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Ship Sim 2019 is a single player casual simulation game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Sail the Mediterranean with cruise ships, gigantic cargo ships and oil tankers.

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71%Audience ScoreBased on 980 reviews
graphics112 positive mentions
monetization34 negative mentions

  • Realistic ship controls and challenging docking mechanics.
  • Good graphics and multiple camera views enhance immersion.
  • Variety of ships and missions available with smooth gameplay.
  • Lack of moving ships or traffic in open sea makes sailing feel lonely and boring.
  • Shallow water warnings and map navigation are inaccurate or missing crucial depth information causing ship damage.
  • Game needs improvements in weather effects, wave physics, lighting, multiplayer mode, and overall realism.
  • graphics

    203 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 35% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for being good to stunning, with realistic ship designs, water effects, and day-night cycles, providing an immersive experience. However, users frequently point out issues such as shaky camera views, lack of environmental detail, inconsistent realism in weather and waves, and occasional bugs affecting visuals. Many express a desire for improved graphical fidelity, enhanced weather effects, more detailed environments, and better optimization for smoother gameplay.

    • “This game deserves 5 stars because the game runs smoothly, graphics are sensational and I've never seen anything like it.”
    • “I love the open world gameplay and the graphics, the water looks amazing, RTX-like :)))) looking forward to haul some cargo across the Mediterranean Sea :D!”
    • “The graphics are awesome, the simulation is great.”
    • “The graphics are really bad. I mean really bad. My phone is Sony Xperia XZ2, which is a gaming phone. Also, make it more realistic, add the risk of piracy and the risk of the ship being broken. I am begging you to improve the graphics.”
    • “Very bad graphics. Low quality game, like 50 MB but it is a 300 MB game. I recommend you to never install such a game.”
    • “Graphics aren't the worst I've ever seen in a game; however, the day/night cycle causes you to be completely black at night, requiring you to increase your screen brightness just to see, thereby burning your battery.”
  • monetization

    42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    14% positive mentions, 5% neutral mentions, 81% negative mentions

    The game’s monetization is heavily criticized for intrusive, excessive ads that often block crucial controls and disrupt gameplay, even after purchasing the no-ads option. In-app purchases are seen as expensive and necessary for meaningful progress, making the experience feel pay-to-win. Additionally, poor developer support regarding refunds and ad removal further frustrates players.

    • “This app is actually pretty good, my only complaint is that the 'free in-app purchases' are quite expensive and will likely take weeks and weeks of playing to upgrade and customize your ship.”
    • “It's a very nice game, but free in-game purchases are very expensive, so I request to please reduce the prices.”
    • “Most of the things are in-app purchases, so it may not be worth downloading unless you are ready to pay extra for those.”
    • “After the 5th mission, banner ads appeared on the top and bottom of the screen. While everyone has to make a living, the ads at the bottom block the thrusters and steering wheel, making it impossible to drive the boat. I was in the middle of docking the ship when these ads appeared.”
    • “I accidentally purchased 'buy all ships' using 1-tap authorization and intentionally purchased 'remove ads,' but I still have just as many ads as before. I requested refunds from Google Play but was denied; I contacted the developer multiple times but received no response.”
    • “Ads block the GUI and make the game unplayable on my S10.”
  • story

    41 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    12% positive mentions, 78% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The story aspect of the game is widely criticized for being repetitive, lacking variety, and offering no real narrative or engaging mission structure. Players find missions monotonous with minimal obstacles or challenges, and there is a strong desire for more diverse, story-driven content, including tougher and more dynamic missions. Overall, while the gameplay has potential, the story mode and mission design need significant expansion and improvement to enhance engagement.

    • “I love the long distance chilled cargo delivery mission and the full control over docking your ship.”
    • “It is actually rare to find a good game like this I really enjoy playing it; only things to improve are the graphics and more diverse missions or you could add emergencies.”
    • “If you can bring story mode to the game it will be great.”
    • “I have been on the same mission for a week.”
    • “There could be more ships, only 5 of each type and the missions seem the same: choose a mission, the stuff poofs onto your ship, drive away from the blue floating job icon, and you pilot the ship to the destination.”
    • “The graphics are outdated, the tutorial isn't really a tutorial, the first person mode is buggy, the story mode is awful.”
  • gameplay

    25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 52% neutral mentions, 12% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally praised for its simplicity, realism, and enjoyable mechanics, with good controls and interactive elements enhancing the experience. However, users frequently mention issues such as repetitive content, lack of variety, obstructive ads, and missing features like navigation aids and dynamic environments that could improve immersion. Overall, while gameplay has strong foundations, it would benefit greatly from updates adding more realistic physics, diverse ships, weather effects, and enhanced interactivity.

    • “Awesome game, gameplay is very good, almost realistic feelings come during driving in mid-sea.... very good interactive targets.... camera views are also excellent.... overall excellent game.... loved it very much.... ”
    • “The graphics, gameplay and controls satisfy me but please add some car carriers etc... and also add higher waves during heavy storms, ship traffic, and sinking sequence when the damage reaches 100%, aside from those a very great job from Ovilex.”
    • “I love the open world gameplay and the graphics, the water looks amazing, RTX-like :)))) looking forward to haul some cargo across the Mediterranean Sea :d!”
    • “Gameplay is decent, however the banner ad at the top of the screen obstructs your view severely, and very rapidly becomes annoying.”
    • “Ads are even covering half of the screen in the gameplay.”
    • “So I decided to give it rating graphics 5.0/5.0 (for logo), gameplay 5.0/5.0 (for wasting my data and heating up phone), control 0.0/5.0 (because I cannot play the game).”
  • music

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the relaxing potential of the game's music but are frustrated by the inability to turn it off or adjust its volume separately from sound effects. Many find the background music annoying, which negatively impacts their overall experience. Adding volume controls and an option to disable the music would improve user satisfaction.

    • “I play my smooth jazz music while cruising and it's so relaxing.”
    • “And there should be musical horns like Disney Cruise.”
    • “It would be nice to have the music and sound effect volume control separate.”
    • “A lot of potential, but not being able to turn off the background music is extremely frustrating and distracting... no thanks.... uninstalled...”
    • “The game is good, but I don't like the music and I don't know how to turn off the music, that's why I give 1 star.”
    • “Hey, it is a great game but please remove the port music, it's so annoying.”
  • optimization

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    25% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    The game offers impressive graphics and design but suffers from poor optimization, causing lag and stuttering even on relatively capable devices. While gameplay is enjoyable, performance issues significantly impact the experience.

    • “This game deserves 5 stars because it runs smoothly, the graphics are sensational, and I've never seen anything like it.”
    • “Has a lot of potential, good graphics and ship designs, however performance can be really bad.”
    • “It was really fun, but it is not optimized at all; I have an S8 and it was so laggy.”
    • “Camera is stuttering.”
  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent glitches and freezes, including issues with the navigator showing incorrect paths and a buggy first-person mode. Stability problems often require reinstalling the game, which forces players to start over, significantly impacting the overall experience.

    • “After looking at its size (approx 300mb) I thought that it would be a good game, but no. The graphics are okay but there is no fun in this game. Also, there are many glitches. Also, fix the navigator; it always shows wrong directions and on the map it shows the path through land!”
    • “This is the problem... it's a great game but my experience is when you've played it a couple of times, moved up, and gotten more boats, you go back to play and the game freezes. You have to uninstall it and then install it again, and you have to start at the beginning again.”
    • “The game glitches a lot.”
  • grinding

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game features significant grinding with slow progression, leading to boredom for some players despite its overall quality and realistic design. The pace feels tedious, especially with slow ship movements.

    • “Not a whole lot to do, very grindy, got bored after about 10 minutes...”
    • “Definitely an awesome game but even though I know y'all trying to be super realistic, the ships just are tediously slow. Can't be here all day.”
  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is lighthearted and enjoyable, delivering simple yet effective comedic moments that players find genuinely funny.

    • “It's a simple and enjoyable, funny game.”
    • “Hahaha, it's such a funny game, not like any simulator!”
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Ship Sim 2019 is a casual simulation game. Common tags for Ship Sim 2019 include free to play and stylized.

Ship Sim 2019 is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Ship Sim 2019 was developed by Ovidiu Pop.

Ship Sim 2019 has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Ship Sim 2019 for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Ship Sim 2019 is a single player game.

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