Single-player games like Spaceship Commander
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Spaceship Commander, 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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Star Nomad 2
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Spaceship Commander.
A space trader & combat sim meets squad-RPG, large scale conquest, choice driven gameplay with fluid & punchy tactical real-time combat set in a dynamic open-world sandbox.
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Between the Stars
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Spaceship Commander.
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.
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Void Destroyer 2
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Spaceship Commander.
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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In memory of TITAN
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Spaceship Commander.
IMOT is a Roguelite, Tactical, Turn-Based, Real-time Strategy Action Packed Space Opera. Battle your way across the solar system, customize your fleet to master your enemies and fight for the survival of the human race... There is no quarter, no port to hide, only the cold emptiness of space...
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Starpoint Gemini 2
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Spaceship Commander.
Captain your own space ship and roam the galaxy in 3D in this tactical space simulator with tons of RPG depth ! Space has never looked so inviting - but images can betray...It has been two years since the end of the second Gemini war, the situation in the wartorn system is further from resolution than ever.
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Rebel Galaxy Outlaw
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spaceship Commander.
Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.
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Transcendence
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spaceship Commander.
Explore the farthest reaches of Human Space in this open-world space adventure. Compelled to journey to the Galactic Core by a mysterious hyperintelligence, you must fight your way through dozens of star systems teeming with clashing empires, expansionist AIs, and fearsome xenophobes.
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Star Command Galaxies
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Spaceship Commander.
Take command in the ultimate starship simulator: Star Command Galaxies. Become a Captain, recruit your crew, customize and upgrade your starship, battle alien vessels, teleport to away missions and repel boarding invaders in this real-time strategy simulation adventure from indie studio Warballoon.
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Chicken Wars
Single-player alternative to Spaceship Commander — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Spaceship Commander.
Funny Top-Down Shooter, where you play as powerful chicken. Many weapons and armor, different kinds of enemies and online mission with you friends will give you a full drive and rush!