Single-player games like SimplePlanes
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to SimplePlanes, 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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SimplePlanes 2
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
SimplePlanes is back! Build planes, cars, or anything else using powerful procedural parts! Explore detailed environments with friends in multiplayer, cause chaos, or download 1,000,000 community crafts for free.
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Flyout
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
Build and fly realistic aircraft. Use free-form fuselage and wing editor tools and tune your engines to recreate aircraft from any era or design your own.
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Kerbal Space Program
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
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.
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Stormworks: Build and Rescue
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SimplePlanes.
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
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Besiege
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
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SkyDrift
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SimplePlanes.
Get closer than ever before to the world of adrenaline pumping sky-racing where flyboys can test and master their flying and combat skills against the deadliest opponents! Admire amazingly detailed terrains. Unlock state-of-the-art planes and personalize them with unique racing skins.
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Brick Rigs
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SimplePlanes.
Build your own vehicles or download one of the more than 200,000 creations already uploaded to the Workshop and experience the dynamic driving and destruction physics of Brick Rigs!
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Space Engineers
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
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.
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SimpleRockets
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
I am excited to release my first game on Steam! SimpleRockets was released in 2013 for mobile and I've put a ton of work into it to get it ready for PC and Mac. It was inspired by KSP, and it offers a simpler 2D experience for building rockets and exploring space with realistic orbital mechanics.
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X-Plane 10 Global - 64 Bit
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SimplePlanes.
X-Plane 10 brings numerous improvements and enhancements for PC, Mac and Linux virtual pilots, unleashing the power of modern systems with its 64 bit processing and multi-core support.
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Juno: New Origins
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
Bring to life anything you can imagine from rockets and airplanes to cars and more. Automate them with a visual programming language. Explore 3D planets and make your own. Share your creations online. Complete contracts, conquer milestones, and unlock technology in the newly added Career Mode.
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Teardown
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SimplePlanes.
From gliders and helicopters to wide-body jets, fly highly detailed and accurate aircraft in the Microsoft Flight Simulator 40th Anniversary Edition. The world is at your fingertips.
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War Thunder
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SimplePlanes.
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
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SimplePlanes VR
Single-player alternative to SimplePlanes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SimplePlanes.
SimplePlanes VR is a flight sim with an ever-expanding collection of hand-crafted aircraft to download and fly for free. Airplanes, helicopters, cars, boats, and more are available and new crafts are added every day.