Single-player games like Boat Crew
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Boat Crew, 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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Warwake
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Boat Crew.
Take the helm of a WWII battleship in this naval combat game as you steer, manage your speed, and lay your main guns by hand, fighting ship-to-ship duels where turning broadside triples your guns and doubles the target you present.
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Carrier Commander
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Boat Crew.
Carrier Commander is a real-time strategy game which allows you choose the intensity of gameplay. You can manage your Carrier Operations against incoming attacks or intensify your game play by directly engaging the enemy controlling your own Jets, Destroyer's, Helicopter's and more...
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Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boat Crew.
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
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Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Boat Crew.
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
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SHIPS AT WAR
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Boat Crew.
Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.
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UBOAT
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Boat Crew.
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
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War on the Sea
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Boat Crew.
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
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Victory At Sea Pacific
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Boat Crew.
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
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Mount & Blade
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Boat Crew.
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.
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Victory At Sea
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Boat Crew.
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
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Bomber Crew
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Boat Crew.
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
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Waves of Steel
Single-player alternative to Boat Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Boat Crew.
If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre superweapons. Fast-paced arcade naval action is here!