Single-player games like ASTRONEER
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to ASTRONEER, 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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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
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!
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Space Engineers
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment. Explore planets and space, mine resources, survive hazards, and engage in combat alone or with friends in Creative or Survival modes.
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The Planet Crafter
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
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Raft
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with ASTRONEER.
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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Terraria
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ASTRONEER.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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ARK: Survival Evolved
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with ASTRONEER.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with ASTRONEER.
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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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
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Starfield
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
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Whiskerwood
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Establish a home for your industrious mice under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords in this city builder featuring complex simulations, intricate production chains, and the age-old rivalry between cat and mouse.
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ASTRONEER.
The latest opus in the acclaimed STORM series is taking you on a colourful and breathtaking ride. Take advantage of the totally revamped battle system and prepare to dive into the most epic fights you’ve ever seen !
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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Indie with ASTRONEER.
Enshrouded is a solo and co-op survival action RPG where your freedom and creativity come first. Conquer the Shroud, a corrupting fog devouring the kingdom of Embervale: explore a handcrafted world full of secrets, forge your hero your way, and build anything, anywhere in a fully terraformable land.
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UnReal World
Single-player alternative to ASTRONEER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with ASTRONEER.
The cult classic open-ended wilderness survival roguelike taking place in the ancient North, iron-age Finland. Throughout the years, UnReal World has been praised for its incredible depth, realism, atmos and immersion. Lose yourself in the most intricate, detailed and enchanting iron-age game world.