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Sail the Seas
Sail the Seas is a sailing, trading simulator set in 18th century, spanning whole world
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“I wanted to play a game where I could just sail around the Caribbean and have fun. I love this game and i urge the dev to continue this game it has so much potential! the only problem i have encountered has been the ports, the ports are pretty laggy but outside of that the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“this is a pretty good game. It would be nice to have more NPC and ships and more lively Crew and towns. it's still a really good game. I've been playing it every time there's an update and its getting better and better.”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Have tried several times and can't get into this. Too unclear and unhelpful and when you've got food/water/tiredness survival mechanics making time an issue, you don't have time to muck around, experiment and try to work out what everything is, what you're doing, or where you're…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2026-08 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
Latest official news
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Fix
Fixed captain not seeing any ships in port. also captais now respawn if you move away from them (so you can hire them fro multiple ships without moving away from that port)
Update 05/07
Now you can hire captain for your idle ships so they can make passive income. Find free captains in tavern. Ship will be based in the port it is currently (you can come there any time and take it back
Fix 03/06
Fixed character continuing to move after switching to third-person camera Fixed ship pointing north after reloading
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Adventure · Strategy · Choose Your Own Adventure · Exploration · 3D · Naval · Realistic · Historical · Early Access · Indie · Relaxing (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: 64bit Windows 10 Processor: Core i5 3.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Soundcard