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Single-player games like Mootation

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mootation, 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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    Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown — Steam game cover

    Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown is a story-driven survival strategy game in which the fate of the iconic starship is in your hands. Take the helm, manage the ship and resources, and make difficult decisions. Will you be able to bring home the ship and its crew?

    2026StrategyIndie34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Final Upgrade — Steam game cover

    Final Upgrade

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    Help humanity to spread throughout the cosmos by exploring new worlds, building space factories and setting up trade routes. Research advanced technologies to increase efficiency and unlock new paths of development. Fight off other artificial intelligences in your goal to reach the Final Upgrade!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Mims Beginning — Steam game cover

    The Mims Beginning

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    Experience a mystical journey with the Mims in this strategic god-like adventure—build, grow, protect, and wield divine powers. Now it's completely free! Also check out our other story-rich fantasy game, The End of the Sun, where you become a tracker of mythical beings and unravel mysteries.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nonentity Galaxy — Steam game cover

    Nonentity Galaxy

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.

    2026StrategyIndie8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Fermi Paradox — Steam game cover

    The Fermi Paradox

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    The Fermi Paradox is a choice-driven sci-fi narrative strategy game in which your decisions in one corner of the galaxy can upend entire civilizations in another. Guide species through millennia and help them explore the vastness of space, make contact and, perhaps, create harmony.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation18.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Mootation.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Solargene — Steam game cover

    Solargene

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Haven — Steam game cover

    Space Haven

    Single-player alternative to Mootation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mootation.

    Embark on a space voyage with your ragtag crew of civilians in search of a new home. Build spaceships tile by tile, create optimal gas conditions, manage the needs and moods of their crew, encounter other space-faring groups, and explore the universe in this spaceship colony simulation.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →