Professional Ship Simulator

The wait is finally over!

After a long journey of development and countless hours of work, Professional Ship Simulator is now available in Early Access on Steam!

Many of you have been waiting for this moment for a long time and now it’s time to step onto the bridge and take control. ⚓

Professional Ship Simulator focuses on technical depth, authentic ship behavior, and realistic maritime operations. From massive cargo ships and cruise liners to tugboats, fishing vessels, rescue ships, and offshore vessels, every ship brings its own systems, handling characteristics, and challenges.

🌊 Wind, waves, currents, and propulsion forces all affect how your vessel behaves.

📡 Radar, AIS/CPA, sonar, navigation, radio, and numerous onboard systems need to be understood and used correctly.

⚓ Whether you're carefully maneuvering a tugboat, approaching a busy harbor, handling a large vessel, or responding to a rescue operation, every decision matters.

🎬 Want to see what awaits you at sea? Take a look at our new release trailer!

20% Launch Discount!

A huge thank you to everyone who has followed the project, supported us, shared feedback, and patiently waited for this day. ❤️

Now it’s your turn to take the helm.

Your career at sea begins today. 🚢🌊

👉 Play Professional Ship Simulator now in Early Access on Steam:

We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback and continuing this journey together with the community! ⚓

Revision 1320

🔧 Demo Hotfix Update

This update is a dedicated hotfix for the Professional Ship Simulator Demo, addressing issues and feedback identified during three weeks of public testing on the Test Branch.

🛠️ Included Improvements

🎮 Stability & UI

• Fixed a hardlock that could occur in the scenario menu

• Removed the initially visible texture that could briefly appear when loading scenario or tutorial pages

🚢 Ship & Gameplay Improvements

• Improved bulk carrier turning performance when tug support is requested

• Reduced difficulty for the Sassnitz arrival scenario by increasing turn rate under tug boat support and reducing the initial arrival distance

• Added rudder deadzone support for HOTAS and controller setups

• Fixed accidentally spawned containers appearing on departing container feeders

• Requested pilot characters now spawn at the correct bridge position

🧍 Character & Collision Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the player character could unexpectedly reset when jumping near water

• Improved boarding stairs collision behavior

🌍 World & Environment

• Added new decorative improvements around Lohme

• Continued world detail and harbor improvements across the map

🐞 Bug Reporter Improvements

• Fixed an issue where the bug reporter would not close if the server was unreachable

• Added a 10-second timeout to prevent the bug reporter from getting stuck

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Test Branch and helped improve Professional Ship Simulator over the past three weeks! 🚢