Games Like Ships 2017

Experience the thrill of navigating a wide range of ships. In single- and multiplayer modes, immerse yourself in tasks such as service, cargo transport, and commercial fishing as you explore the breathtaking open world of Norway´s Islands and its stunning scenery. The ocean is within your reach!

Why similar: Naval 33.3% ★, Sailing 26.4% ★, Driving 16.4%, Management 11.9%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This modern title offers a similar focus on diverse naval tasks including cargo transport and search-and-rescue in a realistic maritime environment.

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: Naval 46.2% ★, Management 11.9%, Open World 9.9%, Driving 9.8%, Realistic 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a direct experience in managing various naval vessels across open-world environments with a focus on mission-based gameplay.

A speeding power boat, a humble tug to a luxury cruise liner. Captain eight highly detailed ships, fight against realistic water physics and take in spectacular vistas as you navigate famous European ports.

Why similar: Naval 34.1% ★, Simulation 28.7%, Open World 16.5%, Sailing 14.9% ★, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the mission-oriented structure of the seed game, tasking players with navigating different ships through various maritime scenarios.

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: Naval 49.8% ★, Simulation 18.7%, Open World 10.8%, Realistic 6.8%, Sailing 5.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It features highly detailed naval physics and a realistic work loop centered on maritime industry tasks in harsh environments.

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: Naval 32.6% ★, Sailing 24.6% ★, Building 17.9%, Open World 10.2%, Physics 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels in the rescue and recovery aspects of maritime simulation, allowing players to build and pilot their own specialized vessels.

VSTEP and Paradox are proud to announce the next installment of the acclaimed Ship Simulator series. With over 550K copies sold, the series returns to take you into the most extreme conditions on earth… Ever wonder how it feels to sail a half-million-ton supertanker through the perfect storm?

Why similar: Naval 49.7% ★, Simulation 26.5%, Realistic 14.1%, Open World 7.4%, Adventure 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre that offers a wide variety of naval vessels and challenging mission scenarios similar to the seed game.

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: Naval 39.7% ★, Simulation 22.5%, Open World 22.3%, Sailing 9.2% ★, Realistic 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses on the professional side of naval operations, requiring careful navigation and management of fishing vessels.

UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

Why similar: Naval 44.3% ★, Management 14.2%, Realistic 11.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Open World 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it offers a deep, immersive simulation of naval vessel management and crew coordination.

You set sail as others return to dry land. Wind force 12. Breakers beat on the bow deck, spray blows across the bridge. On the high seas: face the sheer force of the elements! And you’re steering them – the most powerful rescue vessels of the Maritime Search and Rescue Service in search of castaways.

Why similar: Simulation 100%

Why You'll Like It: It directly targets the rescue mission gameplay found in the seed game, emphasizing precision and timing in dangerous waters.

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: Naval 34.1% ★, Management 27.5%, Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 15%

Why You'll Like It: This game shifts the focus to the logistics and management side of the shipping industry, complementing the hands-on vessel control of the seed game.

Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

Why similar: Naval 28.2% ★, Destruction 16.1%, Life Sim 11.4%, Management 9.5%, Realistic 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the niche 'work-loop' simulation feel, focusing on the industrial recovery and dismantling of naval vessels.

Experience the challenges of running a successful shipping company with Seaorama: World of Shipping.

Why similar: Sailing 31.1% ★, Simulation 20.2%, Strategy 17.7%, Realistic 14.9%, 3D 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a comprehensive look at the global shipping economy, perfect for players interested in the management side of maritime transport.

Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!

Why similar: Sailing 39.5% ★, Life Sim 21.8%, Open World 13.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the exploration and survival aspects of sailing, requiring players to manage their ship and cargo across vast oceans.

Build your own yacht empire! Renovate old yachts, patch their hulls, fix their engines, and add new parts. Design and install beautiful interiors of your vessels. Pilot your ships and check how they handle the water. A completely new installment in the famous ‘Mechanic Simulator’ universe!

Why similar: Naval 31.5% ★, Sailing 22.8% ★, Building 12.7%, Management 9.7%, Realistic 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the maintenance and repair side of naval vessels, which complements the recovery missions in the seed game.

Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.

Why similar: Driving 23.7%, Management 15.8%, Realistic 14%, Open World 13%, Simulation 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends transport simulation with survival elements, mirroring the challenging environment and mission-based structure of the seed game.

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: Naval 29.1% ★, Sailing 29% ★, Simulation 15%, Open World 12%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-stakes naval simulation focused on surviving and working in dangerous, unpredictable waters.

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 40.7% ★, Management 27.6%, Simulation 17.4%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features complex submarine management and mission-based gameplay that requires careful attention to vessel maintenance and navigation.

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: Management 26.5%, Simulation 19.6%, Strategy 19%, Exploration 15.8%, 3D 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines naval management with strategic mission planning, offering a broader scope of maritime operations.

Take control over seven of the biggest industrial machines in the world. During the 14 mission campaign you will punch through the snows of Greenland, plow the steppes of Wyoming and travel all the way to sunny Florida. Your hard work will be completed by launching a space shuttle into space.

Why similar: Simulation 40.8%, Building 25.8%, Realistic 11.5%, Indie 10.8%, Open World 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the industrial simulation focus, tasking players with operating massive specialized equipment to complete complex missions.

Construction Simulator has returned – larger and more impressive than ever! Fulfil your ambition to become a successful construction entrepreneur by establishing your business from scratch, assisted by your mentor Hape.

Why similar: Building 27.1%, Driving 21.4%, Simulation 15.6%, Realistic 13.8%, Open World 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same 'job-based' simulation structure as the seed game, focusing on operating heavy machinery to complete specific tasks.

Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.

Why similar: Driving 26%, Management 20.1%, Realistic 15.1%, Open World 14.1%, Simulation 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: While land-based, it provides the definitive experience for players who enjoy the methodical, transport-focused gameplay loop found in the seed game.

Step into the boots of a demolition company owner. Accept and complete contracts to earn money, allowing you to buy new equipment and upgrade your business. Use powerful tools, from sledgehammers to giant excavators, and experience the realism of a true construction site, where every brick matters.

Why similar: Destruction 18%, Driving 17.6%, Management 13.2%, Life Sim 12.8%, Realistic 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar job-based simulation experience, focusing on the operation of heavy machinery for specific industrial goals.

Take your opportunity as real Train Mechanic. Find locomotives around game world that needs your help and repair them in one of 3 workshops localized in huge 25 km2 open world. You will be face all types of damages in all genres of trains: Diesel, Electric and even Old-School Steam units.

Why similar: Building 22.9%, Driving 17.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Realistic 12%, Management 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a similar niche simulation experience, focusing on the technical maintenance and operation of heavy transport vehicles.

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: Naval 34.8% ★, Life Sim 16.4%, Sailing 11% ★, Realistic 7.8%, Simulation 7.8%

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: Naval 23% ★, Building 17.7%, Management 16.9%, Tactical 13.8%, Realistic 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the tactical and economic management of a shipping fleet, perfect for players interested in the logistics of the maritime industry.

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: Naval 26.5% ★, Destruction 18.6%, Building 14.4%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It allows players to build and test their own naval vessels, focusing on physics-based exploration and mission completion.

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: Naval 41% ★, Sailing 28.5% ★, Simulation 9.1%, Open World 8.6%, Exploration 6.2%

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

Why similar: Naval 34.3% ★, Simulation 15.6%, Sailing 10.4% ★, Strategy 8.1%, Realistic 7.9%

Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

Why similar: Naval 23.9% ★, Destruction 18.5%, Building 14.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%

S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.

Why similar: Naval 51.7% ★, Sailing 12.7% ★, Realistic 12.3%, Simulation 11%, Strategy 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers an incredibly detailed naval simulation that focuses on the technical operation of various naval platforms.

Welcome aboard the oil rig, where daily challenges await around every corner. In this realistic simulation, you take on the role of an operator of one of the most technologically advanced structures in the world. This isn’t just a workplace – it’s your new life at sea.

Why similar: Naval 31.7% ★, Life Sim 14%, Building 13.6%, Management 12.2%, Realistic 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a focused industrial simulation experience that requires managing complex maritime infrastructure and transport tasks.

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 52.3% ★, Simulation 24.9%, Exploration 11.1%, 3D 7.4%, Indie 3.1%

Hey you, we need a captain! Use your mouse to drive the cruise ship with the on-screen rudder, avoid obstacles, take pictures and enjoy the ride. Take it easy... or take the challenge!

Why similar: Naval 34.2% ★, Sailing 25.6% ★, Driving 18.9%, Physics 8.9%, Simulation 6.8%

You know their stories. Now it's time to step aboard! Board iconic ocean liner and warships from history like SS United States, Morro Castle and more as you explore and learn about the secrets that made them into legends.

Why similar: Naval 43.6% ★, Sailing 29.1% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Realistic 6.4%, Adventure 5.5%

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: Naval 22.6% ★, Sailing 20.4% ★, Building 17.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Physics 9.9%

Take the challenge of managing a cruise ship! Maintain your vessel, plan your route, and sell tickets to the wealthiest passengers. Give tasks to your crew and keep their morale high. Choose the ship's layout and the offered amenities. Keep the prices right, passengers happy, and your wallet full!

Why similar: Naval 52.8% ★, Management 19.4%, Open World 10.8%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 7.1%

Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.

Why similar: Building 39%, Open World 25.3%, Exploration 18.4%, Strategy 17.3%

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 33.1% ★, Building 24.1%, Management 20%, Exploration 9.3%, Strategy 7%

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 38%, Exploration 17.3%, Open World 15.5%, Physics 11.7%, 3D 11.5%

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 44.9% ★, Physics 13.5%, Simulation 13%, Exploration 11.8%, 3D 8.2%

When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.

Why similar: Naval 33.9% ★, Management 13.2%, Tactical 10.5%, Realistic 10.4%, Open World 7.9%

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: Life Sim 22.2%, Driving 20.2%, Management 16.6%, Simulation 10.6%, Physics 10.2%

Become an elite pilot of special Robot Squad. Use specialized, remotely controlled robots, which you will control yourself. Deal with the hardest missions which can't be performed directly by people due to the conditions. Human life and safety is in your hands!

Why similar: Simulation 75.2%, Indie 24.8%

Drive real military vehicles, deliver critical cargo, and master first-person logistics solo or with friends. Help survivors, provide infrastructure, and rebuild a war-torn region!

Why similar: Driving 28.1%, Simulation 15.4%, Open World 14.1%, Realistic 10.4%, Physics 10.3%

A casual heavy equipment experience. Mine ore, Move dirt, Build and repair.

Why similar: Building 21.1%, Management 16%, Simulation 15.4%, Realistic 15.4%, Exploration 11%

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

Why similar: Naval 61.4% ★, Open World 8.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Sailing 7.1% ★, 3D 6.5%

Transport oversized cargo in a variety of missions across a 175km² open world. Drive customisable, highly detailed trucks through dynamic weather and day and night. The official cooperation with Gruber Logistics allows you to get behind the wheel of real-life heavy cargo transports.

Why similar: Driving 27.2%, Management 15.1%, Open World 14.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Realistic 13.7%

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 27.7% ★, Building 24.5%, Open World 13.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Exploration 8.5%

Feel the real trouble of being farmer with realistic physics. Look after your machines in backyard workshop, expand your activites to other farms, and take care of plants in greenhouses. All of this and much more in Farm Expert 2017!

Why similar: Simulation 42%, Driving 20.4%, Indie 11.3%, Realistic 9.2%, Open World 7.8%

Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!

Why similar: Naval 30.9% ★, Sailing 19.3% ★, Building 19.3%, Driving 18.1%, Strategy 6.4%

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 35.5% ★, Sailing 30.6% ★, Open World 11.5%, Exploration 8%, Strategy 4.8%

ShipCrafter is a naval sandbox simulation game. Build your ship, unlock new components and defeat increasingly powerful foes in the campaign !

Why similar: Naval 57% ★, Simulation 25.4%, 3D 7.4%, Physics 6.9%, Indie 3.3%

Simutrans is a freeware and open-source transportation simulator. Your goal is to establish a successful transport company. Transport passengers, mail and goods by rail, road, ship, and even air. Interconnect districts, cities, public buildings, industries and tourist attractions.

Why similar: Management 29.6%, Simulation 26.9%, Building 25.8%, Strategy 15%, Indie 2%

Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.

Why similar: Naval 51.7% ★, Building 17.4%, Physics 13.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Simulation 7.5%

Load, drive, and deliver through a huge open world with up to 24 players in cross-platform multiplayer. Join your friends in exciting heavy transport convoys. Jump into the driver's seat of more than 30 unique vehicles and carry out complex loading tasks to deliver a variety of cargo.

Why similar: Driving 21.8%, Management 17.7%, Realistic 13.9%, Open World 12.9%, Simulation 12.3%

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 38.2% ★, Sailing 26.8% ★, Simulation 9.1%, Open World 8%, Exploration 7.5%