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Single-player games like Endless Sky

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Endless Sky, 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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    Rebel Galaxy — Steam game cover

    Rebel Galaxy

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

    Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Void Destroyer 2 — Steam game cover

    Void Destroyer 2

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

    Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starpoint Gemini 2 — Steam game cover

    Starpoint Gemini 2

    Single-player alternative to Endless Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Endless Sky.

    Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.

    2014ActionSimulationRPG34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Evochron Mercenary — Steam game cover

    Evochron Mercenary

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

    The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.

    2012ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X3: Terran Conflict — Steam game cover

    X3: Terran Conflict

    Single-player alternative to Endless Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Endless Sky.

    It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!

    2008ActionStrategySimulation3.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Between the Stars — Steam game cover

    Between the Stars

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

    Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elite Dangerous — Steam game cover

    Elite Dangerous

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

    Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.

    2015ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    X4: Foundations — Steam game cover

    X4: Foundations

    Single-player alternative to Endless Sky — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Endless Sky.

    Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.

    2018ActionStrategySimulation12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →