- #1 Battle Group 2
97% matchVery Positive83% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Bane GamesPub: MG Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Your battleships are fully loaded with the return of Battle Group. Command the war against advanced pirates with brand new Satellite Strikes and upgrades for your state-of-the-art battleships. As the commanding gunner of this advanced armada, it's imperative you stop a terrifying new foe our world has yet to fathom.
Why similar: Naval 47.9% ★, Naval Combat 43.7% ★, Strategy 4.1%, Action 2.8%, Indie 1.4%
- #2 Battleship Command
96% matchVery Positive94% of 248 reviews2026
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 31% ★, Naval Combat 23.7% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Immersive Sim 10.4%, Simulation 7.8%
- #3 Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898
96% matchPositive88% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Manage your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults, struggle for dominance over the seas.
Why similar: Naval 44% ★, Naval Combat 32.9% ★, Simulation 11.9%, Strategy 11.3%
- #4 Battle Fleet 2
95% 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 39.5% ★, Naval Combat 37.5% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 5.5%
- #5 Marvatten
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Impact Unified AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Design your warship and take it to battle! In Marvatten you’re a warship architect and commander. It’s not just about size, but smart design. Your design choices directly impact combat performance. Ready to conquer the seas? Join Marvatten now!
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.1% ★, Naval 31% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%, Multiplayer 4.2%
- #6 Trails Of Gold Privateers
94% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: La Suite Studio
Windows
Embody a pirate in Trails of Gold Privateers. Sail through waters occupied by mythical creatures and collect as much treasures as possible to become a true legend of the seas !
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.8% ★, Naval 30.8% ★, VR 14.7%, Shooter 8%, Multiplayer 3.8%
- #7 Clad in Iron: Gulf of Mexico 1864
93% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2017
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Manage your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults, struggle for dominance over the seas in turned-based strategic mode.
Why similar: Naval 44.4% ★, Naval Combat 31.1% ★, Simulation 12.3%, Strategy 12.1%
- #8 Clad in Iron: Sakhalin 1904
92% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Manage your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, amphibious assaults, struggle for dominance over the seas.
Why similar: Naval 45% ★, Naval Combat 30.5% ★, Simulation 12.5%, Strategy 11.9%
- #9 Ship of the line
91% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: YDSPub: GM2SOFT
Windows · Mac
Command legendary fleets across 240 years of Age of Sail warfare. 19 historical scenarios — Trafalgar, the Nile, the Armada. Real wind physics, three-layer damage, and full PvP. Your fleet. Your tactics. Your history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.2% ★, Naval 33.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.4%, Wargame 8.7%, Simulation 5.8%
- #10 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
90% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 29.2% ★, Naval 25.4% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
- #11 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,132 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.7 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 51.2% ★, Naval 24.8% ★, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.2%, Wargame 4.9%
- #12 XR22-SEAGUARD
88% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Jean-Francois
Windows
XR22-SEAGUARD is a PC and VR game that reimagines the classic grid-based game of Battleship. This immersive PC and VR game puts you in the heart of a dynamic 3D industrial environment, where you'll strategically place and sink ships using state-of-the-art weapons and defenses.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.5% ★, Naval 20.6% ★, VR 16.1%, Wargame 14%, Multiplayer 5%
- #13 IronWolf VR
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,185 reviews2022
Dev: Ionized Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
IronWolf VR is a roomscale submarine game playable either singleplayer or online co-op with motion controls. Built from the ground up for VR, each part of the submarine has been crafted for an optimal VR experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 26.8% ★, Naval 24.6% ★, VR 12%, Co-op 9.3%, Wargame 7.8%
- #14 Midway:Sink the Japanese Aircraft Carriers
87% match2 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: KL Game Studio
Windows
This is a Battle of Midway simulation game. You need to fly a dive bomber, dodge Japanese anti-aircraft fire, drop bombs and destroy the carrier. The Japanese gunfire is extremely fierce, please be careful. I hope war only exists in games and I support Ukraine.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33% ★, Naval 30.2% ★, VR 14.6%, Wargame 12.8%, Driving 4.6%
- #15 Battleships Simulator
86% 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 43.6% ★, Naval 22.1% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 6.3%
- #16 Carrier Commander
85% 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 34.4% ★, Naval 32.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, Wargame 9.6%, Strategy 4%
- #17 War on the Sea
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,214 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 44.3% ★, Naval Combat 36.6% ★, Wargame 6.4%, Strategy 6.2%, Simulation 6%
- #18 Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific
84% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Long Lance torpedo rips through the hull of your flagship. Huge columns of water from enemy gunfire surround your battleships. It's just another day in Task Force 1942, the first in a new series of spectacular World War II Pacific War simulations from MicroProse.
Why similar: Naval Combat 63.1% ★, Naval 28.6% ★, Simulation 8.3%
- #19 Victory At Sea
83% matchMostly Positive75% of 578 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 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 44.9% ★, Naval Combat 41.6% ★, Strategy 6.3%, Simulation 4.8%, Action 2.3%
- #20 Deathland Drifters
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Railgun Games
Windows
Pilot a hovership across a doomed alien planet in this co-op roguelike FPS for 1-6 players. Master each hovership's unique playstyles, scavenge loot to create different builds, and work together with your crew of Drifters to fight your way off world.
Why similar: Naval 33.8% ★, Naval Combat 25.2% ★, Co-op 10.1%, Online Co-Op 8.7%, Shooter 5.9%
- #21 La Royale : Below Deck
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BLACK COG Visual Effects
Windows
Step into the boots of a young Breton sailor at at the dawn of the american revolutionary war and discover authentic life aboard a French warship. An immersive VR experience based on the true history of the Royal Navy.
Why similar: Naval 30.1% ★, Naval Combat 27.1% ★, VR 15.7%, Immersive Sim 11%, Exploration 5.2%
- #22 Furious Seas
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 247 reviews2021
Dev: Future Immersive
Windows
Furious Seas puts you in command as captain of a deadly pirate ship. Navigate through treacherous waters and blast apart fearsome enemy fleets in this thrilling VR adventure like no other. Carve out your legend today amidst the Furious Seas.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.5% ★, Naval 20.8% ★, VR 19.8%, Co-op 6%, Action 4.3%
- #23 Her Majesty's Ship
81% matchMixed50% of 111 reviews2019
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
All young naval officers dream of becoming Admiral, but few realise this can't be done without a loyal crew and keeping the vessel under your command afloat!
Why similar: Naval Combat 48.9% ★, Naval 35.5% ★, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 3.6%, Multiplayer 3%
- #24 Gunboat
80% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
For decades, the U.S. Navy has deployed the river patrol boat (PBR) in the most hostile and claustrophobic type of war: riverine combat. The classic action sim Gunboat lets you fight from all perspectives of your boat's four-man crew in over 20 missions across 3 sweltering combat zones.
Why similar: Naval Combat 46.8% ★, Naval 39.5% ★, Simulation 5.6%, Shooter 5%, Action 3.2%
- #25 Carrier Deck
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,079 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.0 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 68.9% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, Simulation 6.6%, Strategy 2%
- #26 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
77% matchVery Positive91% of 5,949 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 38.7 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 42.6% ★, Naval 30% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.8%, Simulation 5.4%, Strategy 4.9%
- #27 688(I) Hunter/Killer
79% matchVery Positive81% of 224 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
688(I) Hunter/Killer, the most realistic submarine simulation ever developed for PC. Master the sonar and weapons control systems, learn to develop real target situations and outfit your boat with the latest advanced weaponry. Then use your skills to complete the tour of duty and earn your dolphins to become a true submariner.
Why similar: Naval Combat 54.2% ★, Naval 32.3% ★, Strategy 7.3%, Simulation 6.1%
- #28 First Sino-Japanese War
77% match8 user reviews67% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: January Desk
Windows
A free and open-source game about the First Sino-Japanese War and other pre-dreadnought battles in East Asia. A miniature-like wargame system, but without 3D models.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42% ★, Naval 24.2% ★, Wargame 21.1%, Simulation 6.9%, Strategy 5.9%
- #29 Legacy of Sail
78% matchNo user reviews2026
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 38% ★, Naval 31.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Wargame 9.7%, Strategy 5.2%
- #30 Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
78% matchMixed48% of 1,177 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 37% ★, Naval 33.1% ★, Strategy 13.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Action 6.6%
- #31 Atlantic Fleet
76% matchVery Positive86% of 1,560 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 49.9% ★, Naval 38.7% ★, Simulation 5.7%, Strategy 5.7%
- #32 Watchstander: Surface Warfare Officer Training Simulator
75% 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 50.6% ★, Immersive Sim 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.2%, Naval Combat 9.8% ★, Simulation 7.8%
- #33 Windward
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,625 reviews2015
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Windward is an action-filled multiplayer sandbox game that puts you in control of a ship sailing the high seas of a large procedurally-generated world.
Why similar: Naval Combat 47.1% ★, Naval 35.1% ★, Co-op 5.6%, Multiplayer 3.6%, Strategy 2.2%
- #34 SeaCret 1
73% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Dalas
Windows
Sail into the 17th-century Caribbean in SeaCret 1, a riotous mix of strategy, humor, and adventure! Trade, fight, or govern your way to fame in this sandbox escapade, where every choice brings riches or ridiculousness.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.6% ★, Naval 29.4% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Exploration 4.1%
- #35 Great Naval Battles: The Final Fury
74% matchPositive83% of 22 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 32.6% ★, Naval Combat 29.4% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Real Time Tactics 11%, Simulation 5%
- #36 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
74% matchVery Positive83% of 4,616 reviews2016
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hail to the Captain! Sail into the heart of the Caribbean in the Age of Piracy - the time of black flags and white skulls, blue waves and golden opportunities. Hoist the Jolly Roger and grab the steering wheel to sail through battles and raids, ransoms and treasures, to become the Crimson King of the Antilles!
Why similar: Naval Combat 54% ★, Naval 28.8% ★, Multiplayer 4.7%, Strategy 3.4%, Simulation 3.1%
- #37 Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Artech Digital Entertainment, Ltd.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Will you be victorious? Only if you can withstand the pressure. Strategize to defeat Allied forces in sea, surface and air - all rendered in full 3D. Multiple missions available - taking you from the Strait of Gibraltar to the coastlines of Norway.
Why similar: Naval 34.4% ★, Naval Combat 15.4% ★, Wargame 10.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
- #38 Fleet Hunters
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gnarly Labs SRL
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast real-time naval duels where both fleets fire at once. Read every hit and miss, locate the hidden enemy, and destroy their fleet before they destroy yours. Play solo against AI, duel friends online, or face other players in matchmaking.
Why similar: Naval Combat 31.8% ★, Naval 24.4% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, Strategy 4.3%
- #39 Navy Mission
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: D.IKUSHIMA
Windows
Command a single warship and fight off enemy fleets and aircraft from all directions in this 3D naval shooter. Master the main gun, Phalanx, and missiles across 30+ missions at four difficulty levels! An endless survival stage is also included. Feel the tension of naval combat!
Why similar: Naval Combat 41% ★, Naval 34.7% ★, Wargame 13.5%, Shooter 7.5%, Action 2.7%
- #40 Trident: Naval Doctrine
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: itold & coPub: itold
Windows
Take command of a carrier strike group, a destroyer squadron or a lone submarine in a real-time naval tactics game. Outsmart, outmaneuver or outgun enemy fleet on, under and over the seas.
Why similar: Naval Combat 40.3% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 17%, Naval 16% ★, Multiplayer 4.7%
- #41 Victorian Admirals: Samoan Crisis 1889
73% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
A steam-ship period naval combat games focusing on fleet-scale battles in real time. The naval combat game allows you to set up battle squadron groups, their formations and management, with realistic ship models and characteristics, as well as advanced ballistic and weapon models.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.7% ★, Naval 36.1% ★, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 13.1%
- #42 Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
71% matchNo user reviews2026
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 34.2% ★, Naval 29.6% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, Simulation 5.1%
- #43 Navy Strike
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Rowan SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
Navy Strike is an ambitious flight simulation from Rowan that tries to add elements of strategy in typical flight sim gameplay. The result is an uneven game that will appeal only to veteran flight sim and strategy gamers.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.9% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 11.3%
- #44 Blackwake
70% matchVery Positive81% of 26,044 reviews2020
Dev: Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel.
Why similar: Naval Combat 41.8% ★, Naval 36.1% ★, Co-op 7.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%, First-Person 2.7%
- #45 Rule the Waves 3
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,060 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 58.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 38.2% ★, Naval Combat 34% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Simulation 5.3%, Strategy 4.6%
- #46 FlyManMissile
70% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: WantGameStudio
Windows
Control missile to hit the enemy
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.3% ★, Naval 31.7% ★, Wargame 18%, Shooter 6.7%, Simulation 3.5%
- #47 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,219 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 33.2% ★, Naval 28% ★, Real Time Tactics 12%, Wargame 10.1%, Immersive Sim 10%
- #48 Darkwater
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,155 reviews2026
Dev: Targon StudiosPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.
Why similar: Naval 31.3% ★, Naval Combat 29.8% ★, Co-op 10.2%, Online Co-Op 7.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #49 Swords and Sandals Pirates
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: Whiskeybarrel StudiosPub: eGames.com
Windows · Mac
You have been a knight. You have been a gladiator. Now for the first time in Swords and Sandals, you are a PIRATE! Embark upon the grandest adventure of all in Swords and Sandals Pirates, the latest epic chapter in the hugely popular RPG series!
Why similar: Naval Combat 37.7% ★, Naval 36.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 10%, Strategy 5.3%, Exploration 3.6%
- #50 Windward Horizon
67% matchVery Positive80% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: Tasharen Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trade, quest, fight, or simply set sail and enjoy the ambiance in this charming open world naval RPG. Sequel to Tasharen's fan favorite game Windward released on Steam in 2015.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.6% ★, Naval 32.7% ★, Co-op 13.2%, Exploration 5.4%, Multiplayer 3.7%
- #51 Dragons Reef VR
67% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Radoslaw Kutowinski
Windows
Start an exciting sailing adventure in virtual reality. Steer the ship, shoot cannons, transport goods, develop the skills of your captain. Use special skills and magical artifacts to defend the land of the dragon reef from pirates. VR, dragons, pirates, sea battles, fantasy, family friendly game
Why similar: Naval Combat 37.5% ★, Naval 18.2% ★, VR 17.7%, Driving 12.2%, Shooter 7.3%
- #52 Mini ship wars
68% match6 user reviews33% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Phoenixxx Games
Windows
Infiltrate the lair enemy, full of traps, labyrinths and warships. You are faced with a difficult task - to get to the very end of the huge sea and defeat every enemy on your way, sailing 18 various locations-labyrinths, solving puzzles and engaging in dangerous battles.
Why similar: Naval Combat 56.3% ★, Naval 32.3% ★, Shooter 6.1%, Action 4.4%, Indie 0.9%
- #53 Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game
68% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: Light Strategy SeriesPub: SLS
Windows
Search, move, destroy and build ships/subs/aircraft: casual turn-based naval strategy battleship game. More than 80 missions, Death-Match and Free Hunt scenarios and campaigns from Pearl Harbor and Lamansh to the Overlord and Okinawa battles, with over 50 ship and aircraft types.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.1% ★, Naval 36.8% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Simulation 3.3%, Strategy 3.3%
- #54 Clad in Iron: War of The Pacific 1879
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
CLAD in IRON: War of the Pacific 1879 is a War of the Pacific history naval game in which a turned-based digital board strategy and a real-time simulation are combined.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.8% ★, Naval 17.8% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Strategy 9.7%
- #55 Crash Dive
67% matchVery Positive90% of 199 reviews2015
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII tactical submarine combat! Take command of a U-boat prowling the Atlantic in search of enemy convoys to sink. Sneak past the escorts and torpedo the transports. Or surface and use your deck gun in a daring night attack.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.8% ★, Naval 30.5% ★, Wargame 11.2%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Immersive Sim 6.8%