Single-player games like The Thing: Space X
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Thing: Space X, 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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Protect Me
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
Protect me, and I I'll help you do it more effectively.
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Airstrike One
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
You have an unique opportunity to control a deadly fighter. To break through temporary stretches and destroy as many enemy combat units as possible. You can use a high-speed machine gun and homing air-to-air missiles. Pick up the powerups to add armor and ammo.
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Defense the Farm
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Thing: Space X.
Short story of the farmer Bob. As on a sunny day,at his beloved farm began to arrive alive deads. As on this day, he seriously took up the defense of his territory. Defend the farm, destroy the incoming waves of amusing zombies using dexterity, tactics, and three types of weapons (pistol, rifle, automatic rifle).
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Monkey Slap
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
Go on a long adventure with funny monkeys. Tropical islands, hot deserts, frozen plains. Fight with evil primates. Collect coins and equip your character with different weapons, clothes, skill enhancements. Each new level is more complicated than the previous one.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Quad Hopping
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing: Space X.
The simplest puzzle game is the reaction and the ability to make quick decisions. As we move, we score points and the game gradually accelerates, it is already harder to catch up on the cherished platform to jump even further, to a greater result.
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Ruin City Gasolina
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
Eliminate the invasion of mechanical invaders and save what remains of the once great city.
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StepX
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Thing: Space X.
The most popular music game is now available on steam. The easiest way to realize your musical ideas is with just a few mouse clicks. In front of you is a panel with notes with different musical instruments. You can adjust the tempo, volume, tonality. You can import and export your creations.
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Snakeez
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Thing: Space X.
SNAKeez is a simple "snake" classic style game but with different physics.Here you have to collect not apples but eggs and snake's tail grows much faster.
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Pixelord
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
The simplest click runner for a long distance. Avoid the traps, jump over the abysses, run as far as possible from the haunting danger and maybe at the end expects salvation.
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Tactical Operations
Single-player alternative to The Thing: Space X — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Thing: Space X.
Tactical Operations is a subsystem of investigative, organizational-preparatory, other actions and operational-search activities conducted under a single plan and aimed at solving individual intermediate tasks subordinated to the general objectives of investigating a criminal case.