Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands similar games & best alternatives

Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, iOS • 2019

Should you play it?

Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!

What works
  • Relaxing and casual gameplay
  • Charming graphics and music
  • Exploration and discovery focus
  • Active developer support and updates
  • Simple crafting and farming mechanics
Things to keep in mind
  • Repetitive tasks and slow movement
  • Limited crew cooperation and interaction
  • Short main story and limited replayability
  • Tedious recipe discovery system
  • Basic and unchallenging combat

What to play next

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Games that feel the closest overall

  • Rise of Gun

  • Critter Cove

  • Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles

  • Cattle Country

  • Doloc Town

  • The Witch of Fern Island

  • Strange Antiquities

  • Breathedge

  • Farmer's Dynasty 2
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Cattle Country

  • Dokimon: Quest

  • Star Shelter
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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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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.

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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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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).

Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Why this game works

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

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  • Competence

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  • Competition

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  • Creativity

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily for enjoyment and relaxation without external pressure or obligation."

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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    "Core gameplay involves discovering new islands, secrets, and revisiting locations to uncover hidden content."

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  • Expression

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    "Players customize buildings, interiors, and territories expressing personal style"

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    "Players customize interiors of crew members' homes with furniture styles, enabling personal expression within limits."

  • Fantasy

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  • Fellowship

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  • Growth

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    "Players develop skills, upgrade equipment, and improve relationships, supporting learning and personal development."

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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    "Requires focused attention and deliberate exploration; not a background or idle activity."

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  • Intimacy

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    "Limited social interaction or emotional connection beyond crew management; mostly surface-level."

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  • Leadership

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  • Story

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  • Strategy

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  • Thrill

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