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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.