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TransOcean: The Shipping Company

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2014

Should you play it?

TransOcean – The Shipping Company is your ticket to the world of gigantic ships and transnational transport empires. Build a mighty fleet of modern merchant ships and conquer the seven seas.

What works

  • Addictive gameplay loop
  • Nostalgic ports of call feel
  • Solid management and strategy elements
  • Relaxing and immersive
  • Polished and stable

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive late game
  • Tedious docking minigame for large fleets
  • Limited multiplayer and social features
  • Some ui and camera limitations
  • Lack of deeper ship customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Big Ambitions

  • Industry Giant 2

  • RAILGRADE

  • Drill Deal: Borehole (Alpha)

  • Settlement Survival

  • Startup Company

More fantastical

Games that feels like TransOcean: The Shipping Company but with more imaginative fiction

  • Galacticare

  • Republic of Pirates

  • Ground of Aces

  • The Crust

  • Rogue Waters

  • Airship: Kingdoms Adrift

Less status-driven

Games that feels like TransOcean: The Shipping Company but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Uncharted Ocean

  • Before We Leave

  • Kubifaktorium

  • Flotsam

  • Havendock

  • Settlements Rising

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like TransOcean: The Shipping Company but with less leadership over others

  • Highrise City

  • Super Loco World - Cozy Train Automation

  • The Colonists

  • Cities in Motion

  • Power to the People

  • Little Big Workshop

More violent

Games that feels like TransOcean: The Shipping Company but with more combat and destruction

  • Battle Fleet 2

  • Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

  • Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

  • Victory At Sea

  • Carrier Deck

  • KAISERPUNK

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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).

TransOcean: The Shipping Company: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Status, Survival.

Last update: 04/08/2026