Single-player games like Gaia Beyond
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Gaia Beyond, 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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Starcom: Nexus
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
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Void Destroyer 2
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.
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Asteroid Rodeo
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Asteroids are worth trillions. They're also spinning at 200 meters per second. You are a Wrangler—harpoon tumbling rocks, wrestle them to a dead stop with your custom-built ship, and mine them for credits. The pay is good. The survival rate is a conversation people avoid.
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Rebel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
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.
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Astrox Imperium
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
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.
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Endless Sky
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Endless Sky is a 2D space trading and combat game inspired by the classic Escape Velocity series. Work your way up from a relatively wimpy shuttle, cargo ship, or fighter, to a highly upgraded and customized flagship or to a massive fleet of warships or freighters.
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Starcom: Unknown Space
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Starcom: Unknown Space is an action RPG of space exploration and adventure. Build your own starship while discovering an epic story in a universe of strange mysteries, alien factions and uncharted worlds.
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Stellar Wanderer DX
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Gaia Beyond.
Fight, trade, mine, and explore the galaxy in this old-school space combat simulator. You are a freelance pilot who survived an assassination attempt. Travel the open world, chase bounties, get new ships, upgrade your gear, and, why not, maybe even save humankind!
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Space Pirates and Zombies
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
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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Star Valor
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Choose your own destiny as you explore an open-world procedurally generated galaxy where anything is possible. Become a miner, a trader, a bounty hunter, a pirate, or perhaps a jack of all trades. Start off small and build your way to the top but remember with every action, comes consequences.
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3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.
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Starvector
Single-player alternative to Gaia Beyond — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Gaia Beyond.
Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.