Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon

Shipping management simulation centered on a global network of ports

Aquila Chengdu · Published by Aquila Interactive · Released Sep 23, 2025

Reviews: Mixed; 61% of 118
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 3; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 2, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 960; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon?

You run a shipping company in a single-player strategy simulation played on a 3D globe. You buy vessels, set routes and speeds, and respond to changing demand while rival companies pursue takeovers and price wars. Sandbox mode lets you adjust settings and experiment with trading strategies.

For you if...

+you like managing inventories and interconnected supply chains

Not for you if...

−you want a shipping game centered on manual navigation

What players say

61% of 118 reviews are positive

Players praise the approachable learning curve and the increasing complexity as their companies expand. The most common complaints concern cumbersome menus and limited fleet-wide information, which players say make larger shipping networks tedious to manage.

Screenshots and trailer

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Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 960, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3-8300 or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4G or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space

Does Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 26
Steam features: Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Korean, Traditional Chinese, French, Russian.

Does Global Magnates: Shipping Tycoon use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Generative AI was used in the creation of some in-game portraits, backgrounds, and icons.

The statement mentions: Art

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam