Single-player games like Horde Beyond
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Horde Beyond, 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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Arvoch Alliance SE
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Horde Beyond.
Advanced First Person Space Flight Combat Simulation.
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Riftborne
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Horde Beyond.
Riftborne is a classic terminal based, real time, grand strategy game. Construct space ships. Take part in factional warfare. Hire galactic hit-men on your rivals. Raid neighbors for rare resources. Train spies to infiltrate enemy bases for key intel. Grow your empire to dominate the galaxy.
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MORKO
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Horde Beyond.
Take command of your ship. Explore a dangerous, faction-driven world. Build, customize and push your ship through grounded sci-fi warfare to forge your own destiny.
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Space Merchants: Arena
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horde Beyond.
Space Merchants: Arena is a cross-platform online multiplayer game where futuristic spaceships engage in intense dogfights.3 game modes: Free for all/Team battle/Capture the Artefact.4 different maps: Faarlands, Tristar, Jupiter, Naussike system.Online leaderboards
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Horde Beyond.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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AI War 2
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Horde Beyond.
The most devious and acclaimed artificial intelligence in strategy gaming is better than ever. A grand strategy/RTS hybrid that reverses many conventions of both genres. Take territory without attracting attention, build your empire with care, and adapt to an ever-evolving galactic battleground.
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EVERSPACE™
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horde Beyond.
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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Avorion
Single-player alternative to Horde Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horde Beyond.
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.