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Single-player games like Privateers

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Privateers, 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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    Rogue Waters — Steam game cover

    Rogue Waters

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic) — Steam game cover

    Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic)

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    Send Skaven ships to the murky depths, cut Khorne’s champions to pieces & battle sea monsters as you explore the Warhammer oceans. Turn pirate & become the scourge of the Empire, or trade your way to riches along the Bretonnian coast. Based on Games Workshop's classic Man O’ War.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Feral Blue — Steam game cover

    Feral Blue

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    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!

    2019ActionStrategyAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    魔物讨伐团 — Steam game cover

    魔物讨伐团

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    卡牌与RPG结合的无尽地牢探险之旅!最早融合Roguelike与卡牌的游戏之一。多达14种职业,真人配音+纸娃娃系统,完善的卡牌设计,各类魔物与随机事件等你体验!

    2018ActionStrategyIndie1.03 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    FORCED SHOWDOWN — Steam game cover

    FORCED SHOWDOWN

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    Deckbuilding empowers this challenging bullet hell adventure! Each character is a unique experience: Choose a deck of unlockable cards to boost you in new ways every battle - "My whirlwind shoots fireballs!?". Battle hordes of brutal foes to become a superstar in C-SAR’s ever-changing game show.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors — Steam game cover

    Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?

    2025ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nearly Dead — Steam game cover

    Nearly Dead

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    Nearly Dead is a 2D open world survival game. It's a game about survivors who try to remain alive in a situation where demons from a different dimension have turned most humans into zombies.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Diary of Lucie — Steam game cover

    Diary of Lucie

    Single-player alternative to Privateers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Privateers.

    Diary of Lucie is action-roguelite game made with RPG Maker. In addition to simply avoiding the enemy's barrage, strategically use the enemy's bullet to make the battle situation advantageous!

    2023ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →