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Following Seas

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77%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
77% User Score Based on 109 reviews

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About Following Seas

Following Seas is a single player open world management game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Whipstaff Games and was released on November 21, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

ABOUT THIS GAME Adrift in the ruins of a collapsed empire, you and your ship are a tenuous lifeline to the scattered peoples that make the few remaining green islands their home. Brave hostile seas and dying lands to transport goods that can be the difference between starving and survival for those that watch the rising sun for your sails on the horizon. Following Seas is a game about ships…

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77%Audience ScoreBased on 109 reviews
gameplay9 positive mentions
stability22 negative mentions
  • The sailing mechanics are realistic, satisfying, and immersive, offering complex sail handling with physics-based rope adjustments and ship management that reward mastery.
  • The game's atmosphere, visuals, and audio create a strong sense of immersion and charm, with well-designed ships and a unique Lovecraftian-inspired world.
  • The developer is very active, regularly releasing updates and engaging with the community to improve the game, demonstrating a passionate commitment despite solo development.
  • The game is currently very buggy and unstable, with frequent crashes, erratic ship physics, clipping issues, and gamebreaking glitches that hinder playability.
  • Performance problems persist on high-end hardware, including stuttering and frame rate drops, especially after major engine updates, impacting smooth gameplay.
  • Lack of tutorials and incomplete gameplay systems create a steep learning curve, with unintuitive UI and navigation mechanics that are frustrating for new players and limit accessibility.

  • gameplay

    43 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    21% positive mentions, 72% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers satisfying and realistic sailing mechanics that reward patient players who enjoy mastering complex systems, though it leans toward a slower, simulation-heavy experience rather than fast-paced action. However, the game currently suffers from bugs, performance issues, lack of clear tutorials, and limited content, which can hinder progression and immersion. Players seeking a polished, stable, and expansive gameplay experience may want to wait for future updates.

    • “Sailing mechanics are really satisfying with a good balance between realism and arcade.”
    • “For players who appreciate immersive simulations and detailed maritime mechanics, Following Seas offers a rewarding voyage filled with challenge, atmosphere, and meaningful progression.”
    • “The sailing mechanics initially seemed daunting but were super rewarding to figure out and improve on; learning to use the kedging anchor to drag myself into ports, learning new angles for my sails and what ships work best for me is extremely satisfying to discover.”
    • “The job mechanics seem to work okay, though I didn't play long enough to complete one after seeing that there was a whole side mechanic of needing sail, wood and oil if you wanted to have any hope of a long voyage and had unintentionally softlocked myself because I didn't understand that those would be used night by night, which is a bit silly in my opinion.”
    • “Much of the important game mechanics aren't explained or if they are, are never explained twice.”
    • “These 2-3 weeks after the start of the early access release, the game lacks almost any notable gameplay elements, all of which can be trivialised by the fast travel system, the game didn't cooperate with me trying to sail while having knowledge of how to operate everything.”

  • stability

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    8% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 92% negative mentions

    The game currently suffers from numerous bugs and stability issues, including glitches, frame drops, and occasional freezes that make gameplay frustrating or even unplayable at times. However, many note that the developer is actively working on fixes and updates, showing promise for future improvements. While some players experience smooth performance, the overall stability remains inconsistent and rough in its current state.

    • “And as someone else has written, I don't know the developer, don't even know where in the world he is, didn't get it for free, and am not getting anything to write this - I just think it quite amazing and I have had no glitches or issues of any sort up to now. Even if I do get some, I'll accept that as the price of helping this along.”
    • “It runs great, with full blast eye-candy on my mid-grade PC.”
    • “This game shows promise, but the current physics glitches that lead to extreme frame drops and general instability make it impossible to play.”
    • “From saves being deleted when opening load menu, through softlocking your ship with bugged cargo, softlocking game when editing controls, to many quality of life issues and glitches that can't be brushed off.”
    • “With that said, it is buggy and the sail physics just go haywire sometimes making it difficult to play at best, and impossible at worst.”

  • graphics

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    46% positive mentions, 31% neutral mentions, 23% negative mentions

    The graphics are praised for their realistic and beautiful ship designs, immersive art style, and detailed environmental effects, all performing well despite being a solo dev project. However, some users report occasional stutters and even a rare graphic driver crash. Overall, the visuals significantly enhance immersion, with impressive particle effects and sea simulation complementing the gameplay.

    • “The ships themselves are beautiful, and the graphics overall punch well above what you'd expect from a solo dev project.”
    • “It's still in development, there is a lot to improve, but it's fairly playable. It is a beautiful game, very optimized for its graphics and physics. The ships look like nothing I have ever seen; they are absolutely stunning and the physics are great and fun to play with.”
    • “The content scope and general art style let the game feel cohesive and immersive like your own little piece of ocean.”
    • “Following Seas is the only title so far that caused a graphic driver crash in just 13 minutes.”
    • “The game then freezed, the computer went into a black screen for some seconds and, finally, back to the desktop with the graphic driver crashed and the resolution set to 800 x 600, using the generic Windows video adapter.”
    • “Now I hit 60fps with occasional stutters to 45fps, which can be removed by lowering the graphics settings.”

  • optimization

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    Optimization has significantly improved following recent updates, addressing earlier performance issues and better managing GPU usage. While the game remains somewhat buggy with occasional high performance demands, it is generally stable and fairly well-optimized for its impressive graphics and physics, though further enhancements are still needed.

    • “The performance issue seems to be solved after the developer pushed an update on Sunday evening (Jul 19).”
    • “Optimization is better and changing settings does affect the FPS and GPU usage, unlike at release when it always used 100% of my GPU no matter the setting.”
    • “Found quite a few bugs but overall good performance and stability (at least for me).”
    • “The sailing mechanics are great, but the game is very buggy and the performance isn’t great.”
    • “The game has plenty of bugs and relatively high performance usage; the solo developer is actively working on it, so I'd recommend waiting unless you've already been waiting for months.”
    • “Performance-wise, which was an issue previously, it has improved a lot, but at the moment the game has too many game-breaking issues.”

  • atmosphere

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its believable, historically influenced maritime setting that creates an immersive and charming sailing experience. While it offers a rewarding sense of realism and progression, some players find the frequent wind shifts and lack of guidance detract from the natural feel and overall enjoyment. Nonetheless, its distinctive ambiance and detailed ship design make it appealing even to those less interested in sailing.

    • “Historical sailing influences shape ship design and environmental atmosphere, helping the world feel believable despite its fictional setting.”
    • “For players who appreciate immersive simulations and detailed maritime mechanics, Following Seas offers a rewarding voyage filled with challenge, atmosphere, and meaningful progression.”
    • “With that said, it's a really charming, atmospheric, and relaxing (not always) sailing simcade that teaches you a lot about historical ships and sailing.”

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, -25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The story is charming and rich in grimdark worldbuilding and lore, but currently lacks a clear narrative, campaign structure, and tutorials. Players seeking a more guided or balanced gameplay experience should await further development.

    • “It's delightfully charming in its own grimdark way, with the pretension for worldbuilding, story, and lore being through the roof.”
    • “If you want some more clear action or a more 'story guided' experience, wishlist this game and wait for the dev to develop this game further.”
    • “Not to expect: fleshed out gameplay, trading (not implemented yet as of now), gameplay balance, clear story or a clear 'campaign', clear tutorials.”
    • “If you want some more clear action or more 'story guided' experience, wishlist this game and wait for the dev to develop this game further.”
    • “Its delightfully charming in its own grimdark way, with the pretencity for worldbuilding, story, and lore being through the roof.”
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2h Median play time
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Following Seas is a open world management game with fantasy theme. Common tags for Following Seas include first-person, trading, pirates, exploration, fishing and others.

Following Seas is available on PC and Windows.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Following Seas.

Following Seas was released on November 21, 2025.

Following Seas was developed by Whipstaff Games.

Following Seas has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Following Seas for its gameplay but disliked it for its stability.

Following Seas is a single player game.

Similar games include Sailwind, Ships At Sea, Seafarer: The Ship Sim, Escape The Pacific, Sailaway and others.