Forgotten Seas

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Forgotten Seas is a single player and multiplayer simulation game. It was developed by Pangea Game Studios and was released on October 11, 2025. It received positive reviews from players.

Forgotten Seas is a survival game set in the Bermuda Void, an endless ocean filled with islands that appear and disappear in time. To survive, you'll need to craft a ship and navigate treacherous waters filled with bounty, treasure, and danger. Ships are magical and can be stored in bottles, allowing you to build a fleet for various purposes. The goal is to conquer the forgotten seas and rule the waters.

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Audience ScoreBased on 172 reviews

story12 positive mentions

grinding16 negative mentions

The game offers a lot of content and activities, making it engaging and fun, especially for an early access title.
The graphics and atmosphere are praised, creating a beautiful and immersive environment for players.
The developers are responsive and engaged with the community, showing promise for future updates and improvements.

There are significant game-breaking bugs and issues with random island spawns that can hinder progress.
The sailing mechanics are criticized for being simplistic and not feeling realistic, often compared to driving a car on rails.
The game suffers from a lack of polish, with clunky controls, basic animations, and a need for better quality of life features.

story
47 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is described as a mix of basic RPG elements and engaging plot twists, with a pirate theme and a narrative involving WWII pilots trapped in the Bermuda Triangle. While the quest system is generally well-received for its variety and progression guidance, players express frustration over the randomness of certain quest spawns, which can hinder gameplay. Overall, the storyline is seen as a solid foundation, but improvements in quest accessibility and clarity could enhance the experience.
- “It seems very basic at first but it ramps up and there is a storyline to get into.”
- “Great storyline, well thought out game.”
- “The story is about WWII pilots getting stuck in the Bermuda Triangle, which apparently itself remained in the 17th or 18th century.”
- “The 'story' feels like a throwaway tutorial from an old school RPG.”
- “I would say it's AI written, but I honestly think the devs should consult ChatGPT on their plot and writing--it would be most beneficial.”
- “The story is WWII pilots got stuck in the Bermuda Triangle, which apparently itself remained in the 17th or 18th century.”
graphics
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the overall visual quality and water effects, while others criticize the basic art style and stuttery movement. Many players appreciate the game's performance on various hardware, noting it enhances the gaming experience, but there are calls for aesthetic and animation improvements to elevate the visuals further. Overall, while the graphics are considered solid for an early access title, they still feel somewhat dated and in need of refinement.
- “Just a fantastic game with amazing graphics and very fun for an early access type game.”
- “The graphics of the game greatly enhance the gaming experience.”
- “Very solid graphics and I was unable to find any lag issues.”
- “This game feels half baked and something out of the early 2000s with updated graphics.”
- “But besides that, shadows don't render well, movement sometimes feels stuttery, and this is not helped by how the rest of the graphics and mechanics play out.”
- “If you can't pull something out, it's better to maybe consider a different art style, or scaling up your project, than going for something that should be great, but ends up looking and feeling cheap.”
gameplay
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay in this game is criticized for its lack of depth, particularly in sailing mechanics, which feel simplistic and unrealistic. Players report a grindy experience with timegating elements that limit engagement, and ship combat is described as boring and overly simplistic. While there are some enjoyable mechanics, the overall execution leaves much to be desired, with issues like stuttery movement and poor graphics further detracting from the experience.
- “Pretty rough game at the moment, but it has a lot of good mechanics, and really opens up after a few hours.”
- “Ships movement is done to allow gameplay, surely not realism or a simulator.”
- “Think more of it as an old RPG with some arcade ship mechanics, which was made to be accessible to all age groups.”
- “This game makes more use of timegating mechanics than some of the worst MMORPGs we've played.”
- “In 50 hours of gameplay, we made only enough money to buy two of the most expensive ships (by focusing gold on one player as well).”
- “The ship fighting mechanic in this game might be one of the most boring/worst I've ever seen in a pirate game; all you do is lock onto a ship and click.”
grinding
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players generally find the grinding aspect of the game to be significant, particularly in resource gathering and crafting, which can feel repetitive and time-consuming. While some appreciate the grind as a core element of the survival genre, others express frustration with the fast respawn rates of enemies like Sasquatch, leading to continuous farming for materials. Overall, the experience is described as fun and rewarding, albeit with a notable emphasis on grinding tasks.
- “Sasquatch for me respawns way too fast after I use a plethora of cannonballs to kill it, which then equals farming a lot more resources all over again to make even more cannonballs to kill Sasquatch again.”
- “Now I'm about 10 hours in and as another review says, the more you play the better it keeps getting. It can be a bit grindy for resources at times, but that's the point of a survival game, right?”
- “The experience playing this for me is very simple but fun; it is grindy for materials, with tons of tasks and quests to do, an open world to explore, and learning what you need and how to play and apply what you have.”
optimization
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, user reviews indicate mixed experiences with optimization; while some players report smooth performance and quick load times on older hardware, others highlight significant optimization issues that affect gameplay.
- “Firstly, this game has some serious optimization issues.”
music
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is well-received, with users praising the original soundtrack (OST) for its pleasantness and thematic fit, particularly in relation to naval battles. The sound design complements the gameplay effectively, contributing to an enjoyable overall experience.
- “The OST is very pleasant, and I like the idea of naval battles.”
- “Learning curve isn't steep at all, and the sound/music is well done.”
stability
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Overall, stability in the game is a significant concern, with many users reporting janky and buggy ship mechanics, particularly regarding ship physics. However, some players have not encountered any glitches early in their gameplay.
- “Be warned, as stated in almost every review, the ships are janky, buggy, and ship physics are nonexistent... in a game about ships.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is consistently described as magical, creating an enchanting and immersive experience for players.
- “The atmosphere is magical.”
humor
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is characterized by its unexpected and absurd moments, such as players being stranded in the ocean due to pilot mishaps, which can be amusing initially. However, some players find the humor to be inconsistent, with certain disjointed elements being so poorly executed that they become funny in a bizarre way.
- “The start was shocking and disjointed, albeit so bad it was actually really funny.”
- “Some things I hope they fix soon is being able to stand on the ships and walk around, not fall in the ocean when the pilot takes off and leaves you stranded in the middle of the ocean (it is funny to see the first few times).”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate that players have mixed feelings about the game's monetization, with some expressing skepticism about the promised updates and enhancements, suggesting that the monetization strategy may not fully meet expectations.
- “I saw an advertisement that the game was getting a 'face lift' with some new bells and whistles, but I was not expecting much.”