Single-player games like Forgotten Seas
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Forgotten Seas, 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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Start Over
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.
Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?
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Windrose
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.
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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Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.
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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Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.
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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Echoes of Elysium
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.
Survive the skies in Echoes of Elysium, a co-op airship survival RPG. Build and customize your floating fortress, gather resources, and explore a vast procedural clockwork world with up to 6 friends. Battle land and skyborne threats while uncovering mysteries in a paradise on the brink.
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Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.
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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Soulmask
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.
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.
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Cozy Builder
Single-player alternative to Forgotten Seas — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Forgotten Seas.
Build, design, and decorate your dream château in a cozy vineyard valley. Live among your creations, harvest grapes from sunlit vineyards, and craft artisanal wine blends in a relaxing sandbox builder where every home helps restore beauty and balance to the countryside.