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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 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020ActionStrategyAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sailing Era — Steam game cover

    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!

    2023StrategyAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood and Gold: Caribbean! — Steam game cover

    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.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sea Dogs — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018ActionRPG11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Port Royale 4 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2020StrategySimulation39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nantucket — Steam game cover

    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.

    2018StrategyIndieAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Caribbean Sail — Steam game cover

    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!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Port Royale 3 — Steam game cover

    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.

    2012ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →