Single-player games like Trawler's Wake
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Trawler's Wake, 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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Nightmare Fishing Tournament
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Trawler's Wake.
A fishing sim with a HORRIFYING twist!. It's not enough to simply HOOK a fish, players must ENTER THE WATER and take them on using WEAPONS like spearguns and floating mines! Once a fish is STUNNED, it must be REELED IN before it RECOVERS! Upgrade your ITEMS and use scales to CRAFT PERKS!
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Hearthsail
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trawler's Wake.
A relaxing co-op ocean adventure for you and your friends. Captain your own boat, build up your island home, and explore a vibrant archipelago full of secrets and stories. No game overs, no ticking clocks — just sail, fish, and create your own perfect slice of the sea.
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SNAP JAW
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Trawler's Wake.
A thrilling rogue-lite horror fishing experience. Pillage the sea, upgrade your boat, and FEED the increasingly hungry colossal-mechatronic creatures of the deep. All in an attempt to reverse the rapture of your adorable dog Jeremiah.
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DREADMOOR
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trawler's Wake.
DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.
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Runi
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trawler's Wake.
A cooperative low-poly survival adventure. Gather resources, craft tools, build shelter, and explore a vast wilderness with friends as you fight to endure together.
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Escape From Lavender Island
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trawler's Wake.
Explore a dream that refuses to end. As Zede Aksis, wander a surreal city that feels both alive and liminal, filled with digital citizens and absurd infrastructure. Can you find an escape? A way out of a world that remembers you better than you remember it?
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Sailwind
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trawler's Wake.
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!
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Arctic Anxiety
Single-player alternative to Trawler's Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trawler's Wake.
Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.