TideboundTHE LONG WAY HOME
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Saffron Coast
WIND 4 KNOTS · CLEAR SKIES
DRIFT 0SLIDE TO SCORE
↑Saffron Harbor60 m
AN ARCHIPELAGO OF POSSIBILITIES

Tiny boat.
Endless blue.

Open the throttle. Let the stern slide.
Chart unknown channels. Salvage lost ships.
Build your launch. Find a way through.

W A S D steer · SHIFT boost
● Progress saved on this device
0KNOTS
AURELIA · RACING LAUNCH MK I
Ready to launchSHIFT BOOST
Explore unknown water
23° 14′ N / 48° 02′ EFeature tree ↗
YOUR FIELD NOTES

The Sunward Isles

Drag to pan · scroll to zoom · click to mark a course
Your explored waters
A MOMENT ASHORE

Saffron Harbor

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Tune the twin turbos.

Engine tune-up · faster cruising and boost.
WELCOME ABOARD

A small captain’s guide.

Find wrecks and recover materials. Return to a harbor to trade and fit equipment. Survey channels, restore navigation beacons, rescue sailors and explore ashore. The world continues in every direction.

W / ↑Throttle forwardS / ↓Brake, then reverseA D / ← →Steer left and rightSHIFTBoost · recharges when releasedEInteract / dock / recover / examineQPulse sonar · reveal nearby waterOObserve nearby wildlife · hold a slow courseFLand at a beach / return to boatMOpen the chart & set a waypointSPACELoosen the stern for a longer drift− / +Zoom out / in (or mouse wheel)CCycle follow / speed / survey cameraJLiving sea · forecasts & wildlife journalESCClose panels / pause

On touchscreens, hold the arrow controls. Your boat coasts when you release the throttle. Progress saves in this browser; no account is needed to save locally.

Playthrough & evidence ↗
YOUR SEA, YOUR VIEW

A sea without borders.

Distinct wave patterns, depth colours and currents. Rain, snow, mist and squalls change with your location and moving weather fronts.

Find your view

Follow camera

Mouse wheel or − / + adjusts zoom. Speed mode pulls back smoothly as you accelerate and returns when you slow. Survey gives a wide overhead view.

Starts directly overhead. The boat stays tiny. Tilt changes gradually and never becomes a horizon view.

Choose a coast

THE LIVING SEA

There’s something out there.

Follow a moving front, travel with a pod, or seek a deep-water legend. Plot a course and explore at your own pace.

Weather on the horizon

Local forecasts move with the weather. Dark fronts bring larger crests; fog makes sonar useful. Storm rudder upgrades reduce the push of wind and waves.

Nearby wildlife

Slow alongside an animal and press O to observe it. Keep clear of the kraken’s ink. First observations earn shells and chart nearby water.

Your field journal