Single-player games like Pirates
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pirates, 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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Core Keeper
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pirates.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pirates.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Crestfallen: Medieval Survival
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pirates.
👑 Hail to the King! In Crestfallen: Medieval Survival, players clash for dominance over the realm through strategic castle 🏰 building and fierce combat. Craft epic armor, forge deadly medieval weapons⚔️, and build a kingdom worthy of legend 📜. Create a Guild 🐉, trade goods, and prevail! 🌟
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pirates.
A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!
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Tinkerlands
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pirates.
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
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Windrose
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pirates.
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pirates.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Pirates — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pirates.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!