Single-player games like Lonely Astronaut
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Lonely Astronaut, 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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Cargo Commander
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
Alone in space, light years away from your family, armed with only your Fistcannon™; you are Cargo Corps' latest recruit, a Cargo Commander.
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Capsized
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
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Oxygen Not Included
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lonely Astronaut.
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
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Ghost Song
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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Citizen Sleeper
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
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Kosmokrats
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
Experience life in space using cutting edge drone simulation technology. You can never fail — build ships, make friends, live forever.
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Heavenly Bodies
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
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Orbt XL
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lonely Astronaut.
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
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flappy bird ultra
Single-player alternative to Lonely Astronaut — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lonely Astronaut.
A casual game that spans 2D and 3D dimensions. In the process of advancing, players need to dodge bullet attacks and attack enemies. The game features a seamless transition between 2D and 3D dimensions. Players can control a bird to embark on their journey.