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Single-player games like SpaceLift

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SpaceLift, 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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    Mayak — Steam game cover

    Mayak

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

    A signal from a star // 3571 → 3559 → 3557 → … → 0 // 336 years remain // You and her, staring up at the sky. A hand-drawn sci-fi visual novel about first contact.

    2027IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Omega Warp — Steam game cover

    Omega Warp

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

    Omega Warp is a sci-fi themed action-adventure, which takes place aboard an interstellar freighter. Explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter's loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tacoma — Steam game cover

    Tacoma

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

    Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

    2017IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure — Steam game cover

    Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

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

    Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

    2024IndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into A Dream — Steam game cover

    Into A Dream

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

    You are his last hope. The only one who can rescue him. Delve deep into the dreams of Luke Williams, a man diagnosed with depression, unfold the heartbreaking story of his life and prevent him from... fading away.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Return to Grace — Steam game cover

    Return to Grace

    Single-player alternative to SpaceLift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    A daring space archaeologist has just unearthed the ancient resting place of a long lost A.I. god known as Grace. Adventure with various fractured A.I. personalities as you uncover the great mystery of why she was shut down all those years ago.

    2023Adventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Space (2008) — Steam game cover

    Dead Space (2008)

    Single-player alternative to SpaceLift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SpaceLift.

    You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

    2009ActionAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ROUTINE — Steam game cover

    ROUTINE

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

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    System Cleaner — Steam game cover

    System Cleaner

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

    Bullet heaven meets base building in a survivorslike set inside a broken computer. Fight corrupted files, stack upgrades, and place automated helpers that shoot, shield, repair, collect, and trap while you stay alive.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →