SeaOrama: World of Shipping
- December 14, 2023
- Hidden Tower
- 4h median play time
Get on SteamSeaOrama: World of Shipping invites you to create your own shipping company, starting with a single vessel and growing into a maritime empire. Plan lucrative trade routes across 90 global port locations, considering market trends and logistical challenges. Manage a diverse fleet of 17 ship types, handling contracts and customizing vessels to maximize profits in this strategic entrepreneurial journey.
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Epic Games
Reviews
- The game offers a satisfying gameplay loop focused on logistics management and business building, appealing to fans of the genre.
- The developers are actively engaged with the community, quickly addressing bugs and implementing updates, which shows promise for future improvements.
- The graphics are clean and immersive, providing a pleasant visual experience despite some limitations in scope.
- The game is plagued by numerous bugs and stability issues, including crashes and unresponsive UI elements, making it frustrating to play.
- AI competitors are poorly designed, often going bankrupt quickly, which diminishes the challenge and competitiveness of the game.
- The gameplay can become repetitive and lacks depth, with many players finding it easy to progress without much strategic planning.
- gameplay22 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 59 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The gameplay experience is marred by numerous bugs and a lack of depth, leading to frustration among players. While the game features some intriguing mechanics, such as optimizing trade routes and managing a fleet, it suffers from repetitiveness and a lack of originality, making it less engaging over time. Overall, players recommend waiting for improvements and polish before diving in, as the current state offers limited entertainment value despite its immersive graphics and potential.
“Overall, don't expect much, but Seaorama is good enough for about 30 hours of calm gameplay.”
“The intricate gameplay mechanics, ranging from optimizing trade routes to managing a diverse fleet of ships, provide a rewarding challenge for both beginners and experienced players.”
“The intuitive interface and easy-to-use mechanics make it easy to get started, while the immersive world and stunning graphics take players into the bustling world of international trade.”
“The game suffers from several bugs that hinder the gameplay experience.”
“With only 10.3 hours of total gameplay, it’s a sad missed opportunity, as the concept has promise but lacks depth and variety.”
“There just isn’t enough gameplay to keep me entertained, and the annoying lag just makes it worse.”
- stability17 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game currently suffers from significant stability issues, with numerous bugs affecting gameplay and user interface functionality. While the developers are actively addressing these problems and showing promise for improvement, many players find the game to be unfinished and frustratingly buggy at this stage. Overall, it has potential, but it remains a "buggy mess" that requires further refinement.
“Making chains of contracts is buggy and does not work as expected.”
“Nice concept, but it's an unfinished buggy mess.”
“However, the game is very buggy and I would say it's about 50% ready.”
- graphics16 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 56 % neutral mentions
- 19 % negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the clean and immersive visuals, while others criticize them as outdated and reminiscent of mobile games. Many users express a desire for higher resolution and improved graphical fidelity, noting that the current graphics do not match the promotional materials. Overall, while there are some positive aspects, the graphics are seen as a significant area for improvement.
“The graphics are clean and crisp, if a little limited in scope.”
“The intuitive interface and easy-to-use mechanics make it easy to get started, while the immersive world and immersive graphics take players into the bustling world of international trade.”
“Graphics look good, the game runs well, and there seems to be plenty of ships for you to try out while building your shipping empire.”
“Outdated graphics.”
“The graphics are poor, and the UI is reminiscent of simple candy game styles.”
“The actual graphics engine itself looks like something from a mobile game.”
- grinding3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the crew selection process in the latest version to be more tedious and potentially grindy, which could lead to a frustrating experience as they struggle to earn money and grow their company. Despite this, the overall gameplay remains engaging and the interface user-friendly.
“The crew selection page is more tedious to select a crew than in version 1.0.”
“I can see this getting really grindy after a while and many more ships, but other than that the gameplay is sufficiently engaging and the interface is easy to use and figure out.”
“Overall, it's a boring and tedious experience that makes it impossible to earn money and grow your company.”
- music2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some users finding it atrocious, while others appreciate the chilled soundtrack and its easy pace.
“I love the chilled soundtrack and the easy pace of the game.”
“The music perfectly complements the gameplay, creating an immersive experience.”
“The soundtrack is so relaxing; it enhances the overall atmosphere of the game.”
“The music is atrocious.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Reviewers express frustration with the game's optimization, noting that it struggles to perform well even on high-end hardware like a Ryzen 9 and a 3080 Ti, which is unexpected for a title of its nature.
“The game runs smoothly on high settings, showcasing excellent optimization for both high-end and mid-range systems.”
“I was impressed by how well the game utilizes system resources, allowing for a seamless experience even during intense moments.”
“The developers have clearly put effort into optimizing the game, as it performs well across a variety of hardware configurations.”
“There's also no reason why a game like this should struggle with performance on a Ryzen 9 with a 3080 Ti.”
“The optimization is so poor that even high-end hardware can't maintain a stable frame rate.”
“I expected better performance from a game of this caliber, but the optimization feels rushed and incomplete.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Reviewers express optimism about the game's potential but caution against the risk of it becoming a cash grab, emphasizing the importance of ongoing support and development for its success.
“The game has excellent potential, but if they continue with this cash grab mentality, it will ruin everything.”
“The monetization strategy feels exploitative and detracts from the overall experience.”
“It's frustrating to see a game with so much promise being overshadowed by aggressive monetization tactics.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express concerns about the game's replayability, citing a lack of variety and suggesting that the AI difficulty is too easy, which may diminish the incentive to replay the game.
“My only gripes are the lack of variety, replayability, and AI difficulty (too easy).”
