Single-player games like StarSmashers
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to StarSmashers, 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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Planet R-12
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
"Planet R-12" is a 2D tactical shooter. Your squad of persistent soldiers accidently landed on a planet of robots, populated by hostile mechanisms and war machines. Each step on a planet is full of dangers and soldiers really need your skills and abilities.
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Space Run
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with StarSmashers.
Space Run is a «real-time spaceship construction strategy game». Space Run takes the well-known Tower Defense-style gameplay and twists it, challenging you to manage and protect a spaceship and its cargo against the hazards of deep space!
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Objects in Space
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.
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Between the Stars
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.
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Satellite Reign
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.
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Space Pirates and Zombies
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
Explore a randomly generated Galaxy populated with factions, enemies, missions, and items providing you with a unique experience each time you play.
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NEOVERSE
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.
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Smelter
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with StarSmashers.
You are Eve, fresh out of Eden and armed with a living suit of armor, Smelter. Explore a dangerous new world, battle its bizarre denizens and expand your empire in a desperate journey to find Adam.
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The Artifact
Single-player alternative to StarSmashers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with StarSmashers.
Woken from a hypersleep, you find yourself alone on a drifting star cruiser, light years from home. The crew has disappeared, leaving behind nothing but a few scattered records and a strange artifact that seems to hold the key to an alien civilisation.