Set sail and build your career at sea in Seafarer: The Ship Sim. Take the helm of various vessels solo or in multiplayer with a crew of up to 4 players, explore a vast open world inspired by Northern Europe, and take on maritime jobs ranging from cargo transport and rescue missions to firefighting, patrols, and unexpected events. In multiplayer, share duties on board, coordinate during missions, and tackle the challenges of life at sea as a crew.
Start your career as an aspiring captain and earn your reputation across different harbors and factions. Complete missions, unlock new opportunities, expand your fleet, and shape your own path on the water. Whether you are transporting a variety of cargo between ports - from bulk goods and containers to LNG - answering distress calls with the Tide Guard, scouting the sea with your drone, or simply enjoying the rolling waves, every voyage brings something new to discover.
A story-driven campaign follows Teddy, an experienced captain with a troubled past. As sabotage, piracy, and old secrets come to light, you become part of a maritime mystery about guilt, trust, and redemption.
With accessible ship handling, varied onboard interactions, dynamic weather, ocean currents that shape navigation, and impressive waves powered by Unreal Engine 5 and NVIDIA WaveWorks 2.0, Seafarer: The Ship Sim brings the freedom, atmosphere, and adventure of life at sea to every voyage.
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 astragon Development and published by astragon Entertainment GmbH.
The game will launch in Early Access on Steam and Epic Games Store.
The Early Access started October 7th, 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 and German currently have full voice over. Subtitles are available for English, German, Chinese (simplified), French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, Spanish (Spain & LATAM), Danish, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Russian, Swedish and Turkish.
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.
