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Single-player games like Tide and Crown

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tide and Crown, 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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    发现时代 Age Of Discovery — Steam game cover

    发现时代 Age Of Discovery

    Single-player alternative to Tide and Crown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tide and Crown.

    A sailing adventure and trade simulation set in the 15th century Age of Discovery. As a Portuguese captain, explore uncharted seas, build trade routes, and engage in naval battles to carve your own legend upon the tides.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Seas Of Strife — Steam game cover

    Seas Of Strife

    Single-player alternative to Tide and Crown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with Tide and Crown.

    In a world dominated by a vast uncaring sea, greedy pirates stalk the open water and fantastical kingdoms wage devastating wars for what little land exists. It's time for you to assemble your fleet, set sail and plunder, trade or conquer your way towards your destiny!

    ActionStrategyAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Caribbean Sail — Steam game cover

    The Caribbean Sail

    Single-player alternative to Tide and Crown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tide and Crown.

    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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    Age of Magellan: Sail the entire Planet — Steam game cover

    Age of Magellan: Sail the entire Planet

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

    An open-world Age of Exploration sailing sim where you can circumnavigate the entire planet and relive the feats of the great discoverers. Navigate by sextant, trade across thousands of real cities, and maneuver your ship to bring broadsides to bear in real-time naval combat.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pirate Survivors — Steam game cover

    Pirate Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Tide and Crown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Tide and Crown.

    Cursed to the abyss, your skeletal crew battles hordes of sea monsters in this movement-focused bullet-heaven roguelite. Stack upgrades without limit, discover powerful synergies, unlock unique ships and captains, and challenge deadly Sea Legends as the depths become ever more dangerous.

    ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sea You Around — Steam game cover

    Sea You Around

    Single-player alternative to Tide and Crown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tide and Crown.

    The sea is a gamble—how well do the gods favor you? Command a fleet of monster hunters in a Roulette-lite tactical RPG where your ships are the balls and the boss is the wheel. Manipulate the winds, manage your crew, and bet your life against the Colossi to reclaim a world drowned in Miasma.

    ActionStrategyIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    All A Broadside — Steam game cover

    All A Broadside

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

    A free-form sandbox sailing RPG featuring a large open world, detailed sailing physics, and emergent NPC simulation. Make friends and enemies as you set sail with your goblin crew - but life at sea only ever ends in two ways... fortune or ruin.

    2027IndieSimulationRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Horizon's Gate — Steam game cover

    Horizon's Gate

    Single-player alternative to Tide and Crown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Tide and Crown.

    Voyage into the wide world of Eral as an explorer, trader, or privateer. Defeat your enemies on land or at sea in deep but straightforward tactical combat. Unravel the secrets behind Dominio's betrayal – or sail off in search of your own adventure.

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →