- #1 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,195 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 23.2% ★, Submarine 20.6% ★, Naval 16% ★, Wargame 10%, Military 9.4%
- #2 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
96% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.5% ★, Naval 19.9% ★, Submarine 16.1% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Military 9.3%
- #3 Fleet Command
96% matchVery Positive88% of 475 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.2% ★, Wargame 25.2%, Submarine 14.1% ★, Naval 11.1% ★, Flight 8.9%
- #4 Battlestations Pacific
95% 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 35.3% ★, Naval Combat 21.8% ★, Flight 15.8%, Military 9.4%, Historical 6.1%
- #5 War on the Sea
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.1% ★, Naval 38.6% ★, Wargame 9.4%, War 7.1%, Military 4.9%
- #6 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
93% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.1 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 43.2% ★, Naval 24.3% ★, Military 14.4%, War 10.6%, Submarine 3% ★
- #7 Battlestations: Midway
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 953 reviews2007
Dev: Eidos InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.8% ★, Naval 25.7% ★, Flight 18.4%, War 8.9%, Historical 7%
- #8 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
91% matchVery Positive91% of 586 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 28.7% ★, Naval 25.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.9% ★, Historical 12.9%, Military 12.8%
- #9 Waves of Steel
92% matchVery Positive91% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: TMA Games LLC
Windows · Linux
If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre superweapons. Fast-paced arcade naval action is here!
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.5% ★, Naval 14.3% ★, Alternate History 12.4%, Third-Person Shooter 7.6%
- #10 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
91% matchMixed63% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Submarine 34.1% ★, Naval 19.1% ★, Naval Combat 15.3% ★, Wargame 13.1%, War 10%
- #11 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
89% matchMixed67% of 111 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 30.3% ★, Submarine 29.7% ★, Wargame 19.3%, Historical 11.2%, War 6%
- #12 Victory At Sea Pacific
90% 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 31% ★, Naval 25.1% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Alternate History 13.1%, War 8.5%
- #13 Atlantic Fleet
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,541 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 52.9% ★, Naval 33.4% ★, War 7.6%, Historical 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #14 Naval Hurricane
88% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.6% ★, Naval 27.2% ★, Historical 19.3%, War 12.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #15 SHIPS AT WAR
86% 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 26.8% ★, Submarine 25.6% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Physics 6.3%
- #16 Victory At Sea
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 574 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.7% ★, Naval 45.5% ★, Action 2.8%
- #17 Aircraft Carrier Survival
86% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 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 50.5% ★, Naval 31.1% ★, War 14.2%, Action 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,088 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 52.3% ★, Naval 20.6% ★, Historical 11.8%, Wargame 6.6%, Vehicular Combat 5.3% ★
- #19 UBOAT
81% matchVery Positive85% of 25,707 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 50.9 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: Submarine 27% ★, Naval Combat 23.2% ★, Naval 17.7% ★, Military 9.6%, Historical 9%
- #20 Harpoon Classic '97
82% matchVery Positive82% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Wargame 34.1%, Naval Combat 26.4% ★, Military 16.7%, War 13.4%, Combat 4.6%
- #21 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions
85% matchVery Positive81% of 316 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the thrill of the hunt! Prowl the waters as the captain of a German submarine in a never-before-seen theatre of operations the Indian Ocean. Take part in the war against British supply lines off the coast of North Africa and support the Japanese war against the U.S. Navy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45% ★, Submarine 37.1% ★, Naval 18% ★
- #22 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.2% ★, Naval 24% ★, Wargame 22.2%, War 7.4%, Combat 4.6%
- #23 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
84% matchMixed70% of 1,110 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more...
Why similar: Submarine 48.5% ★, Naval Combat 26% ★, Naval 16.6% ★, Military 8.9%
- #24 Vietnam War
80% matchVery Positive85% of 1,437 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Open world single-player FPS. Command your squad in battle across jungles, hills and villages of Vietnam. Fight as U.S or Vietcong. Vast arsenal of weapons and 50+ vehicles
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 22% ★, Wargame 20%, Flight 16.4%, Historical 15%, Military 10.2%
- #25 War Thunder
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 730,871 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 194.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.2% ★, Vehicular Combat 20.3% ★, Flight 15.8%, Third-Person Shooter 11.7%, Military 10.2%
- #26 Rule the Waves 3
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,014 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval Combat 26.1% ★, Naval 24.1% ★, Wargame 19.4%, Military 12.8%, Alternate History 12.2%
- #27 Rising Front
76% matchVery Positive88% of 3,874 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: Wargame 32.9%, War 30.3%, Historical 24.8%, 3D 5.4%, Action 4.4%
- #28 Vincemus - Air Combat
78% matchVery Positive86% of 109 reviews2024
Dev: Virtual Convict
Windows · Mac
Fly through the theaters of World War II with fighters planes from across the world. Intercept, Raid, Defend, Survive in theatres of World War II. Vincemus is an arcade semi-realistic air combat shooter, The game is avalable on WindowsOS and MacOS.
Why similar: Flight 27%, Wargame 17%, Military 16.8%, War 13.8%, Vehicular Combat 11.4% ★
- #29 Winter War 1939
79% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Epic World War 2 battles. Finland vs the Soviet Union.
Why similar: Wargame 24.9%, Flight 23.6%, Vehicular Combat 17% ★, Historical 13.4%, War 9.6%
- #30 NavalArt
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,183 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.5% ★, Submarine 22.4% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Naval 15.4% ★, Military 9.2%
- #31 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
79% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 电钮组
Windows
This game is a simulation real-time strategy game with the theme of modern naval warfare. Players can control all kinds of active naval equipment of the three camps, and use the common tactics and tactics of the navy in reality to start a fierce confrontation with the computer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 75.7% ★, Action 24.3%
- #32 Nuclear Option
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,793 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.
Why similar: Flight 28.4%, Wargame 22.5%, Military 16.7%, War 13.5%, Physics 7%
- #33 Carrier Deck
77% 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 67.5% ★, Naval 17.3% ★, Military 9%, War 5.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #34 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
74% matchVery Positive92% of 7,357 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 23.1% ★, Military 16.2%, Wargame 16%, Historical 13.2%, Alternate History 11.1%
- #35 Cold Waters
76% matchVery Positive87% of 4,665 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Submarine 31% ★, Naval Combat 30.6% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Military 8.2%, War 5.2%
- #36 Crash Dive 2
75% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Submarine 33.6% ★, Naval 23.7% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Historical 9.2%, Military 7.7%
- #37 Holdfast: Nations At War
73% matchVery Positive90% of 27,937 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 28.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Why similar: Naval 17.6% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Historical 15.1%, Military 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 13%
- #38 Dangerous Waters
77% 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: Submarine 29.4% ★, Naval Combat 29.2% ★, Naval 21.9% ★, Military 11%, War 7.7%
- #39 Ship Explorer
71% matchVery Positive82% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Turbine Room StudioPub: Seabank Digital Productions
Windows
You know their stories. Now it's time to step aboard! Board iconic ocean liner and warships from history like SS United States, Morro Castle and more as you explore and learn about the secrets that made them into legends.
Why similar: Naval 44.4% ★, Historical 22.3%, Military 19.8%, Third Person 5.9%, 3D 4.1%
- #40 Boat Crew
72% matchVery Positive89% of 418 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 30% ★, Naval 21.7% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Third-Person Shooter 12.8%, War 9.6%
- #41 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
72% matchVery Positive87% of 306 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.6% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Naval 19.6% ★, Historical 14.4%, Alternate History 8.4%
- #42 VTOL VR
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,178 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: Flight 26.7%, Naval Combat 20.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.5% ★, Military 13.1%, War 10.2%
- #43 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
74% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: Historical 27.8%, Military 27.5%, War 23.7%, Third Person 15%, Action 4.2%
- #44 Sub Command
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 141 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Take charge of the most deadly modern-day submarines in the world - three distinct submarines across two unique and challenging campaigns. Utilize cutting-edge sensor and weapon technology to locate, track and destroy the enemy - even deliver Tomahawk missiles to inland targets.
Why similar: Submarine 26.3% ★, Naval Combat 24.1% ★, Naval 18.6% ★, Wargame 13.2%, Military 9.5%
- #45 World of Warships
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 153,508 reviews2017
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 82.2 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 34.8% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.4%, Historical 11.1%, Military 10.5%
- #46 WWII Online
69% matchMixed51% of 3,784 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Why similar: Flight 46.1%, Vehicular Combat 17% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Historical 9.6%, Military 9.4%
- #47 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
69% matchMixed61% of 252 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Submarine 26.9% ★, Naval Combat 20.3% ★, Naval 17.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 11.6% ★, Wargame 10.9%
- #48 Skies above the Great War
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.
Why similar: Flight 29.5%, Wargame 25.2%, Historical 14.4%, War 10.5%, Third Person 8.2%
- #49 Force of Warships: Battleship Games
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 686 reviews2022
Dev: XDEVS LTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Direct your battleship to glorious victory! Online battle under your leadership!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.3% ★, Naval 23.1% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.5%, Military 12.5%, War 10.6%
- #50 Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 924 reviews2017
Dev: ACE MADDOX
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINA is an air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2.
Why similar: Flight 53.3%, Historical 14.5%, Military 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8.5%, Third Person 7%
- #51 Dieselpunk Wars
70% matchMixed63% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Image Power S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dieselpunk Wars is a vehicle building game, focused on combat with advanced physics and damage simulation. Use over 300 elements to build a war machine of your dreams. Construct vehicles that ride on the ground, soar through the skies, or dive underwater. Prepare for combat and test your skills!
Why similar: Submarine 17.8% ★, Naval 16.7% ★, Naval Combat 16% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.5% ★, Flight 13.6%
- #52 Sherman Commander
66% matchMixed69% of 116 reviews2026
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 24.4% ★, Wargame 21.9%, Historical 17.4%, Military 16.1%, War 12.7%
- #53 Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
71% matchMixed54% of 554 reviews2012
Dev: Games Farm
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
True heroes know no bounds!Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy. Climb into the cockpit and re-live the most famous battles of the War in the Pacific.
Why similar: Flight 86.3%, Action 13.7%
- #54 Over The Top: WWI
62% matchVery Positive87% of 5,053 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.7%, Historical 26.4%, War 14.4%, Third Person 12.4%, 3D 6.7%
- #55 Dogfight Elite
68% matchMixed63% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Joaquin Grech
Windows · Mac
Embark on an exhilarating journey through history with Dogfight Elite. Commandeer the cockpit of a warplane, spearhead a tank into battle, or bravely face the enemy on foot as a resilient soldier. The battlefield has never felt this real and the stakes this high.
Why similar: Flight 28.8%, Wargame 28.5%, Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Third Person 8.2%
- #56 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.1% ★, Naval 18.8% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Alternate History 12.4%, Military 10.1%
- #57 ShipCrafter
63% matchVery Positive93% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: MyrmecomanPub: MoreButterGames
Windows · Linux
ShipCrafter is a naval sandbox simulation game. Build your ship, unlock new components and defeat increasingly powerful foes in the campaign !
Why similar: Naval 25.3% ★, Naval Combat 21.7% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Third-Person Shooter 17%, Third Person 6.8%
- #58 Cleared Hot
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,299 reviews2025
Dev: Not Knowing CorporationPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet.
Why similar: Flight 24.1%, Vehicular Combat 22.7% ★, Wargame 15%, Military 11.9%, 1980s 10.7%