- #1 UBOAT
85% matchVery Positive85% of 25,675 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 51.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Naval Combat 26.9% ★, Naval 21.2% ★, World War II 12.6% ★, Management 7.5%, War 6.5%
- #2 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
85% matchMixed61% of 7,743 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.8% ★, Naval 20% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Grand Strategy 10.6% ★, World War II 9.7% ★
- #3 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,446 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 38.1% ★, Naval 22.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, War 6.7%, Simulation 6%
- #4 War on the Sea
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,141 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 30.4% ★, Naval Combat 29.7% ★, World War II 15.9% ★, Wargame 6.5%, Simulation 6.2%
- #5 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,194 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 24% ★, Naval 17.1% ★, World War II 10.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, Wargame 9.4%
- #6 Aircraft Carrier Survival
81% matchMixed60% of 1,185 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.5% ★, Naval 18.2% ★, World War II 10.5% ★, Management 7.8%, Survival 7.6%
- #7 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,087 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.7% ★, Naval 21.1% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 8%, Wargame 5.9%
- #8 Atlantic Fleet
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,539 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.4% ★, Naval 27.8% ★, World War II 14.4% ★, Simulation 6.2%, War 4.4%
- #9 Carrier Deck
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Why similar: Naval Combat 64% ★, Naval 17% ★, Simulation 7.8%, Management 5.1%, War 4%
- #10 Carrier Command 2
69% matchVery Positive82% of 3,650 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Wargame 21%, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Management 11.1%, War 10.5%
- #11 World of Warships
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 153,421 reviews2017
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 81.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 600 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Why similar: Naval Combat 41.1% ★, Naval 23.9% ★, World War II 12.6% ★, War 7.6%, Realistic 7.5%
- #12 Cold Waters
69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,664 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Naval Combat 44.5% ★, Naval 32.4% ★, Simulation 8.2%, War 5.4%, Strategy 4.5%
- #13 Battlestations Pacific
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,584 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: Naval 35% ★, World War II 26.6% ★, Naval Combat 20.9% ★, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 5.1%
- #14 Broken Arrow
66% matchMixed55% of 28,686 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 32.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.7%, Naval Combat 16.3% ★, War 9.8%, Realistic 8.6%
- #15 Dangerous Waters
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 390 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 32%
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
Why similar: Naval Combat 37.3% ★, Naval 29% ★, Realistic 7.7%, Immersive Sim 7.4%, War 7%
- #16 Silent Hunter® III
68% matchVery Positive88% of 2,572 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 46.9% ★, Naval 24.9% ★, World War II 15.4% ★, Simulation 7.6%, Realistic 2.8%
- #17 Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
70% matchMixed45% of 2,525 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Step behind the periscope of a German U-boat and take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The best-selling submarine series of all time continues with the highly anticipated Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.3% ★, Naval 24% ★, World War II 14.2% ★, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 1.4%
- #18 Wargame: Red Dragon
67% matchVery Positive89% of 19,610 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: Wargame 26.7%, Naval 20.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, Realistic 12.1%, Strategy 11%
- #19 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
65% matchVery Positive85% of 30,724 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.5%, World War II 31% ★, War 14.8%, Realistic 13.3%, Strategy 7.3%
- #20 Battleship Command
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BracerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command the mighty Scharnhorst in this immersive WWII naval simulation. Walk her decks in first-person, control gunnery, radar, and navigation, and lead your fleet through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. Battle convoys, outwit enemies, and survive the stormy seas of war.
Why similar: Naval 18.9% ★, Naval Combat 16.2% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, World War II 8.4% ★
- #21 Steel Division 2
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,432 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 22.1% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, War 10.4%, Sandbox 9.3%
- #22 WARNO
63% matchVery Positive81% of 14,866 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Wargame 35.9%, Real Time Tactics 28%, War 12.9%, Realistic 10.6%, Simulation 6.7%
- #23 Easy Red 2
63% matchVery Positive90% of 12,429 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 22.9% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Sandbox 12.4%, War 11%, Realistic 9.2%
- #24 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
63% matchVery Positive91% of 45,979 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.1%, War 16%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 9.7%
- #25 Call to Arms
61% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,853 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: War 25.2%, Strategy 24%, Sandbox 13.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Realistic 12.5%
- #26 From the Depths
60% matchVery Positive89% of 12,511 reviews2020
Dev: Brilliant Skies Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.7% ★, Naval 24.4% ★, Sandbox 12%, Survival 9.9%, War 8.4%
- #27 Spee
59% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: EUGENE LOPATIN
Windows
A World War I strategy game where you command fleets, manage trade and logistics, and fight for dominance across 50 colonial ports.
Why similar: Naval 18.8% ★, Naval Combat 18.6% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Grand Strategy 16.2% ★, Simulation 9.5%
- #28 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
59% matchMixed66% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.7% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Grand Strategy 12.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, World War II 10% ★
- #29 Carrier Commander
61% matchMostly Negative31% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: ss
Windows · Mac
Carrier Commander is a real-time strategy game which allows you choose the intensity of gameplay. You can manage your Carrier Operations against incoming attacks or intensify your game play by directly engaging the enemy controlling your own Jets, Destroyer's, Helicopter's and more...
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.9% ★, Naval 22.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Wargame 10%, Management 8.1%
- #30 Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
63% matchMixed48% of 1,165 reviews2012
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A next-gen re-imagination of a groundbreaking 80s classic. Carrier Command: Gaea Mission brings a breathtaking combination of action and strategy elements.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42% ★, Naval 31.8% ★, Strategy 13.5%, Action 8.4%, Simulation 3.1%
- #31 Battle Fleet 2
62% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval Combat 31.5% ★, Naval 28.1% ★, Wargame 12.7%, World War II 9.7% ★, Grand Strategy 7.8% ★
- #32 Watchstander: Surface Warfare Officer Training Simulator
58% match4 user reviews80% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Enclave Gaming
Windows
A realistic bridge and COLREGs simulator built by an active-duty Navy officer for junior officers and maritime learners. Practice watchstanding, radar navigation, and CO trust management offline in Early Access.
Why similar: Naval 34.3% ★, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.7%, Sandbox 8.1%, Simulation 7.9%
- #33 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
56% matchVery Positive91% of 25,087 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 27.6% ★, Management 20.6%, Sandbox 18.3%, Survival 13.6%, Simulation 10.8%
- #34 Steel Division: Normandy 44
60% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 39.9% ★, Wargame 15.5%, War 10.6%, Strategy 9.8%, Simulation 8.8%
- #35 Few Nights More: Genesis
57% matchMostly Positive79% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: Aeterna LudiPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Few Nights More is a roguelike turn-based RPG based in a world where Vampire Lords seek to conquer lost territories and their place in the world. Design and defend your stronghold, slay your enemies with traps, and fulfill your Lord’s true potential, slowly conquering what is rightfully yours.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #36 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
59% matchVery Positive89% of 1,096 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 27.2% ★, Wargame 26.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Real Time Tactics 7.9%
- #37 Great Naval Battles: The Final Fury
58% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: IO Design GroupPub: SNEG
Windows
Battlestations! All hands prepare for the naval conflict on a truly grand scale! GREAT NAVAL BATTLES: THE FINAL FURY is loaded with enough historical and hypothetical naval conflict to keep players - from casual to connoisseur - busy for hours and hours!
Why similar: Naval Combat 23% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Wargame 14.6%, World War II 10.8% ★, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★
- #38 Battleships Simulator
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Battleships Simulator puts you in command of mighty ships—strike, sink your opponent, and claim victory! Feel the thrill of naval battles and outsmart your foe in intense, turn-based war action!
Why similar: Naval Combat 37.1% ★, Wargame 19%, Naval 15.9% ★, World War II 7.9% ★, Simulation 6.8%
- #39 Bomber Crew
58% matchVery Positive88% of 15,261 reviews2017
Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Management 23%, Simulation 12.2%, War 9.9%, Survival 8.6%
- #40 VTOL VR
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,138 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Jet 29.7% ★, Naval Combat 26.2% ★, Realistic 9.4%, War 9.2%, Combat 8.2%
- #41 Company of Heroes 3
57% matchMixed57% of 37,581 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 73.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: Wargame 34%, Real Time Tactics 23.6%, World War II 22% ★, Strategy 8.1%, War 6.8%
- #42 United Penguin Kingdom: Huddle up
56% matchVery Positive89% of 629 reviews2023
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
This free version of the United Penguin Kingdom covers the content from one year of in-game time. A city-building game where you build a penguin settlement and satisfy the various needs of your penguins while dealing with seals and killer whales.
Why similar: Survival 34.5%, Management 33.2%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #43 Wargame: Airland Battle
58% matchVery Positive87% of 4,438 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: Wargame 32%, Real Time Tactics 26.6%, Strategy 15.2%, War 8.9%, Realistic 7.8%
- #44 IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
58% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,619 reviews2014
Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.
Why similar: Jet 36.5% ★, World War II 18.7% ★, Realistic 13.8%, Wargame 12.9%, Simulation 8.7%
- #45 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
54% matchVery Positive91% of 570 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.4% ★, Naval 22.6% ★, Grand Strategy 10.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.1%, World War II 10% ★
- #46 Outpath: First Journey
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,694 reviews2022
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: 3D 86.3%, Singleplayer 13.7%
- #47 Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goydalka Games
Windows
Steam & Iron: Battle of Port Arthur is a tactical real-time naval simulator focusing on the combat of early 20th-century steamships. Squadrons of battleships, cruisers, and torpedo boats from two empires await your command to clash in epic naval battles.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27% ★, Naval 19.7% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Sandbox 8.4%
- #48 DCS World Steam Edition
57% matchVery Positive85% of 39,814 reviews2013
Dev: Eagle Dynamics SA
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 43.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Feel the excitement of flying the Su-25T "Frogfoot" attack jet and the TF-51D "Mustang" in the free-to-play Digital Combat Simulator World!
Why similar: Simulation 30%, Realistic 25.9%, War 21.8%, Sandbox 12.7%, Action 3.7%
- #49 Transport Fever 2
56% matchVery Positive91% of 31,159 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Management 28.9%, Naval 17.1% ★, Simulation 16.9%, Sandbox 16.3%, Realistic 9.7%
- #50 Boat Crew
56% matchVery Positive90% of 414 reviews2022
Dev: Tabbing TabbyPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.6% ★, Naval 20.8% ★, Wargame 15.5%, World War II 11.7% ★, Management 9.1%
- #51 X4: Foundations
57% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,902 reviews2018
Dev: Egosoft
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 94.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Your journey to building a vast space empire begins behind the controls of a single ship. Explore the stars, trade goods, fight battles, build stations, buy and equip ships, and command fleets in a living, fully simulated universe that reacts to your decisions.
Why similar: Sandbox 35.7%, Management 23.5%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 8%, 3D 7.9%
- #52 Victory At Sea Pacific
58% matchMixed61% of 641 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 23.1% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Grand Strategy 10.3% ★
- #53 Legacy of Sail
57% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hydran Software
Windows
As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.7% ★, Naval 25.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.5%, Wargame 9%, War 7.1%
- #54 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
53% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,755 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 55%, War 22.7%, Strategy 11.1%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #55 Ultimate General: Civil War
56% matchVery Positive89% of 8,389 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Wargame 28.3%, Real Time Tactics 23.1%, Grand Strategy 21.5% ★, War 12.7%, Strategy 5%
- #56 SHIPS AT WAR
56% matchMostly Positive77% of 381 reviews2021
Dev: Golddorf Spieleentwicklung
Windows
Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.7% ★, Naval 21.8% ★, Wargame 12.5%, World War II 11.9% ★, Sandbox 10.3%