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Single-player games like SpaceBourne

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to SpaceBourne, 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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    Starpoint Gemini 3 — Steam game cover

    Starpoint Gemini 3

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceBourne.

    Fight, loot, explore and craft in the living open world of Starpoint Gemini 3. Assemble your trusty ship and boost your RPG skills to face all challenges.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebel Galaxy — Steam game cover

    Rebel Galaxy

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceBourne.

    Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Astrox Imperium — Steam game cover

    Astrox Imperium

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceBourne.

    Astrox Imperium is a relaxing space game where you fly around a generated universe. Mining, Fighting, Building, Exploring, and Surviving. What makes this game unique? You have complete control of how it plays. A robust sandbox and lots of MOD tools. Make it your game, and play it your own way.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SpaceBourne 2 — Steam game cover

    SpaceBourne 2

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

    Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starpoint Gemini Warlords — Steam game cover

    Starpoint Gemini Warlords

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with SpaceBourne.

    Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

    2017ActionStrategySimulation34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Objects in Space — Steam game cover

    Objects in Space

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

    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.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Between the Stars — Steam game cover

    Between the Stars

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

    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.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Gaia Beyond — Steam game cover

    Gaia Beyond

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SpaceBourne.

    Gaia Beyond is a handcrafted 2D Action-RPG, an exploration mix built around the core features fighting, mining and trading. Your decisions are footprints within a vast non-linear solar system. Forge alliances among numerous factions and develop relations with hundreds of NPCs.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with SpaceBourne.

    Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.

    2008IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Man's Sky — Steam game cover

    No Man's Sky

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

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elite Dangerous — Steam game cover

    Elite Dangerous

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpaceBourne.

    Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.

    2015ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starfield — Steam game cover

    Starfield

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with SpaceBourne.

    Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

    2023RPG49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Beyond These Stars — Steam game cover

    Beyond These Stars

    Single-player alternative to SpaceBourne — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with SpaceBourne.

    Build a city on the back of a Space Whale and learn to coexist as you journey through the stars. Manage intricate supply chains and the needs of your people as you build outposts, meet aliens, and uncover the mysteries of the universe.

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mesel — Steam game cover

    Mesel

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

    Mesel is inviting you to become the protagonist and the writer of a novel at the same time. Create your own novel with your own decisions.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →