Games Like Nantucket

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: Sailing 24.7% ★, Historical 22.7%, Strategy 12.5%, Pirates 11.9% ★, RPG 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deep historical simulation that emphasizes naval exploration, trade, and crew management in a vast open world.

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 39.2% ★, Pirates 14.5% ★, Historical 14%, Strategy 7.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense naval combat and crew management mechanics that feel like a more action-oriented version of Nantucket's ship-based gameplay.

Set sail for adventure in the Age of Discovery! Explore the seven seas as the fresh-faced ship captain Fernando. Customise your ship, battle against pirates and sea monsters, and assemble your crew to delve into the mysterious disappearance of the legendary explorer, Sir Antonio.

Why similar: Sailing 35.6% ★, Historical 24.7%, RPG 9.5%, Simulation 7.3%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the exploration and historical management aspects of Nantucket with a strong focus on navigation and discovery.

1872, with a steampunk twist. Phileas Fogg has wagered he can circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. Travel by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more. Race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine's Game of 2014.

Why similar: Strategy 26.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 9.3%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the choose-your-own-adventure feel of Nantucket through a resource-management lens as you race around the globe.

Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.

Why similar: Board Game 25.6%, RPG 24.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Exploration 16.7%, Story Rich 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike exploration game that emphasizes turn-based strategy and managing limited resources during dangerous expeditions.

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.

Why similar: Exploration 26%, RPG 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Story Rich 9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dark, narrative-heavy exploration experience where managing your ship and crew's sanity is just as important as the journey itself.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Adventure 12.5%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven survival game that focuses heavily on managing a crew and making difficult moral choices in a harsh, frozen environment.

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: Naval 28.5% ★, Pirates 23.6% ★, Sailing 16% ★, Historical 10%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The classic benchmark for naval exploration and management, offering a mix of sailing, combat, and role-playing.

Set sail in Overfall, a whimsical roguelike turn-based RPG of diplomacy and danger. Recruit unlikely heroes, forge alliances or crush your foes across ever-shifting seas to find a lost king. Every run is fresh with procedural worlds, permanent death, branching story encounters, and hand-drawn art.

Why similar: Pirates 31.6% ★, Strategy 22.7%, RPG 19.4%, Exploration 15.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategy-RPG elements with exploration and turn-based combat, mirroring the decision-making loop found in Nantucket.

Experience the golden age of piracy through a strong and original narrative, real-time exploration and turn-based tactical combat in Flint - Treasure of Oblivion.

Why similar: Pirates 38.9% ★, Strategy 25.3%, RPG 19%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven tactical RPG that uses turn-based combat and exploration to tell a compelling pirate-themed story.

Sail the Seas is a sailing, trading simulator set in 18th century, spanning whole world

Why similar: Naval 33.9% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Historical 12.8%, Strategy 10.5%, Sailing 9.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the choose-your-own-adventure sailing genre, focusing on exploration and narrative choices.

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.

Why similar: Naval 29.5% ★, Sailing 24% ★, Pirates 19.5% ★, Strategy 13.3%, RPG 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical-RPG that focuses on naval combat and crew management with a strong emphasis on turn-based strategy.

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: Naval 30.9% ★, Sailing 20.4% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Pirates 13.5% ★, Historical 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep economic simulation set in the Caribbean, focusing on trade routes and naval management.

Live through an epic role-playing Viking saga where your strategic choices directly affect your personal journey. Make allies as you travel with your caravan across this stunning yet harsh landscape. Carefully choose those who will help fight a new threat that jeopardizes an entire civilization.

Why similar: RPG 34.3%, Strategy 32.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Indie 8.7%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, it excels at the same blend of turn-based tactical combat and difficult narrative choices regarding your caravan's survival.

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!

Why similar: Naval 29.5% ★, Sailing 26.1% ★, Pirates 14.8% ★, Strategy 8.5%, RPG 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused sailing game that emphasizes the harsh reality of life at sea through narrative choices and management.

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 34.8% ★, Sailing 21.7% ★, Pirates 13.3% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the economic and management side of sailing, requiring careful planning to succeed in a sandbox environment.

'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.

Why similar: Naval 33.2% ★, Pirates 22.3% ★, Sailing 16% ★, Strategy 7.2%, RPG 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines RPG elements with naval combat and strategy, allowing for a high degree of freedom in a pirate-themed setting.

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.

Why similar: Naval 37% ★, Sailing 21% ★, Pirates 13.2% ★, Historical 9.9%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy game that focuses on naval combat and managing a fleet of pirate ships.

1654 AC. The Caribbean. A place of opportunities and mysteries.

Why similar: Naval 35.7% ★, Sailing 20.1% ★, Pirates 15.6% ★, Historical 13.2%, RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep RPG that focuses on the life of a captain, offering complex naval combat and historical management systems.

This is a world of oceans, islands and ships. Players will start their own journey from Faro, facing an impermanent ocean and awkward opponents, and gradually build a strong fleet with wisdom and luck. The chaotic seas and tempting treasures, under the guidance of the banner, work hard for survival！

Why similar: Naval 27.2% ★, Sailing 25.8% ★, Historical 15.3%, Pirates 9.4% ★, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and naval strategy, allowing players to build their own fleet and trade routes.

Out There is an award-winning space exploration game blending roguelike, resource management and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Strategy 37.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Exploration 18.4%, Indie 7.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A space-faring resource management game that captures the feeling of being alone in a vast, dangerous world with only your ship and crew.

Sea Dogs is an epic role-playing game for the pirate in all of us. Return to the age of sail as a young captain looking to make a name in the world. Develop your character from humble beginnings and rise to control all of the islands for your country or yourself.

Why similar: Naval 34.6% ★, Sailing 22.4% ★, Historical 15.7%, Pirates 12.7% ★, RPG 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG that provides a gritty, realistic look at naval life and ship-to-ship combat.

Swords and Crossbones: An Epic Pirate Story is a high seas swashbuckling adventure! Explore the oceans, battle brigands, defend the helpless, find the lost treasure of a forgotten people, build and maintain your very own pirate island, and more! All of this in a fully realized role playing adventure from Epic Devs.

Why similar: Strategy 28.3%, RPG 25.5%, Simulation 18%, Pirates 16.7% ★, Adventure 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A humorous RPG that features turn-based combat and ship management, capturing a lighter side of the pirate genre.

It is a single-player game with the theme of navigation. Our goal is to do our best to restore the magnificent era of navigation.

Why similar: Strategy 38.3%, RPG 29.9%, Adventure 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A grand-strategy game that focuses on the historical era of exploration and naval management.

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: Naval 35.8% ★, Pirates 22.3% ★, Sailing 13% ★, Strategy 8.5%, Historical 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a more simulation-focused approach to naval combat and sailing in the Caribbean.

Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!

Why similar: Naval 40.7% ★, Pirates 14.8% ★, RPG 12.1%, Strategy 10%, Sandbox 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines real-time tactics with management and sandbox exploration, offering a unique twist on the naval genre.

Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.

Why similar: Historical 32.9%, Strategy 18.5%, RPG 15.3%, Simulation 12.4%, Sandbox 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: While land-based, it is the gold standard for managing a group of mercenaries through turn-based combat and difficult strategic decisions.

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: Naval 39.4% ★, Sailing 27.5% ★, Pirates 16.9% ★, RPG 8.6%, Adventure 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that focuses on naval exploration and combat in a procedurally generated world.

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: RPG 53%, Strategy 33.5%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes crew management and turn-based combat that will feel familiar to anyone who enjoyed the management aspects of Nantucket.

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

Why similar: Strategy 35%, Exploration 21.5%, Sandbox 19.7%, Simulation 17.9%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that emphasizes exploration and building a trade empire from the deck of an airship.

Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.

Why similar: Simulation 21.4%, Strategy 18.8%, Board Game 16.5%, RPG 15.6%, Adventure 13.8%

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: Naval 30.2% ★, Sailing 24.7% ★, Pirates 14.2% ★, Historical 14%, Strategy 5.4%

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 36.5% ★, Sailing 17.9% ★, Historical 15.2%, Pirates 13.5% ★, RPG 8.5%

Conquer the New world: In the 16th Century, Spanish explorers and soldiers reached the shores of America. The search for gold, fame, and adventure drove these travelers into a treacherous wilderness where they faced hunger, disease, and dangerous predators. In their wake, the Aztec Empires lay in ruins.

Why similar: Historical 28.2%, RPG 28.2%, Strategy 26.7%, Exploration 6.2%, Indie 6.1%

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: RPG 50%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 20.9%

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 34.2% ★, Sailing 22.6% ★, Pirates 13.3% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 7%

"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.

Why similar: Naval 33.2% ★, Sailing 23.3% ★, Historical 12.9%, Pirates 12.2% ★, Strategy 7.8%

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: Naval 38.3% ★, Pirates 22.2% ★, Historical 15.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 9.4%

An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!

Why similar: Naval 35.9% ★, Sailing 19% ★, Pirates 15% ★, Historical 12.3%, RPG 8.9%

Become the God of Harvest, explore the world of food and adventure, plant, trade, and spread deliciousness to create your own path to prosperity!

Why similar: Sailing 32.5% ★, Historical 20.7%, Pirates 13.8% ★, RPG 9%, Simulation 8.9%

Survive, adapt, and research in the New World, with its rules, dwellers, and their laws. Head the colonization of these locations and ensure the independence and security of your population.

Why similar: Strategy 30.2%, RPG 23.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 10.9%

Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.3%, RPG 32.8%, Exploration 17.8%, Story Rich 10.7%, 2D 4.5%

A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.

Why similar: Sailing 38.7% ★, Adventure 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Indie 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%

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: Naval 42.2% ★, Pirates 20.3% ★, Sailing 11.3% ★, RPG 5.9%, Strategy 5.3%

Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!

Why similar: Pirates 41.8% ★, RPG 24.5%, Simulation 21.3%, Exploration 9.4%, 2D 3%

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: Sailing 45.1% ★, Pirates 23.4% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 7.7%

Life between myths. Lead the Riders clan into legend or obscurity as you explore an ancient world. Plan ahead as you navigate this challenging storybook strategy game, immersing you in the land of old gods and magic also seen in King of Dragon Pass.

Why similar: Strategy 26%, RPG 22.7%, Simulation 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Exploration 9%

Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.

Why similar: Pirates 36.1% ★, Strategy 31.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 11.5%, Story Rich 4.6%

Experience the extraordinary lives of coast guard officer Finn Asdair and his crew in COAST GUARD. Take on responsibility under the motto "Honor - Respect - Duty" and pursue dangerous criminals on the wide open sea.

Why similar: Simulation 47.9%, Adventure 38.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%

Live your medieval trader life! Buy low, sell high and explore the world! Buy ships, build businesses, find or train captains. Deal with pirates, manipulate mayors and challenge traders. React to hundreds of events that shape your very own procedurally-generated world!

Why similar: Sailing 44.6% ★, Pirates 16.3% ★, Strategy 13.2%, RPG 10.3%, Exploration 8.6%

Buy yachts and customize the interior with furniture, besides fishing around the world!

Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Simulation 28.5%, Adventure 18.6%, Indie 16.4%, 2D 3.7%

Pirates? Pirates! is a Reigns-inspired pirate survival RPG. You are a pirate captain in charge of your ship and crew on the most dangerous adventure of all seas. Fight your way ahead, sort out emergencies, and discover legendary treasures!

Why similar: Strategy 34.2%, RPG 28.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Pirates 12.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.7%

Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.

Why similar: Naval 38.7% ★, Historical 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Pirates 9.7% ★, Indie 7.1%

The award-winning adventure continues in Banner Saga 2! This epic, story-based, role-playing game continues its emotional journey across a breaking world. Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your viking clans make it through alive.

Why similar: RPG 36.8%, Strategy 32.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Indie 8.6%, Story Rich 7.8%

In this strategic rogue-like you become a famous expedition leader in the 19th century. You form your own crew with the skills and personality to discover legendary treasures, while exploring randomized locations and stories on every new adventure.

Why similar: Strategy 37.5%, RPG 25.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 9.6%, Exploration 9.1%

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

Why similar: Naval 49.4% ★, Pirates 19.2% ★, RPG 12.9%, Adventure 7.2%, Sailing 5.4% ★

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 35.3% ★, Sailing 21.9% ★, Pirates 12.5% ★, Strategy 10.6%, RPG 8.8%

Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean is a challenging Real-Time Tactics stealth game set in the intriguing realm of pirates. Take command over a motley crew of sea rogues and beat the British Royal Navy to the Caribbean’s most valuable treasure.

Why similar: Pirates 32.2% ★, Historical 27.3%, Strategy 23.6%, Adventure 9%, Indie 7.8%

Kim is a boisterous urchin from 1880s Lahore, his wanderlust will take him all over India. Branching conversations, survival, stealth and combat let you play Kim's coming of age however you choose. The enormous open world of Kipling's India awaits you!

Why similar: Historical 34.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, RPG 14.5%, Strategy 14.4%, Exploration 9.7%