Single-player games like Discovery 2
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Discovery 2, 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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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Discovery 2.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Elite Dangerous
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Discovery 2.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
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Modbox
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Discovery 2.
Modbox is a multiplayer game creation sandbox for Desktop+VR
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Discovery 2.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Demeo
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Discovery 2.
Adventurers, it’s time to unite! Gather your friends and battle the dark forces that have overtaken the world of Resolution Games' award-winning RPG dungeon crawler, Demeo. The next generation of tabletop adventure has arrived!
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Discovery 2.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Discovery 2.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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Escape Simulator
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Discovery 2.
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
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Ring Racer
Single-player alternative to Discovery 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Navigate through rings in stunning canyons and race against the clock.