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Single-player games like Barus

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Barus, 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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    Star Patrol Nova — Steam game cover

    Star Patrol Nova

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

    Star Patrol Nova is a sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder. Take control of a team of four Star Rangers with customisable skills, and a deck of cards you can modify between battles.

    StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dicevaders — Steam game cover

    Dicevaders

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

    Dicevaders is a dice-based roguelike deckbuilder about leading the ultimate alien invasion. Set in the StarVaders universe, draft and manipulate the dice row, build an unstoppable army, and unleash adrenaline pumping combos through powerful synergies and strategic play.

    2026StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Critical Point — Steam game cover

    Critical Point

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

    Critical Point is a retro sci-fi casual strategy game. You have to make the particle count in reactor cells exceed 4, surpassing the critical point of fission to generate energy required for interstellar voyages.

    2025StrategyIndieCasual2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Renegade Run — Steam game cover

    Renegade Run

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

    Renegade Run is an immersive deckbuilder that puts you in the pilot seat of an experimental starship. Discover anomalies, carve your path, and face powerful enemies as you battle your way back to Sector 0.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Management In Space — Steam game cover

    Management In Space

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

    Management In Space is a gritty sci-fi strategy roguelite where you find yourself in debt. Build, mine, trade, date, and defend using stations across the galaxy, all while wars swells, aliens devastate sectors, and cults rip the galaxy apart & release demons upon the cosmos.

    StrategyEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slottoki — Steam game cover

    Slottoki

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

    The slot machine roguelike. Level up your symbols, collect powerful items, and create game-breaking builds to win big.

    StrategyIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OMEGA SPACE — Steam game cover

    OMEGA SPACE

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

    Ω-SPACE - The last dimension you can reach

    2025ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Topdeck Automat — Steam game cover

    Topdeck Automat

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

    The roguelike auto-battler where your deck prints itself! Supply a brave worker droid with synergistic blueprints to defend the planet against hordes of alien invaders. Combine hundreds of cards with custom upgrades and infinitely stackable modules to discover broken builds.

    StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →