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Single-player games like Sail Forth

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Sail Forth, 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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    King of Seas — Steam game cover

    King of Seas

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    King of Seas is an ARPG adventure game set in a nautical pirate world. Embark on an epic adventure across the seven seas where you’ll discover lost islands and treasures, fight rival pirates and menacing monsters, and become the most legendary pirate of all time!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Age of Magellan: Sail the entire Planet — Steam game cover

    Age of Magellan: Sail the entire Planet

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    An open-world Age of Exploration sailing sim where you can circumnavigate the entire planet and relive the feats of the great discoverers. Navigate by sextant, trade across thousands of real cities, and maneuver your ship to bring broadsides to bear in real-time naval combat.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roguebound Pirates — Steam game cover

    Roguebound Pirates

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    Loot, upgrade & dominate! Your inventory IS your ship in this action roguelike. Customize weapons, create game-breaking synergies, and claim your place as the most overpowered pirate across the seas!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neverseas — Steam game cover

    Neverseas

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    Neverseas is a tactical action-RPG set in an open sea world. Command your ship, engage in battles, explore the lands beyond the ocean gates, and shape a global conflict between empires. Will you uncover the secrets of the seas—or vanish with your crew in this ruthless war?

    2026ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fluffy Sailors — Steam game cover

    Fluffy Sailors

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    Fluffy Sailors is a cute but relentless naval combat roguelite. The Mouse Queen's chef has been kidnapped by alligators, and only you and your cannonball crew can save him.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Waters of Ragnarök — Steam game cover

    Waters of Ragnarök

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    Waters of Ragnarök is a tactical naval survival game set after the Norse apocalypse. Navigate cursed seas, explore the lands, scavenge the massive corpses of Jötunns, and lead your crew through tactical battles against survivors and monsters in this Norse survival exploration game.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Caribbean Marque — Steam game cover

    Caribbean Marque

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sail Forth.

    Sail the open seas of the Caribbean in this light RPG game and experience the thrill of hunting down pirates or being a pirate! Along the way discover a cast of characters good and evil. Upgrade your crew and ship to become the most infamous pirate or maybe resist the temptation.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Block of Rum — Steam game cover

    Block of Rum

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    Block of Rum is a sandbox dedicated to building sailing ships and piracy.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade

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

    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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    Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™ — Steam game cover

    Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sail Forth.

    Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.

    2013ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game — Steam game cover

    LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sail Forth.

    LEGO® Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an action adventure game that brings the Pirates of the Caribbean world and all its colorful characters to life in LEGO Brick form. Players experience all the memorable scenes from all four films in the humorous and quirky LEGO Video Games style.

    2014ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thief of Thieves — Steam game cover

    Thief of Thieves

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sail Forth.

    In Thief of Thieves you play as a cat burglar using stealth, social engineering and team members to pull off some high profile heists across the world. Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, it’s time for Celia to make the leap from apprentice to master.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sid Meier's Pirates! — Steam game cover

    Sid Meier's Pirates!

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

    Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!

    2005RPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pirates? Pirates! — Steam game cover

    Pirates? Pirates!

    Single-player alternative to Sail Forth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Sail Forth.

    Pirates? Pirates! is a Reigns-inspired pirate survival RPG. You are a pirate captain in charge of your ship and crew on the most dangerous adventure of all seas. Fight your way ahead, sort out emergencies, and discover legendary treasures!

    2020StrategyAdventureRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →