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Games like Forgotten Seas

If Forgotten Seas is your kind of game, the closest matches are Start Over, Dawn of Defiance and ASKA — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and relaxing. 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.

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About Forgotten Seas: You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!

2025ActionIndieAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Pangea Game Studios
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Broadsiding sharks and ghost piratesChill pace with crew banter and shantiesCrafting and building with a unique ship creation processAtmosphericChillRelaxing

Players who liked Forgotten Seas also play

Steam players who put hours into Forgotten Seas also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Start Over

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Top pick for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Embark on an unpredictable survival journey in Start Over. Solo, co-op, online, explore diverse landscapes, craft through 4 tech tiers, encounter wildlife, and trade or raid for resources. Choose your path, defend against waves, and shape your destiny in a dynamic world. Are you ready to Start Over?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Dawn of Defiance

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Second-strongest match for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    You are the Defier, a Spartan beginning your afterlife on the Crossroads. In this Greek myth-inspired survival craft, ascend from weak soldier to god-like anti-hero. Build impressive Greek structures, craft legendary gear, and break the seals of the Underworld with up to 3 friends.

    2024ActionAdventureEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ASKA

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Forgotten Seas.

    A new Viking age dawns with you at its helm. Forge a thriving colony from nothing in this mythic open-world survival sim. Earn the gods' favor and survive in a land ruled by ancient terrors and unforgiving seasons. Rally unique villagers, expand your settlement and defend your tribe - solo or co-op!

    2024StrategyAdventureSimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Satisfactory

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building with Forgotten Seas.

    Ranked #4 for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Soulmask

    WHY THIS

    Shares crew management, base building and an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Ranked #5 for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Salt 2: Shores of Gold

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Ranked #6 for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Windrose

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Ranked #7 for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!

    2026ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Voidtrain

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Ranked #8 for Forgotten Seas fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Become a crew member of an Interdimensional Express Train! Discover a new world full of mysterious creatures, enemies and places. Upgrade and customize your train, gather new materials and build better weapons. Play solo or online сo-op with up to 4 people.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Forgotten Seas

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Sid Meier's Pirates!

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Forgotten Seas cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Sail the Caribbean, marauding all on the high seas or ally your ship and crew as a privateer in search of riches - the life you choose is up to you. Face dogged enemies, raid unsuspecting villages, woo fair maidens, avoid capture or dig for buried treasure. Discover what it takes to become one of the most famous pirates in history!

    2005RPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Forgotten Seas cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.

    2013ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Valheim

    WHY THIS

    Shares base building and an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Reviewers of Forgotten Seas cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Forgotten Seas.

    Reviewers of Forgotten Seas cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    Sea of Thieves is a smash-hit pirate adventure game, offering the quintessential pirate experience of plundering lost treasures, intense battles, vanquishing sea monsters and more. Dive in with this revised edition of the game, which includes access to digital bonus media.

    2020ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forgotten Seas at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Forgotten Seas.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forgotten Seas.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forgotten Seas.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Forgotten Seas on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Outpath: First Journey

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forgotten Seas.

    Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

    2022IndieAdventureCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!

    2021IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Forgotten Seas.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forgotten Seas.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Team Fortress 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forgotten Seas.

    Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

    2007ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Forgotten Seas

Does Forgotten Seas run on Steam Deck?
Forgotten Seas is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Forgotten Seas cost?
Forgotten Seas is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Forgotten Seas have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Forgotten Seas supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Forgotten Seas?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forgotten Seas are Start Over, Dawn of Defiance, ASKA.
Who developed Forgotten Seas?
Forgotten Seas was developed by Pangea Game Studios and published by indie.io.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Forgotten Seas.

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