Single-player games like a dead astronaut in space
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to a dead astronaut in space, 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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致经济下行的我们
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with a dead astronaut in space.
集回合、养成、随机事件、Galgame、藏品、人生模拟、危机系统等玩法的一款2D视觉恋爱小说游戏。内含78个剧情事件、70个模拟玩法事件结局、24个藏品、3个IF线结局。
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Why Gods Scream
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
【辣妹修仙传】是美少女休闲养成游戏!将女儿从一颗沙雕的🥚蛋蛋,培养成镁国🌶️辣妹后,她竟擅自摔进🚽马桶穿书修仙异世界?!在神经诡诈的异世界里,自由养成、随心修炼,结识神人伙伴,智斗厉诡邪神,开启属于辣妹的修仙大冒险吧!
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Desktop Wooden Fish
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
Desktop electronic wooden fish, a unique casual decompression game. In the game, by tapping on the wooden fish and listening to realistic sound effects, it feels like being in a serene and elegant environment. It supports automatic tapping and has customization options, allowing users to set words.
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终极功德模拟器 | Zen Simulator
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
Unwind with this meditation game, guided by the calming sound of the wooden fish. Clear your mind, relieve stress, boost focus, and improve sleep—all in just a few minutes of peaceful gameplay.
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Cultivation Idle
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
A casual cultivation-themed incremental idle RPG. Start as a Qi Refining cultivator, auto-train, idle, break through realms, explore maps and dungeons, defeat monsters, collect gear, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones and pets, farm, fish, chop wood, mine, cook, forge, and plan long-term growth
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Xiantu: An Idle Tale of Immortality
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
An idle cultivation RPG about pursuing immortality—and a bond worth returning to. Choose your path, plan gathering and crafting, and keep promises to Su Qingyao through action. Explore a world of stories and carry an echo of this life into the next.
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Star Boss
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
Make robots and spaceships,explore the space,fight with aliens.
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Retirement Simulator
Single-player alternative to a dead astronaut in space — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with a dead astronaut in space.
Retirement Simulator is a game that simulates the retirement life. Customize your retirement and realize your ultimate goals: become a world traveller, an influencer, a KungFu Master or more. Through discovering stories and events, you will also deepen your bonds with your familiy and the community.