- #1 High Seas, High Profits!
97% matchVery Positive91% of 143 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: Sailing 23.3% ★, Trading 21% ★, Pirates 15.6% ★, Economy 14.9%, Management 9%
- #2 Port Royale 4
96% matchMixed58% of 2,044 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Why similar: Pirates 17.4% ★, Naval 15.7% ★, Trading 14.7% ★, Sailing 14.3% ★, Naval Combat 11.2% ★
- #3 Port Royale 2
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 686 reviews2009
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The Caribbean in the 17th Century - Trade with over 60 towns, create your own production facilities, expand your trading empire and influence the development of the New World. As pirates and military fleets threaten your trade convoys, you'll need escort ships.
Why similar: Pirates 24.9% ★, Naval 24.2% ★, Trading 21.2% ★, Economy 14%, Historical 8.4%
- #4 Republic of Pirates
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 476 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Goat GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: Pirates 28.6% ★, Naval Combat 20.4% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, Management 8.1%, Economy 7%
- #5 Port Royale 3
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,549 reviews2012
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Pirates 21.2% ★, Trading 19.9% ★, Naval 15.6% ★, Economy 11.1%, Sailing 8.3% ★
- #6 Sail the Seas
94% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Viking Game Studio
Windows
Sail the Seas is a sailing, trading simulator set in 18th century, spanning whole world
Why similar: Naval 41.1% ★, Sailing 16.3% ★, Trading 15.5% ★, Historical 12.2%, Simulation 7.5%
- #7 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
92% matchMixed58% of 164 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: Naval 20.4% ★, Pirates 18.4% ★, Naval Combat 17.4% ★, Sailing 16.1% ★, Hex Grid 6.3% ★
- #8 East India Company
93% matchMixed53% of 202 reviews2009
Dev: Nitro Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Trade exotic goods, command fleets, and dominate 17th-century seas. This blend of real-time strategy and naval warfare lets you build a trading empire across Europe and Asia. Strategize trade routes, engage in epic naval battles, and expand your influence to become the ultimate maritime force.
Why similar: Sailing 17.9% ★, Pirates 17.1% ★, Trading 16.7% ★, Naval Combat 16.3% ★, Economy 11.7%
- #9 Terror of the Seven Seas
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 99 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: Pirates 21.3% ★, Sailing 20.3% ★, Naval Combat 18.7% ★, Naval 18% ★, Trading 12.5% ★
- #10 Windward
91% 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: Pirates 26.1% ★, Naval Combat 23% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Trading 8.5% ★, Sailing 8% ★
- #11 TransOcean: The Shipping Company
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,313 reviews2014
Dev: Deck13 HamburgPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 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: Naval 30.7% ★, Economy 28.6%, Management 20.7%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 8.5%
- #12 Following Seas
87% matchVery Positive81% of 110 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: Naval 30.9% ★, Sailing 28.1% ★, Trading 18.2% ★, Pirates 16.3% ★, Resource Management 3.4%
- #13 Uncharted Ocean
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 593 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!
Why similar: Sailing 25.2% ★, Naval 19.2% ★, Pirates 16.8% ★, Naval Combat 16.6% ★, Trading 10.6% ★
- #14 Rise of Venice
89% matchMixed61% of 515 reviews2013
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Venice: As a young man striving for success, power and wealth and with the support of your family, you begin to build up a trading empire across Genua, Tripoli, Rome, Alexandria and Constantinople in addition to many other significant cities from the Renaissance. This is where your story begins...
Why similar: Trading 32.7% ★, Economy 21.5%, Historical 15.4%, Management 12.1%, Strategy 11.6%
- #15 Sid Meier's Pirates!
88% matchVery Positive94% of 7,332 reviews2005
Dev: Firaxis GamesPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Pirates 39.1% ★, Naval 18.7% ★, Sailing 14.5% ★, Naval Combat 5.4% ★, Historical 5.2%
- #16 Merchant of the Skies
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,255 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds!
Why similar: Trading 31.1% ★, Economy 20.2%, Management 14.2%, Sandbox 14%, Procedural Generation 7.7%
- #17 SeaOrama: World of Shipping
86% matchMixed59% of 402 reviews2023
Dev: Hidden TowerPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac
Experience the challenges of running a successful shipping company with Seaorama: World of Shipping.
Why similar: Sailing 42.7% ★, Sandbox 26.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Economy 9.2%, Simulation 8.6%
- #18 Sailing Era
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,902 reviews2023
Dev: GY GamesPub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 25.0 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 21% ★, Naval Combat 20.7% ★, Pirates 18.5% ★, Trading 13.7% ★, Historical 10.9%
- #19 Rise of Piracy
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 355 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: Naval 23.5% ★, Pirates 23.2% ★, Sailing 21.6% ★, Naval Combat 18.4% ★, Sandbox 8.6%
- #20 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,088 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.3% ★, Naval 23.8% ★, Sailing 13.2% ★, Historical 9%, Strategy 8.6%
- #21 Patrician III
84% matchVery Positive82% of 980 reviews2010
Dev: Ascaron Entertainment ltd.Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Trading 34.2% ★, Economy 24.4%, Management 14.4%, Historical 13.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #22 Commander: Conquest of the Americas
85% matchMixed52% of 188 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: Naval 22.4% ★, Pirates 19.8% ★, Naval Combat 18.3% ★, Trading 11.3% ★, Economy 10.5%
- #23 Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 143 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: Sailing 27.4% ★, Trading 17.2% ★, Management 16.7%, Economy 15.6%, Sandbox 10.2%
- #24 Aircraft Carrier Survival
81% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 Combat 29.2% ★, Naval 27.8% ★, Economy 13.7%, Sandbox 9.2%, Management 9%
- #25 航海霸業 Maritime hegemony
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Chongqing Aoxia Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: STIM GAMES
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: Naval 21% ★, Sailing 20.4% ★, Pirates 19.5% ★, Naval Combat 14.8% ★, Trading 13.6% ★
- #26 Blood and Gold: Caribbean!
82% matchMixed60% of 1,276 reviews2015
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'Blood & Gold: Caribbean!' is a blend of economic strategy and open-world RPG, set in the pirate era of XVII Century Caribbean. The game is based on the significantly improved Mount & Blade: Warband engine.
Why similar: Pirates 41.9% ★, Naval 24.7% ★, Sailing 16.5% ★, Naval Combat 8.5% ★, Sandbox 3%
- #27 Dune Strider
79% matchMixed61% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Dust BunniesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Dune Strider is an Adventure-Strategy Game in which you, the player, take command of a merchant controlling a Sand-Barge in a desert and use it to travel and explore the land around you. The road to settlements to sell your goods is filled with dangers and opportunities. Can you handle it?
Why similar: Sailing 36.6% ★, Trading 26.8% ★, Economy 16.5%, Sandbox 14.8%, Strategy 5.2%
- #28 Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,027 reviews2023
Dev: Revolution IndustryPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!
Why similar: Naval 33.8% ★, Pirates 31.1% ★, Sandbox 17.4%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 4.2%
- #29 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
78% matchVery Positive83% of 4,579 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
Why similar: Pirates 30.9% ★, Naval Combat 29.4% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, Sailing 9.9% ★, Economy 3.3%
- #30 The Road To Harvest: Food From Across The Ocean
75% matchVery Positive82% of 114 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: Sailing 30.8% ★, Pirates 23.8% ★, Economy 15.1%, Historical 11.1%, Management 10.2%
- #31 SeaCret 1
76% matchMixed62% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Dalas
Windows
Sail into the 17th-century Caribbean in SeaCret 1, a riotous mix of strategy, humor, and adventure! Trade, fight, or govern your way to fame in this sandbox escapade, where every choice brings riches or ridiculousness.
Why similar: Naval 33.5% ★, Pirates 31.7% ★, Naval Combat 27.7% ★, Strategy 4.3%, Simulation 2.8%
- #32 Feral Blue
79% matchMixed52% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
The old world has drowned after the Second Flood. Now, only few survivors are fighting for the new gold - clean water, wood and soil. Become a ship's captain, keep your crew alive and create your sea empire!
Why similar: Naval 24.4% ★, Pirates 21.8% ★, Sailing 20.9% ★, Naval Combat 16% ★, Sandbox 6.7%
- #33 Colonize Prologue
77% matchMixed64% of 510 reviews2022
Dev: RembrosoftPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Colonize Prologue is a combination of survival game and building strategy that takes place during the colonization period - the 17th century. It tells the story of a settlement in the new world and all the difficulties encountered by the early settlers.
Why similar: Trading 27.4% ★, Economy 20%, Sandbox 18.3%, Management 15.8%, Historical 11.4%
- #34 Spice Road
78% matchMixed68% of 69 reviews2014
Dev: Aartform Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Strategy, trade and empire building on the old Silk Road. Spice Road is a town building, social and economic simulation game full of original challenges.
Why similar: Economy 35.4%, Strategy 27.2%, Management 17.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Indie 3.4%
- #35 Ocean Punk
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Studio
Windows
Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!
Why similar: Pirates 42.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Sandbox 13.7%, Management 10.9%, Resource Management 5.5%
- #36 Cruise Ship Manager
76% matchMixed41% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Image Power S.A.
Windows
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 42.8% ★, Economy 18.1%, Sandbox 13.9%, Management 13.1%, Resource Management 4.9%
- #37 The Caribbean Sail
74% matchVery Positive94% of 524 reviews2017
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 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: Pirates 24.8% ★, Sailing 23.9% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, Naval Combat 17.1% ★, Management 4.8%
- #38 Buccaneers!
73% matchVery Positive81% of 397 reviews2022
Dev: Skyward Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
Why similar: Naval 24.4% ★, Pirates 23.7% ★, Sailing 21% ★, Naval Combat 17.6% ★, Sandbox 8.2%
- #39 Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: ReCon TeamPub: BlackMark Studio
Windows
You are the captain and owner of your own ship—the finest fate one could hope for in the 17th century Caribbean. Unlimited sandbox experience. 60 hours of content. A unique genre blending naval combat, land exploration, and global map. Think Sid Meier's Pirates! meets Bannerlord.
Why similar: Naval 25.3% ★, Pirates 23.7% ★, Sailing 17.2% ★, Naval Combat 10.2% ★, Sandbox 9.2%
- #40 Naval Hurricane
72% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval 36.4% ★, Naval Combat 34.4% ★, Historical 17%, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 4.6%
- #41 The Walking Trade
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,435 reviews2026
Dev: Microwave GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run a shop in the zombie apocalypse! Trade batteries, craft stock, manage your staff, and fend off undead hordes. Will you be a hero, or profit at any cost? Your choices shape your store - and your fate.
Why similar: Economy 30.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Sandbox 21.1%, Management 21%, Simulation 5.4%
- #42 Star Merchant
75% matchMixed66% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Star Merchant is a galactic trading sim where you become a space entrepreneur. Buy and sell items, fight pirates, upgrade your ship and try to meet your goal without going broke!
Why similar: Strategy 38.1%, Management 21.6%, Simulation 16.7%, Casual 10.1%, Resource Management 9.7%
- #43 Rise of Industry
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,155 reviews2019
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Put your entrepreneurial skills to the test in the first title in the ROI series as you create & optimise intricate production lines. As an early 20th-Century industrialist, grow your empire & adapt to an ever-changing business landscape with unexpected events that could lead to boom…or bust.
Why similar: Economy 28%, Trading 21.8% ★, Management 20.8%, Sandbox 9.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #44 Pirate Cove Simulator
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Kool2Play
Windows
Pirate Cove Simulator will have you run a shop and tavern on the Island of the Damned, to get rich and buy your way out of the pirate afterlife. Trade with restless undead pirates, run your own distillery and turn local plants into potent drinks, search for hidden treasures, or just go fishing.
Why similar: Pirates 32.4% ★, Trading 21.7% ★, Economy 20.7%, Management 13.1%, Resource Management 4.5%
- #45 Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
73% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2018
Dev: Akella
Windows
Sail the rough seas with your tall ship and loyal crew of vicious cutthroats and fierce corsairs. Build up your fleet and capture and rule colonies to become the mightiest pirate of them all! Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales is a naval game devoted to pirate adventures on the Caribbean seas of the 17th century, aiming to be the ultimate pirate...
Why similar: Naval Combat 31.2% ★, Pirates 31.2% ★, Naval 23.7% ★, Sailing 13.9% ★
- #46 Shipping Manager
71% matchMixed45% of 536 reviews2023
Dev: Trophy Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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 31.5% ★, Economy 28.2%, Management 19.4%, Strategy 8.1%, Resource Management 7.8%
- #47 Nantucket
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 870 reviews2018
Dev: Picaresque Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Naval 34.8% ★, Sailing 21.7% ★, Pirates 13.3% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #48 Abandon Ship
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,326 reviews2019
Dev: Fireblade Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
Why similar: Naval 27.9% ★, Pirates 26.1% ★, Naval Combat 22.4% ★, Historical 7.8%, Sandbox 7.1%
- #49 Horizon's Gate
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,231 reviews2020
Dev: Rad Codex
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Voyage into the wide world of Eral as an explorer, trader, or privateer. Defeat your enemies on land or at sea in deep but straightforward tactical combat. Unravel the secrets behind Dominio's betrayal – or sail off in search of your own adventure.
Why similar: Sailing 30.8% ★, Pirates 26.1% ★, Naval Combat 21.1% ★, Trading 19% ★, Strategy 3.1%
- #50 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
69% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval 37.3% ★, Naval Combat 31.1% ★, Historical 10.3%, Economy 10%, Sandbox 8.8%
- #51 九州:商旅(Nine Provinces: Caravan)
68% matchVery Positive91% of 1,144 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: Trading 38.1% ★, Economy 23.9%, Management 16.7%, Historical 15.4%, Simulation 3.3%
- #52 Portobugia
67% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Bogland Studio
Windows
Portobugia is a management/survival/inspection game where you manage a port and must supply a city with goods and food. To do so you must unload boats, but, be careful, some of them could be infected! You will also face difficult events, to fight them, you can upgrade, construct and research!
Why similar: Sailing 48.7% ★, Economy 19.7%, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 8.5%, Strategy 6.9%
- #53 Island Market Simulator: Prologue
66% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Zentium Studio
Windows
Island Market Simulator – In this strategy and economy simulation game set in an island town, build your trade empire by starting with a small market. Produce your goods through farming, livestock, and supply chain management, and expand your business with seasonal dynamics and festivals!
Why similar: Trading 32.3% ★, Economy 24.8%, Management 16.5%, Sandbox 16.3%, Resource Management 6.7%
- #54 World of Sea Battle
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,909 reviews2025
Dev: Thera Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Naval 21.7% ★, Pirates 20% ★, Sailing 19.2% ★, Naval Combat 18.1% ★, Sandbox 7.4%
- #55 Gazillionaire
68% matchVery Positive95% of 334 reviews2020
Dev: LavaMind
Windows · Mac
Become a Gazillionaire by starting a tiny trading company and building a business empire!
Why similar: Strategy 31.5%, Economy 31.4%, Simulation 19.6%, Casual 12.8%, Indie 4.7%
- #56 East Trade Tycoon: Inheritance
62% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2024
Dev: PandaUpStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Eastern Trade Tycoon: Inheritance is a trading simulator game.In the game,you can from zero to hero.By trading markets, build a business,earn money,level up, investing accurately, and manage family to become a trading tycoon!
Why similar: Trading 55.1% ★, Historical 26.9%, Simulation 7.9%, Casual 5%, Management 4.9%
- #57 High Sea Saga DX
65% matchVery Positive82% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!
Why similar: Pirates 86.6% ★, Simulation 8.3%, Casual 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%