- #1 High Seas, High Profits!
97% matchVery Positive87% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: lexy.zip
Windows · Linux
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: Simulation 100%
- #2 The Road To Harvest: Food From Across The Ocean
96% matchVery Positive82% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: MuccyGames
Windows · Mac
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: Simulation 82.7%, Adventure 17.3%
- #3 Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,156 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
Why similar: Classic 55% ★, Simulation 38.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #4 航海霸業 Maritime hegemony
95% matchMixed69% of 133 reviews2022
Dev: Chongqing Aoxia Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Maritime hegemony
Windows
"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: Simulation 83.7%, Adventure 16.3%
- #5 Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon
94% matchMixed68% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Aquila ChengduPub: Aquila Interactive
Windows
Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon is a simulation game where you take on the role of a shipping entrepreneur. Carefully plan shipping routes, balance supply and demand across ports, and maximize profits to fuel your expansion. Build a worldwide network and rise as the definitive global magnate.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #6 Uncharted Ocean
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 599 reviews2019
Dev: HiRabbitgame
Windows
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!
- #7 TransOcean: The Shipping Company
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,331 reviews2014
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #8 Blue Sign
89% matchVery Positive96% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: Blue AnemoiaPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
In the fictional port city of Rissebra, you work as a marine insurance underwriter. Review the documents brought to your desk by shipowners, and uncover the risks hidden in their vessels, routes, and cargo. The decision to approve or reject each insurance contract rests entirely on your judgment.
Why similar: Simulation 79.1%, Adventure 20.9%
- #9 Sailing Era
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,091 reviews2023
Dev: GY GamesPub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Simulation 80.6%, Adventure 19.4%
- #10 Map Map - A Game About Maps
89% matchVery Positive92% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: Pipapo Games
Windows
In this game YOU make the maps! Become the cartographer of a small adventure crew and use proper navigation tools like a real explorer. Map the environment to turn unknown islands into a hand-drawn journey toward a legendary treasure.
Why similar: Simulation 79.9%, Adventure 20.1%
- #11 The Age of Navigation
91% matchMixed56% of 169 reviews2022
Dev: Upstream Games
Windows
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: Adventure 100%
- #12 World Ship Simulator
91% matchMostly Negative21% of 270 reviews2016
Dev: Odin Game StudioPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Set in a fictitious environment inspired by ports from around the world. Captain a hovercraft, bulk carrier, yacht and other magnificent vessels in an expansive open world career
Why similar: Simulation 91.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #13 Terror of the Seven Seas
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Cutthroat Games
Windows
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: Simulation 70.9%, Adventure 29.1%
- #14 SeaOrama: World of Shipping
87% matchMixed59% of 417 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden TowerPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac
Experience the challenges of running a successful shipping company with Seaorama: World of Shipping.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #15 Sail Forth
84% matchVery Positive93% of 642 reviews2022
Dev: Festive VectorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Simulation 59.6%, Fantasy 27%, Adventure 13.4%
- #16 The Caribbean Sail
85% matchVery Positive94% of 536 reviews2017
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Simulation 80%, Adventure 20%
- #17 Winds Of Trade
86% matchMixed62% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Rhombico Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Simulation 100%
- #18 Shipping Manager
84% matchMixed46% of 590 reviews2023
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Create and manage your own shipping empire. Control every aspect from route creation to marketing to staff handling and beat other managers to top the leaderboards.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #19 Ships At Sea
81% matchMixed70% of 2,746 reviews2024
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build your maritime career and grow your fleet in a next‑generation ship simulator set in an expansive open world of Norway’s Lofoten region. Command service, cargo, and fishing vessels in singleplayer or online co‑op, mastering realistic ship handling, dynamic weather, and professional jobs at sea!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #20 Following Seas
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: Whipstaff Games
Windows
Following Seas is a game about ships and the sea. Transport cargo, fish, and fight the weather in an unforgiving open world. Featuring elements of realistic ship management, you can use the stars to navigate, batten the hatches, and get lost beyond the edges of the map.
Why similar: Simulation 73%, Fantasy 20.2%, Adventure 6.7%
- #21 Sea Dogs
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 172 reviews2018
Dev: Akella
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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.
- #22 Here Be Dragons
82% matchMixed69% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: Red Zero GamesPub: Pansolo
Windows · Mac
Here Be Dragons is a satirical turn-based strategy game featuring unique "living map" graphics, where you lead a group of crazed captains and eradicate legendary monsters in order to allow Christopher Columbus the discovery of the New World.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #23 Imperial Ambitions
78% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2026
Dev: aoiti
Windows · Mac
Discover and colonize the world, Allocate your labor force, Monopolize markets, Fight tactical battles, Survive the age of imperialism...
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #24 Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,068 reviews2023
Dev: Revolution IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Simulation 74.7%, Adventure 25.3%
- #25 Commander: Conquest of the Americas
82% matchMixed52% of 190 reviews2010
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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: Adventure 100%
- #26 Uncharted Waters Online
80% matchMixed69% of 431 reviews2018
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: Papaya Play
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover yourself in the “Age of Discovery” where you’ll sail out into the uncharted waters! Discover real historical artifacts and mystical legends! Start a company and make enormous fortunes! Fight in fierce sea battles! Whatever your play style, you can play who you want and how you want in UWO!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #27 Sagres
78% matchVery Positive81% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: oozePub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
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: Simulation 74.9%, Adventure 25.1%
- #28 九州:商旅(Nine Provinces: Caravan)
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,146 reviews2021
Dev: BigLight.Games
Windows
On the ancient nine province continent, you may become a businessman, get to know others, expand caravans, and free trade and exploration.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #29 Fantasy Map Simulator
73% matchVery Positive89% of 4,362 reviews2024
Dev: The Stranger
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Fantasy Map Simulator: Create and watch imaginary worlds evolve over centuries. Design maps, simulate nations and their politics, and control destinies. See empires rise and fall on your desktop wallpaper. A unique simulation for history buffs and creative minds.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #30 Logistics Company
79% matchMixed44% of 124 reviews2014
Dev: Crenetic GmbH StudiosPub: rondomedia GmbH
Windows
As a dock worker in "Logistics Company” it’s up to you to move thousands of tons of cargo and goods and make sure that they’re shipped on time! Build your tiny warehouse into a major logistics hub and expand it bit by bit with new cargo terminals.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #31 Nantucket
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 882 reviews2018
Dev: Picaresque Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Chase after Moby Dick, and live through the Golden Age of American whaling in this seafaring strategy game. Set sail around the world, manage your ship and crew, and live Ishmael's story, the sole survivor of the Pequod, a few years after the events narrated by Herman Melville in his masterpiece.
Why similar: Simulation 79.8%, Adventure 20.2%
- #32 Mermaid Mission: Titanic
77% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: Arglefumph
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #33 Fantasy World Online Tycoon
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: Roberto Trasarti
Windows · Mac
Ready to manage your Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game? This is your chance! Fantasy World Online Tycoon will let you build and control any aspect of a MMORPG. Build spawns of Monsters, Quests and Dungeons. Be the CEO of your company, hire specialists and evolve your game!
Why similar: Simulation 93.3%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #34 Krusenstern: A Stellar Sail
75% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: RIALAB
Windows
This is a monumental immersive project that tells the story of Russia’s first circumnavigation by captains Krusenshtern and Lisyansky on board Nadezhda and Neva. Walk in captain’s shoes, recruit a ship crew, secure the Emperor’s backing and sail out on a history-altering journey.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #35 ATLAS
74% matchMixed47% of 42,929 reviews2018
Dev: Grapeshot Games
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 111.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Set sail for the ultimate pirate experience! Embark on a grand adventure alongside thousands of other players in one of the largest game worlds ever built (and even claim a piece of it to call your own). Build your ship, assemble your crew, sail the high seas, and become a pirate legend!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #36 Ile d'Or
71% matchVery Positive88% of 165 reviews2025
Dev: あとらそふと
Windows
このゲームは、海洋交易で資金を稼ぐゲームで、交易、探険、戦闘の3つが重要となります。交易で銀貨を稼いで仲間を増やし、探険で手に入れた資材で強い船をつくり、戦闘に勝利しましょう。交易、探険、戦闘をどういうバランスで進めていくかは、プレイヤーの自由な攻略に委ねられています。ゲームの舞台となる海域には、ライバルの勢力がいて覇権を競い合っています。プレイヤーはストーリー中の分岐によって、勢力同士争いに介入することができ、その選択が味方になる勢力と敵になる勢力に影響を及ぼします。
Why similar: Simulation 62.9%, Fantasy 26.2%, Adventure 10.9%
- #37 Republic of Pirates
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Simulation 100%
- #38 Mythic Ocean
73% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2020
Dev: Paralune LLCPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #39 Industry Manager: Future Technologies
75% matchMixed58% of 314 reviews2016
Dev: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
INDUSTRY MANAGER: Future Technologies is a classic economy simulation in which you can build your own empire, research new sustainable products, and sweep aside the competition on your way to fame and success.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #40 Ports of Call Classic
74% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Dipl. Ing. Rolf-Dieter KleinPub: Dipl. Ing. Rolf-Dieter Klein
Windows · Linux
created by Rolf-Dieter Klein and Martin Ulrich The classic trade- and shippingsimulation Ports of Call. Create your own Shiptrading company.
Why similar: Simulation 58.2%, Classic 29.8% ★, Adventure 12%
- #41 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
72% matchMixed57% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
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: Simulation 100%
- #42 Lost:Antinomy
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,077 reviews2024
Dev: IMaiIna
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 35.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
With just a swipe to the left or right, you can make all kinds of decisions. So, please embark on your own unique adventure tale through the continent of Astra!
Why similar: Simulation 67%, Fantasy 18%, Adventure 15%
- #43 Port Royale 3
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,593 reviews2012
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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.
Why similar: Simulation 97%, Adventure 3%
- #44 World Cruise Story
71% matchVery Positive90% of 97 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Captain a luxury cruise liner, sailing the entire world while entertaining VIPs!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #45 Rise of Piracy
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 547 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
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: Simulation 100%
- #46 Seafarer: The Ship Sim
67% matchMixed65% of 2,203 reviews2026
Dev: astragon DevelopmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Build your maritime career solo or with up to 4 players. Take on contracts across diverse harbors, command different ships, and tackle cargo runs, patrols, rescues, firefighting, and unexpected events in a vast Northern European open world.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #47 Patrician III
71% matchVery Positive82% of 1,025 reviews2010
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
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!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #48 Sid Meier's Pirates!
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,580 reviews2005
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Classic 84% ★, Adventure 16%
- #49 Uncharted Waters Origin
70% matchMixed46% of 1,761 reviews2023
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.Pub: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 106.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Commemorating 30 years of the Uncharted Waters seriesSail through the vast oceans, massive worlds and contentsOpen world exploration RPG Uncharted Waters Origin
Why similar: Simulation 84.7%, Adventure 15.3%
- #50 High Sea Saga DX
68% matchVery Positive82% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Simulation 83.3%, Fantasy 16.7%
- #51 Professional Ship Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 300 reviews2026
Dev: SWE SystemsPub: Aerosoft
Windows
Take the helm in this realistic, large-scale maritime simulation. Command your fleet from agile rescue vessels to massive LNG tankers and perform precise maneuvers in challenging conditions. Navigate a living open world where weather, traffic, and every wave shape your career.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #52 Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
68% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: GametopiaPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #53 Nautical Life
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: Alphaquest GamesPub: Alphaquest Games
Windows
Buy yachts and customize the interior with furniture, besides fishing around the world!
Why similar: Simulation 68.7%, Fantasy 15.8%, Adventure 15.5%
- #54 Alchemist Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 424 reviews2020
Dev: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
Why similar: Simulation 73.6%, Fantasy 26.4%
- #55 Resort Island Simulator: Prologue
65% matchMostly Positive77% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: Tenjin GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
A world filled with tricksters, pirates, zealots, and treasures. An ocean full of danger and prize. Face dilemmas and encounters. Manage a resort in this wild world and build a thriving business. An Explorer, a Survivor a Resorter or a Trader? Forge your own path to wealth. Make Resort Prosper!
Why similar: Simulation 84.7%, Adventure 15.3%
- #56 One More Island
67% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2022
Dev: Berg GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
As the Queen's latest governor, build a colonial empire in Her name. Claim islands, collect their natural resources, build production chains, and turn a derelict outpost into a rebellious, bustling metropolis at the heart of a New World commercial empire!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #57 Anno 1800
65% matchVery Positive81% of 32,498 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MainzPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Anno 1800™ – Lead the Industrial Revolution! Welcome to the dawn of the Industrial Age. The path you choose will define your world. Are you an innovator or an exploiter? A conqueror or a liberator? How the world remembers your name is up to you.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #58 Wonderland
63% matchVery Positive84% of 135 reviews2026
Dev: Dragon Flame GamesPub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows
On the fantastical continent of Elfar, where swords and magic reign, you will establish and grow your own guild, leading members to accept quests, challenge dungeons, forge equipment, participate in competitions, and gradually uncover the secrets of the nine sacred sites
Why similar: Simulation 80.5%, Fantasy 19.5%