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Announcing the Winners of our October Screenshot Contest!

Ship Explorer - Bismarck · published 3 Nov 2025, 15:56 UTC

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Thank you to all who submitted screenshots for our Nightlife themed screenshot contest for October! Congrats to Jure Racnik, Milos Grkovic and Patcraft! These capture the night atmosphere perfectly from a calm moonlit night to a stormy sea. Great job to our winners - your shots are featured for the world to see here on Steam, as well as on our socials, Discord and the Photo Gallery at shipexplorergame.com!

If you missed out on this one, don’t fret. Keep an eye out for the next screenshot contest very soon!

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