Single-player games like The Long Drift
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Long Drift, 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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MORS
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
Build an automated factory on a true-scale Mars streamed from real NASA terrain. Mine, smelt and belt resources, run trains between outposts, master chemistry, and grow from a lone lander into a planet-spanning industry while the real Martian weather does its worst.
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D.R.I.F.T.
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
A slow, system-driven space sim about contracts, reputation, and survival through careful decision-making, not combat or heroics.
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Gaia Beyond
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.
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Belt Colony
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters.
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Utopia Colony
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
The year is 2033. You, an ex-Marine with little opportunities left, have signed up with Utopia Arura, a large mining corporation on Mars. They have sent you to a location they have proposed but you have chosen for mining. Everything else is up to you.
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Wubbo: PuterPal
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
Meet Wubbo, your cozy desktop companion! Fish, cook, craft, and more together in this relaxing idle RPG for your screen.
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MEMORY DEALER
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Long Drift.
You are a memory trafficker. Harvest stolen memories from captive minds and sell them to BRN CORP. Buy neural implants with your credits, but don't get addicted to your own supply, or you'll lose those memories forever. A shady cyberpunk idle game on your desktop.
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Surviving Mars: Pioneer
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Long Drift.
The Red Planet is vast, desolate, and utterly indifferent to your survival. Surviving Mars: Pioneer is the first made-for-VR entry in the Surviving Mars universe, challenging you to carve out an existence in one of the most hostile environments imaginable.
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The Unknown
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drift.
Aboard a small spaceship, you embark on an exploration, daring to face the threats of the universe. Activate your spaceship and uncover the hidden secrets of this vast cosmos.
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ParryMaster
Single-player alternative to The Long Drift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Long Drift.
Defend yourself in this minimalist one-button incremental defense game. One hit, and it’s over.