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Single-player games like Ecliptica

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ecliptica, 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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    StarRupture — Steam game cover

    StarRupture

    Single-player alternative to Ecliptica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ecliptica.

    StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shamania — Steam game cover

    Shamania

    Single-player alternative to Ecliptica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ecliptica.

    Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!

    2026ActionAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Autonomica — Steam game cover

    Autonomica

    Single-player alternative to Ecliptica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ecliptica.

    Autonomica is an open-world survival automation game driven by time travel. Explore a fractured island, build automated farms and machinery, and travel into the future to extract rare technology and resources. Work with surviving engineers to unravel temporal anomalies and capture dangerous Phantoms

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stationeers — Steam game cover

    Stationeers

    Single-player alternative to Ecliptica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ecliptica.

    Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times!

    2017ActionIndieSimulation34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ars Notoria — Steam game cover

    Ars Notoria

    Single-player alternative to Ecliptica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ecliptica.

    Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hammerting — Steam game cover

    Hammerting

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

    Manage a Dwarven mining colony in the unexplored mountains of Mara. As conflict rages in the Overworld, you will need to craft, explore and fight as you provide the allies of your choice with the finest weapons and gear to assist them in the battle for glory.

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond the Map — Steam game cover

    Beyond the Map

    Single-player alternative to Ecliptica — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Ecliptica.

    Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Steel Artery: Train City Builder — Steam game cover

    Steel Artery: Train City Builder

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

    Build a living city on rails in this steampunk fantasy train-city builder. Manage multiracial colonies with thousands of autonomous citizens, balance their needs, manage the economy, and create logistics as you explore distant regions to ensure the prosperity of your Empire.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation13.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →