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Tidebound Salvage

Rating
9.1
(based on last 6 months)
Votes
136 likes and 14 dislikes
Released
November 2026
Game engine
Godot
Platform
Browser (desktop-only)

Take command of a rugged salvage tugboat and build your own maritime recovery business!

Explore a beautiful, atmospheric coastal world filled with misty islands, rocky channels, lighthouses, and remote harbours. Answer radio distress calls, locate valuable salvage, and use your powerful tow cable to recover drifting cargo and disabled vessels.

Every job is a new challenge. Navigate changing weather, manage cable tension, protect your cargo, and deliver your haul safely to earn money and reputation.

Features:

  • Explore a coastal world with islands, hidden locations, and multiple harbours.
  • Recover drifting cargo, disabled boats, and valuable salvage.
  • Master realistic towing, winching, and cable-tension mechanics.
  • Complete contracts across different distances and weather conditions.
  • Upgrade your engine, winch, tow line, and hull.
  • Develop harbour facilities, including sonar and radar equipment.
  • Progress through maritime ranks and unlock new opportunities.

Start with a small tugboat. Take on bigger challenges. Become a master of the salvage seas!

Boat Controls

  • W / S — Accelerate forward / reverse
  • A / D — Steer left / right
  • Mouse — Adjust the camera
  • E / Left Mouse Button — Fire the tow cable
  • Q — Reel in the cable
  • Z — Pay out the cable
  • R — Release the tow cable

Other Controls

  • Enter — Open the Harbour Office when available
  • P — Pause the game / close a menu

How to Play

Follow the objective marker to locate salvage. Move within cable range, attach your tow line, and carefully pull the cargo toward the marked delivery area. Control your speed and cable tension to avoid damage. Complete jobs to earn money, upgrade your tugboat, and explore new locations.

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