Single-player games like Wayfallen
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wayfallen, 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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Lord of Rigel
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Wayfallen.
Lord of Rigel is a turn-based 4X space strategy game inspired by the classics. In a galaxy divided by two elder races, will you unite with other species or forge your own path? Navigate galactic politics and defeat threats using espionage, research, and military force. How will you shape the galaxy?
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X3: Reunion
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Wayfallen.
X3: Reunion continues the epic space saga, blending deep space trading and intense real-time combat. Explore a vast universe, establish your empire, and shape the new frontier. With enhanced graphics and intricate economies, it's a journey of strategy, simulation, and interstellar intrigue.
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Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Wayfallen.
Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.
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Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity®
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Wayfallen.
In Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, you are the leader of a civilization embroiled in a galactic war, fighting for the survival of your entire race against relentless foes.
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X3: Terran Conflict
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Wayfallen.
It is the year 2938. The long wished-for encounter of the X Universe and the Earth holds both joy and sorrow for the people. Despite flourishing trade, the clash of the diverse races, cultures and life forms creates new tensions, mistrust and open conflict that need to be overcome!
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Void Destroyer 2
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Wayfallen.
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
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Star Trek: Infinite
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Wayfallen.
Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.
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Solargene
Single-player alternative to Wayfallen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Wayfallen.
Take Command of a Space Corporation in the Sci-Fi Simulator Solargene! Manage personnel, design and develop colonies and orbital stations across the solar system! Mine resources, establish logistics, research cutting-edge technologies, trade, and complete missions