Choose Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator
Choose Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator if you want a Massively Multiplayer game with MMO. Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator launched in 2018.
Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator vs In A Wheel
Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator and In A Wheel both land in Sports, Indie, 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 Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator (2018) is 6 years older than In A Wheel (2024). Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; In A Wheel has no Deck rating yet. 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 In A Wheel
Choose In A Wheel if you want a Strategy experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. In A Wheel launched in 2024.
Both Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator and In A Wheel sit in Sports, Indie, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator |  In A Wheel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2024 |
| Genres | Sports, Indie, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Racing | Sports, Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 66.4% positive (535 reviews) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Developers | Orbcreation | ElyDev |
Side by side
- Both share Sports, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator (2018) is 6 years older than In A Wheel (2024).
- Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; In A Wheel has no Deck rating yet.
Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator vs In A Wheel — FAQ
- Should I play Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator or In A Wheel first?
- If you want chronology, Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator (2018) came out before In A Wheel (2024). 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 Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator and In A Wheel similar?
- They overlap on Sports, Indie, 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 Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Sailaway - The Sailing Simulator is rated Deck Playable by Valve. In A Wheel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.