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Oceaneers
A survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of unstable islands. Build a colony, craft gear, design rafts, fend off sharks, manage your survivors, and explore island bunkers to uncover lost Float-Tech from an old-world corporation.

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Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
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Languages:
Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English ✔ ✔ ✔

Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“We love working directly with the community, and Early Access is the best way to improve and expand the game. Oceaneers will continue to benefit from player feedback to balance content, refine production lines, add quality of life, and make sure the game runs without issues. Early Access is also a chance for us to test experimental features, try interesting mechanics, and collaborate with players on what they want to see in the game.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We've entered Early Access highly polished and with a lot of content already. We expect it to be in Early Access for roughly one year, with some flexibility depending on how much we add based on your feedback.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“There is already a huge amount of content in the game including hundreds of resources and buildings, but we plan to expand on the existing content with more wildlife, hats, clothing, equipment and island modules.

We also plan to add new mechanics (including taming, trapping and entertainment), add more variety of random bunker encounters (with the charm and lore from the old-world corporation), improve balance, improve performance optimizations, improve visuals and animations, add more game & accessibility options, more achievements, and add language support.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“There is already heaps to do! Many planned features are implemented, and you can play the full game story from start to finish.

There's a lot of tech to research, several side-story islands to explore, robust production lines, plenty of QoL features, and many automation features. The game also already has 3 ocean biomes, 4 island biomes, dynamic weather systems, ocean and island wildlife, raft-building and more.

The initial EA launch is in English. As development progresses, we plan to add support for community translations. If you're interested in contributing, please let us know on the Steam Forums or Discord!”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to increase the price later during Early Access as major content milestones are reached and upon the final 1.0 release. Any price changes will be communicated in advance.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“Discord and the Steam forums will be our primary locations for listening to feedback. We are very active developers and already have a friendly discord community of players that have helped during playtests. Having already run several playtests, we have experience with collecting and managing feedback, and many of the improvements we have already made were based on player feedback.”
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About This Game

In Oceaneers, a survival-crafting colony simulation game, you manage a group of stranded survivors in a flooded world. With sinking islands, and scarce resources, you’ll need to grow an island colony, recruit new survivors and protect them from dangers on both land and sea!

SURVIVE ON FLOATING ISLANDS

The ocean is scattered with floating islands powered by Float-Tech. Build devices to resurface them to haul back to your colony. Collect the best islands to deploy and create a thriving settlement.

Harvest, Scavenge, Survive

Harvest and scavenge resources to build a colony that can sustain your survivors. Supplies are scarce, so you’ll need to brave the ocean and journey far to keep your stockpiles up.

Colony Management & Needs

A steady food and water supply is essential to meet your survivors' needs, but don’t forget about waste. Spoiled food and survivor mishaps must be managed while you establish fertilizer production and crop farming.

Send Rafts on Expeditions!

Send survivors on expeditions, then take direct control once they arrive. Discover new biomes, resources, blueprints, and unique story items as you explore the seas. Locate the best islands for your colony!

Science Starts with Float-Tech

Research primitive contraptions, and uncover strange Float-Tech devices from an old-world corporation. With a wide and deep research tree, you decide how and when your colony advances.

Your Colony, Your Characters

Create characters with distinct skills and traits to form a well-rounded colony. With plenty of hairstyles, beards and mustaches, you’ll grow attached to your survivors and their journey.

Fend Off Threats Above and Below

Protect your colony from harsh weather, and threats on land and sea. Fortify your rafts, weather-proof your buildings and set up countermeasures against food-stealing seagulls, foot-pinching crabs and raft-wrecking sharks!

Explore Island Bunkers, Story Included!

Deep within floating islands lie bunkers filled with corporate secrets, unique resources, weird technology, and pieces of a larger story. Build access hatches and explore their hidden depths.

Features:

  • Control multiple characters in this single player experience.

  • Directly control characters and set up automated tasks.

  • Design multiple rafts and send survivors on expeditions.

  • Haul islands back to your colony to expand your island home.

  • Improve island buoyancy with contraptions that keep islands afloat.

  • Research and unlock advanced workstations and upgrades.

  • Survive against weather events, and threats on both land and sea.

  • Farm crops, prepare rations and cook meals.

  • Customize your survivor names, traits, hair styles... including beards & mustaches!

  • Uncover the deep sea storyline plot alongside the survival journey.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS *: Windows 7 or later
    • Processor: Intel i3-540 or similar
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 560 or smilar
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: KB & Mouse Recommended
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64bit
    • Processor: Intel i5 3GHz or similar
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia 960 or similar
    • Storage: 4 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: KB & Mouse Recommended
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
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