Choose TransOcean: The Shipping Company
Choose TransOcean: The Shipping Company if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 73.2% positive across 418 reviews.
TransOcean: The Shipping Company vs TransOcean 2: Rivals
TransOcean: The Shipping Company and TransOcean 2: Rivals both land in Strategy, Simulation 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 Strategy, Simulation on Steam. TransOcean: The Shipping Company (2014) is 2 years older than TransOcean 2: Rivals (2016). TransOcean: The Shipping Company scores higher on Steam reviews (73.2% positive) than TransOcean 2: Rivals (50.5% positive). 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 TransOcean 2: Rivals
Choose TransOcean 2: Rivals if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. TransOcean 2: Rivals launched in 2016.
Both TransOcean: The Shipping Company and TransOcean 2: Rivals sit in Strategy and Simulation on Steam, 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
 TransOcean: The Shipping Company |  TransOcean 2: Rivals | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Genres | Strategy, Simulation, Casual | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.2% positive (418 reviews) | 50.5% positive (204 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Deck13 Hamburg | Deck13 Hamburg |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Simulation on Steam.
- TransOcean: The Shipping Company (2014) is 2 years older than TransOcean 2: Rivals (2016).
- TransOcean: The Shipping Company scores higher on Steam reviews (73.2% positive) than TransOcean 2: Rivals (50.5% positive).
- TransOcean 2: Rivals is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than TransOcean: The Shipping Company (19.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- TransOcean: The Shipping Company is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; TransOcean 2: Rivals has no Deck rating yet.
TransOcean: The Shipping Company vs TransOcean 2: Rivals — FAQ
- Which is better, TransOcean: The Shipping Company or TransOcean 2: Rivals?
- On Steam reviews TransOcean: The Shipping Company scores higher (73.2% positive) than TransOcean 2: Rivals (50.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, TransOcean: The Shipping Company is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play TransOcean: The Shipping Company or TransOcean 2: Rivals first?
- If you want chronology, TransOcean: The Shipping Company (2014) came out before TransOcean 2: Rivals (2016). 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 TransOcean: The Shipping Company and TransOcean 2: Rivals similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Simulation 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.
- Does TransOcean: The Shipping Company have multiplayer like TransOcean 2: Rivals?
- No. TransOcean 2: Rivals supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer), while TransOcean: The Shipping Company is listed as single-player only.
- Does TransOcean: The Shipping Company run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — TransOcean: The Shipping Company is rated Deck Playable by Valve. TransOcean 2: Rivals doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.