- #1 Fleet Command
97% 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: Wargame 32%, RTS 23.7%, Naval Combat 19% ★, Strategy 9.5%, Military 8.5%
- #2 Carrier Command 2
96% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.1 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 21.7%, RTS 21.3%, Strategy 13%, War 12.8%, Military 11.7%
- #3 War on the Sea
96% 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 28.9% ★, Strategy 22%, Wargame 12.6%, Simulation 12.1%, War 8.8%
- #4 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
94% 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 29.8% ★, Military 16.8%, Strategy 15.1%, War 12.2%, RTS 10.5%
- #5 Command: Modern Operations
95% matchVery Positive85% of 1,564 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Wargame 23.4%, Military 22.6%, RTS 17.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Strategy 13.8%
- #6 Atlantic Fleet
94% 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 48.8% ★, Strategy 24.6%, Simulation 14.2%, War 11.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #7 Rule the Waves 3
92% 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: Wargame 28.8%, Naval Combat 21.4% ★, Military 17.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Simulation 8.4%
- #8 Cold Waters
91% 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: Naval Combat 37.4% ★, Strategy 18.6%, Military 16.8%, Simulation 13.7%, War 10.6%
- #9 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
90% 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: Wargame 25.8%, Naval Combat 25.3% ★, RTS 16.3%, Military 15.5%, War 10.6%
- #10 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: RTS 22.4%, Wargame 21.7%, Naval Combat 18.9% ★, Strategy 13.4%, Simulation 7.6%
- #11 Dangerous Waters
91% 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 33.4% ★, Military 21.2%, Strategy 18.9%, War 14.6%, Simulation 10.7%
- #12 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
87% 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 22.2% ★, RTS 18.8%, Wargame 17.4%, Military 15.1%, War 11%
- #13 Aircraft Carrier Survival
88% 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 36.3% ★, Strategy 18.6%, War 17.1%, Management 13.5%, Simulation 7.6%
- #14 Sub Command
89% 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: Naval Combat 25.2% ★, Wargame 25.2%, Military 16.8%, Strategy 14.7%, War 9.1%
- #15 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
86% 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 36.2% ★, Strategy 27.7%, Simulation 14.7%, RTS 9.3%, Wargame 8.3%
- #16 Broken Arrow
85% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 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 31.5%, RTS 24%, Strategy 17.5%, War 11.1%, Naval Combat 7.9% ★
- #17 Victory At Sea
86% 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 38.1% ★, Strategy 25.7%, RTS 19.3%, Simulation 11.4%, Action 5.5%
- #18 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
84% 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: Strategy 43.8%, Simulation 26.4%, Naval Combat 16.1% ★, Action 13.8%
- #19 Combat Mission Black Sea
83% matchVery Positive84% of 558 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Wargame 34.6%, Strategy 18.6%, Military 17.7%, War 12.1%, Simulation 11.7%
- #20 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: Naval Combat 40.7% ★, Simulation 35.7%, Military 23.6%
- #21 Master of Command
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: RTS 21%, Wargame 19.1%, Military 14.8%, War 13.2%, Strategy 12.9%
- #22 Silent Service 2
82% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
The all-new Silent Service II A State Of The Art Simulation Of Submarines In World War II!
Why similar: Naval Combat 75% ★, Simulation 25%
- #23 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
82% matchMixed63% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Wargame 22.3%, Strategy 17.7%, War 15.7%, Naval Combat 14.4% ★, Simulation 12.8%
- #24 Carrier Deck
80% 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 54% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Military 12.2%, War 7.8%, Strategy 6.7%
- #25 Naval Hurricane
78% 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 37.7% ★, Strategy 24.3%, War 20.4%, Simulation 16.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #26 Silent Hunter® III
79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,573 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.8 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 52.8% ★, Military 22.4%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 3.5%, War 2.5%
- #27 Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
81% matchMixed48% of 1,166 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: Strategy 36.5%, RTS 26.6%, Naval Combat 22.9% ★, Action 10.1%, Simulation 3.4%
- #28 Armor Clash II
81% matchMixed60% of 116 reviews2017
Dev: Windforce
Windows · Mac · Linux
Armor Clash II is an old-school RTS game, with classic features like base building, modern armors and navies etc. 2 factions and sub-factions for each one, from high tech stealth destroyers to hardcore battleships. In Skirmishes players build base from the start, while in the Random Generated Mission, fast paced combats start immediately.
Why similar: Strategy 35.1%, RTS 35%, Simulation 19.4%, Action 10.5%
- #29 UBOAT
75% 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: Naval Combat 25.7% ★, RTS 18.2%, Military 17.8%, War 14.6%, Management 9.7%
- #30 Naval Battles Simulator
79% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 56.3%, Simulation 33.6%, Naval Combat 9.8% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #31 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
77% 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: Wargame 31.5%, Naval Combat 25.1% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Simulation 11.1%, Military 9.9%
- #32 Close Combat: The Longest Day
77% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Why similar: Strategy 37.2%, Simulation 22.2%, Wargame 16.3%, RTS 14.8%, Military 9.5%
- #33 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
76% 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: Wargame 26.8%, Naval Combat 22.8% ★, Management 12.4%, Strategy 9.9%, Simulation 9.2%
- #34 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
76% matchVery Positive81% of 846 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 26%, RTS 25%, Strategy 14.7%, Military 14.1%, War 9.4%
- #35 Crash Dive 2
74% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Wargame 43.3%, Military 19%, Simulation 15.2%, War 11.1%, Action 7.7%
- #36 ICBM
72% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.
Why similar: RTS 31.7%, Military 21.5%, Naval Combat 16% ★, War 15.7%, Strategy 15.1%
- #37 688(I) Hunter/Killer
75% matchVery Positive81% of 216 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 53.1% ★, Strategy 31.8%, Simulation 15.2%
- #38 Nuclear War Simulator
73% matchMixed68% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Bit MirrorPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Nuclear war simulator is a detailed realistic simulation and visualization of large-scale nuclear conflicts with a focus on humanitarian consequences. It lets you design conflict scenarios and estimate the consequences using a population density map and realistic weapons effects.
Why similar: Wargame 28.3%, RTS 25.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Military 15%, Management 8.7%
- #39 Battlestations Pacific
74% 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: Strategy 25.3%, RTS 21.8%, Naval Combat 18.3% ★, Military 13.3%, Simulation 8.8%
- #40 Waronoi
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: MFCPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command modern military armies by zooming out and issuing orders to large formations, or zooming in to issue orders to individual squads and vehicles. Waronoi is the real-time strategy war game.
Why similar: Wargame 26.1%, RTS 25.5%, Strategy 21.5%, Military 14.1%, War 9%
- #41 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
70% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Wargame 37.7%, Strategy 29.2%, Military 15.6%, War 12.4%, 2D 4.7%
- #42 Victory At Sea Pacific
73% 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: RTS 23.8%, Naval Combat 22% ★, Wargame 22%, Strategy 12.3%, War 10%
- #43 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
71% 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: Naval Combat 26.9% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Military 14.5%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 6.8%
- #44 HighFleet
69% matchVery Positive88% of 7,155 reviews2021
Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?
Why similar: Military 26%, Strategy 23%, Inventory Management 19.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Simulation 11.6%
- #45 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
69% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.
Why similar: RTS 29.2%, Military 22.5%, War 19.3%, Strategy 17.8%, Simulation 10%
- #46 Tempest Rising
65% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 56.2%, Strategy 28.7%, Wargame 5.3%, War 4.5%, Military 3.5%
- #47 Battle Fleet 2
71% 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 29.9% ★, Wargame 24.1%, Strategy 20.4%, Military 14.5%, Simulation 11.1%
- #48 Submarine Titans
69% matchVery Positive87% of 350 reviews2020
Dev: Ellipse StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Submarine Titans is a real-time strategy video game that takes place in the year 2115 after a comet has struck Earth, driving two human factions, the militant White Sharks and the scientific Black Octopi, to establish underwater bases and fight for dominance over the oceans.
Why similar: Strategy 42.5%, Simulation 24.5%, RTS 18.4%, Naval Combat 14.2% ★, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #49 Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
72% 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 55% ★, Military 18.7%, Simulation 18.7%, Strategy 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #50 SHIPS AT WAR
68% 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 30.1% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Strategy 14.5%, War 9.9%, Simulation 6.4%
- #51 Battlestations: Midway
70% 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 35.5% ★, Strategy 17.8%, War 14.8%, RTS 14.3%, Action 9.2%
- #52 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: Strategy 97.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #53 Ironclads 2: American Civil War
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Naval Combat 52.9% ★, Strategy 29.5%, Simulation 17.6%
- #54 1971: Indian Naval Front
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Neosphere Interactive Studios
Windows
Learn about the biggest naval conflict since WWII. Third-person vehicular combat game based on 1971 India-Pakistan war. Conduct missions based on actual events. Control naval units including aircraft carriers, warships, jets and choppers. Relive one of the most unique naval battles ever fought.
Why similar: Wargame 34.1%, Naval Combat 26.4% ★, Military 16.7%, War 13.4%, Combat 4.6%
- #55 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
63% 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 24.8% ★, RTS 24.7%, Military 18.7%, Strategy 13.1%, Management 10.7%
- #56 Hasbro's BATTLESHIP
68% matchVery Positive82% of 924 reviews2018
Dev: Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Hasbro's Battleship is the original strategic naval war game. Choose your Captain, position your ships, aim your missiles and sink the enemy's fleet! Face them in Classic mode, or step-up the stakes in the all new Commanders Mode. Ready, aim, FIRE!
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.1% ★, Wargame 33.2%, Strategy 21.2%, Action 5.6%, 2D 3.7%
- #57 Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War
71% matchMostly Negative26% of 1,263 reviews2019
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The legendary Men of War RTS series has reached the cold war era. Take command of U.S. or Soviet soldiers, controlling vast armies with the military decisions down to you. Claim victory in dynamic singleplayer and co-op campaigns or challenge fellow strategists in online multiplayer!
Why similar: Strategy 37.1%, RTS 21.5%, Simulation 20.7%, Action 10.6%, War 10.1%
- #58 NavalArt
67% 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: Wargame 28.5%, Naval Combat 28.3% ★, Military 14.9%, War 11.6%, Strategy 11%
- #59 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: Wargame 29.5%, Naval Combat 22.4% ★, Military 18.1%, War 15.8%, Strategy 12.8%