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Single-player games like Ionic Drive

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ionic Drive, 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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    Rakete — Steam game cover

    Rakete

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Ionic Drive.

    5 thrusters, one rocket. Can you land it safely? Touch anything and you'll die. Play by yourself or with your friends locally, each player controls a thruster. Let the insanity commence!

    ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Jet Birds — Steam game cover

    Jet Birds

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Ionic Drive.

    Jet Birds is a physics-based 3D platformer where you fly jetpack-powered birds through ring circuits suspended across breathtaking natural environments. Race against the clock, master challenging courses, and climb the global leaderboards.

    2027RacingSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Low Earth Orbit Adventures — Steam game cover

    Low Earth Orbit Adventures

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Low Earth Orbit Adventures is a chill space sim set in the near future where the space around Earth has become a frontier of science, commerce and diplomacy. Retrieve the Hubble, rescue astronauts, assemble space stations and many other missions in this realistic but friendly adventure.

    SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RAD: Ascension — Steam game cover

    RAD: Ascension

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Ionic Drive.

    Some runs you race the clock. Some you just flow. RAD is a movement game built around speed and experimentation. Pump, jump, swing and glide through neon courses, race leaderboard ghosts, shave milliseconds off every run, and play it all to your own music. Instant restarts; one more run, every time.

    2027ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hover Ship — Steam game cover

    Hover Ship

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Ionic Drive.

    Hover Ship is an arcade game in which you have to control a floating ship on an obstacle course, collect coins and set new records.

    2020IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tom Lander: The Exiled King — Steam game cover

    Tom Lander: The Exiled King

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Ionic Drive.

    Pilot wacky aerial vehicles with silly key-based controls through an epic action packed campaign. Struggle to stay airborne while performing deliveries, rescues, firefighting missions, bombing runs, and chaotic dogfights. This game will remind you that flying is hard, but landing is harder.

    2026ActionIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inertial — Steam game cover

    Inertial

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Ionic Drive.

    Inertial is a 2D arcade space racer. Race against the clock or against your friends in this reality-adjacent racing experience. No speed ceilings, no warped physics, just realistic gravity, thrust and skill.

    2027SimulationRacingSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape from Nowhere — Steam game cover

    Escape from Nowhere

    Single-player alternative to Ionic Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Escape from Nowhere is an indie runner game where you run and have to dodge obstacles, collecting various bonuses.

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →