Games like Windward
by Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.
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$29.99Skull and Bones
Aug 22 · Ubisoft Singapore
Both: Naval Combat · Open World · Pirates
Skull and Bones is an open world naval action RPG where ship combat, build choice, and sailing skill define your pirate legend. Conquer rival ships and mythical beasts in a vast ocean of up to 20 players.
Action RPGNaval CombatOpen WorldMultiplayerPiratesExplorationCo-opActionRPG3D👍 4,661
-75%$9.99Caribbean Legend
Feb 15 · BlackMark Studio
Both: Pirates · Open World · Naval
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!
PiratesRPGOpen WorldNavalRomanceSandboxExplorationCRPGSailingThird Person👍 2,867
-50%$9.99Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Nov 12 · Lavaboots Studios
Both: Open World · Pirates · Sandbox
Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.
Open WorldSurvivalSailingPiratesCraftingExplorationSandboxPvEAction-AdventureNaval👍 2,182
$29.99Age of Water
Jan 16 · Three Whales Studio
Both: Naval · Open World · Pirates
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.
NavalOpen WorldPost-apocalypticAction-AdventureCraftingMassively MultiplayerActionPiratesMMORPGShooter👍 2,883
$24.99Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
Feb 13 · Gaming Minds Studios
Both: Naval Combat · Naval · Pirates
Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.
SimulationNaval CombatNavalPiratesSailingHex GridCharacter CustomizationStrategyTurn-Based CombatSingleplayer👍 132
$14.99Blazing Sails
Nov 13 · Get Up Games, Iceberg Interactive
Both: Naval Combat · Pirates · Open World
Fight for survival in Blazing Sails, a fast-paced pirate PvP game! Create your own unique pirate and ship. Band together with other players to command your mighty vessel! Explore different game-modes, maps, weapons, ship types and more while eliminating other crews in epic battles on land and sea!
Co-opNaval CombatOnline Co-OpPiratesBattle RoyaleCharacter CustomizationPvPFPSOpen WorldHistorical👍 8,360
-50%$12.49Seafarer: The Ship Sim
Oct 7 · astragon Development
Both: Naval · Open World
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.
SimulationCasualNavalLife SimExplorationImmersive Sim3DRealisticTransportationOpen World👍 1,926
$14.99Seablip
May 17 · Jardar Solli
Both: Pirates · Open World
Go from humble beginnings to a feared pirate captain in this seafaring open-world adventure! Enhance your reputation as you take on bounties, upgrade your ship, hire a crew and search for treasure, or just go fishing instead!
Early AccessPiratesPixel GraphicsOpen WorldStrategy RPGAction-AdventureSingleplayerRPGAdventureExploration👍 1,078
$29.99UBOAT
Aug 2 · Deep Water Studio
Both: Naval Combat · Naval · Open World
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
SimulationWorld War IISubmarineNaval CombatMilitaryNavalWarSingleplayerRealisticOpen World👍 25,581
$6.99Sea of Survivors
Oct 18 · Nah Yeah Games
Both: Pirates · Open World
In Sea of Survivors, you can sail your ship in any direction but you can never stop moving. Evade and destroy hordes of pirates and sea monsters to gain experience, level up and choose upgrades for your ship. Explore oceans filled with mysterious curses, unlock treasures and fight for survival.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeBullet HellAdventurePiratesOpen WorldSingleplayerRogueliteLovecraftianDark Fantasy👍 415
$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Sandbox · Trading · Open World
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
ExplorationComedySide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsSandboxAuto BattlerTradingOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 1,533
$59.99Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Feb 20 · RGG Studio
Both: Pirates · Naval Combat
Embark on an over-the-top, modern-day pirate adventure with an ex-yakuza, now pirate captain & his crew. Engage in exhilarating combat on land and sea in the hunt for lost memories and treasure.
ActionAdventurePiratesRPGNaval CombatHack and SlashAction RPGFunnyThird PersonJRPG👍 6,591
$11.99Ocean Punk
Apr 26 · Infinite Studio
Both: Pirates · Sandbox
Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!
Post-apocalypticPiratesColony SimBase BuildingSurvivalSandboxResource ManagementPixel GraphicsAdventureExploration👍 118
$12.99Tinkerlands
May 23 · CodeManu, Endless Coffee
Both: Sandbox · Open World
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalPixel GraphicsOpen WorldIndieMultiplayer2DAdventure👍 3,626
-35%$9.74Necesse
Oct 16 · Fair Games ApS
Both: Open World · Sandbox
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxSurvivalCraftingAdventureIndieRPG👍 24,443
$29.99Myth of Empires
Feb 21 · Angela Game
Both: Sandbox · Open World
Myth of Empires is a multiplayer war sandbox game featuring a high degree of freedom and multiple civilizations. Players must survive, craft, create, and lead troops in their quest to conquer PVE or PVP territory and build their own empire. Xizhou Civilization Pack is now officially released!
BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSandboxMMORPGOpen WorldSurvivalBase BuildingMultiplayerWarCharacter Customization👍 15,523
$24.99Cubic Odyssey
May 14 · Atypical Games
Both: Sandbox
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Open World Survival CraftRPGAction-AdventureBase BuildingCo-opSandboxSci-fiBuildingExplorationFirst-Person👍 2,407
$19.99Core Keeper
Aug 27 · Pugstorm
Both: Open World · Sandbox
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,086
$19.99Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
Mar 26 · Tomas Sala
Both: Open World · Sandbox
Bulwark blends casual and creative building elements with touches of strategy and exploration. It's an experimental mix of genres that can be enjoyed casually or as an epic conquest featuring naval units, air units, and fortresses.
CasualProcedural GenerationMinimalistCity BuilderExperimentalBase BuildingOpen WorldBuildingSandboxSteampunk👍 1,381
$29.99Rogue Waters
Sep 30 · Ice Code Games
Both: Pirates
Rogue Waters is a Pirate Tactical Turn-Based Rogue-lite. Play as Captain Cutter, commanding your ship and crew through procedurally generated encounters to seek revenge. Recruit, train, and upgrade crew, use powerful sea creatures, and engage in dynamic naval and melee combat to gain the upper hand.
Tactical RPGTurn-Based TacticsRogueliteStory RichTurn-BasedPiratesPuzzleStrategyTurn-Based StrategyRoguelike👍 956
$24.99Flotsam
Dec 4 · Pajama Llama Games
Both: Sandbox · Open World
Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.
Base BuildingColony SimCity BuilderSandboxResource ManagementAutomationSurvivalOpen WorldFarming SimReal-Time with Pause👍 4,309
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-30%$17.49Lost Skies
Sep 17 · Bossa Studios
Both: Sandbox
Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.
AdventureOpen World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpBase BuildingActionVehicular CombatSandboxExplorationShooterCharacter Customization👍 2,471
$29.99Pax Dei
Oct 16 · Mainframe Industries
Both: Sandbox · Open World
Welcome to a vast, social sandbox MMO inspired by the legends of the medieval era. Here, myths are real, ghosts exist, and magic is unquestioned. Join thousands of players as you explore the land, build your home, forge your reputation, and craft your own stories. What world will you make?
MMORPGSandboxOpen WorldMedievalCraftingBase BuildingRPGExplorationPvPPvE👍 7,166
$24.99Forgotten Seas
Oct 11 · Pangea Game Studios
Both: Pirates
You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!
ActionCo-opPiratesCombatSurvivalSimulationPvEOnline Co-OpBuildingBase Building👍 475
$19.99Longvinter
Feb 21 · Uuvana Studios
Both: Open World · Sandbox
Fish, farm, craft, gather, cook, loot or steal from other players and build a campsite or a village with your friends in an open-world multiplayer sandbox game without rules!
MultiplayerSurvivalCraftingOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftSandboxPvPCo-opBuildingAdventure👍 6,951
$14.99Outpath
Oct 16 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Sandbox · Open World
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
AutomationBase BuildingCraftingSandboxResource ManagementIncrementalExplorationSimulationOpen WorldRelaxing👍 2,899
$24.99Ships At Sea
May 23 · Misc Games
Both: Sandbox
Build your maritime career and grow your fleet in a next‑generation ship simulator set in an expansive open world of Norway’s Lofoten region. Command service, cargo, and fishing vessels in singleplayer or online co‑op, mastering realistic ship handling, dynamic weather, and professional jobs at sea!
Early AccessExplorationImmersive SimSailingTime ManagementSandboxEducationDrivingCharacter CustomizationThird Person👍 2,483
$24.99Len's Island
Jun 19 · Flow Studio
Both: Open World · Sandbox
An open-world survival crafting game for 1–8 players, blending intense dungeon crawling and ARPG combat with peaceful farming and creative building. Take on quests and explore a vast, procedurally-generated world full of danger and discovery.
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalFarmingBuildingDungeon CrawlerOpen WorldNatureCraftingSandboxExploration👍 5,936
$24.99Mirthwood
Nov 6 · Bad Ridge Games
Both: Sandbox
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
RPGFarming SimSandboxOpen World Survival CraftMedievalImmersive SimCraftingFishingExplorationManagement👍 2,242
$24.99Bootstrap Island
Mar 12 · Maru VR
Both: Open World
A highly realistic VR survival roguelike adventure set on a ruthless 17th-century tropical island. Shipwrecked and alone, you must survive without guidance as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe. Every decision is yours. Your survival is in your own hands!
SurvivalAdventureOpen WorldVRLife SimRoguelikeActionNatureAtmosphericSimulation👍 1,366
-35%$19.49Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Apr 28 · PersonaeGame Studio
Both: Open World · Sandbox
Age of Reforging: The Freelands is a medieval high-freedom sandbox adventure CRPG. You'll be a reforger in the freelands chosen by the Goddess to embark on a medieval adventure tour at your own pace, gathering teammates, fighting for survival, and craft your unique legend!
AdventureOpen WorldExplorationSandboxStrategyRPGParty-Based RPGMedievalFantasyRTS👍 2,297
$19.99Project Castaway
Mar 17 · Mardonpol Inc.
Both: Sandbox · Open World
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
Open World Survival CraftCo-opOnline Co-OpExplorationSurvivalSandboxFirst-PersonOpen WorldMultiplayerBase Building👍 1,820
-30%$10.49Path of Kung Fu
Apr 29 · 游鲤化龙工作室
Both: Sandbox · Open World
Path of Kung Fu is a Wuxia RPG that blends classic martial arts storytelling with open-world freedom. Master kung fu, navigate the Jianghu's bloody conflicts, and rise from a novice to a legendary hero. Subscribe to top-rated Workshop MODs to elevate your experience to the next level!
WuxiaRPGStory Rich2D FighterArcadeAction RPGActionSandboxOpen WorldExploration👍 4,881
-50%$14.99Airborne Empire
Apr 17 · The Wandering Band LLC
Both: Open World · Sandbox
Build your sky city while exploring a vast landscape in this Open World RPG City Builder. Combining the methodical construction and management of a city builder; the unique lift, balance, and propulsion needed for a flying city; and the compelling characters, dangers, and adventures of an RPG!
City BuilderOpen WorldRPGExplorationResource ManagementCasualColony SimFamily FriendlyStrategySandbox👍 855
$14.999 Days
Mar 8 · MVR
Both: Open World · Sandbox
You have 9 days before the final fight. At your current state, you do not stand a chance! Explore this Open World to gain new skills and abilities for the battle. Choose where you go, what you do carefully. You cannot waste time! You have 9 days.
AdventureActionOpen WorldMagicSandboxFantasySingleplayerRPGThird PersonSuperhero👍 2,200
