Make Sail is an ocean exploration game where you can build any ship you can imagine!

It’s a new upcoming indie title that focuses on crafting the ultimate ship of your dreams and using it sail the high seas in procedurally-generated worlds. That means the seas are never the same experience and it’s always unique, which means you’re always exploring!

The game uses a sophisticated crafting system that lets you snap together a variety of objects like planks, sails, masts, poles, floats, and even jets, propellers, balloons, and sparklers! You can make your ship as ridiculous or grand as you want. Once you’re done with a starter ship, it’s off to the seas.

As you explore the gorgeous world, you’ll come across handcrafted islands filled with fauna, flora, and wildlife. You can then get off the ship and explore the island on foot to find treasures like more pieces for your ship to upgrade it. You can build it bigger, faster, or stronger- however you like.

The game is like a hybrid of exploration and optimization. It rewards you for exploring its realistic and breathtaking scenery that’s always unique by giving you more parts to upgrade your boat and further customize it. It’s a very nice feedback loop that’s purely designed to get players hooked.

Each island allows you to redesign and rebuild your ship as you gather new parts. The world is stunning and complete with breathing trees, shooting stars, and crashing waves. Every time you play the game presents a different set of challenges and opportunities at different parts of the game. As you explore with an upgraded ship, you can sail out to farther oceans to discover more rare parts, dangerous giant sea creatures, and even more.

The ships you build are governed by a universal real-time physics engine. Ships sail according to a physics engine that’s clearly sophisticated in that it controls how your ship sails and moves in the water. Wind and water conditions affect every bit of your ship’s trek as much as you being the captain.

The parts you use also come into play- larger parts mean a heavier ship which means harder turns and more weight to take on waves and wind. Lighter ships are agile but get blown away by wind and water. Everything you’d expect to affect your ship will affect your ship. It’s almost like real life.

Make Sail is available for Steam Early Access on March 30th, 2018. Add it to your wishlist now and be the first to build up your ship. Set your sails for Make Sail using the link below! If you like exploration games, this is definitely one you’ll want to check out.

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Navisy: Creatures of the Deep is a beautiful game that has you exploring the high seas in search of a legendary creature.

I spotted this indie title trending on itch.io, so I tried it out and really enjoyed it.

You basically control a small vessel on the deep seas and you’re looking for some mythical monster that lurks in the deep. This instantly reminds me of the Lochness (obviously), and it’s pretty cool to search for it in a videogame.

As you venture out, you’ll find these lit beacon/lighthouse kind of structures that you collect. I’m not sure what they do, but it seems like the more you collect, the more difficult the game gets.

Yes, it can get difficult.

Instead of just venturing around at sea lost with no direction other than beacons, you’ll have to ward off creatures that only aim to destroy your ship! You’re equipped with a harpoon gun though, so you’ll have to use this to fend them off. The game starts out very easy to accustom you to the controls and gameplay but picks up in difficulty quickly as you get more beacons. The monsters will attack your boat and even follow you around if you don’t take them down.

You also have a small searchlight you can use to look for beacons and scan the ocean. Use this in conjunction with your harpoon gun to look for the beacons, collect them, and shoot down angry sea monsters from sending you to swim with the fish! You also have a shockwave ability as well, but I kept forgetting to use it. And you have a flare as well.

Eventually, you just may find the legendary sea monster you’ve been looking for. Without spoiling the game, you’ll have to find out yourself.

It’s a gorgeous ocean game that focuses on exploration on the seas. It’s simple to play and features some nice artwork. The UI is also themed like you’re actually sailing the seas. You have a compass, some meters, and some other instruments to guide your boat.

If you’re afraid of ocean monsters, try this game. It’s pretty freaky seeing the little sea monsters attack you. Personally, I hate ocean games. But I had to try this out because it’s not *that* ocean, and it turned out to be an awesome little indie adventure.

Navisy: Creatures of the Deep is free to play and you can try it out using the link below. It’s an indie game worth playing if you want to try out something unique.

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In Other Waters is an awesome little ocean exploration game where you play as an AI computer to help a Xenobiologist in a lone underwater world.

If you’ve played games like Subnautica, you should definitely check out this game. It’s a unique ocean exploration game that has a storyline built-in with a focus on narration and exploration at the same time.

Unlike Subnautica, you explore the depths of an alien ocean and also form relationships with the Metroid-like world you’re discovering and also uncover the secrets and mysteries of unknown alien life.

The game is unique because it’s not like any other Unity-based exploration game that has detailed graphics and a rich atmospheric experience.

Instead, you’re cast as Operator AI and you need to guide Ellery Vas as she explores the underwater world on the planet Gliese 677Cc.

The game is built around a unique relationship between you and Ellery through a tactile interface. The game has a pretty unique concept that I haven’t yet seen in an “exploration’ game.

The whole experience is done through scan environments, sonar, and graphs. You chart underwater pathways, courses, and navigation tracks.

As you help Ellery Vas through this alien ocean, you’ll discover and uncover many different mysteries and attempt to find out more info about this far, far planet.

In Other Waters gives you the chance to explore the world through a branch of science called xenobiology. You assist Ellery in collecting random samples in order to study the environment and tracking it. This is necessary if you want to understand how to navigate and explore the vast ocean and see what species inhabit it.

Tracking and studying species is especially important because it unlocks the path in order to find out a navigation path.

For example, you may track a single species in order to find a way through a treacherous, predator-colonized area. Or you may use these samples of this species in order to harvest materials in order to augment Ellery’s suit for dangerous conditions under the ocean.

In Other Waters also has some pretty scary surprises up its sleeve. Personally, I’m terrified of the ocean. Subnautica was freakin’ scary enough. In this game, you’ll find some pretty unique moments where your relationship with Ellery will be put on the spot.

The game is has a storyline behind it that slowly uncovers and tests everything between you two in a plot-twisting manner. The narrative changes and dives into the phenomenon of computer and human life. It’s a pretty “deep” game and worth checking out.

Give it a try. It puts both story and exploration into one awesome immersive experience. In Other Waters is currently live on kickstarter and this game is the prologue to the game. Check out the campaign and back it if you like it.

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Raft is a realistic survival game where you’re stuck on a small…raft…in the ocean and you need to fish out all your supplies from the depths!

The game plays similar to any other survival game- the only goal is to survive. You have hunger, health, and hydration just like Subnautica, Ark, and Rust. There’s no other goal than keeping yourself hydrated, satiated, and healthy.

Of course, many players find this kind of game very appealing and very entertaining. And for good reason.

Raft starts you out with just you and a floating platform made out of wooden planks, some rope, and a flagpole-like structure. You also get a giant hook tied to the rope which will be your primary means of getting supplies from the engulfing ocean. There’s literally no land in sight and you’re really stranded in the middle of nowhere.

So, you’ll use your trusty hook to go fishing for treasures (and trash) that floats by your drifting raft. You can gather loot such as thatch, wood, barrels, scraps, and plenty of materials to make items. The game has a crafting system that lets you build anything from axes, water purifiers, seeds, fishing rods, spears, ramps, chests, cooking stations, and even expand your raft with buildings. You get that loneliness feeling and it really does a good job of making you feel stranded.

It’s just you, the ocean, and of course, sharks.

That’s right. Sharks.

There are treacherous sharks that swim around hunting for their next meal (you) and they’ll literally lunge out of the water and try to take a bite of you. If it misses, it’ll get stuck on your driftwood, leaving you an opportunity to kill it and get some food.

But of course, you can build walls to block off sharks. And also build windows and extra flooring as well. Eventually, the raft turns into an almost a floating house. It can get very intricate and detailed.

The sharks will keep taking bites out of your adobe though- so be sure to watch out for them.

Raft has gorgeous graphics and sound for that immersion. The game was released a while ago, but it’s now making a comeback and ready for another playthrough.

You can sail the seas and survive with this ocean simulator survival game, and it’s completely free to play still so get in on it while you can. This is an opportunity for such a gem of a game.

Ues the link below to play it and see if you can survive the seas.

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Stormworks: Build and Rescue is an awesome physics-based indie game where you have the freedom to build and ride any vehicle you can imagine.

The game has a goal though. It’s kinda like Goat Simulator or Garry’s Mod. You’re in ownership of a coastguard station that builds all kinds of vehicles and you need to save people. You can build airplanes, boats, and land transport, so you have all three bases covered.

What’s the point of these vehicles? And why are you building them?

You need to them to take on different scenarios that occur in the ocean. You have to construct a vehicle that can handle stormy weather and other nasties that take place on the ocean. The type of vehicle you build completely changes how you play the game.

For example, each vehicle you build has its own buoyancy and handling rating. Even stability is a factor. If you build something that doesn’t float, it’ll sink. If you build something that can’t handle, you’ll drift like crazy. If you build something that’s not stable, it’ll sink. How you build your transport vehicle directly affects your mission success rate percentage. You’ll need to find a balance between all three factors so you can beat each scenario. And they’re pretty difficult at that.

After you’re done building your vehicle of choice, it’s time to take it out for a spin. You’ll then need to pilot it out into the danger of the ocean. You have rescue missions in many different environments. You have people to save in the sea, ocean, islands, oil rigs, and even more. Piloting is pretty difficult too. You need to build a vehicle that hands very well in order to successfully complete the challenge.

The game also has a variety of weather patterns. This includes rain, storms, winds, waves, and even tsunamis. Stormworks: Build and Rescue even has a full day and night cycle. The weather changes dynamically and is pretty unpredictable. So it’s best to build something that’ll handle any weather scenario if possible. Or perhaps suited for that specific challenge.

It’s a pretty difficult game. Sure, it’s a sandbox physics game. A lot of these types of games are just to mess around in with no real difficulty or objective to compete.

However, this game takes the genre to a new level. It actually takes advantage of the psychic engine and combines objective-based gameplay with it. Now you can mess around with a purpose.

Stormworks: Build and Rescue utilizes a low-poly resolution like many sandbox games. It’s being developed by Sunfire and published by Green Man Gaming Studios. It looks like a very big and promising game.

It’s a challenging and entertaining physics game that’s more than a sandbox. The game is available for alpha testing via sign up. Use the links below to get a key.

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