Single-player games like Abandon Ship
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Abandon Ship, 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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Anchored Hearts: A Tale of Destiny
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
A pirate on the run, La Belladonna must escape imprisonment and prove her innocence in this roguelite adventure-meets-romance novel! Navigate wild waters, fight enemy ships, and decide to whom you’ll give your heart. Through narrative choices, unravel the truth behind your cursed fate!
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Windward
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abandon Ship.
Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.
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Kaperfahrt
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
Sail an open Caribbean where every choice matters. Plunder ships in fierce naval battles, trade between rival houses, and build yourself from a humble sloop into a feared legend. Kaperfahrt is your pirate sandbox on a grand scale.
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Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
'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 Of Rifts
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abandon Ship.
In this naval sandbox RPG you assemble a motley crew of misfits and sail into a broken ocean to solve the mystery of why the world is falling apart. Engage in tense ship to ship combat and experience a new unique story every time you play. The helm is yours Captain.
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SeaCret 1
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
Sail into the 17th-century Caribbean in SeaCret 1, a riotous mix of strategy, humor, and adventure! Trade, fight, or govern your way to fame in this sandbox escapade, where every choice brings riches or ridiculousness.
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Feral Blue
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Abandon Ship.
The old world has drowned after the Second Flood. Now, only few survivors are fighting for the new gold - clean water, wood and soil. Become a ship's captain, keep your crew alive and create your sea empire!
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FleetRush
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
Real-time naval strategy. Build your fleet, defend your base, and destroy the enemy. At your command — ships, submarines, aircraft, and defensive structures.
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SUNLESS SEA
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Abandon Ship.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
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Sid Meier's Pirates!
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Abandon Ship.
Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
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Sid Meier's Pirates! Gold Plus (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Abandon Ship.
Ahoy mateys! From the Mind of Sid Meier, The Golden Age of Buccaneering has returned with Pirates! Gold!
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Pirate's Gold
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
Pirate's Gold is a unique twist on the sokoban and match-3 genre that challenges your mind!
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SENTRY
Single-player alternative to Abandon Ship — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Abandon Ship.
SENTRY is an action-defense first person shooter where you defend your spaceship against invading aliens. Plot an escape route through hostile space and battle the enemy across your vessel with the support of traps, turrets and environmental destruction.