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Single-player games like Rogue System

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Rogue System, 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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    Tin Can — Steam game cover

    Tin Can

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

    You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HELLION — Steam game cover

    HELLION

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

    After a century in cryosleep you find yourself stranded amidst the ruins of mankind’s first interstellar colony. Explore derelict ships and stations and harvest raw resources in search of air, fuel and other equipment. Or loot and pillage what you need from other survivors. The choice is yours!

    2019ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Take On Mars — Steam game cover

    Take On Mars

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

    Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.

    2017Simulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Children of a Dead Earth — Steam game cover

    Children of a Dead Earth

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

    The most scientifically accurate space warfare simulator ever made. Now with Steam Workshop!

    2016StrategySimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator — Steam game cover

    Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

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

    Do you have what it takes to become an astronaut? Reentry is a realistic space flight simulator inspired by the early NASA space programs, from orbiting Earth in Mercury and Gemini, to the moon landing in project Apollo. Learn the procedures. Operate the spacecraft. Complete the mission.

    2025StrategyIndieAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hardspace: Shipbreaker — Steam game cover

    Hardspace: Shipbreaker

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

    Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

    2022Simulation34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X Rebirth — Steam game cover

    X Rebirth

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

    In the distant future, the X universe faces a period of profound and irrevocable change. While the universe stumbles towards an uncertain future, countless adventures await as new enemies rise in search of power.

    2013ActionSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kerbal Space Program 2 — Steam game cover

    Kerbal Space Program 2

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

    Kerbal Space Program 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed space-flight simulation game Kerbal Space Program. Enter the next generation of space adventure with exciting new parts, stunning visuals, fully revamped UI and Map View, and rich new environments to explore.

    2023IndieSimulationEarly Access49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Engineers — Steam game cover

    Space Engineers

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

    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.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kerbal Space Program — Steam game cover

    Kerbal Space Program

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

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SYSTEM_REBOOT — Steam game cover

    SYSTEM_REBOOT

    Single-player alternative to Rogue System — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Dive into the heart of a compromised mainframe in this psychological, meta-narrative bullet heaven. You are the Icarus Protocol, an advanced system cleaner tasked with purging catastrophic malware. But as the glitches intensify you'll soon realize that this is far more than just a simple simulation.

    2026IndieSingle-playerSimilar games →