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Single-player games like Stable Orbit - Build your own space station

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station, 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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    Starship Colony — Steam game cover

    Starship Colony

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    A deep starship colony sim. Build your starship, manage air, water, food, fuel, energy, temperature and psychology to keep your crew alive across vast distances. Closed-loop system in space. Mining, wiring, plumbing, in-ship factory, (alien?) radio signals & translation, diplomacy, combat, and more.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    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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    Space Haven — Steam game cover

    Space Haven

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    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 →
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    Cliff Empire — Steam game cover

    Cliff Empire

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    After a nuclear war life on the surface became impossible. A 300m thick radioactive fog covered the Earth. We are looking for bold active people to manage the process of restoring life on Earth. Join!

    2019StrategyIndieSimulation17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Space Company Simulator — Steam game cover

    Space Company Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    Take the position of a CEO of a space transport company and become a new major player in the industry. Space Company Simulator is a realistic management sim game that will challenge your planning skills as you strive to launch the first manned mission to Mars.

    2019StrategySimulationEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Final Earth 2 — Steam game cover

    The Final Earth 2

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    The Final Earth 2 is a vertical sci-fi city builder. Earth is unlivable, so you decide to create a space colony. Gather resources, then build and research your way to a better future! Grow your city from an exploration ship to a huge metropolis, full of advanced technology. What will you build?

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Universim — Steam game cover

    The Universim

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    Jump straight into managing your own planets as you guide a civilization through the ages. Build the ultimate empire in The Universim, a new breed of God Game in development by Crytivo.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Against the Storm — Steam game cover

    Against the Storm

    Single-player alternative to Stable Orbit - Build your own space station — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Stable Orbit - Build your own space station.

    A dark fantasy city builder where you must rebuild civilization in the face of apocalyptic rains. As the Queen’s Viceroy, lead humans, beavers, lizards, foxes, and harpies to reclaim the wilderness and secure a future for civilization's last survivors.

    2023StrategySimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →