Single-player games like Space Mechanic Simulator
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Space Mechanic Simulator, 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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Rover Mechanic Simulator
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
As an Engineer - crew member of one of the first Mars colonies - you are responsible for repairing and maintaining Mars Rovers. In this advanced simulator you will learn the internal details of various Mars Rovers and their components.
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Kerbal Space Program
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
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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Tin Can
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
You've barely managed to escape your exploding spaceship. Now in an old escape pod, you hurtle through space at the mercy of the cosmos. With no knowledge of the pod’s complex systems, your life depends on a technical manual and your own wits. How long can you survive?
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!
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Take On Mars
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.
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Mars Horizon
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Lead a major space agency as you guide humanity to Mars in this strategy simulation game. Construct a base, design and build rockets, conduct missions throughout the Solar System, and write your own history of Space exploration. Created with support from the European Space Agency.
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Star Trucker
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
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Archean
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
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303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
The enemies are close, would you dare to join the Squadron? Tweak planes in a 1st person mechanic mode, set the clouds on fire in aerial fights sim and discover extra missions in an open world of RAF Base. Enjoy a gameplay based on a real history and become the Ace of Sky.
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Rally Mechanic Simulator
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Take your opportunity as a real Rally Mechanic. Overcome all the obstacles that the reckless racers throw at you - including unrepairable parts, time limitations and more. Take good care of your rally cars so that on the next special they will perform as good as if they came out of the factory.
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Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Perform complex repairs and maintenance to become the ultimate truck mechanic. Get behind the wheel of your truck, throw your trusty tools in the back, and set out on an extreme adventure across the South American wilderness!
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Project Remedium
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Project Remedium is a story-driven action shooter set inside a human body devastated by illness and bad circumstances. It's a post-apocalypse of sorts, a really tiny one, but for a nanobot named Nano+, the body is a whole world. So he is hell-bent on fixing it with his guns and a unique grapnel.
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Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. You will have to explore, fix, drive, deliver, repair, load, think, avoid, beware - simply be a truck driver.
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Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths - First Mile
Single-player alternative to Space Mechanic Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Space Mechanic Simulator.
Every journey begins with a first mile. Transport cargo, repair your truck, and explore harsh South American landscapes in this free trial of Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths.