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Single-player games like Space Rogue

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Space Rogue, 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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    Supernova Tactics — Steam game cover

    Supernova Tactics

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    Customize your army with different traits and items. Unlock permanent upgrades to go deeper in this survival Auto-Battler/Roguelite hybrid!

    2022ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shortest Trip to Earth — Steam game cover

    Shortest Trip to Earth

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    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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    FTL: Faster Than Light — Steam game cover

    FTL: Faster Than Light

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.

    2012StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crying Suns — Steam game cover

    Crying Suns

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.

    2019StrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Battlevoid: Harbinger — Steam game cover

    Battlevoid: Harbinger

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    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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    Steam Marines — Steam game cover

    Steam Marines

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    Steam Marines is a squad based Roguelike set on a steampunk spaceship. It features tactical play focused on positioning and careful use of resources. Built to keep you on your toes as you progress through the decks of your besieged ship while clearing enemies and trying to reach each level's elevator.

    2014StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Void War — Steam game cover

    Void War

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tharsis — Steam game cover

    Tharsis

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Space Rogue.

    Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Epic Space Trader — Steam game cover

    Epic Space Trader

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

    Commanding a starship, you’ll trade goods across the galaxy, evade cosmic threats, and grow your trading empire. Do you have what it takes to outmaneuver rivals and become a trading legend? Take command of your destiny in Epic Space Trader, your journey to the stars begins now!

    2024StrategySimulationRPG5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Halcyon — Steam game cover

    Halcyon

    Single-player alternative to Space Rogue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Rogue.

    The year is 2506. A vestige of humankind, you’ve been sent to Earth on the faint hopes that you will find more than the corpse of a once hospitable planet. Instead, you find a landscape blooming with lush, mutated new life.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →