Single-player games like In Control: Rocketry
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to In Control: Rocketry, 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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Spaceflight Simulator
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
In Spaceflight Simulator, you will get to build your rockets, plan launches and flights, attempt landings, deploy payloads and explore new worlds.
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Nimbatus - Drone Creator
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
Use the Nimbatus Drone Creator to construct physically simulated drones and try them out in a virtual testing environment. Do you have what it takes to become a drone engineer?
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Dimensions: Dreadnought Architect
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
Unleash your creativity, design your dreadnought with a variety of modules, and have complete control over the function and style of each module. Command your battleship with wisdom and decisiveness. Gallop in the vast galaxy and destroy all enemies.
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Kerbal Space Program
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
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Rocket Science
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
Take part in a space program. Design spacecrafts and send them off to explore the vast expanses of space. Experience the real scale of the Solar system and the size of its celestial bodies.
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Avorion
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.
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Archean
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.
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Evochron Mercenary
Single-player alternative to In Control: Rocketry — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In Control: Rocketry.
The life of an independent mercenary is rarely without excitement. Your spacecraft awaits and your adventure begins in the Sapphire star system.