Maritime Calling

Maritime Calling is a seafaring survival RPG in which you command a ship bound for the New World. You are responsible for the voyage and everyone on board, managing your crew and ship as you navigate a procedurally generated world. Every decision can affect whether you make it home.

Command the ship

You control the ship’s course, sails and rigging, adjusting to the wind and maneuvering a heavy vessel. At sea, you assign sailors to posts, manage shifts and provisions, maintain morale, and repair hull damage. Hunger, fatigue and fear add pressure during long voyages, while reefs, shoals, storms and enemy vessels threaten your ship.

Naval battles take place in real time, with positioning and maneuvering playing an important role. In bad weather, a single mistake can be costly.

Explore the seas

Each voyage crosses procedurally generated waters containing islands, reefs, shoals, shipwrecks and storms. You choose your route, improve your ship and develop your sailors as you travel.

Island expeditions unfold through text-based narrative events. You send crew ashore to gather resources, investigate mysteries and face local dangers. Decisions are shaped by your sailors’ skills: some outcomes bring supplies and treasure, while others cause injuries, losses or consequences that follow the crew back to the ship.

Crew and survival

You manage your sailors’ posts, shifts, provisions and morale, and can specialize the crew as they develop. Mistakes at sea can end an expedition, giving each voyage a permadeath-style sense of risk.