- #1 Salt 2: Shores of Gold
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,306 reviews2025
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
Why similar: Sailing 47.4% ★, Open World 14.6%, Fishing 14.2% ★, Survival 12.5%, Exploration 6%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world survival game features a heavy emphasis on sailing between procedurally generated islands and crafting your own gear.
- #2 Sail Forth
96% matchVery Positive92% of 638 reviews2022
Dev: Festive VectorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 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: Sailing 61.1% ★, Relaxing 10.9%, Simulation 8.5%, Exploration 8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more stylized, it captures the joy of sailing and exploring a vast, island-dotted ocean with a focus on boat customization.
- #3 Escape The Pacific
95% matchMixed68% of 756 reviews2018
Dev: Gamers4Gamers Team
Windows
Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!
Why similar: Sailing 38.6% ★, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Open World 12.3%, Survival 11.7%, Relaxing 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a gritty, realistic survival experience where navigation and boat management are critical to your survival in the ocean.
- #4 Raft
94% matchVery Positive93% of 374,777 reviews2022
Dev: Redbeet InteractivePub: Axolot Games
Windows
Median: 14.6 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Why similar: Survival 55.6%, Open World 29.3%, First-Person 5.5%, Adventure 5.2%, Simulation 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core loop of survival and resource management while living on a vessel that you must constantly expand and navigate.
- #5 Salt
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,248 reviews2018
Dev: Lavaboots Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.
Why similar: Sailing 32.4% ★, Open World 24.2%, Survival 22.2%, Exploration 8.1%, First-Person 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused survival game that centers on sailing between islands to uncover secrets and survive in a vast ocean.
- #6 Ships At Sea
93% matchMixed69% of 2,625 reviews2024
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Sailing 38.2% ★, Transportation 25.5% ★, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Relaxing 6.5%, Family Friendly 6%
Why You'll Like It: A modern naval simulation that focuses on the technical aspects of operating various vessels in a realistic maritime environment.
- #7 Sailing Era
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,974 reviews2023
Dev: GY GamesPub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 36.4% ★, Transportation 30.9% ★, Trading 18.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Exploration 5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines historical exploration, trading, and sailing mechanics in a grand adventure across the world's oceans.
- #8 Stormworks: Build and Rescue
91% matchVery Positive90% of 59,051 reviews2020
Dev: Geometa
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 112.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
Why similar: Sailing 46.9% ★, Immersive Sim 15.2%, Open World 14.9%, Survival 11.3%, Exploration 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, physics-based vehicle construction and operation system that appeals to players who enjoy the technical side of Sailwind.
- #9 Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
91% matchVery Positive89% of 370,911 reviews2020
Dev: Rare LtdPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 22.3 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.
Why similar: Sailing 56.8% ★, Open World 23.7%, Adventure 5.8%, First-Person 5.4%, Exploration 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Despite its action focus, the manual ship handling, including sail trimming and navigation, provides a high-quality sailing experience.
- #10 Seafarer: The Ship Sim
90% matchMixed67% of 1,970 reviews2025
Dev: astragon DevelopmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on the ultimate maritime experience with Seafarer: The Ship Sim. Choose between careers, take the helm of a variety of ships, and expand your fleet. Navigate a vast open world and become immersed in the beautiful expanses and rolling waves.
Why similar: Transportation 28.3% ★, Sailing 20.3% ★, Life Sim 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12%, Open World 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that focuses on the day-to-day operations and navigation of various types of ships.
- #11 Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,747 reviews2020
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Commercial fishing in North Atlantic! Discover majestic world of Canadian Nova Scotia while admiring the vast diversity of ocean life. Search for the ocean gold with upgradable fishing boats and various fishing gear as you progress in your fisherman career.
Why similar: Fishing 48.4% ★, Simulation 17%, Open World 15.9%, Sailing 10.8% ★, Exploration 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic simulation of commercial fishing, requiring players to manage their ship and navigate challenging weather conditions.
- #12 Following Seas
88% matchMostly Positive77% of 148 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: Sailing 26.5% ★, Fishing 16.4% ★, Trading 13.6%, Transportation 13.4% ★, Open World 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated sailing simulator that emphasizes the peaceful, trading, and fishing aspects of life on the water.
- #13 Pacific Drive
87% matchVery Positive83% of 26,210 reviews2024
Dev: Ironwood StudiosPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
Why similar: Transportation 42.7% ★, Survival 21%, Exploration 9.6%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While it features a car instead of a boat, it perfectly captures the 'vehicle as your home' survival loop and the need for constant maintenance and navigation.
- #14 Fishing: Barents Sea
89% matchVery Positive80% of 2,666 reviews2018
Dev: Misc Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Commercial fishing on the Barents Sea! Take the helm of your very own fishing boat in Fishing: Barents Sea and explore the vastness of the Barents Sea in search for the best fishing zones. Start out small and earn officially licensed Scanmar Equipment and the officially licensed Hermes trawler.
Why similar: Fishing 54.1% ★, Open World 20.7%, Simulation 13.2%, Sailing 12% ★
Why You'll Like It: This simulation provides an immersive look at the life of a commercial fisherman with a focus on open-world navigation and ship management.
- #15 Voidtrain
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 9,612 reviews2025
Dev: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Survival 28.1%, Open World 26%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar sense of progression and survival while traveling through a vast, empty expanse on a customizable vehicle.
- #16 Forever Skies
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,551 reviews2025
Dev: Far From Home
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.
Why similar: Open World 23.7%, Survival 22.6%, Resource Management 17.4%, Exploration 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This survival game features a high-tech airship that serves as your base, requiring constant maintenance and navigation through a ruined world.
- #17 SUNLESS SEA
86% matchVery Positive83% of 9,521 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Survival 35.7%, Exploration 25.5%, Open World 18%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric exploration game where managing your ship's fuel, supplies, and route is essential for survival in a mysterious ocean.
- #18 Deadliest Catch: The Game
86% matchMixed52% of 1,618 reviews2020
Dev: 4FishingPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Enter the dangerous world of king crab fishing in the deadly Bering Sea! Take command of your own fishing vessel, use realistic equipment, combat hazardous Alaskan waters and become the world's best crab catcher!
Why similar: Sailing 38% ★, Fishing 27.8% ★, Open World 11.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-stakes, realistic nature of maritime work and the constant battle against the elements.
- #19 Windward Horizon
84% matchVery Positive80% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Sailing 42.5% ★, Trading 18.4%, Open World 13.2%, Family Friendly 6.6%, Exploration 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title expands on naval exploration and RPG elements, allowing for a more structured journey across the seas.
- #20 Valheim
82% matchVery Positive94% of 536,933 reviews2021
Dev: Iron Gate ABPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.9 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Why similar: Survival 40.1%, Open World 39.6%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: Sailing is a core component of its exploration and survival loop, offering a rewarding sense of discovery as you traverse dangerous waters.
- #21 Motor Town: Behind The Wheel
81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,296 reviews2021
Dev: P3 Games
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Enjoy realistic driving in the open world. Relaxing cargo deliveries or driving buses and taxis will give you enough money to buy new cars and parts. You can test your driving skills at the race track. It's all about pure driving pleasure!
Why similar: Transportation 43.6% ★, Open World 16.5%, Immersive Sim 13%, Relaxing 8.9%, Simulation 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly immersive, open-world driving experience that shares the 'transportation and simulation' DNA of Sailwind.
- #22 Windward
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,625 reviews2015
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Sailing 38.2% ★, Trading 32.2%, Open World 14.3%, Adventure 5.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that focuses on naval combat and exploration in a sandbox world, perfect for those who want a more action-oriented sailing experience.
- #23 Catch & Cook: Fishing Adventure
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Campfire Studio
Windows · Mac
Catch & Cook is a fishing adventure game in which you are not only a fisherman, but also a restaurant owner. Explore the ocean, catch fish and cook them in your own restaurant. A wide variety of fish, recipes and gameplay mechanics await you. So, what are you waiting for?
Why similar: Sailing 33.9% ★, Fishing 26.8% ★, Cooking 14.1%, Immersive Sim 6.9%, Relaxing 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends exploration, fishing, and survival, focusing on the rewarding loop of gathering resources to improve your setup.
- #24 Derail Valley
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 9,196 reviews2019
Dev: Altfuture
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.
Why similar: Transportation 40.9% ★, Open World 13.3%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, Resource Management 9.7%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: While it focuses on trains, it is the gold standard for immersive, manual vehicle operation and simulation, which will appeal to Sailwind fans.
- #25 Lakehopper
77% matchVery Positive89% of 434 reviews2026
Dev: Photon Games
Windows · Linux
Take flight in a seaplane flight simulator through a rugged world where you are responsible for the care and maintenance of your plane. Deliver cargo between far-flung communities in a flooded landscape that challenges your piloting skills! Fix your plane and keep flying!
Why similar: Transportation 34.8% ★, Immersive Sim 13.3%, Life Sim 10.7%, Simulation 10.6%, Open World 8.5%
- #26 Ylands
80% matchMixed64% of 8,418 reviews2019
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Adventure awaits you and your friends in the world of Ylands! Gather resources, craft tools, construct anything and everything, and explore the lands! Build a ship and set sail, encountering mythical animals, a wide variety of sea-life, enemies of all kinds and much more!
Why similar: Sailing 46.8% ★, Resource Management 12.4%, Open World 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Exploration 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival game that includes sailing and exploration, offering a more colorful and approachable take on the genre.
- #27 The Last Caretaker
76% matchVery Positive86% of 12,107 reviews2025
Dev: Channel37 Ltd
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.
Why similar: Sailing 35% ★, Open World 11.7%, Survival 11.2%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Resource Management 10.7%
- #28 Ship Handling Simulator
79% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Aleksandr Turkin
Windows
Ship handling, maneuvering and mooring with tugboats simulator. Feel like the captain of a passenger ships, cruise liners, cargo ships, battleships or aircraft carrier.
Why similar: Sailing 49.8% ★, Transportation 33.9% ★, Simulation 11.3%, Exploration 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A technical simulation that focuses on the precise maneuvers required to operate large vessels in various conditions.
- #29 Open Fishing XL
79% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Kunstaat
Windows
Open Fishing XL is an open world fishing game focused on creating a relaxing experience. Fill out a book with 115 fish species, buy rods, items, boats and more, explore the large map, identify cute insects, draw your own map, and enjoy fishing without worries with intuitive fishing mechanics.
Why similar: Fishing 31.5% ★, Cooking 14.3%, Open World 11.3%, Survival 10.1%, Life Sim 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, fishing-focused simulation that emphasizes the quiet, meditative aspects of spending time on the water.
- #30 The Long Dark
78% matchVery Positive89% of 122,628 reviews2017
Dev: Hinterland Studio Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 47.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Why similar: Survival 37.5%, Open World 26.6%, Exploration 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: While set in the wilderness, it captures the same feeling of isolated, methodical survival against the elements found in Sailwind.
- #31 Critter Cove
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,899 reviews2024
Dev: Gentleman Rat Studios
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?
Why similar: Sailing 30.2% ★, Fishing 21.3% ★, Cooking 15.4%, Life Sim 10.3%, Open World 8.6%
- #32 VR Regatta - The Sailing Game
78% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2018
Dev: MarineVerse
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Explore the immersive, inspiring sailing experience that awaits you on the open seas. Veterans of sailing and newcomers alike are invited to discover the relaxation and exploration at Akalana Islands. Time to sail!
Why similar: Sailing 96.8% ★, Immersive Sim 0.6%, Relaxing 0.5%, Simulation 0.5%, Open World 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly immersive VR sailing experience that focuses on the mechanics of sail control and racing.
- #33 VR Sailing
75% matchVery Positive96% of 311 reviews2024
Dev: HFRK.
Windows
It allows players to transform into sailboat navigators, sailing their beloved ships in the endless sea and enjoying the thrill of 360 degree immersive sailing and waves! Feel the forward momentum brought by the wind.
Why similar: Sailing 61.8% ★, Transportation 16.9% ★, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Simulation 8.8%
- #34 Calm Horizon
74% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 烟熏渔
Windows
Island Master, welcome to your very own island! This land awaits your touch—reawaken its vitality and rebuild it from the ground up. Construct buildings to unlock new features: dress in elegant outfits, run food and goods shops, and usher in an era of prosperity for your island!
Why similar: Sailing 37% ★, Fishing 26.6% ★, Life Sim 15%, Open World 11.5%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #35 Pancake Sailor
77% matchVery Positive84% of 187 reviews2020
Dev: MarineVerse
Windows · Mac
Relaxing sailing experience. Discover Akalana Islands.
Why similar: Sailing 47.2% ★, Immersive Sim 12.3%, Open World 7.4%, Simulation 7%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #36 Caravanners
76% matchMixed41% of 798 reviews2025
Dev: Akif AkdemirPub: PLEXUS GAME
Windows
Design your dream caravan in detail, roam freely with your mobile home, set up your camp with friends, and enjoy music by the campfire in a vast open world!
Why similar: Fishing 24.5% ★, Life Sim 13.9%, Open World 12.7%, Survival 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #37 Tropical Resort Simulator
73% matchVery Positive84% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: Beardroid Games
Windows
Transform an abandoned island into a thriving business. Install fun activities, open your restaurant, maintain your equipment, manage your staff. It's time to open the beach, you're ready to welcome your first customers!
Why similar: Trading 18.7%, Cooking 18.3%, Life Sim 12.6%, Open World 9.9%, Simulation 9.7%
- #38 Star Trucker
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,221 reviews2024
Dev: Monster and MonsterPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
Why similar: Transportation 36.1% ★, Open World 12.1%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, Survival 9.1%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #39 Finnish Cottage Simulator
71% matchVery Positive94% of 3,539 reviews2024
Dev: RANELA GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The most detailed cottage experience. Live as a regular Finnish man and enjoy the summer. Play relaxed: go to the sauna, get drunk and grill food. Play how you want: make moonshine, become a burglar and turbocharge your moped.
Why similar: Life Sim 20.1%, Sailing 19.9% ★, Open World 16.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10.9%
- #40 Everwind
70% matchVery Positive81% of 3,601 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy Studio S.A.Pub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Everwind is a novel take on RPG and Sandbox Survival genre in First-Person-Perspective. Embark on the adventure with your friends - Build a base on a flying island-ship, gather resources, craft, loot, and fight while you rise above the clouds to uncover the mysteries of this world!
Why similar: Open World 40.5%, Survival 36.8%, Exploration 13.2%, Adventure 9.6%
- #41 Carp Fishing Simulator
73% matchMixed59% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Dangerous Derk Interactive
Windows
Carp Fishing Simulator aims to be the most advanced, authentic fishing experience on the market.
Why similar: Fishing 40.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Relaxing 10.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Family Friendly 7.2%
- #42 WILL: Follow The Light
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 469 reviews2026
Dev: TomorrowHead Studio
Windows
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
Why similar: Sailing 63% ★, First-Person 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Immersive Sim 7%, Exploration 6.7%
- #43 A Merchant's Promise
70% matchVery Positive87% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: Game Draft Studio
Windows
Medieval Trading & Transport with Physics-Based Items. Start as a Worthless Merchant and work your way up as you carefully handle your goods through a Medieval World!
Why similar: Transportation 29.1% ★, Trading 17.4%, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Survival 9.7%, Life Sim 9.3%
- #44 Ship Simulator Realistic
72% matchMixed58% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: Gregory Nikolaidis
Windows
Ship Simulator Realistic experience the real simulation. The game will be based on a free roam aspect to explore the Greece Scenery in a physics based game , realistic handling and many more features.
Why similar: Simulation 47.1%, Open World 30.7%, Exploration 22.1%
- #45 Virtual Sailor NG
70% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2022
Dev: Ilan Papini
Windows
Virtual Sailor NG is an open world sailing simulator with accurate physics, simulating well the various boats included. The game allows the user to modify and experiment with scenery making and vehicle design by way of extreme mod ability, with a large library of existing mods and add-ons.
Why similar: Sailing 44% ★, Simulation 16.5%, Immersive Sim 16%, Open World 9.9%, Exploration 7.8%
- #46 Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
71% matchMixed62% of 1,000 reviews2021
Dev: Soaring Pixels Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.
Why similar: Sailing 46.8% ★, Open World 17.8%, Survival 17.5%, Simulation 8.4%, Exploration 7.1%
- #47 Sail
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 146 reviews2022
Dev: Red Team Interactive Inc.
Windows
Open World, Multiplayer VR Pirate Game!
Why similar: Sailing 50.2% ★, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Open World 10%, Simulation 9.5%, First-Person 7.2%
- #48 Make Sail
73% matchMixed55% of 110 reviews2018
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make boats and sail them. Survive an ocean of storms and beasts to find better pieces to make your ship bigger, faster, stronger, prettier, stranger, wilder: more yours.
Why similar: Sailing 66.8% ★, Simulation 19.6%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 4.6%
- #49 Ultimate Fishing Simulator®
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,879 reviews2018
Dev: Pancake GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bored of waiting for a bite? Would you like to catch some fish? You're lucky - in Ultimate Fishing Simulator, fish bite like crazy! Spinning, float fishing, ground fishing, and more! Comprehensive fishing simulator that allows using various techniques, in different places around the world!
Why similar: Fishing 39.8% ★, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Open World 9%, Simulation 7.5%, Life Sim 6.8%
- #50 Cowboy Life Simulator
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,207 reviews2025
Dev: Odd QubitPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
“Cowboy Life Simulator” is an immersive and relaxing ranching sim where you step into the boots of a failed businessman starting fresh on the frontier. Buy your first goat, meet the locals, explore vibrant lands, and build your dream ranch in a world full of stories and adventure!
Why similar: Life Sim 27.2%, Open World 23.2%, Relaxing 16%, Exploration 11.8%, Simulation 11.6%
- #51 Captain Pawsome
69% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Chicken LauncherPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Set sail with Captain Pawsome on the relaxing 2D fishing adventure! Craft, upgrade, customize, and conquer the high seas. Clean the environment, catch unique fish, and unleash your inner adventurer. Dive in now and make a splash!
Why similar: Fishing 47.3% ★, Life Sim 19.1%, Relaxing 11.7%, Simulation 8.5%, Exploration 7.9%
- #52 Moving Simulator
68% matchMixed43% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Corpix GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Dive into the ultimate moving experience in Moving Simulator! Manage chaotic house moves, carefully pack belongings, load trucks, and navigate through hilarious disasters. Precision, speed, and creativity will make you a moving master!
Why similar: Transportation 35.2% ★, Life Sim 17.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Open World 10.4%, Simulation 8.4%
- #53 Sailing alone:Aftermath
67% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: MLStudio
Windows
You are just an ordinary person, with only a small boat serving as your home, struggling to find a way to survive in the ruthless ocean of the post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Sailing 54.7% ★, Life Sim 12.2%, Survival 10.6%, Open World 6.5%, Simulation 5.6%
- #54 Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 987 reviews2019
Dev: Alchemist InteractivePub: rokaplay
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!
Why similar: Cooking 35.8%, Open World 22.5%, Relaxing 14.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Simulation 8.8%
- #55 World Ship Simulator
72% 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: Fishing 50.7% ★, Open World 24.6%, Simulation 14.9%, Family Friendly 6.8%, Adventure 3%
- #56 Sailaway III
67% matchMostly Positive69% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Orbcreation BV
Windows · Mac
Sailing simulation. Explore the world's oceans or compete in races in the most realistic sailing simulator available. The sailing waters are as big as the real world and circumnavigation will take several months. Using true weather, true conditions and true sail trim.
Why similar: Sailing 61.8% ★, Simulation 32.4%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #57 Collector's Cove
65% matchVery Positive90% of 155 reviews2026
Dev: VoodooDuck
Windows
All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal friend to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector!
Why similar: Sailing 55.4% ★, Fishing 22.1% ★, Exploration 7.2%, Family Friendly 6%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #58 Whisker Waters
67% matchMixed46% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Underbite GamesPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Whisker Waters is the ultimate RPG adventure that blends light fantasy and the art of fishing into a mesmerizing world. As a player, you'll create and play as your very own Cat character and embark on a whimsical fishing journey like never before.
Why similar: Fishing 42.6% ★, Life Sim 19.8%, Open World 10.8%, Relaxing 10.4%, Simulation 7.4%
