Games Like Airship: Kingdoms Adrift

Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

Why similar: 4X 45.7% ★, Steampunk 29.2% ★, PvP 20.3%, Strategy 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the modular design and tactical combat of airships, allowing for deep customization and large-scale warfare.

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Why similar: Tactical 40.7%, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 14.9%, Action 13.1%, Adventure 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in airship management and tactical combat that perfectly captures the tension of commanding a fleet in a hostile, steampunk-inspired world.

Become the captain of an airship and explore the world of the skies, gather resources and build powerful weapons, uncover ancient secrets and fight beneath your ship's sails.

Why similar: Steampunk 37.4% ★, Sandbox 23%, Open World 15.7%, RPG 10.1%, Simulation 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration with airship combat and base-building in a vibrant, floating island setting.

Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.

Why similar: Naval 26% ★, Pirates 23.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, Sandbox 8.4%, Tactical 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A naval roguelite that emphasizes ship management and tactical combat against formidable enemies in a dark, stylized world.

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.

Why similar: Pirates 38.1% ★, Naval 32.6% ★, Sandbox 12.6%, Open World 4.9%, RPG 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox naval game that excels in exploration, trade, and combat, offering a similar sense of freedom on the high seas.

Own the skies in steam-powered airships! Guns of Icarus Alliance is a team-based online game that pits co-op crews against both rival teams and an AI that learns your tactics. Players become part of the story as each battle shapes history in an ever-changing steampunk world.

Why similar: Steampunk 68.2% ★, Action 11.2%, Simulation 10.6%, Adventure 10%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, team-based airship combat that emphasizes the collaborative management of ship systems and weaponry.

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

Why similar: Steampunk 69.4% ★, RPG 15%, Story Rich 10.1%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply atmospheric, narrative-driven experience centered on navigating a steam-powered locomotive through a dangerous, gothic space frontier.

Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.

Why similar: Naval 53.2% ★, Sandbox 31.3%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features unparalleled depth in ship construction and tactical combat, allowing players to build everything from small boats to massive, complex airships.

Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore, trade, fight, and build as you rise to command fleets, stations, and entire economies in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to every decision.

Why similar: 4X 28.3% ★, Space Sim 22.2%, Sandbox 15.1%, Management 9.6%, Open World 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive, player-driven economy and fleet management system that appeals to those who enjoy the mercantile and strategic side of the seed game.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Space Sim 65.1%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intricate design of ships and tactical fleet management, mirroring the satisfaction of building and optimizing your own vessel.

King of Seas is an ARPG adventure game set in a nautical pirate world. Embark on an epic adventure across the seven seas where you’ll discover lost islands and treasures, fight rival pirates and menacing monsters, and become the most legendary pirate of all time!

Why similar: Pirates 33.4% ★, Naval 32.1% ★, Open World 9.3%, PvE 8.4%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that captures the spirit of naval exploration and combat with a focus on procedural generation and character progression.

The sky city builder awaits. Create your own flying kingdom and lead it on a quest across an expansive world. Explore the varied landscape, build up a floating metropolis, aid struggling people below, uncover lost secrets and, ultimately, bring back the Airborne Kingdom legend.

Why similar: Steampunk 48.1% ★, Sandbox 30.2%, Strategy 8.4%, 3D 6.6%, Simulation 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on the unique challenge of building and managing a flying city, emphasizing resource management and exploration.

Sail a fleet of customizable ships across an ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to the mysterious past. Befriend fishfolk to expand your boat crews, take up arms against petulant pirates, and chart a course across an expansive watery world. Will you answer the call of High Adventure?

Why similar: Pirates 62.9% ★, Story Rich 11.1%, Simulation 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%, 3D 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the serene and tactical aspects of sailing, exploration, and naval combat in a charming, stylized open world.

Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Why similar: 4X 23.4% ★, Pirates 21.4% ★, Space Sim 20.5%, Sandbox 13.5%, Open World 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends space-sim, sandbox, and tactical combat, providing a similar feel of commanding ships in a vast, open environment.

Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

Why similar: Naval 52.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.7%, Sandbox 15.9%, RPG 6.2%, Simulation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly detailed naval combat simulation that focuses on ship design and historical strategy.

Embark on a journey to greatness. Get ready for adrenaline-fueled battles and a chance to claim your place in the galaxy. Grab the controls of your ship, gear up for the fight, and unleash your ambition to conquer and build a new empire in the vastness of space.

Why similar: Space Sim 36.5%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Open World 13%, RPG 12.2%, Management 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An ambitious RPG that combines flight, exploration, and base-building, offering a deep sense of progression and command.

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.

Why similar: Pirates 32.6% ★, Naval 30.7% ★, Management 10.8%, Strategy 8%, Open World 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated trade and economy simulator set in the Caribbean that mirrors the mercantile empire-building aspects of the seed game.

Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!

Why similar: Sandbox 30.3%, Open World 20.5%, Management 16.6%, RPG 15.9%, Strategy 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the city-building mechanics of its predecessor, adding more strategic depth and combat elements to the flying city concept.

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!

Why similar: Pirates 46.8% ★, Naval 23.3% ★, Open World 9.4%, Sandbox 8.2%, RPG 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive classic for naval sandbox gameplay, blending exploration, trading, and tactical ship combat seamlessly.

Establish and grow a pirate utopia during the Golden Age of Piracy. Create a resource-based economy, engage in real-time naval combat, and conduct diplomacy with rival powers. Explore the far reaches of the Caribbean in search of the ultimate fortune and glory.

Why similar: Pirates 40% ★, Naval 28.8% ★, Management 11.8%, Tactical 6.2%, Strategy 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A city-builder and strategy game that focuses on managing a pirate base and naval fleet, perfect for fans of the pirate theme.

Hello! Captain! “Sea Of Craft” is a sandbox ocean-building game with realistic physics simulation. In “Sea of Craft”, you can build your exclusive ship with hundreds of materials, and explore intriguing stages on planet Beella as well as adventures of wonders in the great ocean!

Why similar: Pirates 31.3% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Sandbox 13.2%, PvP 11.1%, Open World 10%

Why You'll Like It: Features a physics-based construction system that allows for creative ship building and exploration in a naval setting.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Naval 44.8% ★, Management 25.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 10.5%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative submarine simulator that emphasizes crew management and survival in a dangerous, pressurized environment.

Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!

Why similar: Naval 32.5% ★, Pirates 30.4% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Open World 8.7%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world action-RPG that focuses on naval combat and exploration, capturing the adventurous spirit of the high seas.

Assume command of a battle fleet and deploy immediately to the Dust Zone, commander. Our main food supply station has gone dark and the United Earth Nations (UEN) needs to know why in this 4X RTS space sim. Manage your ships, control space stations, and watch your back.

Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 25.8%, Space Sim 20.3%, Tactical 10%, Strategy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical space strategy game that emphasizes fleet management and real-time combat, appealing to fans of the seed game's tactical depth.

Winds Of Trade is a strategy game about running an ocean trading company in the 18th and 19th centuries. Building your trading empire will not be your only goal! Ruthless pirates, shady smugglers, wartime and fierce competitors will make the way to the top a long and hard road for you!

Why similar: Naval 33.8% ★, Pirates 31.3% ★, Sandbox 17.5%, Management 10.8%, Strategy 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A focused trading and management game that emphasizes the logistics of running a merchant empire across a vast map.

Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

Why similar: Sandbox 37.6%, Open World 28.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-themed survival and exploration game that features a customizable, moving base, echoing the mobile-base feel of an airship.

Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game.

Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, Space Sim 15.6%, Sandbox 13.9%, PvP 10.4%, Management 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that focuses on exploration and 4X mechanics, suitable for players who enjoy the strategic management of a fleet.

The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.

Why similar: Naval 29% ★, Pirates 27.5% ★, Sandbox 13.4%, PvP 10.5%, Open World 6.6%

Out of cash, out of luck, out on the fringe. Juno Markev has a killer to tail, a debt to pay, and more trouble headed her way. Rebel Galaxy Outlaw takes place in a greasy, blue-collar world of outlaws, truckers, cops and thieves.

Why similar: Space Sim 45.8%, Open World 17.4%, RPG 12.1%, Simulation 6.7%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, naval-style combat experience set in space, focusing on ship customization and mercenary work.

Become the Captain of an interstellar cruiser and journey across the galaxy to save the Republic. During your journey you will have to make important decisions, improve the weaponry of your ship and fight against numerous enemies.

Why similar: Space Sim 32%, Sandbox 15.7%, RPG 14.8%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 7.7%

Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...

Why similar: Naval 68.4% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Action 8.1%, Simulation 6.4%, Open World 5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of real-time strategy and action that allows players to control individual ships or command an entire fleet.

Set sail in World of Sea Battle, an action-packed open-world MMO in the Golden Age of Sail! Command historic ships, battle in PvP & PvE, shape the economy, and engage in territorial guild wars in your quest for glory across the high seas!

Why similar: Naval 28.2% ★, Pirates 24.9% ★, Sandbox 12.2%, PvP 9.5%, Management 8.4%

Here, you can freely sail your ship, explore the endless ocean, and find hidden islands and treasures!

Why similar: Naval 34.8% ★, Pirates 32.8% ★, RPG 9.3%, Sandbox 6.1%, Open World 5.4%

LUCKCATCHERS2 is a massive multiplayer online game in an open world inhabited by fire-breathing dragons. Travel using various aircraft. Choose your path. Become a brave adventurer, pirate, bounty hunter, transporter or manufacturer. Live in cities or build your own settlements.

Why similar: Steampunk 24.7% ★, Pirates 16.7% ★, Naval 15.5% ★, Sandbox 13.6%, PvP 11.5%

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.

Why similar: Naval 29.7% ★, Pirates 27.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.5%, Open World 7.9%, Strategy 4.2%

Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 37.5%, PvP 20.4%, Management 14%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 7.7%

Uber-Hardcore, Turn-Based, Steampunk, Squad Tactics. Battle 6 other factions for control of Pangea in emergent, tactical gameplay.

Why similar: 4X 31.4% ★, Steampunk 28.4% ★, Pirates 20.5% ★, Tactical 8.3%, Strategy 5.3%

Become a Mighty Captain in a Age of sail naval combat game, set in all of the Seven Seas! Sail the entire world: conquering, boarding, plundering, exploring and trading along the way! Gather your crew, ready your ship, hoist your sails and enter a world of swashbuckling and piracy!

Why similar: Pirates 38.6% ★, Naval 33.9% ★, Open World 11.9%, Action 5.1%, Adventure 4.3%

Age of Water is an online adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth completely covered in water. Sail through storms, fight and trade, capture other people's boats or build your own, extract resources from the bottom of the ocean and reveal the secrets of the Age of Water world.

Why similar: Naval 45% ★, Pirates 29.7% ★, Open World 10%, PvP 5.8%, Action 3.8%

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.

Why similar: Space Sim 37.6%, Real Time Tactics 37.5%, Tactical 9.5%, Strategy 6%, Action 5.5%

Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!

Why similar: Steampunk 37% ★, Sandbox 27.8%, Management 22.3%, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 5.1%

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.

Why similar: Naval 42.4% ★, Pirates 35.9% ★, Management 12.8%, Strategy 5.2%, Adventure 3.7%

Mine asteroids, salvage space debris, design your own small or massive spacecraft using individual functional components, complete missions, and engage in battles against enemies in a vast galaxy with realistic physics based on orbital mechanics or in a classic physics mode.

Why similar: Sandbox 27.3%, Space Sim 23.6%, Simulation 11.3%, RPG 10.9%, Strategy 8.8%

You are the captain and owner of your own ship—the finest fate one could hope for in the 17th century Caribbean. Unlimited sandbox experience. 60 hours of content. A unique genre blending naval combat, land exploration, and global map. Think Sid Meier's Pirates! meets Bannerlord.

Why similar: Naval 36.7% ★, Pirates 33% ★, Sandbox 17%, RPG 8.8%, Open World 4.5%

An exciting steampunk adventure with strategy and RPG elements. Fight pirates, explore the seabed, build your own battle island and set out into the vast world ocean in search of a mythical continent!

Why similar: Steampunk 35.2% ★, RPG 19.2%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Adventure 10.2%

Welcome aboard your airship, captain! Engage in tactical combats, upgrade your ships and weapons, level up your pilots.

Why similar: Steampunk 59.4% ★, Tactical 14.9%, RPG 14.5%, Strategy 6.3%, 3D 4.8%

Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 27%, Sandbox 24.1%, Open World 15.3%, RPG 10.8%, Tactical 9.4%

Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!

Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Sandbox 20.3%, PvP 17.4%, Open World 12.9%, Simulation 4.6%

Get ready to scour the waves of the Caribbean in search of glory and riches! An immersive strategy game set amidst the world of buccaneering. Navigate tumultuous seas and manage a diverse crew to establish maritime dominance and ensure your fleet's future.

Why similar: Pirates 34.2% ★, Naval 29.1% ★, PvP 14.1%, PvE 9.8%, Strategy 6.2%

Design and then improve the ultimate mothership. Explore a persistent living galaxy populated by 200 unique captains that can do everything you can do. Survive the zombie infection and then fight them back. Make allies and start your own faction. Build your empire. Also includes Sandbox Mode.

Why similar: Pirates 29.1% ★, Sandbox 14%, Open World 13%, RPG 11.1%, Strategy 10%

A procedural co-op space sandbox where players can build their own space ships out of dynamically scalable blocks. Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy.

Why similar: Space Sim 32.6%, Sandbox 22.6%, Open World 12.4%, PvE 11.5%, Management 11%

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!

Why similar: Naval 32.1% ★, Pirates 27.6% ★, Sandbox 11.2%, RPG 8.2%, Open World 6.8%

Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

Why similar: 4X 29.7% ★, Space Sim 24.6%, Sandbox 15.1%, Open World 11.2%, RPG 8.9%

Trade, quest, fight, or simply set sail and enjoy the ambiance in this charming open world naval RPG. Sequel to Tasharen's fan favorite game Windward released on Steam in 2015.

Why similar: Naval 36.8% ★, Pirates 24.6% ★, Open World 12%, Sandbox 10%, RPG 8.7%

Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.

Why similar: Pirates 44.7% ★, Management 18.6%, Tactical 15.7%, Strategy 8.5%, Simulation 7.2%

Every voyage is a journey of "Sailing & Beyond" in Sailing Era! Navigate your fleet and sail for fun; run a business; have a romantic encounter in the tavern; capture pirates amid intense battle; explore inland for treasure... Experience foreign culture, make novel discoveries, and sail away!

Why similar: Pirates 38.8% ★, Management 19.3%, RPG 12.3%, Strategy 9.4%, Simulation 7.3%

Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!

Why similar: Pirates 47.7% ★, Naval 31.6% ★, Open World 6.7%, Strategy 4.2%, Adventure 3.6%

Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!

Why similar: Pirates 44.8% ★, Sandbox 18.9%, Management 11.9%, Open World 9.8%, Strategy 5.4%

Build a pirate empire & explore the open seas in this exciting strategy game!

Why similar: Pirates 27% ★, Naval 24% ★, 4X 23.8% ★, Management 8.6%, RPG 6.9%