Concept art: a salvage workboat at a sunlit timber harbor, with drowned ruins under turquoise water

In early development • Windows PC

Ocean Frontier

Salvage the drowned world. Rebuild the harbor.

An ocean exploration, salvage and trading game where every trip helps a harbor rebuild.

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Concept art — not gameplay

PlatformWindows PC first

Current milestoneFirst solo expedition built; local co-op in testing

Public accessNot available yet

Release dateNot announced

Status as of 31 October 2026

Your first expedition

Scattered island communities are rebuilding a flooded world with machinery and knowledge recovered from wrecks. You start with a small workboat and a place at the harbor.

Accept a harbor contractPick up work at the harbor's contract board.
Sail to a nearby wreckTake your workboat out of the harbor to the salvage site.
Recover cargo with the winchHold position over a marker buoy and winch the cargo aboard.
Return, sell and upgradeDeliver the contract, sell the rest, and improve your boat.

SalvageRecover cargo from wrecks with your boat's winch.In the prototype
TradeSell to the harbor merchant and complete contracts.In the prototype
UpgradeExpand your boat at the shipwright.In the prototype
Local co-opCrew a boat together on one PC or a home network, and share the cargo.In testing
Crafting & skillsProcess salvage into parts and grow your skills.Planned

From the prototype

Real captures from the current prototype with simple placeholder art — not concept art. Taken during automated test runs on 31 October 2026.

Prototype screenshot: the player character on a timber pier with the workboat moored nearby — On the pier at Saltmere Harbor · build 0eb0033

Prototype screenshot: the workboat winching cargo beside a half-sunk wreck and yellow marker buoys — Winching cargo at the wreck · build 0eb0033

Prototype screenshot: the workboat with a second cargo rack installed after the upgrade — After the cargo-hold upgrade · build 0eb0033

Prototype screenshot: two workboats moored side by side, with two crew members aboard one of them — Local co-op test: two players, two boats · test build, 31 Oct 2026

The world

The first prototype focuses on Starter Harbor and a nearby salvage site. The rest of the map shows where the game could grow.

Concept world map: Starter Harbor and First Salvage in the south-west, Timber Island to the north, the Drowned City in the centre, the Iron Shoals to the east and The Deep to the north-east — Concept art. View larger map

In the first prototype

Starter Harbor: A sheltered inlet with a pier, contract board, merchant, shipwright and lighthouse.
First Salvage: A wreck on the reef east of the harbor, used for the first contracts.

Future concepts

Timber Island: Wood resources and a second settlement.
Drowned City: Exploration and lost technology.
Iron Shoals: Industrial wrecks, heavier salvage and navigation hazards.
The Deep: Distant storms and high-risk expeditions.

Concepts only — not promised launch content.

Development

Update — 31 October 2026

Done: the first solo expedition runs end to end in a packaged Windows build — take the contract, sail to the wreck, winch cargo, sell, buy the cargo-hold upgrade, quit and continue later with progress saved. So far this has been verified by an automated playthrough; hands-on playtesting is next.

In progress: local co-op for 2–4 players on one PC or a home network. Two-player test runs complete a shared trip; an independent review is under way.

Next: character and skill progression with simple crafting, then saved harbor progress for a packaged alpha.

Roadmap

Built · playtest pendingA. First solo salvage expeditionOne harbor, one wreck, one contract, one upgrade, saved progress.
In progressB. Local co-op testing2–4 players on one PC or a trusted home network (a target, not a proven capacity).
PlannedC. Saved harbor progress & packaged alphaDurable progress, a small workshop and more contracts.
PlannedD. Invite-only hosted testingOnly after the local milestones pass.
PlannedE. Small persistent online alphaPlayer numbers chosen from measurements.

Longer-term vision: more islands, professions, workshops, settlement building and a larger online world — a direction, not a schedule.

FAQ

What kind of game is this?

A third-person ocean exploration, salvage and trading game. You run a small workboat, take harbor contracts, recover cargo from wrecks and use the proceeds to upgrade.

Can I play it yet?

No. There is no public download or online server yet.

Which platform comes first?

Windows PC. Other platforms are not planned at this stage.

Can I play solo?

Yes — the game is designed to work well solo, and the first prototype is a solo expedition.

What does co-op mean right now?

Local testing only: a few players on one PC or a trusted home network sharing a boat and its cargo. It is not online play.

Is this an MMO?

No. A larger online world is a long-term ambition, but today it is an early local prototype.

When is the release?

No release date has been set.

How much will it cost?

Pricing has not been decided.

Are the images gameplay?

The large harbor image and the world map are concept art. The “From the prototype” captures are real screenshots of the current prototype, which uses simple placeholder art.