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Sailing Era

Every voyage is a journey of "Sailing & Beyond" in Sailing Era! Navigate your fleet and sail for fun; run a business; have a romantic encounter in the tavern; capture pirates amid intense battle; explore inland for treasure... Experience foreign culture, make novel discoveries, and sail away!

Jan 11, 2023

Strategy
Adventure
RPG
Simulation
Collecting
Exploration

Steam

Strengths

It successfully combines the exploration and discovery elements of Uncharted Waters III with the trade and adventure structure of IV, presented with modern visuals.
The quests, discoveries, ship types, shipbuilding, inland exploration, and overall playtime provide abundant content for the price.
It evokes nostalgia for the classic series while adding some conveniences, creating a time-machine-like appeal that supports long play sessions.

Weaknesses

The tutorial and quest guidance are insufficient, forcing players to look up core systems and objectives themselves or learn through trial and error.
Naval controls and combat are cumbersome. Direction-key-based controls, manual firing, slow turning, and sudden difficulty spikes are particularly criticized.
Managing port investment and contribution levels, as well as obtaining ship materials, is repetitive and time-consuming, and can feel excessively grindy in the mid-to-late game.

Value100
Performance100
Multiplayer86
Content85
Gameplay82
Story80

This AI-generated analysis is provided for reference only and does not represent the official views of WAME. It may differ from the original reviews or contain inaccurate information. Analyzed Sep 2, 2026

Game Schedule

ReleaseJan 11, 2023PC · GLOBALAdd

Game Description

The story takes place during the era of great geographical discovery in the 15th to 17th century. The world is linked by nautical routes, leading to an upsurge in ocean exploration. Every young navigator of this era dreams of their own ship to sail freely through the ocean. Some seek to change their destiny, others hope to make history. A real-world scale map, and highly detailed recreation of the ocean, land, monsoon currents, and weather changes form a huge maritime world. Face sudden changes in weather, unpredictable winds, sunken treasure, pirate attacks, and luring danger. And experience a novel and thrilling voyage through the ocean. Almost 200 unique ports full of exotic local culture to experience. You can resupply, trade, accept commissions, recruit sailors, invest, and engage in many other activities in the ports. You can even form a land expedition team to explore inland! Prices fluctuate with the situation at the ports, ultimately translating to higher profits. Promote port development through trade and commissions to increase the variety of goods, items, and premium ships available. You will assume the lives of four captains with unique backgrounds. Over 30 outstanding individuals like British scholars, legendary pirates, Jewish merchants, and Japanese ronins are waiting to be recruited. Use them wisely to bring out the best in them. Even heroes need trustworthy companions! Help them grow, unlock new traits, and improve basic skills for a greater variety of available strategies to handle all challenges with ease. More than ten renowned ships from history have been faithfully recreated. Collect famous ships such as the Caravel and Galleon or customize a unique ship of your own. In a naval battle, use the wind to create distance and switch the position of your cannons, then launch a rain of fire upon your enemies; or do the opposite and enjoy the thrill of sword fighting. Historical ruins, sunken ships, pirate treasure... The high seas are full of secrets. Explore the unknown, unearth mysterious treasures, uncover ancient civilizations, and freely explore every corner of the world!

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