Ships At Sea

Bought a boat and accepted a contract that the game indicated I could complete with my new vessel. After spending about an hour sailing to the destination port, I was informed that my ship wasn't allowed to dock there, making the contract impossible to finish. At that point, I quit and requested a refund. This feels like a very basic gameplay issue that should have been resolved long ago. After two years in Early Access, it's hard for me to be optimistic about the game's future if fundamental systems like contract validation and docking restrictions still aren't working properly.

A lot of the negative reviews are unfair or from very early on during the development. The game is EARLY ACCESS - you're not buying a polished game (remember that). I held off buying this game for months due to the flood of negative comments. Today, I finally bit the bullet... I've had 8 hours of fun already and plan on continuing to play. 10/10 - would purchase again. EDIT - 30 hours in and I'm still enjoying it :)

After about 5 hours of playing, I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised by Ships At Sea. I was a little worried it would be a hardcore ship simulator, but thankfully it isn’t. For me, it feels a lot like Derail Valley — but wet. 😂 The gameplay loop is simple: take a job, load your cargo, leave the harbour, sail to your destination, deliver it and get paid. Yes, you’re basically doing the same kind of thing over and over, but that’s exactly what I enjoy about games like ETS2 and Derail Valley. I don’t need constant variety. I just want a vehicle, a destination, freedom and a reason to be on the road — or in this case, at sea. The controls are also important to me, and so far they feel logical and natural. I use a combination of keyboard/mouse and controller, and that works perfectly fine for me. The atmosphere is probably my favourite part. Leaving the harbour, following the buoys, setting a course, watching the coastline go by and listening to some Soft Rock Radio in the background… it really gives you that feeling of actually being on a voyage. ⚓🌊🎶 Of course, it’s still Early Access, so there are things that can be improved and features still being developed. But the core gameplay already works really well for me. After 5 hours, my verdict is simple: This is pretty much what I was hoping for. It’s not a professional maritime simulator where you need a degree in naval operations just to leave the harbour. It’s an accessible and relaxing game where you can take a ship, pick up some cargo and simply enjoy the journey. Derail Valley, but wet. 👍 Recommended!

Can't recommend this in it's current state. Not really because of the gameplay itself. Is it slow? Yes, but I guess that what it's like out on the sea. The issue is the payments. You get payd literally nothing for jobs. If converted to dollars, a early job will pay you $100-600, and some takes ours, not in game hours, literal hours. There should be some kind of travel fee on top of the standard payment. Traveling is slow as it is but with the payment being as low as it is the games progression is not fun at the moment.

Когда только появился ранний доступ, игра была отвратительной, сейчас в 2026 это уже играбельно, физику поправили, интерфейс так же стал гораздо лучше. Хорошо что в игре не только рыбалка, а так же перевозка грузов и помощь как спасателя. Похожих игр особо и не припомню. Медленно но верно движемся к полноценному симулятору мореплавателя)))) Обновления выпускаются редко, но они крупные и многие механики добавляются, перерабатываются. Пока слишком хромает экономический баланс в игре. Русскоязычные игроки, вы тут есть? -)))

lame arcadey pseudo "simulator" that can't even get their longline-fishing prices corrected after 6+ months for newcomers aiming to give fishing career a try. let alone providing hotas and controller configuration support for sim veterans that sit here stacked with lovely and immersive hardware and gear. on the other hand... with super-simplistic, heavily scripted water and boat physics that bore you after mere 5 seconds of "gameplay" who needs hotas and controller support anyways? just WASD and autopilot your way into this glorified autopilot- and economy management game. then it makes total sense. another wannabe "sim" ruined by sacrificing sim-oriented control and physics layers, to cater to consolero and gamepad masses akin to seafarer. for those that don't know akin to flight simulators or any sim for that matter. you just can't have "gameygamey" easy controls, without sacrificing believable physics or control-layers. as they are strongly coupled, mostly unseparable without implementing "extra" or multiple control + physical interaction layers. I'd rather suggest you give Professional Ship Simulator Demo a try on Steam. Afaik formerly known as "Nautica XP". For those that look for actual hotas-support, simulation priorities and believable ship and water physics. Already super fun handling and depth compared to mentioned arcade-games here.

Hopefully they actually finish this game but in its current state its exceptionally rough and unplayable

Absolutely love it. Very realistic looking sea. Getting better with every Update and patch now. Looking forward to future updates of class 5 and more class 4 ships. Would highly recommend if you have a high spec PC

Still needs time in the oven. I don't want to call the game jank, because that doesn't quite fit, but it's just clunky. You can't even jump into the water to swim, invisible walls prevent it. The games default music is not good to me, it swings from generic exploration/discovery movie music to youth church vibes music. Now I am no stranger to "boring games" but it would be very appreciated if there was some sort of busy work I can do while sailing in the ocean. At least in Sailwind I am checking supplies, catching and cooking fish, checking my location in the world with a sextant. Here I just kinda stare at the waves. I would have put more hours into this game, but the game crashed and I cannot be bothered to boot up again.