SeaOrama: World of Shipping

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SeaOrama: 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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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

59%

Audience ScoreBased on 400 reviews

gameplay12 positive mentions

stability36 negative mentions

The game is a good relaxing experience and a fun way to spend free time.
Active developers are frequently updating the game and responding to player feedback, showing commitment to improvement.
The logistics management aspect is engaging, and players who enjoy games like Ports of Call and TransOcean will likely find it enjoyable.

The user interface and user experience are poorly designed, making navigation frustrating and cumbersome.
The game suffers from numerous bugs and stability issues, including crashes and unresponsive features.
Gameplay can become repetitive and lacks depth, with AI competitors being too easy to defeat.

gameplay
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
70%
6%
The gameplay of the game is marred by numerous bugs and a lack of depth, leading to a repetitive experience that fails to engage players over time. While the mechanics, such as optimizing trade routes and managing a fleet, show promise and can be immersive, many users feel that the game needs significant improvements and additional content to justify its price. Overall, the gameplay is seen as a mixed bag, with potential that remains largely unfulfilled.
- “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.”
- “Quality is really nice and smooth, and gameplay is immersive and fun.”
- “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.”
stability
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is currently plagued by numerous bugs and stability issues, with players reporting problems such as crashes, unresponsive buttons, and broken save systems. However, the development team is actively addressing these issues, leading to some optimism about future improvements. Overall, while the game shows potential, it is considered unfinished and requires significant work to enhance its stability and user interface.
- “Buggy mess holy shit.”
- “Nice concept, but it's an unfinished buggy mess.”
- “As of 12/29/23 a buggy mess, saves break, ships are Chuck Norris and swim through land, cargo unloads 8000 miles from port.”
graphics
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
59%
18%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the clean and crisp visuals while others criticize them as outdated and reminiscent of mobile games. Many users express a desire for improved resolution and more immersive graphics, noting that the current visuals do not match promotional materials. Overall, while there are positive aspects, the graphics are seen as a significant area needing enhancement to fully realize the game's potential.
- “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.”
- “The graphics are poor, and the UI is reminiscent of simple candy game styles.”
- “In conclusion, while Seaorama has the potential to be a great game, its balancing issues, bugs, extremely poor UI, and outdated graphics hold it back.”
- “The actual graphics engine itself looks like something from a mobile game.”
grinding
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious, particularly with the crew selection process, which has become more cumbersome compared to the previous version. This grindiness can lead to a frustrating experience, making it difficult to earn money and progress in the game, despite the overall engaging gameplay and user-friendly interface.
- “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/figure out.”
- “So all in all a boring, tedious experience, impossible to make any money and therefore grow your company.”
- “The crew selection page is more tedious to select a crew than in version 1.0.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
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 like the chilled soundtrack and easy pace of the game.”
- “The music is atrocious.”
- “The music is atrocious.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game's optimization is severely lacking, with users reporting significant performance issues even on high-end hardware like the Ryzen 9 and 3080 Ti. There are numerous bugs, a poorly optimized user interface, and inadequate support for various resolutions, indicating that extensive optimizations are necessary.
- “There's also no reason why a game like this should struggle with performance on a Ryzen 9 with a 3080 Ti.”
- “Currently, it has bugs galore, the UI isn't even remotely optimized, it's lacking support for some resolutions, and there's tons of optimizations needed.”
monetization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Reviewers express concern about the game's monetization strategy, fearing it may lean towards a cash grab approach. However, they also acknowledge the game's potential, suggesting that if handled well, it could become a standout title in its genre.
- “The game has excellent potential, but if they continue with this cash grab mentality, it will ultimately fail.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
Users express concerns about the game's replayability, noting 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 variety, replayability, and AI difficulty (too easy).”