Dredge is pretty fun and different!
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not a single mention of Dave the diver! on sale now too, and even better on istherenlanydeal
Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has some of the most fun sailing physics of any ocean game I've ever played.
And the physics were realistic enough that you could fill out the map before you got the ability to control the winds just by tacking the boat.
Ocean theme was stuck in my head the moment I saw the question.
Dave the Diver!
Dave the Diver has a very good early game, but eventually the grind just became needlessly tedious in my opinion. I liked going down and getting the fish etc. but the grind in mid to late game is just very time-skip heavy
I like Anno 2070, a game which takes place in a world where the sea levels have risen to a barely-sustainable level. But it's okay, because you can repopulate with the power of solarpunk machinery!
Probably will get some groans but World of Warships is actually modeled very nicely. And yeah its a free to play monetized game, but it is miles ahead of war thunder in terms of actually having fun and playing the game at high FPS and great quality even with a potato computer.
The engine has some cool tricks that really makes it shine with water spraying and sloshing onto your vessel.
Pretty stoked for Bannerlord’s next expansion, War Sails.
Wow that's exciting! Huge fan of Bannerlord anyway. Wishlisted and looking forward to June :)
Cold Waters
Best simulator ever. And then you find the mods.
From the Depths — it’s mind-meltingly complex, graphics are mid, and takes a few liberties with physics, but it lets you build your own warships Minecraft-style, including custom cannons, missiles, and air defense.
I read this as "Sea Bass game" at first.
Honestly, I don't know.
Ecco the Dolphin. (Genesis)
Sid Meier's Pirates! (PC)
Subnautica (PC)
Uncharted Waters: New Horizons (SNES)
I would really like something that is a modern Uncharted Waters or Pirates! game. They are both very similar games, and both are also quite old.
I just replayed Subnautica in VR. Such a great game.
Which sid meiers i play the og way back.
Definitely not the best, but still worth a mention is "Stormworks: Build and rescue". Basically a Lego like "build a ship/plane and do missions on the oceans" game - missions nowadays are also including far more than rescue.
Breakwaters Crystal Tides. I’ve never played it but the water sim looks really good.
Also Flotsam and Raft
Abzu? Dave the diver, maybe? Dredge?
Or, this might be a might more out of left field or maybe completely stupid and not at all what you had in mind, but what about coral island? You don't get to experience the water surface except when fishing or doing other stuff on the shore. But you get to do stuff on the bottom and there's mermaids and stuff.
Stardew valley with a tropical island vibe. So definitely fun and immersive. Definitely more adjacent than something like sea of thieves or black flag or subnautica, but I feel like it fits better than just cause 3, imo
Ooh Coral Island sounds interesting... Wishlisted! Thanks :)
Glad to hear it :D
I had a lot of fun with Blackwake when it first came out, haven't played recently though.
Free on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/420290/Blackwake/
That game was the best!
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