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Single-player games like Venture

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Venture, 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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    Subnautica 2 — Steam game cover

    Subnautica 2

    Single-player alternative to Venture — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

    2026ActionAdventureEarly Access29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Under A New Sun — Steam game cover

    Under A New Sun

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

    While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arctico — Steam game cover

    Arctico

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

    Explore Arctico with your dog sled, kayak, and up to 3 friends! Build and customize your base camp, gather resources and samples, set up labs, and take good care of your dogs in this peaceful island.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grounded — Steam game cover

    Grounded

    Single-player alternative to Venture — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

    2022ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Osiris: New Dawn — Steam game cover

    Osiris: New Dawn

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

    Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ASTRONEER — Steam game cover

    ASTRONEER

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

    Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.

    2019IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sons Of The Forest — Steam game cover

    Sons Of The Forest

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

    Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Satisfactory — Steam game cover

    Satisfactory

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

    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!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →