The Steam Ocean Fest 2026 is a massive Steam sale that has tons and tons of sea-related, ocean-related and boat-related games. This is actually one of the larger Steam sales I’ve seen, with so many games over a bunch of different genres. We’ve selected our favorite games from the Steam Ocean Fest 2026:
Moonglow Bay
“Moonglow Bay is honestly my favorite slice of life style game since Stardew Valley — a game that I put hundreds of hours into on PC, and even more on Nintendo Switch. It’s well made, it’s beautifully crafted, there is so much to do, the game itself doesn’t ever feel annoying, boring or labor intensive. It’s just wonderful.”
Moonglow Bay is a carefully crafted, loving, slice of life adventure
Spilled!
“Whilst there isn’t a story in any real sense, the premise is that you are a trawler cleaning up oil spills around a rather pretty lake district of sorts. Simply moving your boat over oil spills is enough to slurp them up, but you’ll quickly find your hold full of black gold and you’ll need to return to the recycling centre to empty it out before heading out to clean up more. Once you’ve cleaned up an area in its entirety, the gate to the next area will open and you can carry on.”
Subnautica
“At the end of the day, nothing felt overwhelming in Subnautica. Crafting was simple but vast, survival mechanics were there but not demanding. It’s all very balanced and defines the genre perfectly. You get plenty of bang for your buck and I cannot recommend it enough. Again, I admit I’m not the greatest fan of the genre but I still think anyone could enjoy this game. Just pick a direction, explore, and relax.”
The Last Caretaker
“The Last Caretaker is truly an experience of discovery and management but with some very slow parts between quests with your ship being quite cumbersome but you get to spend more time admiring the impressive weather and looming threats scattered across the ocean as you ponder on your next decision and if it’ll be your last.”
Steamworks: Build & Rescue
“The vast majority of the video focuses on the building element of the game and how it seamlessly integrates into the game. What is -in my opinion- most impressive about the whole thing is the scale of the setting — an early zoom-out of the map reveals that the two people demonstration the game barely cover any ground despite all their time at sea.”
Stormworks: Build & Rescue Detailed, and Vehicle Assembly In Extensive Developer Diary
Stranded Deep
“With several islands to explore and a whole host of shipwrecks above the sea, you’re already into quite a unique and interesting proposition. Bring the underwater world into the equation however, and things get really interesting. As a result, Stranded Deep is one of my favourite games in the genre, if not my outright favourite, and the inclusion of a clear endgame (given away by silhouettes in the build menu) will keep me going for some time to come I think.”
Stranded Deep is the most obvious survival simulation to date
Flotsam
“Flotsam takes place on a planet not unlike ours — one filled with cities full of skyscrapers, polluting factories and too much plastic products. Sadly, because of the hubris of the inhabitants, and their inability to change their way of living, the whole planet floods with the water from the ice caps. Now the only way to survive is on floating towns, and sailing from place to place to scavenge what you can to live another day.”
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
“Napoleonic-era conflicts both at sea and on land are hardly rare in games, but I’d say the flow of real time strategy variants that are done this well has all but stopped in the last few years, and few have come close to Creative Assembly’s Empire. That said, Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail has better AI that offers a stiffer challenge, and whilst it lacks the grand strategy elements, the individual battles are, dare I say it, better and more challenging. That, for me, is enough to recommend Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail to fans of the era or style of game.”
Port Royale 4
“Port Royale 4 is a very, very deep economic simulator that gets those bits — the economics and simulation — more or less perfectly right. What it gets wrong is more or less everything in terms of introducing and presenting those things to the player, with the exception of the incredible map. If you’re a fan of this kind of game, there are few better examples (or settings, in my opinion) to go for on console, but if you’re brand new to the genre, you should start with something a bit more gentle — perhaps the similarly sun-drenched Tropico 6, also from Kalypso Media.”
Port Royale 4 is no Caribbean dream, but it sure kills a lot of time
Maneater
“Maneater looks and feels great, it has a prime opportunity to open a new franchise with a niche idea which is rare in today’s recycled annual churn. The basics are all there and the tongue in cheek approach works great, it doesn’t remove the ultra violence of the sharks activities but it alters the tone somewhat to be more acceptable to a wider audience. With some further depth to the missions it would certainly achieve apex predator status.”
Sunless Sea
“I really enjoyed almost everything about Sunless Sea despite feeling that I’ve barely even scratched the surface of the game. Sure, I’ve seen about half of what happens above the surface (purely seen it mind, not necessarily experienced it) and barely even dipped my toes into what lies beneath. Sunless Sea is a superb experience, and one that every console owner should think about diving into.”
Dredge
“Dredge is an easy recommendation for anyone looking for something new to keep them busy, especially fans of resource management sims such as Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley. There are some lulls while you’re moving from one area to the next, but the constant worry of danger lurking from the seas that surround you keeps every moment engaging. I never felt like I exhausted my options at any particular archipelago when there was always a task to push me further away from the safety of home. Dredge manages to get the core gameplay loop tight and entertaining, and while the horror elements may seem overwhelming to players that might turn their nose up at traditional horror games, it serves its purpose here without overwhelming the senses.”
Harold Halibut
“Everything is brought together by two different elements: the artwork and the humanity. All of Harold Halibut’s art is made from collage mish-mashes of crafting materials, then animated in stop motion. It gives everything a strange playfulness, and also captivates through its uncanny nature. Saying it’s uncanny is interesting, because my next point is how it is also incredibly realistic. Characters don’t ‘speech’ at each other, they speak; conversation is natural, nobody performs extra exposition about objects or items — it is exceptionally well written and at times — as a result of this, too — funny.”
Harold Halibut is a quirky adventure about a luckless janitor
Beyond Blue
“Overall, I found Beyond Blue to be a joy to play. The story itself will be over in a few short hours, but if you actually take the time to explore your surroundings, this can keep you occupied for many hours. Add into the fact that it’s educational whilst not being over the top, this could be a great game for children to play.”
Havendock
“Havendock is a resource management game, where you find yourself in the middle of the sea. There are obviously tons of resources that can be found in the sea, as long as you can reach them and pull them into your little island. Gathering these resources and then using them to build out your own island is a major part of the game, so you do need to pay attention to whatever is going by you.”
Havendock has you building your own world, trying to survive
Crab God
“There is a lot lurking underwater, including a bunch of little baby crabs and a giant crab king if you are playing the game Crab God. This atmospheric, underwater strategy game has you trying to manage your gang of baby crabs to create an efficient colony!”
Summer in Mara
“Ultimately Summer in Mara is a very relaxing farming sim with some beautifully realised environments, easy to handle crafting mechanics and some catchy tunes but its simplicity causes some longevity challenges.”
A Monster’s Expedition
“You see, monsters want to learn a bunch of information about humans for entertainment. They enjoy the strange and curious objects that humans interact with and play with. These objects each appear humourous and have slightly strange, varied descriptions that might not quite be perfectly correct, but they are very entertaining all the same.”
There are a huge number of games in the Steam Ocean Fest 2026, which takes place until May 26th – and many of the games are only a few bucks too!
