Rank 01Why this
Shares crew management and ship customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- $29.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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- 16 games
- Updated Oct 17, 2026
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- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares ship upgrades and ship customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 17)
- 2025
Rank 03Why this
Shares vehicle customization and mission based progression with Professional Ship Simulator.
- $7.49 (Price checked Oct 17)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
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Train Sim World® 5
Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
Rank 06 
Sailwind
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Professional Ship Simulator.
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Railroader
Why this: Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Professional Ship Simulator.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Professional Ship Simulator
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- 1Seafarer: The Ship Sim
Shares crew management and ship customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 65% of 761 reviews
- 2Following Seas
Shares ship upgrades and ship customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 79% of 81 reviews
- 3Star Trucker
Shares vehicle customization and mission based progression with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 79% of 3,083 reviews
- 4
- 5Train Sim World® 5
Shares vehicle customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 79% of 1,156 reviews
- 6
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- 8Railroader
Also Transportation and Automobile Sim, like Professional Ship Simulator.
- 97% of 2,747 reviews
- 9American Truck Simulator
Shares open world exploration with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 97% of 91,834 reviews
- 10
- 11Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Shares physics simulation and vehicle customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 57% of 1,556 reviews
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- 15Used Cars Simulator
Shares vehicle customization and open world exploration with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 78% of 1,263 reviews
- 16City Transport Simulator®
Shares career mode and vehicle customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 62% of 204 reviews
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- 18City Car Driving 2.0
Also Automobile Sim and Tutorial, like Professional Ship Simulator.
- 63% of 1,060 reviews
- 19Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths
Shares vehicle customization and skill progression with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 80% of 64 reviews
- 20
- 21My Winter Car
Shares physics simulation and career mode with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 94% of 6,140 reviews
- 22
- 23A Merchant's Promise
Shares open world exploration and resource management with Professional Ship Simulator.
- 86% of 248 reviews
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: SWE Systems
- Price: $36.99checked Oct 17
- 72% of 337 reviews
- Genres: Simulation, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Detailed ship systems mooring vhf cargo loading
- Huge open world maps for navigation
- Most authentic maritime sim currently available
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Immersive
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Professional Ship Simulator at current Steam store prices.
American Truck Simulator
Why this: Shares open world exploration with Professional Ship Simulator.
Sail the Seas
Why this: Shares crew management and ship customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
Expeditions: A MudRunner Game
Why this: Shares physics simulation and vehicle customization with Professional Ship Simulator.
Breakout Garage
Why this: Shares vehicle customization and open world exploration with Professional Ship Simulator.
Truck Mechanic: Dangerous Paths
Why this: Shares vehicle customization and skill progression with Professional Ship Simulator.
Bering Tonnage
Why this: Shares ship upgrades and crew management with Professional Ship Simulator.
About Professional Ship Simulator
The closest matches to Professional Ship Simulator: Seafarer: The Ship Sim, Following Seas, Star Trucker, Docked, and Train Sim World® 5. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Professional Ship Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are Seafarer: The Ship Sim, Following Seas and Star Trucker — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and immersive, and single out its career mode and crew management. 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 Professional Ship Simulator: Take the helm in this realistic, large-scale maritime simulation. Command your fleet from agile rescue vessels to massive LNG tankers and perform precise maneuvers in challenging conditions. Navigate a living open world where weather, traffic, and every wave shape your career.
Is Professional Ship Simulator worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 337 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 72% positive across 90 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Price: $36.99 (checked Oct 21).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Detailed ship systems mooring vhf cargo loading
- Huge open world maps for navigation
- Most authentic maritime sim currently available
- Steep learning curve rewards dedication
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Needs alot of work.... would be good for $14.99 not $29.95. Glad to support the dev with my purchase, with time it will be awesome...”
“Still obviously in early access. I think the building blocks are there to develop into a great simulator game, but some of the gameplay mechanics are a little too buggy for me to properly jump in and enjoy at this stage. Tutorials not…”
People who play it also play: Seafarer: The Ship Sim, Following Seas, Star Trucker
Frequently asked about Professional Ship Simulator
Can I run it?
How much does Professional Ship Simulator cost?
Professional Ship Simulator is listed on Steam at 36.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Professional Ship Simulator?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Professional Ship Simulator are Seafarer: The Ship Sim, Following Seas, Star Trucker.
Who developed Professional Ship Simulator?
Professional Ship Simulator was developed by SWE Systems and published by Aerosoft.