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Age of Water
Age of Water is an online adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth completely covered in water. Sail through storms, fight and trade, capture other people's boats or build your own, extract resources from the bottom of the ocean and reveal the secrets of the Age of Water world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“The mechanics of building, driving and fighting with your ship are pretty good. It's very intuitive and satisfying in that regard. The updates and balancing since beta seem to have improved things a lot and it's not as…”
“No MTX, no subscription, no DLC, earn everything by playing. No real meta so everyone builds crazy different ships with whatever parts they have on hand, which there is quite a massive variety of. Steal enemy ships and…”
“Love this game. Its a fun game to just sail about and sink hundreds of ships. There a bit of grinding to upgrade your ships but atm not too difficult. PvP is pretty pointless as theres literally no incentive to do so,…”
10 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“No MTX, no subscription, no DLC, earn everything by playing. No real meta so everyone builds crazy different ships with whatever parts they have on hand, which there is quite a massive variety of. Steal enemy ships and…”
“Sail boat. Shoot the other boat. Do the thing. Take on way too powerful an enemy, Sink boat. RESPAWN! Sail boat. Shoot other boat. Upgrade boat. Do the thing, meet the people. Sail the boat. I like this loop so far.”
“Played during the free week recently and wound up buying the game and dropping 130 hours into it. This game wasn't on my radar and if it wasn't for seeing it advertised in my Opera GX F2P section I wouldn't have even…”
9 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“It's quite unusual that you can build and repair modules on your boat directly in the game, but not at your own dock. Many missions involve simply talking to characters, which feels more like filler than something…”
“not really a bad game, think water world.”
“+ Really fun core gameplay. + Super easy to build unique boats. + Weapons feel very satisfying. + Water physics seems accurate enough, similarly to Sea of Thieves...feels good to glide on/crash through. + Graphics are…”
7 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“No MTX, no subscription, no DLC, earn everything by playing. No real meta so everyone builds crazy different ships with whatever parts they have on hand, which there is quite a massive variety of. Steal enemy ships and…”
“THIS GAME IS OK/GOOD Pro's: Fun with friends, kinda easy game machanics Con's: Quests are annoying.... go here then go here.... so time consuming for no reason.... enemy boats attack you so you can get spawned by 20…”
“Game is fantastic progression is great and rewarding pvp is fun pve is good aswell drop rates on bosses in end game special items you can get very fun developers are smart and know what the people want.”
7 of the 89 reviews raise this.
“Fun gameplay and quests, lots of things to do.”
“Played during the free week recently and wound up buying the game and dropping 130 hours into it. This game wasn't on my radar and if it wasn't for seeing it advertised in my Opera GX F2P section I wouldn't have even…”
“a great little game, surprised how much PvE content there was , great boat building mechanics , great value for money”
25 of the 89 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is good in theory, but for 30 dollars its not worth it. It feels like a mobile game without as many transactions and you can easily get stuck and not know what to do. Frankly this game could have been good but…”
“what i can do in this game ? I don't understand Crafting Game”
“this 100 percent a mobile game.”
16 of the 89 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is good in theory, but for 30 dollars its not worth it. It feels like a mobile game without as many transactions and you can easily get stuck and not know what to do. Frankly this game could have been good but…”
“Love this game. Its a fun game to just sail about and sink hundreds of ships. There a bit of grinding to upgrade your ships but atm not too difficult. PvP is pretty pointless as theres literally no incentive to do so,…”
“i bought the game on sale after the free weekend it is kinda good game i wouldn't recommend it other than on sale because it has major flaws (atleast for me). The first tiers are fun when you discover a lot of the stuff…”
13 of the 89 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is good in theory, but for 30 dollars its not worth it. It feels like a mobile game without as many transactions and you can easily get stuck and not know what to do. Frankly this game could have been good but…”
“Can't really be play with friend. Also the UI is so bad, look like something a from a student project”
“what i can do in this game ? I don't understand Crafting Game”
10 of the 89 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is good in theory, but for 30 dollars its not worth it. It feels like a mobile game without as many transactions and you can easily get stuck and not know what to do. Frankly this game could have been good but…”
“The idea is wonderfull and amaizing but its full of bugs, crashes, and weird mechanics that dont actually work properlly. i bought it on sale. it really feels like a beta stage game with lots of incomplete mechanics. if…”
“i bought the game on sale after the free weekend it is kinda good game i wouldn't recommend it other than on sale because it has major flaws (atleast for me). The first tiers are fun when you discover a lot of the stuff…”
9 of the 89 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Can't really be play with friend. Also the UI is so bad, look like something a from a student project”
“Love this game. Its a fun game to just sail about and sink hundreds of ships. There a bit of grinding to upgrade your ships but atm not too difficult. PvP is pretty pointless as theres literally no incentive to do so,…”
“The game’s actually pretty cool and well-made, but the endgame is a snorefest. There’s no decent PvP to do once the story is over.”
Counted across 89 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 70.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Age of Water combines elements from Mad Max and Waterworld to create its post-apocalyptic aquatic world. We operate as modern pirates who navigate throughout the infinite ocean. Let's explore this ocean of information in a light and relaxed way, but with a good dose of critical…”
— a player, Steam review · 261 hrs played“The game is a multiplayer survival experience that takes place in aquatic wastelands. The narrative begins with a cataclysmic event that has happened. The local world has sunk underwater, with no promise of return. The area now exists as a perilous location which contains…”
— a player, Steam review · 241 hrs played“After putting in a thousand plus hours into the game, no I would not recommend for anyone to buy the game. It's a Gajin product. Simple as that. If you have ever played anything from Gajin, you already know why I say that. The free weekend plays or whatever, yeah you should play…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,268 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update 1.0.177.3855
Walking locations are now shared between players. You can choose which crew member to control. The walking-mode camera, including combat behavior, and ladder traversal have been improved. Added quest
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer |
| Player tags | Naval · Post-apocalyptic · Open World · Crafting · Massively Multiplayer · Action · Pirates · MMORPG · Action-Adventure · Shooter · Exploration · Third-Person Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls |
| Languages | English * , German, Russian * , French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese * * |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://ageofwater.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i3 560 @ 3.3 GHz or higher, AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.0 GHz or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 960 2GB or higher, AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB or higher Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 15 GB available space