Single-player games like Caretaker Retribution
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Caretaker Retribution, 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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Expedition Astra
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Old machines guard silent asteroid sites across the outer solar system. Pilot a 6DoF spacecraft, fight around the rock, dock with old vessels, and touch the asteroid to extract rare materials.
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End Space
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Jump in your Minos Starfighter and blast your enemies into space dust in virtual reality. Maintain law and order at the mysterious and beautiful edge of inhabited space as you complete increasingly difficult contracts for the United Trade Consortium.
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Alliance Peacefighter
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
A linear, story-driven space sim in the style of 90s classics like X-Wing and Wing Commander. As a newly qualified Alliance pilot, you find yourself caught up in a plot to break the fragile peace between two galactic superpowers.
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Overload
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker Retribution.
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
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Vox Machinae
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Strap yourself into the cockpit of a robot seven times taller than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and prepare to do battle in Vox Machinae: the ultimate giant robot combat action-simulator for both VR and standard screens.
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Buccaneers!
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
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EVERSPACE™
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
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Sublevel Zero Redux
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
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Blast Em!
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Protect the universe from the evil Alien robots terror-bent on eliminating the Earth and all of Humanity! Take control of the ship and blast the hell out of anything that moves and if it doesn’t move – blast it anyway to be sure.
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Containment Protocol
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
A top-secret military research facility has gone dark. Their last communication only had two words in it: “Containment Protocol” Your task is to infiltrate the facility using a prototype remote control drone and work out what has happened to the facility and more importantly - what has happened to the weapon.
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Caretaker Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
An epic sci-fi 6DOF adventure, puzzle and shooter featuring the voice of David Hewlett (Stargate). At the end of time, struggle through a hostile alien machine to solve the ultimate mystery and fulfil your final mission.
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Promethium
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
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The Alpha Device
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.