Blue Water Builders

Blue Water Builders is a shipyard management game set during the golden age of shipbuilding, taking you from the early 1900s into the mid-20th century. Take control of a small shipyard startup and build it into a successful shipbuilding operation where every decision matters. Design ships piece by piece, manage contracts and production, handle finances and unexpected events, and expand your shipyard as the industry evolves. Build, adapt, and grow your way from a modest shipyard to a major force in the world of shipbuilding.

BUILD YOUR SHIPYARD

Running a successful shipyard is about more than simply building ships. Manage contracts, optimize your workforce, control finances and loans, balance resource usage, keep production moving, and expand your shipyard to take on bigger and more demanding projects. Every decision you make shapes your shipyard's growth, reputation, efficiency, and ultimately its success.

DESIGN YOUR SHIPS

Design and build your ships through a freeform shipbuilding system that gives you control over the shape and structure of your vessels. Start with the keel, build up your hull, extend walls, shape sections of the ship using extrusion, create decks and roofs, add railings, accommodation, funnels, and other components. Build your ship around your own design rather than following a fixed blueprint. But your design isn't just about appearance.
Ship stability, buoyancy, construction costs, resources, boiler output, and build time all matter. A poorly designed vessel may struggle or even fail when put to sea.

PUT YOUR SHIP TO THE TEST

A ship isn't ready for the open seas the moment construction is complete. Take your vessels out for sea trials and put their performance, stability, and handling to the test before they enter service.

Monitor your ship as it leaves the shipyard, identify problems, and make sure everything performs as expected. A successful trial means a successful delivery, but failure can cost you time, money, and reputation.

MANAGE PRODUCTION

Keep your shipyard running efficiently by managing workforce productivity, resources, production schedules, and ship construction. Balance your available resources and manpower to keep projects moving, meet deadlines, and maximize the output of your shipyard. Every improvement you make can help you build faster, take on larger contracts, and grow your operation.

EXPAND YOUR INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES

Develop your shipyard with foundries. Manage industrial workflows, produce essential materials, and connect your production capabilities with ship construction. Balance resources, facilities and finances to support increasingly ambitious shipbuilding operations.

RESPOND TO UNEXPECTED EVENTS

Your shipyard will constantly face unexpected situations that can affect your shipyard, some of which are: production, finances, worker morale, efficiency, etc.

Handle workplace accidents, inspections, industrial setbacks, recessions, and other operational challenges through decision-based events where every choice can impact the future of your shipyard in different ways. Some decisions may solve immediate problems while creating larger consequences later on.

GROW THROUGH DIFFERENT ERAS

Experience the evolution of shipbuilding from the dawn of the 20th century as the industry transforms around you. New construction methods, materials, engineering practices, and increasingly demanding contracts will change what is expected from your shipyard.

Start with the foundations of a growing shipyard and gradually expand your capabilities as the decades pass. Modernize your facilities, improve your production, take on larger projects, and build increasingly advanced vessels as the industry evolves.

The industry never stands still. The shipyards that adapt are the ones that survive.

CURRENT FEATURES

• Freeform shipbuilding system

• Hull shaping and extrusion tools

• Ship piece scaling, expanding

• Custom keels, walls, decks, railings, accommodation, and ship modules

• Ship design saving and loading

• Physics based ship sea trials

• Ship stability and buoyancy simulation

• Shipyard management and expansion

• Foundry and material production systems

• Contracts, loans, and financial systems

• Workforce and resource management

• Production scheduling and efficiency management

• Steam production and boiler management

• Engine types and propulsion systems

• Electricity and power management

• Research and Development

• Technology progression and component unlocks

• Decision-based and Historical dynamic events

• Operational crises and industrial challenges

• Reputation and contract progression

• Era progression from the early 1900s onward

• Industrial management and strategic decision-making