# Port City: Ship Simulator

> Cargo Boat Transport Tycoon

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1553443573](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1553443573)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1553443573`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pixel Federation Games
- **Category:** Strategy
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (13,965 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.19.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2021-08-04
- **Size:** 400 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/port-city-ship-simulator/id1553443573)
- **Website:** [https://pixelfederation.com](https://pixelfederation.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://pxfd.co/privacy](http://pxfd.co/privacy)

## Description

Port City: Ship Simulator is a free online strategy tycoon game where you build a port city, collect hundreds of famous ships, upgrade fleets, and complete contracts. Expand docks, chart routes, and compete in monthly events to grow a global ship empire. Online play is required, and some items can be purchased.

## Rankings

- #14,581 — Overall
- #56 — steam

## Review summary

Players praise Port City for fun, engaging gameplay and strong visuals, including ship models and maps. However, reliability and progression problems dominate reviews: frequent glitches and reward issues, ad crashes, slow regional progression, and monetization that pressures spending. Content stagnation (few new regions, repetitive events) and language requests (e.g., Chinese) are common complaints. Addressing stability, ad reliability, cadence of new content, and progression balance would substantially improve the experience.

### Pros

- Fun and engaging gameplay with a large variety of ships
- Visually appealing design with detailed ship models and well-designed maps
- Realistic ship models (as noted by some players)
- Easy to learn and pick up

### Cons

- Frequent glitches and bugs that disrupt progression and rewards
- Ads cause crashes or are hard to close
- Very slow progression / long wait times between regions
- Monetization feel, big reliance on real money to progress (pay-to-win concerns)
- Lack of new content: no new regions for long periods and repetitive events

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