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Single-player games like Winds Of Trade

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Winds Of Trade, 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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    Port Royale 4 — Steam game cover

    Port Royale 4

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    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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    Port Royale 3 — Steam game cover

    Port Royale 3

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    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 →
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    Dominus Orbis Maris 1400: Mare Nostrum — Steam game cover

    Dominus Orbis Maris 1400: Mare Nostrum

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    DOM 1400: Mare Nostrum is an immersive maritime strategy and economic simulation game set in the Mediterranean during the 15th century. Establish trade routes, manage the daily needs of different social classes, and dominate the market through a realistic economy driven by dynamic scarcity.

    2027StrategyIndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Commander: Conquest of the Americas — Steam game cover

    Commander: Conquest of the Americas

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Winds Of Trade.

    Set sail for the New World and shape the destiny of your empire. Lead one of seven European factions in this blend of colony management, exploration, and naval strategy. Build settlements, explore vast territories, and secure your legacy through diplomacy and tactical naval combat.

    2010Strategy9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale — Steam game cover

    Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.

    2024StrategySimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Buccaneer — Steam game cover

    Buccaneer

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    BUCCANEER is a 17th-century Caribbean 3D adventure that blends high-seas combat with resource management. Opt for combat-only, engage in ship-to-ship battles or lead crew boardings. Dive into the buccaneer world through campaigns. Plunder, negotiate, survive, and live to tell the tale!

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    航海霸業 Maritime hegemony — Steam game cover

    航海霸業 Maritime hegemony

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    "Navigation Domination" is an RPG game with the 15th century era of great voyage as the background. Based on the 14th to 19th centuries, especially the world after the great geographical discovery and the opening of new routes, maps, ports, cities and specialties for trade are constructed.

    2022StrategyAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Patrician III — Steam game cover

    Patrician III

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    Become a fellow of the famous medieval Hanse trading association in the 13th century. Manage the politics, prestige and economic success in your city and the known parts of Europe!

    2010StrategySimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sid Meier's Pirates! — Steam game cover

    Sid Meier's Pirates!

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    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!

    2005RPG9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Calradia is a land at war, offering great riches and even greater dangers to adventurers and mercenaries that flock to shed their blood on its soil. With courage and a strong sword, an unknown stranger can make a name as a warrior. Free-form sand-box gameplay.

    2008IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mount & Blade: Warband — Steam game cover

    Mount & Blade: Warband

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

    2010ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of Venice — Steam game cover

    Rise of Venice

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...

    2013StrategySimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Duke of Alpha Centauri — Steam game cover

    Duke of Alpha Centauri

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Duke of Alpha Centuri is a space shooter with amazing graphics. The main goal of our game is to have a lot of fun while blowing up hordes of different types of enemies. Engage in boss fights, upgrade your ship and ship systems until you are able to show off in an endless mode.

    2016ActionIndieCasual29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Automachef — Steam game cover

    Automachef

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life! It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today!

    2019IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Power to the People — Steam game cover

    Power to the People

    Single-player alternative to Winds Of Trade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Winds Of Trade.

    Build and maintain a power grid for a constantly growing population, while fighting off all kinds of disasters in this thrilling resource management experience. It's time for you to give "Power to the People"! Do you have what it takes to keep the lights on?

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →