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- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
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The closest matches to Breakwaters: Crystal Tides: Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Voyagers of Nera, Forever Skies, Craftopia, and My Time at Sandrock. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares procedural exploration with Breakwaters: Crystal Tides.
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My Time at Sandrock
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Breakwaters: Crystal Tides.
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Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
Why this: Shares multiplayer co op with Breakwaters: Crystal Tides.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Soaring Pixels Games
- Price: $19.99checked Nov 6
- 69% of 542 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Dev is responsive to community
- Exploration feels peaceful
- Seamless multiplayer sailing
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Contemplative
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Salt 2: Shores of Gold
Why this: Also Sailing and Crafting, like Breakwaters: Crystal Tides.
Forever Skies
Why this: Shares procedural exploration with Breakwaters: Crystal Tides.
My Time at Sandrock
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Breakwaters: Crystal Tides.
About Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
The closest matches to Breakwaters: Crystal Tides: Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Voyagers of Nera, Forever Skies, Craftopia, and My Time at Sandrock. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Breakwaters: Crystal Tides is your kind of game, the closest matches are Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Voyagers of Nera and Forever Skies — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and contemplative, and single out its building system and multiplayer co op. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Breakwaters: Crystal Tides: Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.
Is Breakwaters: Crystal Tides worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 542 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 6).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dev is responsive to community
- Exploration feels peaceful
- Seamless multiplayer sailing
- Titan driven ocean manipulation
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I've been following this game for AGES, but unfortunately, development is almost non existent and comprises almost entirely of fixes and improvements. The main draw here was the water physics, but... well, I was reminded of this game…”
People who play it also play: Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Voyagers of Nera, Forever Skies
Frequently asked about Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
Can I run it?
Does Breakwaters: Crystal Tides work on Steam Deck?
Breakwaters: Crystal Tides is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Breakwaters: Crystal Tides cost?
Breakwaters: Crystal Tides is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Breakwaters: Crystal Tides have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Breakwaters: Crystal Tides supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Breakwaters: Crystal Tides?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Breakwaters: Crystal Tides are Salt 2: Shores of Gold, Voyagers of Nera, Forever Skies.
Who developed Breakwaters: Crystal Tides?
Breakwaters: Crystal Tides was developed by Soaring Pixels Games.