Single-player games like Ship of the line
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ship of the line, 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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Legacy of Sail
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ship of the line.
As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game
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Conqueror of the Seas
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ship of the line.
Set sail into an epic age of war, where medieval empires clash for dominance on the seas. Cannons thunder, Greek fire burns, and fleets collide amid fire and chaos. Customize your ship, summon holy reinforcements, and unite with allies to conquer historic cities and reshape the fate of an era.
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Firefight
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ship of the line.
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
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Wargame: Red Dragon
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ship of the line.
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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Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ship of the line.
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ship of the line.
Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
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Steel Division: Normandy 44
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Ship of the line.
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
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Company of Heroes 3
Single-player alternative to Ship of the line — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ship of the line.
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?