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Single-player games like Star Stranded Scrappers

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Star Stranded Scrappers, 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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    Escape from Junglekov — Steam game cover

    Escape from Junglekov

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    Use limited resources to try to acquire more equipment, and then continuously explore the scene to survive.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie3.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DROSS — Steam game cover

    DROSS

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    DROSS is a procedurally Generated FPS, set in a derelict facility infested with alien bugs. Explore, collect powerful weapons and equipment, to upgrade your gear and fight the Dross.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Variant 22 — Steam game cover

    Variant 22

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    Variant 22 is a survival game set in a procedural roguelike post American wasteland. Singleplayer or Multiplayer Coop, Scavenge loot from contaminated areas then base build back in the "safe zone" against endless hordes of the infected.

    2023ActionIndie13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Resonant Q — Steam game cover

    Resonant Q

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    Resonant Q is a cosmic horror survival action game for 1–3 players, set on a dilapidated Orbital Ring. Ascend to the Orbital Ring, hunt anomalies, take loot back to an evolving base to craft new items to reach the stars.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GunGlyph — Steam game cover

    GunGlyph

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    A first-person voxel roguelite shooter. Descend, craft and temper your own guns, exploit ammo chemistry, fight unique enemies and face the bosses guarding every way down. Online co-op and local splitscreen.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure2.24 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mauled Horde — Steam game cover

    Mauled Horde

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    Mauled Horde is a free-to-play 1–3 player co-op horde shooter. Survive relentless waves solo or with friends. Spend resources at Citadels to buy and upgrade weapons, unlock active and passive skills, activate traps, and shape your build as each round grows more intense.

    2026ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SWAPMEAT — Steam game cover

    SWAPMEAT

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    Rip through hostile alien worlds, harvest mutant body parts mid-combat, and adapt faster than your enemies. Every alien you harvest gives you new body parts with unique powers, like triple-jump legs, turret-dropping torsos, grenade-launching turkey heads. Steal, swap, survive.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warframe — Steam game cover

    Warframe

    Single-player alternative to Star Stranded Scrappers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Star Stranded Scrappers.

    Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

    2013ActionRPGFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lift Attendant — Steam game cover

    Lift Attendant

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

    Lift Attendant is a minimalist puzzle game where you control elevators to transport passengers to their destinations. Your objective is to transport passengers as efficiently as possible. Earn money based on your efficiency and use money to upgrade your elevators to further improve efficiency!

    2024IndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BugSquash — Steam game cover

    BugSquash

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

    You are a professional Bug Squasher. Clients reach out to you with their pest problems, and you'll respond to increasingly challenging infestations. With each successful job, you'll earn money to upgrade and expand your equipment and take on bigger, badder bugs.

    2026IndieSimulationCasual4.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Green Light District — Steam game cover

    Green Light District

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

    Green Light District is a top-down traffic management sandbox where you design road networks, control vehicle flow, and grow a city one trip at a time.

    2026IndieCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →