Forgotten Seas similar games & best alternatives

Forgotten Seas

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

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!

What works
  • Engaging crafting and building systems
  • Relaxing oceanic and pirate atmosphere
  • Cooperative multiplayer support
  • Frequent updates and active developer engagement
  • Unique fantasy setting with exploration
Things to keep in mind
  • Combat and sailing mechanics are simple and sometimes clunky
  • Some grind and repetitive tasks
  • Limited character customization
  • Early access bugs and janky animations
  • Navigation and ui could use improvements

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Abiotic Factor

  • Voidtrain

  • Necesse

  • Aground

  • Windrose

  • Valheim

  • Core Keeper

  • FlyKnight

  • Primal Planet
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Wild Indigo Ranch

  • Rum & Gun

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If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

  • Autonomy

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot for a screenshot preview, score, and top score gaps; click to compare in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Forgotten Seas: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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    "Players have freedom to explore, build, craft, and choose their own pace and style of play in an open world with many options."

  • Competence

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  • Competition

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    "Focus is mostly on solo or cooperative play with no strong emphasis on ranked or competitive modes."

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  • Cooperation

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    "Supports multiplayer co-op with friends to share exploration and base building tasks."

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    "Supports multiplayer co-op play with shared inventory and joint exploration/building."

  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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    "Interactions appear balanced and cooperative; no strong evidence of domination or power imposition."

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  • Escapism

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    "Players enjoy immersive pirate atmosphere and naval adventure as a form of escape and fantasy."

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or pressure."

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  • Experimenting

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    "Players explore new areas, try different strategies, and experiment with character builds and ship modules."

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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    "Customization of bases, items, and character appearance allows self-expression."

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  • Fantasy

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    "Strong fantasy elements including magic, time travel, secret orders, and mythical artifacts."

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  • Fellowship

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    "Community engagement and multiplayer co-op foster a sense of belonging and shared experience."

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  • Growth

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  • Health

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    "Sedentary gameplay with no physical activity; some mention of dehydration from long sessions."

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    "Requires active engagement and attention; no significant background or idle play reported."

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  • Intimacy

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  • Story

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    "Narrative elements and quests exist but are currently limited; world history and lore are emphasized."

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  • Strategy

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  • Violence

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    "Combat involves ship-to-ship fighting and destruction, but is not graphic or gratuitous."

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