Choose Blazing Sails
Choose Blazing Sails if you want a Casual experience. 1,103 Steam reviews back the pick.
Blazing Sails vs Specters of the Void Sea
Blazing Sails and Specters of the Void Sea both land in Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Blazing Sails (2023) is 4 years older than Specters of the Void Sea (2027). Both support cooperative play. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Specters of the Void Sea
Choose Specters of the Void Sea if you want a Strategy and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Specters of the Void Sea launched in 2027.
Both Blazing Sails and Specters of the Void Sea sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blazing Sails |  Specters of the Void Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2027 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 83.8% positive (1,103 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Get Up Games, Iceberg Interactive | Vlad Bondarenco |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Blazing Sails (2023) is 4 years older than Specters of the Void Sea (2027).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Blazing Sails is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Specters of the Void Sea has no Deck rating yet.
Blazing Sails vs Specters of the Void Sea — FAQ
- Should I play Blazing Sails or Specters of the Void Sea first?
- If you want chronology, Blazing Sails (2023) came out before Specters of the Void Sea (2027). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Blazing Sails and Specters of the Void Sea similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Blazing Sails and Specters of the Void Sea have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Blazing Sails ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Specters of the Void Sea ships Online Co-op, Co-op.