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Single-player games like In The Long Run The Game

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to In The Long Run The Game, 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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    Belt Colony — Steam game cover

    Belt Colony

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with In The Long Run The Game.

    The year is 2040. You, an ex-sergeant, have signed a contract with a large mining corporation in the Belt. Mine ore, build out your outpost, travel to nearby asteroids and collaborate with other belters.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outer Space Shack — Steam game cover

    Outer Space Shack

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with In The Long Run The Game.

    Build and manage space outposts on the Moon and Mars in this realistic simulation game. From the first step on the Moon to Mars colonization, launch rockets, take care of your astronauts and expand your base as you explore the cosmos. No grind, just pure management and exploration fun.

    2023StrategySimulation24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rank: Warmaster — Steam game cover

    Rank: Warmaster

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with In The Long Run The Game.

    Stranded on Mars with next to nothing, build a city, assemble a fleet, and expand your empire to survive a hostile solar system in this new take that combines elements of space combat and RTS inspired by the classics.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rocket Inc — Steam game cover

    Rocket Inc

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with In The Long Run The Game.

    Help build mankind's last magnificent structure in this game where you carry out transport missions between planets in the solar system. Build your company and prepare to take off! Earn humankind's respect with more missions.

    2022StrategyIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Take On Mars — Steam game cover

    Take On Mars

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with In The Long Run The Game.

    Take On Mars places you right in the middle of mankind’s most exciting undertaking. Start out in the seat of a rover operator, finish as the first human to have ever set foot on the Red Planet.

    2017Simulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Surviving Mars — Steam game cover

    Surviving Mars

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with In The Long Run The Game.

    There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.

    2018StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Drive 4 Survival — Steam game cover

    Drive 4 Survival

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Long Run The Game.

    Drive 4 Survival is a struggle for survival mostly in the frozen wilderness, where you have to rely only on yourself and your car. Try to survive!

    2020ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder — Steam game cover

    Stellar Settlers: Space Base Builder

    Single-player alternative to In The Long Run The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with In The Long Run The Game.

    Stellar Settlers is a chill space base/city builder and colony sim game. With unique vertical and horizontal base-building gameplay, settle on 10 hostile alien planets and build your own thriving colony. Get enough materials to build a physics-based Spaceship and try to escape from disasters.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation4.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →