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Simulation · Creator-listed download

Glass Sea

A Windows and Linux sailing and trading game with manual boat handling, an easier steering option, weather reading and cargo routes.

By Flaming Elk Free on itch.io

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Genre
Simulation
Platform
Windows and Linux listed by creator
Price
Free category on itch.io at source check
itch.io publication
First worldwide release
Unknown
Found by Joywisp

What to expect

Objective
Navigate between harbours, carry cargo and trade.
Pace
The creator describes contracts and free sailing; no campaign ending was verified.
Creator-listed input
Easy Sailing: W/S ahead or astern, A/D turn; manual mode and controller mapping need checking.

Choose how much sailing to manage

The creator describes trimming a mainsheet, steering by tiller, hoisting and reefing sails, and watching telltales, a masthead arrow and the boat's heel. Easy Sailing instead automates sail trim and lists simple W/S and A/D movement. These are alternative creator-described control paths; Joywisp has not verified their physics or ease of use.

Plan a voyage and its cargo

Harbours are described as unknown until sighted or shown on a purchased chart. You can plot at a chart table, watch a barometer and count lighthouse flashes at night. Harbourmaster contracts include fragile or live cargo, urgent runs and two-stop jobs, while market prices react to trades. The page lists six island environments and four boats; the scope of the current download is untested.

How to choose

The creator describes keyboard and mouse or a controller, with rebinding. Easy Sailing lists W/S for ahead and astern, A/D to turn; complete manual-mode bindings are not given in the reviewed description. Choose Glass Sea for a voyage shaped by navigation and boat handling, with Easy Sailing if you want less sail management. Talewyn Harbor in the linked Simulation selection focuses on fishing and harbor exploration instead; Joywisp has not compared their actual play.

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itch.io publication: (Publication on itch.io; first worldwide release unknown); first worldwide release: unknown. Joywisp discovered this entry at 2026-10-14T18:18:30Z via itch.io RSS; feed dates do not establish a first release. Source review: 2026-10-14T18:19:20Z. Metadata recheck: 2026-10-14T18:19:20Z.

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  • Windows and Linux downloads not installed or playtested
  • Manual controls, controller behavior and save behavior unverified
  • Current amount of described content not independently confirmed
  • First worldwide release unknown