Single-player games like Astrobound
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Astrobound, 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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Ares Inception
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Astrobound.
You're the intelligent electronics of a Mars mission. Four capable crew members. You are not one of them. Your job: keep them alive and happy, they're the only ones who can succeed. Built under the advice of real astronauts, engineers & planetary scientists, the big decisions are yours to make.
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Space Planet Explorer
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Astrobound.
One wrong jump ends the mission. Explore 76 real worlds, from Mercury to TRAPPIST-1e, built from NASA data and astronomical research. Manage scarce resources, survey distant worlds, and search for humanity's new home in a science-driven space roguelite where every run could be your last.
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Starwake
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Astrobound.
Command a starship through a dangerous, procedurally generated galaxy in this fast-paced roguelike where every pinball shot can mean the difference between victory and destruction.
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PowerCorp
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Astrobound.
A space sim survival where each decision costs power. Every system drains your dying reactor. Pilot a crippled spacecraft across a real-scale solar system using true orbital mechanics, manage critical systems, scavenge for resources, while you try to uncover why humanity seems to have disappeared.
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IPS 13: All Signals Lost
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Astrobound.
Take command of the massive VOD(Vehicle of Destruction) and journey across planet Gaiganthra with your IPS(Inter-Planetary Squad)-13 crew to uncover the mystery of humans there. Be prepared for the worse and ready to fight. Upgrade your VOD, hire new crew factions, to be the ultimate War Machine.
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Void Salvage
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Astrobound.
Salvage derelicts, fight off bad guys, upgrade your ship, and make good or bad choices. The game starts difficult, but eventually you'll be able to sit back and watch your ship destroy everything.
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Space Travellers
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Astrobound.
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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Cosmonautica
Single-player alternative to Astrobound — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Astrobound.
Cosmonautica is a fresh take on space trading in a procedurally generated universe, paired with quirky humor for your intergalactic enjoyment.