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Casual WW2 naval turn-based strategy: attack/defend, search & destroy, build ships, subs and aircraft. Clear & simple combat and move. Fast, re-playable board game style strategy, with 70 unit types. More than 40 missions, death-matches & campaigns (Destroy, Conquer, Defend, Escort, Kill-Them-All).

Reviews: 4 user reviews — 50% — of 4 reviews
Released: 2024-09-25
Developer: SLS
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Project Manhattan failed! Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo. Force Japan surrender with the largest amphibious operation in history.

    Why similar: World War II 16.4%, Military 15.5%, Wargame 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Grand Strategy 10.6%

  59. #59 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 25.1%, Naval Combat 19.4%, Wargame 16.7%, World War II 16.2%, War 9.2%

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