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Games like Ships 2017

If Ships 2017 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lost in Tropics - Day 1, Ridiculous Space Battles and Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deliberate pacing rewards patience, atmospheric and challenging. 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 Ships 2017: Take control over 3 special purpose naval vessels. Complete various missions on dangerous waters of Baltic Sea. Take part in recovery of objects from the bottom of the sea. Transport heavy cargo to its final destination, also including rescue and transport missions.

2016IndieSimulation19.99 USDWindowsby FragOut
Ships 2017 — Steam game cover
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Deliberate pacing rewards patienceReal world maritime logistics feel authenticShort focused missions prevent burnoutAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

Players who liked Ships 2017 also play

Steam players who put hours into Ships 2017 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. Lost in Tropics - Day 1

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Prologue of Lost in Tropics. Survive the first few days on a dangerous island, upgrade camp, and hunt.

    IndieSimulationFree To PlaySteam ↗
  2. Ridiculous Space Battles

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    RIDICULOUS SPACE BATTLES is the spiritual successor to the first ever autobattler game: Gratuitous Space Battles! After a fifteen year wait, the ridiculously over-the-top and completely unjustified battles in space ARE BACK.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  3. Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Ships 2017.

    Third-strongest match for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!

    2021ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Billionaire Life Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Wake up in a penthouse. Sleep on a yacht. The alarm clock is a helicopter. BILLIONAIRE LIFE SIMULATOR is the ultimate "what if I had everything" sandbox — pilot private jets, host yacht parties, customize mansions, and live the Instagram fantasy in cinematic Unreal Engine detail.

    2026SimulationSteam ↗
  5. City Block Builder

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Experience a beautiful tycoon management style game that allows you to build your own business empire in Los Angeles during the 1950s era. Manage businesses ranging from Movie Theaters to Jazz Clubs to Restaurants and more!

    2022StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kacha Fruit Cut

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Welcome to the cyberpunk night market! Kacha Fruit Cut is a fast-paced, casual fruit-slicing game. Manage your futuristic street stall, slice fresh fruits with precision, complete customer orders, and trigger the neon fever mode to become the ultimate midnight fruit master!

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation7.19 USDSteam ↗
  7. Pinevale Settlements

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Build a colony from scratch, set up production chains, and defend against raids. Manage resources, research technologies, expand your settlement, and survive each escalating wave!

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation7.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Super Egg & TCG Shop Simulator: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Ships 2017 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Experience a limited preview of Super Egg Simulator! Chickens lay surprise eggs—open them, collect toy parts, and build toys! Sell eggs and toys in your store, satisfy customers, and expand into the most exciting toy store in town.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ships 2017 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    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 ~75% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    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 ~50% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

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

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

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

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Undertale

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

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

    2015IndieRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Kerbal Space Program

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Ships 2017 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.

    2015IndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ships 2017.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ships 2017.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Ships 2017

How much does Ships 2017 cost?
Ships 2017 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Ships 2017?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ships 2017 are Lost in Tropics - Day 1, Ridiculous Space Battles, Ship Graveyard Simulator: Prologue.
Who developed Ships 2017?
Ships 2017 was developed by FragOut and published by Games Box, SIG Publishing.

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 Ships 2017.

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