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Following Seas

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78%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
78% User Score Based on 95 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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78%Audience ScoreBased on 95 reviews
gameplay8 positive mentions
stability19 negative mentions
  • Highly detailed and realistic sailing mechanics with dynamic sail handling and rope physics, providing an immersive and rewarding simulation experience.
  • Beautifully crafted ships and environments with strong atmospheric visuals and audio, reflecting the passion and dedication of the solo developer.
  • Engaging sense of exploration and maritime management with unique ships, navigation tools, and survival elements that appeal to sailing enthusiasts.
  • The game is currently very buggy and unstable, with frequent crashes, physics glitches, and performance issues that disrupt gameplay.
  • Steep learning curve compounded by poor or missing tutorials and unintuitive UI, making it difficult for newcomers to sailing simulations to understand core mechanics.
  • Slow-paced gameplay with long travel times and limited activities during voyages, which some players find boring or frustrating without additional content or more interactive features.

  • gameplay

    37 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    22% positive mentions, 70% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The gameplay is a detailed, simulation-focused sailing experience that rewards patience and mastery of complex mechanics, appealing to fans of immersive maritime systems rather than fast-paced action. However, early gameplay can feel slow, sometimes repetitive, and lacks clear tutorials or guidance, with some bugs and limited content currently hindering the full experience. Overall, it offers deep, rewarding mechanics for those interested in slow, methodical sailing sims but may feel incomplete or inaccessible to players seeking more dynamic or streamlined gameplay.

    • “It is a simulation-first experience designed for players who enjoy learning systems and mastering mechanics rather than rushing toward instant rewards.”
    • “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 first 10 minutes of gameplay should be cut out – this is how lame they are.”
    • “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

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    10% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 90% negative mentions

    The game's stability is currently hindered by numerous bugs and glitches causing crashes, frame drops, and softlocks, making it difficult or sometimes impossible to play. However, many reviewers note that the developer is very active and regularly releasing updates, showing promise for improvement. Despite its buggy state, some users have experienced smoother gameplay and see potential in the game’s future.

    • “And as someone else has written, I don't know the developer, where in the world they are, didn't get it for free, and am not receiving anything to write this – I just think it's quite amazing. I have had no glitches or issues of any sort so far, and even if I do encounter 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 the load menu, through softlocking your ship with bugged cargo, softlocking the game when editing controls, to many quality of life issues and glitches that can't be brushed off.”
    • “The issue is it's a glitchy, buggy, slow mess.”

  • graphics

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    42% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 25% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for their beauty, detailed ship designs, and immersive art style, delivering a visually cohesive ocean experience that exceeds expectations for a solo-developed game. However, some technical issues like graphic driver crashes and occasional stutters have been reported, though performance can be improved by adjusting settings. Overall, the visuals contribute strongly to the game's immersive atmosphere despite being a work in progress.

    • “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 me 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 45ish which can be removed by lowering the graphics settings.”

  • atmosphere

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

    The game excels in creating a charming and immersive maritime atmosphere inspired by historical sailing, making the world feel authentic and engaging. While its detailed simulation and relaxing ambiance appeal to fans of nautical experiences, some players note issues with natural wind behavior and lack of guidance, which can detract from the overall atmospheric immersion.

    • “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.”

  • optimization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    Optimization has significantly improved compared to earlier versions, with better performance and stability, especially related to GPU usage and settings impact. However, the game still has notable bugs and high performance demands, reflecting its ongoing development status. Overall, it's fairly playable but could benefit from further performance enhancements.

    • “Performance-wise, which was an issue previously, has improved a lot (could be just Linux drivers too), which is a big plus.”
    • “Found quite a few bugs but overall good performance and stability (at least for me).”
    • “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.”
    • “The game does have plenty of issues with bugs and a relatively high performance usage, which the (solo) developer is actively working on, so I'd wait for now unless you have already been waiting for this game to release for months.”
    • “It does need work and some performance improvements (i7 13700, 32GB, RTX 4070).”
    • “Performance-wise (which was an issue previously) has improved a lot (could be just Linux drivers too) which is a big plus, but atm the game has too many game-breaking issues.”

  • story

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

    The story is charming and richly detailed with extensive worldbuilding and lore, but lacks a clear narrative, campaign structure, and tutorials. Currently, gameplay elements like trading and balanced progression are underdeveloped, making the experience feel incomplete. Players seeking a more guided or polished story-driven experience are advised to wait for future updates.

    • “It's delightfully charming in its own grimdark way, with the pretentiousness for worldbuilding, story, and lore through the roof.”
    • “If voyages were longer and sleep moved the ship, you'd actually need to plot your position mid-ocean - and that would make the quadrant and sun compass feel essential instead of decorative.”
    • “If you want a clearer action or more 'story-guided' experience, wishlist this game and wait for the dev to develop it 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 throught the roof.”
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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, Sailaway, Escape The Pacific, Seafarer: The Ship Sim, Ships At Sea and others.