I’m talking about things like:

most realistic physics most aesthetically pleasing sea most fun to play most immersive (pun intended (I’ll sea myself out)) most activities available at sea most variety of sea going vessels

Games with impressive seas that I’ve played so far:

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Triremes and heaving seas) Just Cause 3 (Sparkling blue mediterranean seas) Sea of Thieves (Monsters and pirates) Sailwind (Gentle seas and actual sailing mechanics) Silent Depth 2 Pacific (Sneaky WW2 subs) Cold Waters (Sneaky modern subs) Uboat (Beautiful WW2 seas, rare shooting opportunities) Subnautica (Thalassophobia and crafting)

I’ve also noticed that Ships at Sea has just gone on sale. If you’ve played it recently was it any good?

I also need to add Fluffy Sailors which I bought today. So cute and so much fun :)

  • pureness@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    not a single mention of Dave the diver! on sale now too, and even better on istherenlanydeal

  • ElectricMachman@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    5·
    4 months ago

    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!

    • The_Ferry@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      4 months ago

      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

  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    4 months ago

    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.

  • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    Breakwaters Crystal Tides. I’ve never played it but the water sim looks really good.

    Also Flotsam and Raft

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    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.

    • Novamdomum@fedia.ioOP
      2·
      4 months ago

      Wow that’s exciting! Huge fan of Bannerlord anyway. Wishlisted and looking forward to June :)

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    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.

  • knexcar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    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.

  • nyctre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    4 months ago

    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