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Single-player games like Ships 2017

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ships 2017, 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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    Lost in Tropics - Day 1 — Steam game cover

    Lost in Tropics - Day 1

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Prologue of Lost in Tropics. Survive the first few days on a dangerous island, upgrade camp, and hunt.

    IndieSimulationFree To PlaySingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ridiculous Space Battles — Steam game cover

    Ridiculous Space Battles

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    RIDICULOUS SPACE BATTLES is the spiritual successor to the first ever autobattler game: Gratuitous Space Battles! After a fifteen year wait, the ridiculously over-the-top and completely unjustified battles in space ARE BACK.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Billionaire Life Simulator — Steam game cover

    Billionaire Life Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Wake up in a penthouse. Sleep on a yacht. The alarm clock is a helicopter. BILLIONAIRE LIFE SIMULATOR is the ultimate "what if I had everything" sandbox — pilot private jets, host yacht parties, customize mansions, and live the Instagram fantasy in cinematic Unreal Engine detail.

    2026SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    City Block Builder — Steam game cover

    City Block Builder

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Experience a beautiful tycoon management style game that allows you to build your own business empire in Los Angeles during the 1950s era. Manage businesses ranging from Movie Theaters to Jazz Clubs to Restaurants and more!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kacha Fruit Cut — Steam game cover

    Kacha Fruit Cut

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Welcome to the cyberpunk night market! Kacha Fruit Cut is a fast-paced, casual fruit-slicing game. Manage your futuristic street stall, slice fresh fruits with precision, complete customer orders, and trigger the neon fever mode to become the ultimate midnight fruit master!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pinevale Settlements — Steam game cover

    Pinevale Settlements

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Build a colony from scratch, set up production chains, and defend against raids. Manage resources, research technologies, expand your settlement, and survive each escalating wave!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Super Egg & TCG Shop Simulator: Prologue — Steam game cover

    Super Egg & TCG Shop Simulator: Prologue

    Single-player alternative to Ships 2017 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Experience a limited preview of Super Egg Simulator! Chickens lay surprise eggs—open them, collect toy parts, and build toys! Sell eggs and toys in your store, satisfy customers, and expand into the most exciting toy store in town.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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