Professional Ship Simulator

Ship simulation with complex onboard systems and weather-driven navigation

SWE Systems · Published by Aerosoft · Released Sep 16, 2026 · Early Access

Reviews: Mixed; 68% of 330
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 60 in 30 days
Players: 56; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 5 days ago; Oct 23, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 1080; 16 GB RAM · 16 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Professional Ship Simulator?

A single-player maritime simulator in Early Access, set around Rügen and the Strait of Dover. You pilot vessels ranging from tugboats to tankers, manage propulsion, and handle mooring and towing. Tutorials introduce ship operation, while missions let you earn credits, expand your fleet, and gain licenses as you progress from harbor operator to captain.

For you if...

+you enjoy taking time to learn a technical simulation

Not for you if...

−you prefer arcade-style handling over detailed ship operation

What players say

68% of 330 reviews are positive · 75% of 60 in the last 30 days

Players praise the ship handling and movement in storms, though recent reviews still describe the game as rough and unfinished. Launch-period complaints focus on bugs that prevent tutorial progress and dated-looking graphics.

Screenshots and trailer

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Professional Ship Simulator system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1080, 16 GB RAM, 16 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 11 Home
Processor: Intel Core i5-12500H (or similar)
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1080 TI or similar (min. 8GB VRAM)
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 16 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

Does Professional Ship Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Professional Ship Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 77
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian.

Does Professional Ship Simulator use AI-generated content?

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

Since we’re a very small team, we use generative AI for a small part of the development process, for example, to create graphical placeholders like icons or background images, or to localize newly added text. The vast majority of the game was localized by humans; only new text is machine-translated in order to include as many players as possible. The voice in the game is text-to-speech, not AI.

The statement mentions: ArtVoicesText & translations

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