Single-player games like Star Squadron
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Star Squadron, 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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Starbase Gunship
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Star Squadron.
Starbase Gunship places you in the seat of a weapons officer on a state-of-the-art Gunship as you defend a remote outpost from an Alien invasion fleet. With access to laser cannons, missiles, miniguns and nuclear warheads, you are the last line of defense between humanity and the alien invaders.
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Silverwing
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
Silverwing is an action flight game where you build an array of powerful spaceships to combat enemies across space and a diverse array of planet landscapes. Play through a fully voiced 20+ mission campaign with multiple endings based on your mission choices.
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Hotloop
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
Use the force of gravity in this fast-paced space shooter with realistic physics and orbital mechanics.
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Starship Fighters: Space Combat Simulator
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
Pilot your starship in Starship Fighters, a realistic space combat simulator. Engage in intense battles, explore vast galaxies, and unleash destruction with an arsenal of powerful weapons in a universe teeming with enemies!
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DarkSpase
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
Galaga meets Tie Fighter meets Elite Dangerous. A sci-fi starfighter combat sim with NASA-accurate Keplerian orbits. Voyage across the Solar System with real-time FTL. Engage Dregg swarms in dynamic PvE encounters. Outmaneuver invaders by pushing Newtonian physics to the limit at 150 m/s.
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Farlane
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
Command a Nomad-class Frontier Runner and lead your crew on the edge of a fading galactic empire. Take on freelance contracts, explore unstable farlanes, upgrade your ship, and survive where civilization ends.
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Battlecruiser Generations
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
In celebration of the 25 yr anniversary of the first release, this compendium contains all 4 games in the Battlecruiser 3000AD series which was first released in 1996.
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Space Travellers
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
Space Travellers is a unique open-world sandbox space simulator set in the year 2343. Travel the galaxy, trade, explore unexplored worlds, fight, build bases and factories, forge alliances and experience new adventures!
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Press X to Not Die
Single-player alternative to Star Squadron — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Squadron.
A ridiculous live-action B-movie adventure you will never forget! You wake up to find your town in chaos. Everyone has gone crazy and is just attacking each other! A cryptic message is the secret to survival-- Press X to not die!