Single-player games like Silent Shark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Silent Shark, 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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Crash Dive
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Silent Shark.
WWII tactical submarine combat! Take command of a U-boat prowling the Atlantic in search of enemy convoys to sink. Sneak past the escorts and torpedo the transports. Or surface and use your deck gun in a daring night attack.
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Crash Dive 2
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Shark.
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
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Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Shark.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
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Sub Command
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Silent Shark.
Take charge of the most deadly modern-day submarines in the world - three distinct submarines across two unique and challenging campaigns. Utilize cutting-edge sensor and weapon technology to locate, track and destroy the enemy - even deliver Tomahawk missiles to inland targets.
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Dangerous Waters
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Silent Shark.
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
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Cold Waters
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Silent Shark.
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Silent Shark.
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
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UBOAT
Single-player alternative to Silent Shark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Silent Shark.
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.