Single-player games like The Captain is Dead
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Captain is Dead, 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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Tharsis
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Succeeding in Tharsis requires you to make the best of what you have, even if it happens to be a pair of snake eyes. Certain factors may be outside of your control, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be overcome. Tharsis is not a game about facing the odds. It’s a game about changing them.
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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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Space Hulk: Tactics (Classic)
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Space Hulk: Tactics is a faithful adaptation of the board game Space Hulk, set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, bringing a unique twist to the cult classic formula. Engage in bloody battles as either a squad of Terminator Space Marines or the deadly alien Genestealers.
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Aliens: Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
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Insurmountable
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Confront various terrains as a lonely mountaineer and endure the countless dangers of climbing! Many tough decisions await you in a risky environment. Make your way up and down the mountain, overcoming insurmountable heights!
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Shortest Trip to Earth
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Shortest Trip to Earth is a roguelike spaceship simulator focused on exploration, ship management and tactical battles. Embark on a perilous journey across the universe with nuclear missiles, armed crew and a cat.
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AI War: Fleet Command
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
"You are outgunned. You are massively outnumbered. You must win." These are your orders. Humanity has already fought its war against the machines -- and lost. AI death squads stand watch over every planet and every wormhole, the few remaining human settlements are held captive in orbiting bubbles, and the AIs have turned their...
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Sid Meier's Starships
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Build and command a fleet of starships and travel between planets as you explore, build, negotiate, and fight to preserve your vision for humanity.
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Tabletop Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
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Tsuro - The Game of The Path
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
Relax with this beautiful, Zen board game. Play with friends, AI, or simply enjoy the solo experience. It's like a holiday for your mind...
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Tsuro - The Game of The Path - VR Edition
Single-player alternative to The Captain is Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with The Captain is Dead.
The award-wining puzzle strategy game, now for Steam VR.