Embark on the ultimate maritime experience with Seafarer: The Ship Sim. Choose between different careers, steer varied ships, take on different jobs, and expand your fleet. Navigate a vast open world with various landscapes, harbours and cities. Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of Seafarer: The Ship Sim and experience dynamic wave simulation as well as weather conditions.
Seafarer: The Ship Sim invites you to take the helm of your career. Interact with different factions each offering its own missions, challenges, and rewards. Transport goods from one harbor to the other, be a firefighter on the open sea or just explore the massive world – you’ll find endless opportunities to experience your personal seafaring adventure. From the humble charm of a small tugboat to the colossal power of an ocean-going cargo vessel, the game features unique ships, each meticulously crafted. Out on the open sea, unexpected encounters await you — answer a desperate call for help or salvage lost goods.
You can play the game in Story Mode and experience an interesting narrative spanning all factions over several missions. If you want to jump straight into seafaring action you can do that with the Quickplay Mode. Create your ideal seafaring character using the character editor, allowing you to customize your captain’s appearance and bring a personal touch to your journey.
No two days at sea are the same. From sunrises glistening over tranquil waters to the chaos of stormy seas, the dynamic wave and weather simulation makes every voyage unique. Thanks to the power of Unreal Engine 5, the world of Seafarer: The Ship Sim looks stunning and invites captains to enjoy the view. And thanks to interactive waves simulation from NVIDIA WaveWorks 2.0 the motion of the sea feels lifelike.
Set sail today and master the open seas with Seafarer: The Ship Sim!
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Seafarer: The Ship Sim puts you at the helm of your maritime journey. The game lets you take command of a wide range of vessels, take on a variety of missions, from coast guard operations to cargo transport, and explore a vibrant, expansive open maritime world.
Seafarer: The Ship Sim is developed by Independent Arts Software and published by astragon Entertainment GmbH.
The game will launch in Early Access on Steam and Epic Games Store.
The Early Access Release is planned for Summer 2025.
Yes, feel free to stream or create content about Seafarer: The Ship Sim. We'd love to see it!
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English, German, Chinese simplified for in-game text, no voice overs currently planned for EA
Yes.
The game offers a story mode and a quickplay mode.
We're offering a wide variety of mission types for cargo transport and coastguard operations, such as rescue missions and fighting fires.
Key rebinding will be added sometime during Early Access.
Yes, the game does offer a dynamic day and night cycle and dynamic weather.
Early Access will give you a first look at key features and content, allowing you to experience and shape the game before its full release. While we’re not revealing everything just yet, you can expect a variety of missions such as coastguard operations and cargo transport, meticulously crafted ships, and a stunning open maritime world.
We are currently planning for a full release sometime in 2026.
We have a couple of major updates planned for Early Access, plus we will release additional patches and hotfixes as necessary.
Yes, but we cannot guarantee the same for Full Release.
The pricing will most likely be increased when leaving Early Access.
Yes, please do. We have an in game bug reporting system. Additionally, please leave your feedback in the bug channel on Discord or in the Steam discussion board so that we can collect and evaluate all feedback.
