Uncharted Waters II (2017)

Developer: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Platforms: Windows
Genres: RPG
Rating: 3.6 of 5, 118 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 37 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A deliberate, spreadsheet-like journey of trade, discovery, and piracy in 16th-century Europe, where progress feels earned through patience and planning.

historicalexploratorymulti-facetedadventurousstrategicslow-pacedmeditativesimulation-heavy

What players say

This is a direct PC-98 emulation with all the original floppy disk swapping and UI tedium intact. Players split on whether that makes it a precious time capsule or a lazy port that barely runs. Duels can crash, the game is Japanese-only, and getting past the title screen often requires manual disk management.

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