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TransOcean: The Shipping Company
Developer Deck13 Hamburg
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. From the Steam store page
171 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
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81
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137 positive · 33 negative
95% range 74–86%
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Mostly Positive
990 of 1,334 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parking-Simulator: harbour edition Management aspect seems to be quite nice so far, but mooring mechanics broke the game for me. It was fun at the beginning but after couple of deliveries it became tedious. Store page says: Self-guided or automated mooring and casting off. But it doesn't mention that you have to pay for automatic option. And when it eats 1/4th of your income it just too much (add to it fuel and repairs and sudennly you earn just scraps). Also game doesn't remember where your…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Possibly the best predecessor to Ports of Call so far, but it still falls short in so many ways. Starting with the positives, the game has a somewhat appealing visual style, particularly with its unique port designs. The lack of a good camera angle makes it difficult to see where to turn without memorizing the layout, though. Additionally, it offers a storyline that adds some depth to the gameplay. The biggest stumbling block is the lack of scaling and the game's grindy nature. At first, the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately I can't recommend the game. I got it for like 3€ and still feel like it wasn't worth it in the end. Unfortunately I played too long for refunds too. The game is fun in theory, and is fun for the first few hours. There aren't many games about boat shipping company management like this. It has some good management and you need to be somewhat smart to make money, there is also a campaign with some sort of story, there are a bunch of different ships, there are upgrades, you can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: If you are going to buy this game for the ship maneuvering, don't. Can't speak for the management system. Little bit of background so you know I'm not talking out of my ass, I am a mariner who has seen a fair share of ship maneuvers and I currently work at a marine simulation center that mainly handles ships' maneuver. Currently I conduct, help with and observe dozens of maneuvers each week in simulators that are by certificate, and by my own experiences, very true to real life. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game for £3.35 I'm glad I did as its boring. The upgrade system is token at best, the campaign is REALLY repetitive and just not fun. There is no feeling of accomplishment at all., the ranks add nothing but bigger boats and nowt else. The game needed some extra systems, something to strive for, something to make the next level worth getting. I mean, I did have some fun and like I said £3.35, so I can't really complain (Yet I am). In the end, it lasted me 6.7 hours, so I got My fun…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is the makings of a good game, hidden inside of this game. It is generally an extremely good looking game, even for it's age and the sailing in/out of port, is an experience, a very cool experience... the first couple of times... After this it becomes quite tedious and the micromanagement of your ships quickly becomes very tedious as well. I think I am on my 3rd or 4th attempt to play though this game and it simply just gets to non stop pause mode about half way through as you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TransOcean: The Shipping Company is a strange game because I really like the core mechanics and would say it's a good game that I could play a lot of, but I also can't really recommend it to management sim fans because it has so many frustrations too. The gameplay also feels unfair quite frequently. The core gameplay loop is fun and satisfying, but there are far too many RNG, BS events. I'm playing Campaign on Hard and the actual game of managing your ships, trading goods, completing large…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shipping company "management" game. You build your worldwide shipping empire from the classic start-with-nothing. I think the root cause of this negative review is that there's just so many bad design choices throughout. -The UI is poor (from things being clustered on the map maps, zooms resetting, poor performance on scrolling long lists in the late-game, menus and notifications obscure too much and are a nuisance) -You have to micromanage every.single.vessel for every.tiny.thing. Dock? Need…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i can smuggle albanians 10/10
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You may see my play time and think this game is worth it. It's not. There is no world where this game is worth your time. I think this game is best compared to Pathologic. The difference is where that game is painful to make a point, this one is painful for...? I'm not sure why the developers are sadists. The gameplay is best described as clicking through contracts and praying you make enough money to make each journey worth it. Frankly, the early game isn't all that bad. It's when you grow…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you remember "Ports of Call" and liked it, then there is chance you'll like this too. You buy ships, upgrade them, repair them, refuel them, select contracts and send them on their way. That's it. And it is fun. IF you like it :-) It get very tedious after a while because there is no automation, no help at all when you have a lot of ships. The same 10+ clicks each and every time when a ship arrives somewhere. It is fun in a way but you will always think: "why do I have to do this for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR 10/10: Anyone that makes a remake of Ports of Call and improves both the graphics and the game play deserves a medal. (And a beer.) Overview Due to the age of Ports of Call, anyone old enough to remember it has died a long time ago, so to call TransOcean a modernized remake would not be helpful for anyone under the age of forty. The player runs a shipping company in a real time strategy with arcade mini-games involving the player sailing their ships to their docking point in ports and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship refuel put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship fix ship put stuff on ship move ship unload ship ok this is boring....
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the management aspect of this game but the simulation aspect of the game feels extremely weak and tedious.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You should be a little OCD to really enjoy this game because there is a lot of repetition.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it is a bit grindy but all steam achievments worked! It's chill background game in the spirit of "Ports of Call (Poc)" and a little bit of "Der Reeder".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basically a revamped Ports Of Call. Put hundreds of hours into POC in the old days. Definitely not for everyone but POC fans will love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The premis is good, but the game is just too shallow. It's basically grinding all the way thru..
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its fun for a couple hours, its basically a menu sim. catch it on a sale give it a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have had this game in my wishlist for over 2 years and always hesitated buying it because of the mixed reviews. Recently, I finally bought it on sale and can only say that I regret not having bougt it earlier. Frankly, I don't understand all the negative reviews. Anyone who has played ports of call will love transocean. It plays like and improved and more modern POC. It is just as addicting and I can't stop playing once I get started. It could be optimized to use fewer clicks and give a bit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice economy manager, campaign feels repetitive, after some time it becomes clicking simulator, Lovers of trade simulations will certainly enjoy this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun map logistic game, although it is old it is fun at it's price when discounted, don't pay full price! Very repetitive but simple, definitely a good way to unwind from complex and newer games and such.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've no idea if I paid for it. I hope I didn't. Remember back in the 00's you'd have a gander at the budget games in a metal wire bin at your local computer/printer shop and find all manner of random trash for £1, this is a spiritual successor to the "tycoon" knock offs you'd find in that. Mind you the mini-game of un/docking the ships was pretty fun, they should of made that the entire game, all the trimming around it are boring, about as deep as a puddle, and poorly presented.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried liking this game, I really did. It started out as a fun sim/tycoon game which by the end of it turned into actual work. During the last couple of hourse I spent on it, it was solely my stubbornness driving me to at least finish the story, but once I've reached the level of tycoon with lots of blood, sweat and tears and realized that I've got to farm another couple of billions to be able to buy out my company, I quit and am never looking back. Even the challenges weren't entertaining…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was feeling a 40 year old itch to play Ports of Call and this fit the bill. Very satisfying. Clearly inspired by the original work, if not just modernized and emulated. Well done. Only gripes are you probably aren't going to sink weeks into this game and it seems super crashy, but the frequent auto-saves help with the latter.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best tycoon type ever maybe.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great game so far
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Relaxing and enjoyable. Would like to see further development of the storyline.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoy playing the game & managing my fleet. Not wild about the financial backing angle & they can throw contracts down on you to fulfill. The smaller first line ships need to be able to have the cargo packing hold or refrigerated hold options. Other than that, I've had a good time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great as an intro to strategy games and business simulations. It's not crazy deep or inundated with features which makes it a perfect stepping stone into this genre for an ignoramus like myself. I've been playing it for 5 h straight and did not realise that I had played that long. I bought it because I played POC back in the day on the Amiga and I'm happy to report that if you are looking for that experience, this comes very close.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TransOcean: The Shipping Company - Sail, Click, Repeat Quick Overview TransOcean: The Shipping Company is a shipping tycoon game where you manage a fleet of container ships, navigate global routes, and try not to rage-quit during your 15th manual docking attempt. Developed by Deck13 Hamburg, it’s like Ports of Call got a modern glow-up—but with a few frustrating quirks intact. Think of it as SimCity for the seas, but instead of traffic jams, you’re dodging fines for illegal cargo. Gameplay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It captures the basic idea of maritime trade but it's limited in terms of only dealing with containerization which is fine but that only makes a fraction of the modes that shipping companies use (i.e. bulk, liquid, etc.). Very little in the ways of representing the legal side of things but to be fair, this is an arcade game set around this industry which I can't fault them for. The gameplay itself is very straightforward and is something you get the hang of within an hour or two. Company…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TransOcean: The Shipping Company delivers an engaging maritime business simulation that places players in control of an expanding international shipping enterprise. Developed by Deck13 Hamburg and published by astragon Entertainment, the game focuses on commercial transportation, strategic investments, and logistical management rather than naval combat or action-oriented adventures. Starting with limited resources, players gradually build a profitable shipping company by completing cargo…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enjoyable but should be an ipad game rather than a PC game it's a bit too casual for that, worth it when you can get hold of it cheaply.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Parking-Simulator
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I first purchased this game some years ago and played it until it became corrupted and stopped working. I deleted the game from my steam account and started looking for an alternative game. Unfortunately I could not find one as good. So I purchased the game again and hoped any corruption would be removed. It wasn't the game refuse to save and after three attempts to play the "cast off" stopped working. This game is heavily corrupted and I therefore don't recommend it at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a trading simulation with a skill-based mini-game. And this you have to play every time you move in or out of a port. (Or you have to pay tugboats, which is extremely expensive) After the third time, this parking simulation just annoyed me. It's extremely repetitive and boring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good business Sim, easy to learn and play. If want want a relaxing game that is also entertaining. This is it. Every game is different based on what you decide to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and addictive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, I played worse games in the last 2 weeks. Tokyo-Drifting Parking-Simulator. Tub/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I saw this game months ago and thought it wasn't interesting or fun. Oh, Man was I wrong. The first day I played this game for 7 hrs straight. next just as long. 100% would recommend this game anyone who wants to relax but also use their brain. That being said and if you are still reading, don't get the 2nd iteration of this game while it does have multiplayer it doesn't have coop and its very unbalanced.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I explore the world with my own company's ships...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very enjoyable ship simulator! You take on the role of a ship merchandise trader, you transport different stocks from country to country. The fun part is the comments from the woman who is you're investor/backer and the how she gets the commissions from your hard work and success :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thoroughly addictive and challenges keep opening up. Just when you get over confident and think you're getting on top, a new challenge comes along.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game. Campaign have some drawbacks. For some missions, you need to be at a place with some number/type of ships in order to succeed. Docking minigame is much better than TO2. If you are happy with singleplayer, get this one instead of TO2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Used Steam Idle Master for the Trading Cards. Leaving good Review simply b/c i got Free Trading Cards to Sell.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So simple but so addictive. I hope there is some sequel one day
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Surprising engaging gameplay loop. Finding the optimal trades is strange. Can be played with just the mouse and in front of the tv. Would recommend those that like the idea of building a business and becoming transnational shipping tycoon
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought this game. Forgot to go to work. Got fired. But I can say “suck it! I’m a Tycoon!” Has some repetitive elements because you can’t set routes like some of the RT games, but a really solid game all around. 7.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decent casual tycoon game about, obviously, running a shipping company. It has its fair share of issues though: - the UI is quite lacking, notably it would be nice to have a list of all ports and resources and it would be nice to have a large version of the miniature list of ships: when you have more than 5-6 ships, that minilist sucks. I also don't understand why the hell you can't reroute your ships once you've sent them away... - despite great startup performance (it was nice to finally…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Have enjoyed my time playing this game. Good game for just passing the time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Transocean is a great business management style game where you have to balance delivering contracts on time and selecting the most profitable contracts. It may remind you of the old game Ports of Call. Fun game for sure.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. It satisfies many of my personal preferences in a game - - Single Player - It is only single player & there's no AI competition either. - Trading - You are trading containers of goods around the world using various ships. - Own Pace - You can go at your own pace. You are not forced into improving/updating before you are ready. There is one annoyance I have with it too - - Mini game - The ship docking mini game is fun to start with, but becomes tedious when you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-=-Graphics-=- ☐ Van Gogh made this ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☑ I can live with it ☐ Bad ☐ Awful ☐ My eyes are melting -=-Gameplay-=- ☐ Try not to get addicted ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Nothing special ☐ Not that good ☐ Bad ☐ Broken asf -=-PC Requirements-=- ☐ If it turns on it'll work ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich asf ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer -=-Difficulty-=- ☐ Press a few buttons ☐ Simple ☐ Easy to learn, hard to master ☐ Not that easy ☑ It's a little challenge ☐ Difficult…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a solid enough game to give a positive review but it needs a different system to control your routes and fix a few UI things. Idk how the devs work on this game... it might just all be brushed off until a sequel or something but some things have gotta change before I buy anything from them again. List: Let us masterpause, not this toggle pause button. Allow ships to be listed by time of destination Allow us to schedule multiple stops ahead, just flag us if you need to refuel Give us an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ship management game, almost identical to Ports of Call, but with updated graphics. There are a few improvements, such as being able to upgrade ships and a promotion system for your firm, and there's a few changes, most notable everything hauled being a contract with income known in front, so no need to have money to invest in goods, and no need to remember which ports pays the most for what goods. You need to go in and out of every port with tug or by yourself. If you choose to do it yourself…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It if fun if you like tedious trading games. The game has good fun idea, but really like a lot of quality of life changes. You're money making is obviously set up to do continuous back and forths between ports, but there is no way to automate it. You make a trip from A > B with specific cargo, then try to set up a trip from B > C > A to get back to the start to complete contracts. But you have to manually set up the trip over and over and over again. I have 5 ships doing the same route so I can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like management sims, THIS is your game.
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