Games Like Ships At Sea

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 52.9% ★, Time Management 11.6%, Sandbox 10.4%, Sailing 10.1% ★, Exploration 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the most direct experience to the commercial fishing mechanics found in Ships At Sea, featuring realistic weather and vessel management.

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 38.4% ★, Transportation 25.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Relaxing 6.4%, Family Friendly 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deeply realistic sailing and navigation experience that captures the feeling of being at the mercy of the open ocean.

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 72.3% ★, Sailing 27.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A predecessor to the North Atlantic series that focuses heavily on the technical aspects of commercial fishing in northern waters.

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 31.4% ★, Naval 26.6% ★, Sandbox 13.9%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Third Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title allows for complex naval engineering and rescue operations, perfect for players who enjoy the technical side of maritime simulation.

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 49.9% ★, Naval 31.4% ★, First-Person 8%, Adventure 6.6%, Relaxing 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-stakes, dangerous nature of professional crab fishing with a focus on realistic boat handling.

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 79.4% ★, Sandbox 20.6%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on submarines, it offers an unparalleled level of crew management and realistic ship systems simulation.

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 47% ★, Transportation 31% ★, Education 12.5%, Exploration 5.9%, 3D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the technical challenges of maneuvering large vessels in various port and sea conditions.

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 28.4%, Economy 19%, Sandbox 14.9%, Co-op 13.4%, Relaxing 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core gameplay loop of cargo transport and vehicle management, just on land rather than at sea.

Drive massive trains and build your career in a vast open railway network. For both PC and VR.

Why similar: Transportation 32.5% ★, Driving 21.5%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Economy 11.5%, Sandbox 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity simulation of operating heavy machinery in an open world, emphasizing realistic controls and logistics.

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: Transportation 22.8% ★, Driving 18.8%, Education 15.1%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Immersive Sim 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar satisfaction in operating heavy, specialized machinery to complete complex tasks in an open environment.

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 33.3% ★, Driving 25.6%, Economy 14%, Immersive Sim 11.6%, Relaxing 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world driving simulator that emphasizes vehicle physics and a variety of transport-based jobs.

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: Transportation 30.8% ★, Driving 22.1%, Economy 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.9%, Relaxing 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for open-world logistics and vehicle operation, offering a relaxing yet detailed driving experience.

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 41.5% ★, Education 19%, Sandbox 14.1%, Relaxing 8.5%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique perspective on the maritime industry by focusing on the maintenance and dismantling of large ships.

Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.

Why similar: Transportation 31.1% ★, Driving 22%, Economy 14.3%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Relaxing 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Similar to Euro Truck Simulator 2, it provides a vast, immersive world for long-haul cargo transport and vehicle maintenance.

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 26.4%, Transportation 18.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Economy 13.6%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the technical challenges of transporting oversized loads, mirroring the cargo transport missions in Ships At Sea.

Build your dream railroad across a huge open world! You can build tracks and stations, drive detailed locomotives, and transport goods to earn money and experience. Play exciting Online Multiplayer sessions with your friends or create your very own sandbox!

Why similar: Driving 21.8%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Economy 14.2%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, Sandbox 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration with the technical operation of heavy machinery and logistics management.

Create your farm and let the good times grow! Harvest crops, tend to animals, manage productions, and take on seasonal challenges.

Why similar: Co-op 14.5%, Economy 14%, Sandbox 12.9%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features deep vehicle management and logistics systems that appeal to players who enjoy the 'job-based' simulation aspect of Ships At Sea.

For the first time in railroad simulation, play as both the driver and company director! Take the controls of your locomotives and grow your railway empire by negotiating deals and developing your network.

Why similar: Transportation 35.4% ★, Driving 19.1%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Family Friendly 12.2%, Economy 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a realistic simulation of train operation and company management, appealing to fans of technical vehicle sims.

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 56% ★, Economy 44%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and logistics side of the shipping industry, perfect for those interested in the commercial scale of maritime trade.

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 40.1% ★, Naval 26.5% ★, Sandbox 11.4%, Character Customization 7.8%, Exploration 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world exploration game that features sailing mechanics and a focus on nautical discovery.

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

Why similar: Sailing 29.8% ★, Education 25.2%, Time Management 20.9%, Sandbox 15.3%, Economy 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused shipping simulation that allows you to manage a fleet and navigate global trade routes.

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: Sailing 30.9% ★, Naval 27% ★, Economy 10.1%, Immersive Sim 9%, Third Person 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the maintenance and repair side of sailing, which complements the ship care aspects of Ships At Sea.

Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.

Why similar: Naval 100% ★

Why You'll Like It: A naval simulation that emphasizes realistic sonar, weapon systems, and the tension of operating a vessel in hostile waters.

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: Naval 34.7% ★, Transportation 23.8% ★, Sailing 17.3% ★, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Exploration 5.7%

Relaxing sailing experience. Discover Akalana Islands.

Why similar: Sailing 31.6% ★, Education 13.6%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Sandbox 9.4%, Immersive Sim 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A more casual take on sailing that still captures the core mechanics of navigating a vessel on the water.

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 71.9% ★, Driving 19.8%, Family Friendly 6.1%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic simulation title that allows players to captain various types of ships across different global environments.

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: Naval 23.1% ★, Sailing 21.7% ★, Transportation 16% ★, Driving 10.4%, Education 9.8%

Welcome to Tram Simulator Urban Transit - get on aboard! In this game, you take on the role of a tram driver and manager. Drive 6 tram models. Transport passengers and drive them to the numerous stops. Plan your own routes, manage your timetables, and expand your tram network.

Why similar: Driving 23.7%, Immersive Sim 19.2%, Third Person 10.7%, Character Customization 9.1%, Family Friendly 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a detailed simulation of public transport operation, emphasizing adherence to routes and vehicle handling.

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 32.9% ★, Naval 30.3% ★, Transportation 16.1% ★, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Exploration 4.3%

Experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside in Lawn Mowing Simulator, the only simulator that allows you to ride an authentic and expansive roster of real-world licensed lawn mowers from prestigious manufacturers; Toro, SCAG and STIGA as you manage your business.

Why similar: Driving 22.8%, Time Management 16.6%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, Economy 12.6%, Relaxing 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Surprisingly similar in its 'job-based' simulation loop, requiring patience, precision, and vehicle maintenance.

Car Service Together is a 1-4 co-op & single player simulation game where you and/or with your friends start from scratch and build your way up. Work together to successfully run your own service center. Team up, manage your business, and create the ultimate car service !

Why similar: Driving 24.3%, Sandbox 16.3%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Co-op 14.7%, Immersive Sim 9.5%

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: Sailing 33% ★, Naval 31.2% ★, Sandbox 8.3%, Immersive Sim 8.1%, Education 6.4%

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 58.4% ★, Sailing 36.7% ★, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: Allows players to navigate various vessels through famous European ports with a focus on realistic ship handling.

SimRail is new, advanced railway simulator. Master high-speed long-distance EMU, heavy freight hauls and suburban trains. Travel 500 km of geodetic-data based real routes. Become train dispatcher and control the traffic according to the schedule or cooperate with other players on multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Transportation 29.7% ★, Driving 20.1%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Co-op 9.6%

As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!

Why similar: Driving 26.2%, Transportation 25.7% ★, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Immersive Sim 10.5%, Co-op 10.4%

Dust off your torch and hammer - it's time to get back to work, you have a new job to do. Visit the new beach coast with the largest, biggest ship graveyard in the world, dismantle huge ship parts and collect tons of precious steel. Roll up your sleeves, it's time to get back to the business.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.3%, Sandbox 16.8%, Education 15.7%, Exploration 11.1%, Relaxing 10.6%

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 26.7% ★, Education 23.9%, Sandbox 16.4%, Economy 13.3%, Exploration 7.5%

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 32.8% ★, Driving 22.6%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Sandbox 10.3%, Relaxing 7.7%

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 34.2% ★, Naval 29.2% ★, Co-op 11.3%, Family Friendly 6.4%, Sandbox 6.2%

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 45.5% ★, Naval 32.2% ★, Sandbox 11.7%, Exploration 7.5%, Adventure 3.1%

Take control over 3 special purpose naval vessels. Complete various missions on dangerous waters of Baltic Sea. Take part in recovery of objects from the bottom of the sea. Transport heavy cargo to its final destination, also including rescue and transport missions.

Why similar: Naval 36.5% ★, Sailing 28.8% ★, Driving 18%, Exploration 8.1%, 3D 4.8%

Start your career in logistics today in Forklift Simulator! Take on a variety of different missions, a selection of vehicles and an extensive career mode in which you can put your skills to the test. Are you ready for the challenges ahead?

Why similar: Transportation 27.2% ★, Driving 18.7%, Time Management 16.3%, Immersive Sim 8%, Relaxing 6.5%

Take over the gas station and convenience store at a roadside rest area and expand by purchasing new businesses. Manage a living world shaped by dynamic economy and random events. Upgrade your facilities, satisfy your customers, and play solo or with friends.

Why similar: Economy 19%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Sandbox 16.4%, Co-op 15.5%, Immersive Sim 14.3%

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 33.9%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, Third Person 10%, Exploration 9.7%, Relaxing 9.4%

Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!

Why similar: Sailing 56% ★, Online Co-Op 23.2%, Exploration 11.2%, Third Person 6.9%, Adventure 2.7%

Drive officially licensed buses from renowned manufacturers and manage your bus company to success. Felicia Bay’s public transportation system is counting on you!

Why similar: Driving 26.8%, Transportation 16.4% ★, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 9.6%, Sandbox 8.4%

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

Why similar: Sailing 50.7% ★, Sandbox 16.4%, Third Person 11%, Exploration 8.4%, Relaxing 8.4%

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! - EARLY ACCESS ALPHA VERSION - OVERHAUL UPDATE WILL COMING

Why similar: Driving 20%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Co-op 13%, Third Person 9.5%

Hydrofoil Generation is a realistic sailing and foiling simulator. An exciting and accurate first-person simulation of multiplayer "in-shore" regattas, now featuring official Global Racing League SailGP content. Put your skills and heart to the test!

Why similar: Sailing 45.4% ★, Naval 26.6% ★, Driving 11.2%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, First-Person 4.2%

Begin your ranger journey in Ranger’s Path: National Park Simulator. Maintain trails, assist visitors, track wildlife, rescue injured or trapped animals, and explore diverse biomes filled with varied species.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 13.7%, Third Person 13.5%, Character Customization 13.5%, Co-op 13.4%, Family Friendly 12.3%

Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.

Why similar: Sailing 37.1% ★, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Character Customization 10.3%, Co-op 10.3%, Family Friendly 8.2%

Be part of a professional fire department and prepare for your operations. Complete training courses and drills during your 24-hour shifts to qualify for roles from attack crew member to engineer across various emergency vehicles.

Why similar: Education 18.2%, Time Management 15.7%, Driving 14.9%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Sandbox 11.9%

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: Sailing 59.3% ★, Online Co-Op 15%, Sandbox 10.2%, Co-op 6.4%, Exploration 5.3%

Operate massive cranes, terminal tractors and reach stackers in a realistic dock simulator. Play the story-driven Campaign to rebuild Port Wake or jump into Free Play Mode and take on cargo contracts with no mission constraints.

Why similar: Driving 23.4%, Sandbox 20.1%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Economy 16%, Relaxing 6.9%

The All-in-One Simulation! Drive highly detailed and licensed real buses & trams, build and design your own transport company, and grow your network in a European-inspired city.

Why similar: Transportation 35.2% ★, Driving 27.8%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Sandbox 8.7%, Family Friendly 6.7%

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: Education 59.2%, Exploration 25.1%, 3D 15.7%

Manage your own supermarket, serving different types of customers and making the most profit you can! 🛒 Order products, restock shelves, play with your friends in co-op mode, chase thieves, hire employees, and grow your empire!

Why similar: Time Management 19.9%, Economy 14.3%, Online Co-Op 14%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Sandbox 12.1%