Single-player games like Station Nexus
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Station Nexus, 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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Worlds Explorers
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Station Nexus.
Explore alien planets with carefully designed ecosystems, weather, resources, dangers and unique phenomena. Hunt animals for food and collect resources to craft equipment and repair devices on your ship. Escape each unique planet and unlock crew members and new ships.
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Starship Colony
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Station Nexus.
A deep starship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more.
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After the Crash : Colony
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Station Nexus.
Build order on a strange planet, keep your crew alive, and gather the parts needed to repair the crashed main ship. Manage resources, explore new areas, face growing threats, and strengthen your colony a little more with each passing day.
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The EverFloating Island
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Station Nexus.
This is a Sky Island simulation game. To prevent your Sky Island from falling, you need a large amount of float stones to maintain the production of float energy. Trade, missions, robbery—do whatever it takes to survive...
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Hive In Space
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Station Nexus.
You must overcome the anomalies occurring in space.
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SPACE WALK
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Station Nexus.
SPACE WALK is a hands-on first-person astronaut simulation where you operate an orbital station and conduct surface expeditions across the Moon.
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Cosmos Conquer
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Station Nexus.
The technologically advanced humanity starts looking for other planets to conquer. Now that the Earth is depleted of its resources, we're looking for them elsewhere. The Universe is open for us now - and it cannot hide any secrets. So how will you conquer it?
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Deep Space Exodus
Single-player alternative to Station Nexus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Station Nexus.
Deep Space Exodus is a sci-fi narrative simulation with multiple endings. You manage The Noah, an immigrant starship searching for a new home. Face unprecedented cosmic events, allocate energy, supplies, and population, and decide the fate of an entire civilization.