Single-player games like Sid Meier's Pirates!
Below are 24 single-player Steam games similar to Sid Meier's Pirates!, 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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Caribbean Legend
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!
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Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
'Blood & Gold: Caribbean!' is a blend of economic strategy and open-world RPG, set in the pirate era of XVII Century Caribbean. The game is based on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine.
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Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
1654 AC. The Caribbean. A place of opportunities and mysteries.
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The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
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Port Royale 3
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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.
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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Windward
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.
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Buccaneers!
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Tortuga
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The goal is is to explore the island and collect all the fruits without dying. You have to be perfect and it' nearly impossible. You have to be precise and it's really difficult. You have to have a lot of patience and it's demanding. But definitely work hard.
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Port Royale 4
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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.
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Sailing Era
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Every voyage is a journey of "Sailing & Beyond" in Sailing Era! Navigate your fleet and sail for fun; run a business; have a romantic encounter in the tavern; capture pirates amid intense battle; explore inland for treasure... Experience foreign culture, make novel discoveries, and sail away!
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Assassin’s Creed® Rogue
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Introducing Assassin’s Creed® Rogue, the darkest chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise yet. As Shay, you will experience the slow transformation from Assassin to Assassin Hunter. Follow your own creed and set off on an extraordinary journey through New York City, the wild river valley, and far away to the icy cold waters of the North...
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Wartales
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe. Explore the world, recruit companions, collect bounties and unravel the secrets of the tombs of the ancients!
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Rebel Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rebel Galaxy is a swashbuckling space adventure, with action-packed combat, exploration, discovery, trade, and “negotiation” with the outlandish denizens at the edge of the known universe.
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Space Rangers HD: A War Apart
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Space adventure, open world RPG, strategy, arcade, quest and more!
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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
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Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
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XCOM® 2
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
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XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
XCOM: Chimera Squad delivers an all-new story and turn-based tactical combat experience in the XCOM universe.
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Marvel's Midnight Suns
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Sid Meier's Pirates!.
FIGHT AND STRATEGIZE LIKE A SUPER HERO IN THE DARKER CORNERS OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. Play as The Hunter, a legendary demon slayer who must lead a team of Super Heroes and supernatural warriors facing apocalyptic threats.
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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™
Single-player alternative to Sid Meier's Pirates! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.