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Seafarer: The Ship Sim
Build your maritime career solo or with up to 4 players. Take on contracts across diverse harbors, command different ships, and tackle cargo runs, patrols, rescues, firefighting, and unexpected events in a vast Northern European open world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-09-25.
“Runs like straight poop from a butt and it's not a simulator BUT if you are looking for an arcadey ship game then this is perfect. if you are looking for a simulator then go for ships at sea or stormworks”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“The concept of the game is really fun. As a seafarer myself the game does make sense However, I'd honestly love to see a cruise ship and river boat modes, more active NPCs as currently they just stand there and do absolutely nothing, Launchable life boats, crazier weather,…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“I had high hopes for this. It has turned into a multiplayer game, requiring you to join with others. I don't play that way. I wanted a single player game.”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 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 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. 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.
Hotfix #1
Thanks to some quick feedback from players, Hotfix #1 is now available on Steam. Fixes: -Fixed a crash related to the mission "Parking Spot". -Added the missing dock tag for Greenstar. -Fixed Parking
Seafarer: The Ship Sim - Full Release Is Here!
The lines are cast off, and Seafarer: The Ship Sim is officially leaving Early Access and setting sail into Full Release! ⚓ Our work doesn't stop with today's release either. Further down, we'll also
Seafarer: The Ship Sim launches into Full Release on September 24!
A big milestone is approaching: Seafarer: The Ship Sim will leave Early Access and launch into Full Release on September 24, 2026! On the same day, Seafarer will also set sail on PlayStation 5 and Xbo
Patch 0.5.1.2477 Now Live
Hey Seafarers, A new patch for Update #5 is live. This one brings 35 new achievements , stability improvements, and a handful of quality-of-life fixes. Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the map
🧍🧍 The Co-op Crew Update Is Now Live! 🧍🧍
Early Access Update 5: The Co-op Crew Update is now live on the default branch! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us on the public_beta branch, tested the update early, reported issues, and shar
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Casual · Naval · Life Sim · Exploration · Immersive Sim · 3D · Realistic · Transportation · Open World · Multiplayer · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , German * , Simplified Chinese, French, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 45 |
| Official site | https://www.seafarergame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-Bit Processor: Intel Core i3-12100F / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or better Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 42 GB available space Additional Notes: (Please note: A dedicated graphics card is required.)