SailSim

Released: Jun 8, 2022
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 00:29 GMT

Updates & announcements

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16 Sep 2026Developer post
Low Spec Hardware Compatibility
I am happy to say that SailSim now has the most needed settings to adjust controls for things like Screen Resolution, Scaling, FPS Cap, Anti-aliasing and Vsync as well as a small FPS preview. This was done so that people with lower end machines can adjust SailSim to run on their
02 Apr 2026Developer post
General Updates & Fixes
Based on sailor feedback and suggestions, the latest SailSim update includes improvements such as Custom controls for the Steam Deck (the default possession controls were difficult to use on the deck due to different mapping configurations) which allow you to map the possession c
13 Dec 2025Developer post
Virtual Reality
SailSim is now also in VR! This update adds compatibility for VR users and Cross Play. Additional fixes and performance enhancements were made along with other features. VR User Support in Cross-Play Performance Optimization Control Dampening (in control settings) Water Masking (
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SailSim is now also in VR! This update adds compatibility for VR users and Cross Play. Additional fixes and performance enhancements were made along with other features.
VR User Support in Cross-Play
Performance Optimization
Control Dampening (in control settings)
Water Masking (in Graphics settings)
Smoother control
Additional Life at sea
Possess Fixes & Improvements
General bug fixes
For the time being SailSim has been fully integrated for the Meta Quest platform natively. Now that i have the VR setup nailed down, more good things hopefully will come in future updates.
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24 Nov 2025Developer post
SailSim Award Nomination
SailSim has been out for a while now, with the official release date on Steam on the 8th of June 2022 . That's 3 Years of development, improvement and publications. All this time i enjoyed working on SailSim and will enjoy it hopefully for many years to come with lots of ideas on
03 Nov 2025Developer post
Row that Boat!
Row Boat! Felt the need to add something equivalent of a dinghy to SailSim. Its actually quite fun! All Upgrade items can now be found in SailSim, hidden in all sorts of places. So if you don't want to part with your XP you can search for the hidden items and unlock them. Some ne
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Row Boat! Felt the need to add something equivalent of a dinghy to SailSim. Its actually quite fun! All Upgrade items can now be found in SailSim, hidden in all sorts of places. So if you don't want to part with your XP you can search for the hidden items and unlock them. Some need a possession to be found, others can be found with your vessel. I also Smoothed out all controls and did few more things in this version. For smooth controls, especially if you are using Keyboard or Game Controller, look for the "Dampening" setting in the Controls. Mine are 8 for Sensitivity and 7 for Dampening.
Row Boat Added
Upgrade Items hidden in levels
Control Dampening (in control settings)
Water Masking (in Graphics settings) - Only for Simple Water for now
Sail Fixes and smoother control
Additional Life at sea
Possess Fixes & Improvements
Camera Hints (Look At movement)
General bug fixes
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26 Oct 2025Developer post
Anchoring, New Items, Characters, Functions
Animal possession was improved in this update with additional animals like the Crocodile. Special items were added on land as well as at sea. Lots of new sounds and characters are now in each world and their behavior is even smoother now. Achievements have an explanation section
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Animal possession was improved in this update with additional animals like the Crocodile. Special items were added on land as well as at sea. Lots of new sounds and characters are now in each world and their behavior is even smoother now. Achievements have an explanation section now which describes what must be done to get each achievement. Lots of other logic and alterations for a more optimized experience. (That anchoring chain took me almost 3 days to find the balance between light animation and realistic result)
Additional Animal Possession
Anchoring for all vessels
Special Items on land and water
New Achievements
Achievement Explanations
Improved vessel physics
New Sound FX
Mathematical improvements
Improved Logic
For those who use a Game Controller, revisit the Buttons and Shortcuts menu (Press B on the Keyboard or navigate through the Main Menu) since there have been updates to Combo actions for anchoring and "Clear View" functionality.
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16 Oct 2025Developer post
Possession
Yet another big update for our Sailing Simulator. This time things are much neater and organized under the hood. Animal possession is a thing now and is based on the Achievements you collect. You can explore the land on which the animals are roaming through achievements you colle
Yet another big update for our Sailing Simulator. This time things are much neater and organized under the hood. Animal possession is a thing now and is based on the Achievements you collect. You can explore the land on which the animals are roaming through achievements you collect related to them.
Lots of new sounds and characters are now in each world and their behavior is even smoother now. I took the time and looked into how Unreal uses math and what best formulas take less computing power, so there should be very little demand on processing with everything new i added.
Explore the worlds once again as there is plenty new to look at and things to do. My favorite place is the Shoehorn Island where a Macaw lives. I took some extra time on its behavior just to make sailing a bit more fun :)
You shall find that there are new surprises on land and not everything is static as things will appear out of place and worth exploring when needed.
There are many other characters in each world which affect your sailing as well as your mood so i suggest exploring the worlds in piece and quiet. I honestly was playing almost half a day with just the fox on the lake ːsteamhappyː
Summary of new additions:
Animal Possession
New Achievements
Improved vessel physics
New Vessel Forces
New Characters
New Sound FX
New Animations
Mathematical improvements
Lots of calculation safeties
All this is a sort of preparation for the new worlds i am building with new weather conditions and adventures. Some things had to be set correctly as our simulator is growing, before things get out of hand and even i forget what i am doing :)
Enjoy the new update and as always if there is an issue, i am here to help.
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06 Oct 2025Developer post
AI Characters & Camera work
Things are coming to life with the help from Unreal Engine, making the environment even richer and more interactive. I Spent a lot of time preparing and tweaking the environment so that it looks beautiful as well as not too heavy, especially on mobile devices. There is a lot of C
Things are coming to life with the help from Unreal Engine, making the environment even richer and more interactive. I Spent a lot of time preparing and tweaking the environment so that it looks beautiful as well as not too heavy, especially on mobile devices. There is a lot of Camera work done in this revision which makes the experience a bit more immersive as well. The star of the show however is the integration of Unreal Engine AI Characters which are now alive within the environment. Not only are they alive but also they now interact with your sailing experience. Try getting close to an island or area and just wait a bit as the behavior is completely different every time.
Some great visuals were added like Bloom, which provide that extra kick in realism but do take their toll on weaker devices so check if it works on yours and if not you can always disable it in the settings.
Main changes in this revision:
Character IA Interaction
Even smoother environment loads
Depth Of Field
Bloom
Lens Flare
Volumetric Enhancements
Interactive Camera Work
New Sound FX
There has been a lot of math done in this update and i think i put safeties on every aspect but things to happen unexpectedly (as they always do) so if you find a bug or something not working quite right, please let me know so i can look into it. I am also testing each feature on my end but sometimes, with the amount of things i have to keep track of things do slip past by me sometimes.
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28 Sep 2025Developer post
Visuals
The latest update is mostly about visuals, although there are some notable additions which i would like to describe in more detail. I was amazed at how much i can add and still keep the frame rate up. Main visuals added: Bloom - You can control the intensity for Bloom in the grap
The latest update is mostly about visuals, although there are some notable additions which i would like to describe in more detail. I was amazed at how much i can add and still keep the frame rate up.
Main visuals added:
Bloom - You can control the intensity for Bloom in the graphics settings. Completely Zero disables the feature.
Depth Of Field - Small nuances in the camera work were adjusted with some Depth of Field to make things a bit more pleasing to the eye.
Lens Flare - This is part of the Bloom VFX but never the less i think it looks beautiful.
Volumetric Ambiance - You'll notice that a level like the Lake looks much nicer with some misty details added to it.
Besides the visuals you will notice that the Level Load mechanism has been changed to provide a much smoother transition from one world to the next. This is mostly possible through features Unreal Engine 5 and up provide. We are able to transition without cutouts from one environment to the next and control the process in any way possible.
I am still working on adding even cooler functionality but i simply couldn't wait and wanted to publish the work done so far so that everyone can enjoy it before the next version release. Can also give a small hint to new environments and sailing conditions. For now this is the gist of it. Enjoy the beautiful lake and the features for all the rest of the levels. More to come soon.
PS: The lake has been unlocked completely so you can roam in all its nooks and crannies now.
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23 Sep 2025Developer post
Scalability & Quality - UE 5.6.1
Due to lots of requirements from Google and the new release of Unreal 5.6.1 which supports 16kb Page Size (SailSim is available on Mobile as well as PC) i did the dive and updated to the latest engine. This update is all about optimization, visuals and performance although i did
16 Sep 2025Developer post
Better, Faster, Stronger :)
This is a big one my friends! I have been hard at work making SailSim expandable, smoother and more stable as well as optimized to the point of exhaustion :) In this update a huge overhaul of the Level management system was done. Pre-Load Level structure for a more stable and mem
27 Aug 2025Developer post
Particles
I've added Particles to the effect library of the simulator. There was always something missing from the motion of the vessels and in general interaction with the water. The particles have been added in subtle ways throughout the levels but hopefully these additions will make the
24 Aug 2025Developer post
A Bit of Life
While making changes and updates to SailSim, i completely forgot that i updated it to be built with Unreal Engine 5.5 :) There were a lot of constrains when the simulator was built with an older version and there were things i simply didn't do due to that. Now that we have our ha
21 Aug 2025Developer post
Linux is On - Line!
Finally after lots and lots of struggle i managed to integrate SailSim OnLine features into the native Linux build. All Linux users are welcome to try the features, browse through the settings, look at all the cool features which have been collecting user feedback all this time o
04 Aug 2025Developer post
God Mode, SandBox and More!
God Mode is now introduced in SailSim, which allows anyone to alter the physical characteristics of each vessel. You can now play around with forces applied to each vessel and see what suits you best or just have fun with it. Not all forces are available since some are deeply int
05 Apr 2025Developer post
SailSim on Unreal Engine 5.5.4!
I am happy and honestly very excited to announce that starting from today on SailSim version 5.60 and onward, we are fully integrated with Unreal Engine 5.5.4 and its latest libraries. It took me a lot of effort and hard work to be able to afford a good Laptop to be able to use t
23 Dec 2024Developer post
Guppy ROV
Related or not, i wanted to update everyone about a new addition to SailSim which is planned in the new year. I will be adding an ROV to the simulator! Over the last few months i have been developing an ROV for working in the water under my boat as well as for other odd jobs. The
17 Sep 2024Developer post
Keeping Up
This is a minor update to keep all versions across all platforms uniform as i prepare for new releases and development. Had to update lots of libraries and barely kept up with the latest requests from iOS and Android sides. More to come soon :)
22 Mar 2024Developer post
Time Penalty
A new achievement was added for those who really love SailSim and reach 20.000xp. In this update i also fixed few things, added some new ones. I finished the Flag/Country translations which were new in the previous update. Added a "Force Start" function in the racing lobby in cas
13 Mar 2024Developer post
Cross-Platform Transfer
This update adds some nice functionality related to Saved Game Data. You can now transfer your progress from one platform to another as long as SailSim is supported on it. Additional stability for Racing was implemented along with other nice updates. Below is a list of the most n

SailSim

Updates & announcements

Low Spec Hardware Compatibility

General Updates & Fixes

Virtual Reality

SailSim Award Nomination

Row that Boat!

Anchoring, New Items, Characters, Functions

Possession

AI Characters & Camera work

Visuals

Scalability & Quality - UE 5.6.1

Scalability - Quality

Size

30 FPS

Reflections

Visuals

Better, Faster, Stronger :)

Particles

A Bit of Life

Linux is On - Line!

God Mode, SandBox and More!

SailSim on Unreal Engine 5.5.4!

IMPORTANT!

Guppy ROV

Keeping Up

Time Penalty

Cross-Platform Transfer