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Ship Simulator Extremes cover art

Ship Simulator Extremes

VStep · Paradox Interactive · 2010-08-27

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view

Releases: Aug 27, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 27, 2010 (Linux)

VSTEP and Paradox are proud to announce the next installment of the acclaimed Ship Simulator series. With over 550K copies sold, the series returns to take you into the most extreme conditions on earth… Ever wonder how it feels to sail a half-million-ton supertanker through the perfect storm?

Ship Simulator Extremes is a Simulation game released in 2010, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mixed review sentiment (51% of 2300 reviews).

6
playing now
51%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 24 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 37% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 16,647 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 92k–184k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,303 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.85 at GamesPlanet UK (2014-11-03) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 14 of 31 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820182026Week of 2018-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1212026-09-14 22:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 2 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
465Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 39 · peak 79Dec 2012 — avg 36 · peak 95May 2013 — avg 25 · peak 65Oct 2013 — avg 33 · peak 86Mar 2014 — avg 31 · peak 71Aug 2014 — avg 45 · peak 119Jan 2015 — avg 33 · peak 88Jun 2015 — avg 30 · peak 66Nov 2015 — avg 28 · peak 70Apr 2016 — avg 30 · peak 83Sep 2016 — avg 29 · peak 90Feb 2017 — avg 23 · peak 64Jul 2017 — avg 27 · peak 72Dec 2017 — avg 22 · peak 56May 2018 — avg 21 · peak 48Oct 2018 — avg 22 · peak 52Mar 2019 — avg 21 · peak 53Aug 2019 — avg 21 · peak 45Jan 2020 — avg 12 · peak 31Jun 2020 — avg 14 · peak 37Nov 2020 — avg 14 · peak 43Apr 2021 — avg 16 · peak 43Sep 2021 — avg 15 · peak 36Feb 2022 — avg 13 · peak 37Jul 2022 — avg 12 · peak 29Dec 2022 — avg 12 · peak 27May 2023 — avg 10 · peak 27Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Mar 2024 — avg 9 · peak 25Aug 2024 — avg 8 · peak 22Jan 2025 — avg 9 · peak 23Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 18Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Apr 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.14$3.972015-01-012026-07-292015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-02 — best price $22.362015-04-13 — best price $14.992015-06-11 — best price $4.992015-10-05 — best price $19.992016-02-05 — best price $4.992016-04-11 — best price $16.942016-08-06 — best price $4.892017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-11-21 — best price $19.992018-06-21 — best price $4.992018-10-18 — best price $5.002018-12-18 — best price $16.812019-03-18 — best price $19.992019-04-29 — best price $19.992019-08-08 — best price $19.992019-10-24 — best price $16.592019-12-20 — best price $4.502020-01-27 — best price $19.842020-03-06 — best price $19.992020-04-17 — best price $19.992020-09-08 — best price $4.992020-12-24 — best price $19.992021-03-30 — best price $19.992021-07-13 — best price $4.492021-11-23 — best price $19.992022-02-01 — best price $3.972022-06-23 — best price $4.992022-08-23 — best price $16.792023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-07-01 — best price $5.002023-07-17 — best price $5.002023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-04-14 — best price $16.992024-08-08 — best price $16.992024-11-25 — best price $4.992025-01-20 — best price $19.992025-11-21 — best price $4.552026-03-30 — best price $16.792026-07-29 — best price $17.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing6 DLC

3 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2011-01-26, latest 2013-09-16 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

NavalDrivingAdventureRealisticOpen WorldSimulationMultiplayerSingleplayer

Census log

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

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