# Sea Captain 2016 — user reviews > 97 indexed App Store user reviews of Sea Captain 2016 by TriggerWave LLC, rated 4.10/5 from 220 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sea-captain-2016/id1092166643/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sea-captain-2016/id1092166643.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 133 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 21 ## What do users think of Sea Captain 2016? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🎮 Engaging and fun gameplay mechanics - 🌊 Realistic ocean and weather physics - 🎨 High-quality graphics and visuals - ⛵ Immersive boat simulation experience - 🌙 Day/night cycle transitions - 😌 Relaxing and stress-relieving gameplay - 📱 No intrusive advertisements **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes - ⚙️ Severe performance lag and stuttering - 💰 Extremely expensive upgrade prices - 🎮 Poor camera and steering controls - 📍 Game teleports player far from location on restart - ⏱️ Slow progression and money earning - 🔧 No developer support or updates - 📺 Video reward system broken - 🎯 Unclear game mechanics and tutorials - 🧭 Confusing navigation and port locations **Commonly reported bugs** - Game crashes and closes unexpectedly - Severe lag and frame rate issues on newer devices - Camera turns too fast or behaves erratically - Long load times (45+ seconds) - Crab pots drift away or become inaccessible - Items placed on land and cannot be retrieved - Traps become invisible underwater - Radar upgrade makes system unusable - Video reward buttons non-functional - Lookout view stays on screen after exiting - Player spawns hundreds of kilometers away on restart - Game teleports player progressively further out - Fishing buttons disappear after purchasing rods - Steering glitches and control issues - Mail drop timer runs while app is closed - Facebook save integration broken **Most requested features** - Ability to walk freely around the boat and deck - Interior cabin exploration and bridge view - Multiple ship options and fleet management - Multiplayer functionality - Lower upgrade and equipment prices - Harpoon gun for whale and shark hunting - Additional fishing methods (lobster traps, clam dredger, long lines) - Larger fish species and deeper fishing - Ship customization and color options - Ability to sink/capsize ships - Free camera mode - Scuba diving feature - Better map with sea bed contours and fish finder - Artifact and buoy purchasing clarification - Gem earning methods explanation - Auto-save at ports - Crab pot management improvements - Crew hiring system - Ship interior customization - Bigger waves and more intense storms ## Newest reviews (16 of 97) ### 3/5 — The game is great but…. *2026-07-14* The game is great but, it’s so hard to get enough coin to buy stuff. I’ve been playing this game for a couple of years but it’s about impossible to gain any real progress. I know that the developers need paid and all, but come on, it’s a little crazy how slow progress is made… ### 3/5 — Lagging *2026-03-21, version 1.0* There’s a lot of lagging since the last time I’ve played ### 4/5 — Do the whales actually exist *2022-07-01* I’ve been playing awhile and couldn’t find any. If they do exist, I think adding a harpoon gun onto the bow of the boat to catch them would be a good addition to the game. Also, you could add a way to catch shellfish like clams and oysters and have lobsters in the crab pots too. You should also add large sharks to catch with the harpoon gun as well. And you should definitely add the ability to walk freely around the boat. It’s a great game but It needs updates! ### 3/5 — There was old man Nemo… *2021-09-15, version 1.0* Had a bucket full of FISH. Ok so being able to buy a bigger bucket for fish, with virtual money is great. What’s not so great is the fact that the game app for some glitch of a reason keeps kicking people out and then returns us to PORT repeatedly a.k.a. The App Closes for no reason I can figure. It’s like the app is timing out or something. Oops… And just when I was starting to catch 2.1 pounders. Not too keen on just how much of a virtual expense shrimping nets and crab pots are. Could’ve sworn we’re not fishing the Bering Sea virtually here. BUT I COULD BE WRONG! Who needs a fish finder? Just cast and catch? Not too hard. HOWEVER… The catch and release of fish that are too small could use some tweaking, like creating an actual release button option? Last time I had this kinda luck catching fish repeatedly I was at a favorite lake fishing off a tree stump. SO MANY BLUE GILLS. But I digress. 🤔 ### 5/5 — Sea captain 2016 *2021-05-16* Fun game but not good graphics ### 4/5 — Great game *2021-05-10* I’ve had this game since 2017 or 2016 in not quite sure but it’s really good, only criticism is that it’s quite hard to get enough money for upgrades. ### 2/5 — Free roam *2021-05-02* We should be able to walk on the boat and go inside it ### 5/5 — CAPTAIN 👨‍✈️ *2021-03-16, version 1.0* Excellent game app ### 5/5 — Epic *2021-02-15, version 1.0* Perfect mix of boredom and entertainment (but in all seriousness it is pretty fun) ### 5/5 — The rock *2021-02-03* The game is good and if you are being very picky then you should not play the game and you need to stop playing it ### 5/5 — HOW I EARN GEMS HOW I EARN GEMS HOW I EARN GEMS HOW I EARN GEMS??? *2020-12-03, version 1.0* How do I? Please write a review to tell me how to earn gems ONLY, not from the chests. ### 4/5 — Lower the prices and fix the video glitch *2020-11-06, version 1.0* When I went to the store it wouldn’t let me watch the free unlock option for all of the modifications for the boat.and the price’s are insane the 200,000,000 dollar stuff is stupid no offense please fix the amount of money you have to pay for the equipment.but amazing game nonetheless ### 4/5 — Where’s the bridge view? *2020-09-19, version 1.0* There’s no bridge view where is it? ### 3/5 — Update *2020-09-19* The game freezes. Please update the game! ### 5/5 — Best game ever *2020-07-29, version 1.0* I love this game but the prices should be lowered so I can do more stuff ### 3/5 — Not to bad. *2020-05-26, version 1.0* This game is good if you want to just waste some time. One thing is the devs need to add ship options. Allow the player to buy/ sell ships and possibly make a fleet of ships that ai will control for passive income. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Spotter afk *2024-04-12, version 1.0* 1. The game takes some 45!seconds just to load. The camera well, it turns faster than a Cheetah can run. ### 1/5 — Tons of potential. Desperate need of update. *2023-07-09* I could easily give this game 5 stars if it was updated. It’s cool and has a ton of potential, but is lacking in a lot of areas. It needs a free camera. Also, it does not explain how you get artifacts. And how do you earn gems to update certain items? Update this game and make it better!! ### 1/5 — Videos *2021-05-07, version 1.0* It doesn’t let me watch a video at all I can get jems are buy stuff I can’t watch a video at all!!!! ### 1/5 — Horrible on iPhone 11 *2020-09-01, version 1.0* Skips, glitches, views changes and dragging screen is horrible. Avoid. ### 1/5 — Almost great *2020-05-17, version 1.0* No tech support and few glitches. Would be a great game but developer has abandoned it. Don’t waste your money or time. Very disappointed was really wanting it to be good. ### 1/5 — DONT GET THIS GAME *2020-03-05, version 1.0* I spent 5 dallors and never got my reward and emailed the creators 3 times. the game crashes and glitches all the time. Total rip off ### 1/5 — Great Game....BUT *2019-08-15, version 1.0* Sea Captain is a great game and is addictive, BUT if the makers don’t do a update and fix the glitches I’m for hitting the delete button. Come on guys you have a game everyone could play and have fun and it came out in 2016. Do the math and fix the game. ### 1/5 — You can’t steer *2019-01-13, version 1.0* How do you call this a game that you can drive a boat when you can’t even steer ### 1/5 — What?? *2018-07-23, version 1.0* I’ve played this game for months!! All of a sudden, all my crab pots got moved to a locations that are land masses and are unable to retrieve??? ### 1/5 — Please!! Fix!! *2017-11-13, version 1.0* Make prices lower!! Been waiting 10 years about to give up!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great game *2026-06-24* Pls update it so itll be even better ### 5/5 — Awesome game *2024-05-06, version 1.0* It is really cool realistic and very fun ### 5/5 — This game holds back my horrible depressive feelings *2023-11-07, version 1.0* This horrible, trashy, junky, barely complete, not updated piece of dog doodoo is my only reason to live ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-10-24* Can you sink the ship and walk arond please ### 5/5 — Here’s my suggestions for an update *2022-12-15* First make it possible to go inside the bridge. Second. When you’re in the bridge make it possible to please go in to free cam and see the boat entirely it’s possible you walk around the boat and islands and make i possible for the character to go on water it make the waves wash over the deck and then add a harpoon gun whale Sharks It would make this game 10 times better even though this game is already amazing ### 5/5 — Very good game *2021-11-27, version 1.0* The game is very fun but one thing I would like you to add is you can walk around the ports and islands ### 5/5 — Crab traps *2021-11-18, version 1.0* I lost all my crab traps they just drifted away I was said stay in one spot but radar can I help with your near them and then you have to travel to the cornice of where they are never found them yet I can’t buy new ones because I got it I got so many that I put one in a port before I get a new one They’re all lost ### 5/5 — Multiplayer? *2021-09-14* It’s a great game I think you should make prices for upgrades lower and add multiplayer please and amazing game ### 5/5 — I found it! *2021-09-06* I had this game on my iPad when I was like 8, it was rather fun and I enjoyed the game a lot. It still stands the rest of time. ### 5/5 — Update!!!! *2021-08-27, version 1.0* Iv been playing this game for years and every time I get a new phone I download this. I have friends that play this game and yes we’re all crab fisherman. I haven’t checked it in at least a few months but I hope theres update if not please please please update with more stuff. I’ll pay whatever just please update this game! I know a lot of friends that play this so please update and make more stuff please! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-20.*