Single-player games like Transcendence
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Transcendence, 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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Starcom: Nexus
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
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Starcom: Unknown Space
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
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RymdResa
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Transcendence.
A relaxed roguelike space odyssey in a procedurally generated universe! Travel through a lonely and mysterious cosmos. Customize your ship, explore and survive!
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Void Destroyer 2
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
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Drox Operative 2
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
Drox Operative 2 is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Linux.
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Star Valor
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
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Battlevoid: Harbinger
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
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.
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Transcendence.
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.
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Star Control I and II
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
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Star Control III
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Transcendence.
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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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Transcendence.
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
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NetHack: Legacy
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Transcendence.
NETHACK: LEGACY is a remastered version of the original NetHack, the deeply rich and complex fantasy D&D roguelike. Hack and slash your way through orcs, dragons, and cockatrices as you explore the perilous procedurally-generated dungeons seeking the Amulet of Yendor.
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Stalker
Single-player alternative to Transcendence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Transcendence.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.