Nautikin Adventures

Nautikin Adventures is an open-world building game set across an ocean world of islands. You recruit crews of Nautikins, evolved from dolphin-like ancestors, to pilot your creations, then take them on deliveries, rescues, treasure hunts and battles against AI enemies. You can play alone or with up to 16 players.

Build vessels and bases

In an open-world drydock or runway, you can build boats, planes, jets, helicopters, submarines, airships and hybrid vessels using over 200 unique parts. The building system has few restrictions and is designed around physics; you can also place build areas anywhere on the map to construct bases. Tutorials cover the basics, including the interface, controlling Nautikins and building boats and planes.

Physics and combat

Custom physics simulate buoyancy and airfoils, with boats and planes interacting with water by floating or landing on its surface. You can adjust a design's center of mass, while a deformation and damage system can cause vessels to need repairs to prevent sinking or fires. Explosions can damage Nautikins and boats.

Weapons include guns, cannons, missile launchers, torpedoes, harpoon launchers and bombs, as well as countermeasures that block enemy attacks. AI opponents use vessels such as frigates, tankers and jets. You can customize bot crew members to operate weapons or pilot your boat.

Explore the ocean

The map contains a wide ocean and many islands, as well as underwater areas with seaweed, fish and sharks. Travel too far from shore—around 100 km—and sea monsters may attack. Dynamic rain, storms, fog and wind affect vessel safety; weather and waves become harsher away from island protection. Extreme conditions can include massive tidal waves and whirlpools.

Game modes

The game has two modes:

• Sandbox: the default mode, with all resources available for building; it is suited to learning or quick play.
• Campaign: a tougher mode in which you unlock parts and earn shells to meet goals. Achievements are exclusive to Campaign.

Multiplayer and mods

Multiplayer includes the single-player features and supports up to 16 players. You can build and deploy boats for others to see, crew or captain. Some functions may require authorization from the server owner, and a text chat lets players send quick messages.

Workshop support lets you add mods, including parts with new shapes and complex engines. Mods can be uploaded in-game or subscribed to through Steam Workshop, where they integrate with build mode and other features.