Single-player games like 7 Years at Sea
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to 7 Years at Sea, 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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Sea Legends
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 7 Years at Sea.
The year is 1667, and the sea is a dangerous place. In this picturesque game combining role-playing adventure, fleet-building strategy, swashbuckling action, and naval combat, you'll need keen planning and swordsmanship to reach the story's end – or turn pirate to lead your fleet to infamy.
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Sailing Era
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 7 Years at Sea.
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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Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 7 Years at Sea.
'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
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with 7 Years at Sea.
Sea Dogs is an epic role-playing game for the pirate in all of us. Return to the age of sail as a young captain looking to make a name in the world. Develop your character from humble beginnings and rise to control all of the islands for your country or yourself.
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Port Royale 4
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 7 Years at Sea.
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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Nantucket
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 7 Years at Sea.
Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.
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The Caribbean Sail
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with 7 Years at Sea.
Name your crew, purchase supplies, sail the world, harpoon fish, plunder your enemies, die horribly, unlock a new Captain and do it all over again!
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Port Royale 3
Single-player alternative to 7 Years at Sea — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with 7 Years at Sea.
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.