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Boat Crew

Tabbing Tabby · MicroProse Software · 2022-08-01

Steam

ActionIndieSimulationStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 01, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.

Boat Crew is a 2022 Action, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $24.99, with an estimated owner base of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 451 reviews).

34
playing now
89%
positive of 451 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
Nexus mods (743 downloads)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

34 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 34 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 27,960 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.0k–20k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 451 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $12.49 at WinGameStore (2025-04-11)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
484820222026Week of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14232026-09-15 23:00 — 9 players2026-09-17 07:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 22:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 13:00 — 18 players2026-09-23 21:00 — 69 players2026-09-25 04:00 — 71 players2026-09-26 12:00 — 34 players2026-09-27 19:00 — 73 players2026-09-29 03:00 — 53 players2026-09-30 10:00 — 28 players2026-10-01 18:00 — 79 players2026-10-03 01:00 — 142 players2026-10-04 09:00 — 53 players2026-10-05 17:00 — 59 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 79 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 21 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 25 players2026-10-10 23:00 — 63 players2026-10-12 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-13 14:00 — 15 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 34 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
571Sep 2022Aug 2026Sep 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Dec 2023 — avg 57 · peak 148Jan 2024 — avg 41 · peak 128Feb 2024 — avg 14 · peak 44Mar 2024 — avg 13 · peak 40Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 28May 2024 — avg 6 · peak 18Jun 2024 — avg 7 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 11 · peak 29Aug 2024 — avg 16 · peak 82Sep 2024 — avg 18 · peak 78Oct 2024 — avg 8 · peak 26Nov 2024 — avg 15 · peak 51Dec 2024 — avg 20 · peak 58Jan 2025 — avg 14 · peak 35Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 19Mar 2025 — avg 29 · peak 87Apr 2025 — avg 11 · peak 34May 2025 — avg 14 · peak 47Jun 2025 — avg 18 · peak 69Jul 2025 — avg 20 · peak 50Aug 2025 — avg 15 · peak 45Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 20Oct 2025 — avg 9 · peak 21Nov 2025 — avg 13 · peak 35Dec 2025 — avg 16 · peak 43Jan 2026 — avg 14 · peak 46Feb 2026 — avg 20 · peak 52Mar 2026 — avg 14 · peak 44Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 25May 2026 — avg 22 · peak 81Jun 2026 — avg 12 · peak 26Jul 2026 — avg 11 · peak 33Aug 2026 — avg 12 · peak 41
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.492022-08-022026-07-232022-08-02 — best price $15.992023-11-30 — best price $17.992023-12-21 — best price $17.992024-03-14 — best price $17.992024-06-27 — best price $17.992024-08-27 — best price $17.992024-09-04 — best price $24.992024-10-18 — best price $24.992024-10-23 — best price $18.892024-10-25 — best price $22.172024-10-27 — best price $21.722024-10-29 — best price $21.582024-10-31 — best price $21.082024-11-02 — best price $18.892024-11-12 — best price $24.992024-11-15 — best price $20.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992024-12-20 — best price $18.742024-12-23 — best price $14.692025-01-03 — best price $18.892025-01-06 — best price $23.742025-03-20 — best price $24.992025-04-10 — best price $23.242025-04-28 — best price $18.742025-06-26 — best price $18.742025-08-19 — best price $18.742025-09-29 — best price $18.742025-10-30 — best price $18.742025-11-20 — best price $20.992025-12-04 — best price $20.992025-12-18 — best price $18.742026-01-27 — best price $18.742026-03-19 — best price $18.742026-05-18 — best price $18.742026-05-25 — best price $24.992026-07-09 — best price $24.992026-07-23 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudIncludes level editorFamily Sharing

Player tags

WarNavalArcadePhysicsWargameStrategyDifficultNonlinearManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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