Age of Water similar games & best alternatives

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Age of Water

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 • 2025

Should you play it?

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 works

  • Extensive ship customization and building
  • Engaging naval combat with satisfying shooting mechanics
  • Open world exploration with quests and events
  • Fair monetization with no pay-to-win
  • Active developer support and frequent updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Server instability and lag issues at launch
  • Group play discouraged due to loot sharing problems
  • Tedious loot management and grinding
  • Lack of respec for skill points limits experimentation
  • Some ui and tutorial deficiencies causing confusion

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sea of Craft

  • Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

  • Airship: Kingdoms Adrift

  • Rise of Piracy

  • From the Depths

  • The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt

Less competitive

Games that feels like Age of Water but with less competition against others

  • Windrose

  • Cubic Odyssey

  • Corsairs Legacy - Pirate Action RPG & Sea Battles

  • Sail Forth

  • Salt 2: Shores of Gold

  • Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey

More social

Games that feels like Age of Water but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

  • Blazing Sails

  • Guns of Icarus Online

  • Borderlands 2

  • Guns of Icarus Alliance

  • Airmen

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Age of Water: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026