Single-player games like Exotic Matter
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Exotic Matter, 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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Astral Terra
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exotic Matter.
Explore, Adventure, Craft, Build, Survive. How will you shape your world? Astral Terra is a Smooth Voxel, Procedurally Generated Open World game with RPG and Survival Elements!
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TUG
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Exotic Matter.
While we get closer to the release of TUG ver 2.0, we will be taking the project down from steam. Thank you to everyone that has helped us in play and testing for ver 1.0.
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Block Story™
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exotic Matter.
There isn’t much better than a wide open game world in which you have essentially no limits and can alter the very landscape in which you play – that is, unless you add dragons, of course…
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Total Miner
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exotic Matter.
Total Miner is an open world voxel sandbox game. It is primarily designed for creative RPG game builders, but also has two action/adventure style game modes where you can just jump in and play.
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FortressCraft Evolved!
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Exotic Matter.
FortressCraft Evolved is a unique blend of Voxel Landscapes, Tower Defense, Crafting, Logistics, Exploration, Combat and Assembly lines. Players begin by crash-landing on a strange alien world, left with only a small handful of starting machines.
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Craftopia
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exotic Matter.
Craftopia is the brand new multiplayer survival action game made in Japan. We combined many features we find enjoyable, such as hunting, farming, hack-and-slash, building, automation to develop this game.
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Goliath
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Exotic Matter.
Welcome to a mysterious world filled with strange creatures, giant monsters and warring factions. You won't last long here on your own. Fortunately, you know how to build giant robots! Find the plans, gather the resources, climb inside your giant robotic creation and start punching monsters in the face!
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Panic Mode
Single-player alternative to Exotic Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with Exotic Matter.
Attention all humans – the planet’s best and only company is now seeking a safety inspector intern to crisis-proof all corporate properties! Use contraptions to create evacuation routes that ensure the survival of Pamperümpel Industries’ valued employees. This is not a drill!