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eSail Sailing Simulator

2019

Should you play it?

eSail Sailing Simulator is an authentic yacht sailing experience with numerous tutorials, sailing, mooring and anchoring modes, charting, challenges, races, Live Sailing mode, 'Learn Yachting with eSail' and more.

What works

  • Highly realistic sailing physics and mechanics
  • Comprehensive tutorials for learning sailing
  • Immersive and peaceful sailing environment
  • Active and responsive developer support
  • Exploration and challenges add engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited boat variety and world size
  • Graphics and terrain textures are basic
  • No extensive multiplayer or social features
  • Lack of narrative or story elements
  • Some minor bugs and early access limitations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Lonely Mountains: Downhill

  • SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding

  • Ultrawings

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

  • Lifeslide

  • Fishing Adventure

More fantastical

Games that feels like eSail Sailing Simulator but with more imaginative fiction

  • DREDGE

  • Buccaneers!

  • Captain Bones : A Pirate's Journey

  • The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt

  • Forgotten Seas

  • Rogue Waters

More violent

Games that feels like eSail Sailing Simulator but with more combat and destruction

  • Caribbean Legend: Age of Pirates

  • World of Sea Battle

  • The Pirate: Plague of the Dead

  • Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

  • Boat Crew

  • Blackwake

More idle-friendly

Games that feels like eSail Sailing Simulator but with a stronger idle, pick-up-and-play feel

  • Idle Fishing

  • Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition

  • Fishing: Barents Sea

  • Fishing Planet

  • Ultimate Fishing Simulator®

  • Trophy Fishing 2

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

eSail Sailing Simulator: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026