Single-player games like Scallywags
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Scallywags, 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
- 1
Submarine Homesick Blues
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scallywags.
A real-time submarine management and survival game with tactical pause, where you manage crew, systems, and resources under constant pressure.
- 2
Sail On
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scallywags.
Explore the Shallow Sea. Build absurd cannonballs. Plunder a procedural voyage. Sink enemy fleets designed by other captains. Die loud, rebuild louder and Sail On!
- 3
Path to Catakombs
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scallywags.
Build and defend an armored train through ever-changing underground routes. Recruit gunners, alchemists, and mechanics, upgrade your wagons, choose your path, and survive relentless kobold raids and colossal bosses.
- 4
Slotbound
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scallywags.
A roguelike auto-battler defense where luck meets strategy. Spin a 3x3 slot machine to summon units and grow your army by absorbing others. Use Items and Cores to manipulate the odds and survive challenging judgement waves and boss waves. Every spin and every choice counts.
- 5
Irondrive
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scallywags.
Your base is on the move. Your crew is at the breaking point. Manage priorities, automate repairs, and keep everyone alive as your fortress crosses a hostile wasteland. Survive the attacks. Adapt to the chaos. Keep moving.
- 6
SeaDogs Of Nassau
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scallywags.
One captain changes the world. The next inherits it. In this roguelike sandbox, set up your next captain to exploit new opportunities, survive the consequences, and save a settlement that must outlive you.
- 7
Reclaim The Sea
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Scallywags.
Reclaim the Sea is a roguelike strategy game set in a pirate fantasy world. Fight your way through randomly generated maps and text events. Command your pirate crew, upgrade your ship and make tactical decisions to beat the boss and save the world… or die trying.
- 8
Slimecity
Single-player alternative to Scallywags — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Scallywags.
An ADORABLELY SQUISHY rougelite game~! Command your army of slimes using the power of overwhelming number of Slime to gather and claim resources! But be AWARE of the time, because if it runs out before your lil guys are home, then The Horsemen will come charging!