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Single-player games like 星际探索 Star Exploration

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 星际探索 Star Exploration, 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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    Zero Bugs Given — Steam game cover

    Zero Bugs Given

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Zero Bugs Given is a tower defense / roguelike game designed with the ambition of making every run different from the others. Every wave, a pair of bonus and malus will force you to adapt in the best way you can. Build your defense and try survive as long as you can!

    2026StrategyIndie9.90 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    城市塔防-City Tower Defence — Steam game cover

    城市塔防-City Tower Defence

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Roguelite tower defense. Each run generates a different map identity, base position, frontline layout, and pressure lanes. Build and upgrade towers, shape your run with cards and between-wave rewards, manage resources and positioning, survive waves of escalating enemies and boss encounters.

    StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Axom: Conquest — Steam game cover

    Axom: Conquest

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Build and defend your fortress while expanding out in this hold-out tower defense roguelite. Battle across a procedural alien homeworld, fight back corrupted terrain, discover hundreds of structures and upgrades as physics-driven swarms threaten to wipe out humanity.

    2026StrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DivinityVassals — Steam game cover

    DivinityVassals

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    【Pet Catch】+【Evo/Mutation】+【Hatch Egg】+【World Shift】 Summon multiple pets to fight. Breed unique pets with random talents/traits/runes/skills via evo/mutation. Explore shifting world, challenge hidden BOSS, rampage Endless Tower. Tired? Return home to build and rest.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie9.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Bross — Steam game cover

    Space Bross

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Your chicken has been kidnapped, and that’s all it takes to send a retired astronaut into full galactic mayhem. Space Bross is a hand-drawn 2.5D tower defense & action roguelite where you’ll build bases, fend off alien hordes, and blast your way across planets to bring your feathery friend back.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tower Lab — Steam game cover

    Tower Lab

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Roguelite tower defense where enemies can’t be killed, knock them off with physics instead! Build devastating contraptions that push, pull, and launch enemies. Unlock towers, discover broken synergies, and dominate through creative combinations.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids — Steam game cover

    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Rogue Realm: Guardian Grids is a medieval fantasy blend of tower defense and roguelike progression. Build defenses on a grid, manage resources, and survive ever-evolving enemies.

    2026StrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Skewer Squad — Steam game cover

    Skewer Squad

    Single-player alternative to 星际探索 Star Exploration — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with 星际探索 Star Exploration.

    Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.49 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
8 Single-Player Games Like 星际探索 Star Exploration (2026) · imho.run