orebound — Steam game cover

    Orebound

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    InfraSpace — Steam game cover

    InfraSpace

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Create an extrasolar efficiency utopia from scratch! In this sci-fi city builder you need to start mining operations, plan production, and lay down transportation routes to ensure a smooth supply chain.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Techtonica — Steam game cover

    Techtonica

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Techtonica is a first-person factory automation game with a gripping mystery about mining your way out from the depths of an alien planet. Explore bioluminescent caves, mold destructible terrain, construct a massive subterranean factory. Dig your way toward answers & discover the secrets of Calyx.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gold Mining Simulator — Steam game cover

    Gold Mining Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.

    2017IndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Satisfactory — Steam game cover

    Satisfactory

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tickets, Please! — Steam game cover

    Tickets, Please!

    Single-player alternative to Star Ores Inc. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Star Ores Inc..

    Become a train conductor and run your own train in a relaxed cozy simulation! Check tickets, keep everything clean, repair defects, and upgrade your train. Experience humorous chaos on rails in a relaxed yet hectic single-player experience.

    2027IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →