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Single-player games like TransOcean: The Shipping Company

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to TransOcean: The Shipping Company, 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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    TransOcean 2: Rivals — Steam game cover

    TransOcean 2: Rivals

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    In TransOcean 2: Rivals you face a new challenge as the boss of your own shipping line in both single-player and - for the first time - multiplayer mode: The international competition has gotten a lot tougher and the battle for the most lucrative contracts has only just begun.

    2016StrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bering Tonnage — Steam game cover

    Bering Tonnage

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Build and automate a cargo fleet across over 250 real-world ports in this maritime tycoon. Route ships through strategic canals, navigate tropical cyclones and geopolitical sanctions, and grow a small shipping company into a global logistics empire.

    2026StrategySimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of Venice — Steam game cover

    Rise of Venice

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...

    2013StrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Patrician III — Steam game cover

    Patrician III

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

    2010StrategySimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Port Royale 4 — Steam game cover

    Port Royale 4

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.

    2020StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Port Trader — Steam game cover

    Port Trader

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Incremental game about trading goods between ports. Buy and sell to earn profit. Upgrade ships, increase port capacity, optimize production rate, hire new captains, automate your trading and grow your merchant empire.

    2026SimulationCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sea Town - Fish Market Simulator — Steam game cover

    Sea Town - Fish Market Simulator

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Build your fishing empire in Sea Town - Fish Market Simulator! Explore oceans, upgrade boats, and conquer a dynamic market across unique islands. Ready to rule the seas? Start now!

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Port Royale 3 — Steam game cover

    Port Royale 3

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    The Caribbean, in the turbulent 17th Century. The mighty kingdoms of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands fight over the colonies. And there you are, a young sea captain whose only goal is to become the most powerful man in the New World.

    2012ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition — Steam game cover

    SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition includes the bestselling SimCity 4 and the all-new SimCity 4 Rush Hour Expansion Pack. Create the most massive region of cities ever, with a farming town, bedroom community, high-tech commercial center, and industrial backbone.

    2010StrategySimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Port of Call — Steam game cover

    Port of Call

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Imagine waking up on a small dock with no recollection of who you are or how you got there. The first person you find is a grumpy, old man who enlists you to work on his ferry boat which seems to have materialized behind you.

    2015IndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ports Of Call Deluxe 3D 2024 — Steam game cover

    Ports Of Call Deluxe 3D 2024

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Ports of Call Deluxe 2024 in 3D Version of the The classic trade- and shippingsimulation. Create your own Shiptrading company and also lern how to navigate. Multiple Players and stereo. created by Rolf-Dieter Klein and Martin Ulrich starting with the classic Amiga Version.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TransRoad: USA — Steam game cover

    TransRoad: USA

    Single-player alternative to TransOcean: The Shipping Company — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with TransOcean: The Shipping Company.

    Manage your very own logistics company, discover the complex world of cross-country haulage and keep the US economy up and running!

    2017StrategySimulationCasual19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →