Single-player games like Cursed Crew
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cursed 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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Pixel Piracy
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.
Embark on an epic 2D pirate simulator RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level up your crew, and uncover hidden treasures as you become a legendary pirate.
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Abandon Ship
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
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Nantucket
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.
Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.
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Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
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Rogue Waters
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Cursed Crew.
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
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Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are the captain and owner of your own ship—the finest fate one could hope for in the 17th century Caribbean. Unlimited sandbox experience. 60 hours of content. A unique genre blending naval combat, land exploration, and global map. Think Sid Meier's Pirates! meets Bannerlord.
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Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Cursed Crew.
Captain Bones is an action-adventure game set in an open pirate world. You must have survival skills to make ship battles and treasure hunts with your crew.
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Sea Dogs: City of Abandoned Ships
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fortune and glory awaits you! In Sea Dogs - City of Abandoned Ships you can choose to go it alone and become the most feared pirate of the seven seas. Or you can prove your loyalty to one of four different navies; French, English, Spanish, or Dutch.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cursed Crew.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Don't Starve
Single-player alternative to Cursed Crew — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cursed Crew.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.