- #1 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
97% 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 43.3% ★, Naval 17.9% ★, Sailing 10.1% ★, Strategy 9.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #2 The Weather Gage
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aidedecamp
Windows
Single-player naval simulation set in the Age of Sail. Step into the role of a navy captain, harass enemy trade, attack coastal defenses, and navigate historical battlegrounds. Get your sea legs with realistic, physics-based sailing and combat mechanics as you prove your skill on the high seas!
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.5% ★, Sailing 25.7% ★, Naval 15.2% ★, War 8.1%, Simulation 7.5%
- #3 Victorian Admirals: Samoan Crisis 1889
96% 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 28.8% ★, Naval 24.2% ★, Sailing 23% ★, Strategy 12.7%, Simulation 11.3%
- #4 Pirates! Showdown: Enhanced Edition
95% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: FlashPoint Games, LLC
Windows
A fast-paced game combining real-time strategy and defense tactics. Face off against the fearsome Red Hand privateers in thrilling head-to-head pirate battles on the high sea! Capture towns, guard towers, and much more to strengthen your defense, buff up your ships, and increase your gold supply!
Why similar: Sailing 23.4% ★, Naval Combat 21.9% ★, Naval 14.3% ★, Pirates 8.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 8.6%
- #5 Steam & Iron. Battle of Port Arthur
94% 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 27.4% ★, Naval 20.2% ★, Sailing 12.2% ★, Wargame 6.7%, Real Time Tactics 6.3%
- #6 Carrier Commander
94% 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 31.3% ★, Naval 25.3% ★, War 9.9%, Real Time Tactics 7.4%, Military 5.5%
- #7 Ahoy
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Capstan Games
Windows
Ahoy is a multiplayer voyage to the 1780s. Cooperate with fellow captains and officers to explore the West Indies. Trade goods, manage your Player and NPC crew, and engage in ferocious naval battles. Master seamanship to forge a legacy in this historically accurate representation of the Age of Sail.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.9% ★, Sailing 21.9% ★, Naval 18.9% ★, Pirates 6.8% ★, Historical 6.5%
- #8 Conqueror of the Seas
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bronze Moon Studios
Windows
Set sail into an epic age of war, where medieval empires clash for dominance on the seas. Cannons thunder, Greek fire burns, and fleets collide amid fire and chaos. Customize your ship, summon holy reinforcements, and unite with allies to conquer historic cities and reshape the fate of an era.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.8% ★, Sailing 24% ★, Naval 18.3% ★, Pirates 7.9% ★, Historical 6.4%
- #9 Marvatten
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Impact Unified AB
Windows
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 31.4% ★, Naval 25.9% ★, Sailing 18.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 6.3%, Wargame 6.2%
- #10 The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
91% matchVery Positive83% of 4,579 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 46.7% ★, Naval 21.3% ★, Pirates 12.2% ★, Sailing 10.9% ★, Strategy 3.7%
- #11 Rise of Piracy
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: IrishJohnGamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The perfect blend of Action, Adventure and RTS. Begin your journey as the lowly captain of a small vessel. End as the commander of a threatening fleet. Rise to glory how you see fit. Trade, fight, recruit, grow, pillage, ally, destroy & conquer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.6% ★, Naval 21.4% ★, Sailing 19.9% ★, War 8.4%, Pirates 7.7% ★
- #12 Pirates. Naval battle
90% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: AlekseyPub: AlekseyN
Windows
This is a hardcore game, and it's not the easiest control. But if you can acquire combat skills, then exciting battles with pirate ships are waiting for you.
Why similar: Naval Combat 41.2% ★, Sailing 27.3% ★, Wargame 8%, Military 6.8%, Historical 4.9%
- #13 Seas of Kahtaone
89% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Adaptive Realms
Windows
A fantasy naval combat action-adventure game. Explore the open ocean and fend off pirates with your cannon broadsides and magical arsenal. Summon the wind to boost your ship forward and release fireballs to light up your enemies. Upgrade your ships armor, weapons, and much more to win the day.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.4% ★, Naval 26.5% ★, Sailing 26% ★, Pirates 9.7% ★, Military 3.7%
- #14 Gunboat
88% 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 43.2% ★, Naval 31.2% ★, War 11.2%, Military 6.6%, Simulation 5.2%
- #15 Terror of the Seven Seas
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Cutthroat Games
Windows
Become a Mighty Captain in a Age of sail naval combat game, set in all of the Seven Seas! Sail the entire world: conquering, boarding, plundering, exploring and trading along the way! Gather your crew, ready your ship, hoist your sails and enter a world of swashbuckling and piracy!
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.6% ★, Sailing 24.4% ★, Naval 21.3% ★, Pirates 9.2% ★, Historical 5.9%
- #16 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
86% 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 39% ★, Naval 23% ★, War 9%, Real Time Tactics 8.6%, Military 5.6%
- #17 Sail Ships
87% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Dhause
Windows
Sail ship battles. Navigation with compass and world map. You can fight with other character in a tactical duel (three types of weapons: sword, shield, bow). You can create the design of your own ship from different parts.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.2% ★, Naval 27% ★, Sailing 23.3% ★, Pirates 8.2% ★, Strategy 4.6%
- #18 War on the Sea
85% 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 36.8% ★, Naval Combat 35.4% ★, Strategy 7.6%, War 6.1%, Simulation 6%
- #19 复古:航海大时代
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Navigation Studio
Windows
The Age of Navigation game has a brand new sailing world to experience. All dynamic events can be challenged, and different camps can be found to fight against each other. You can experience different experience points in the wonderful sailing world.
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.2% ★, Naval 21.7% ★, Strategy 9%, Pirates 8.9% ★, Wargame 8.6%
- #20 Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898
84% 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 38.9% ★, Naval Combat 34% ★, Strategy 14.6%, Simulation 12.5%
- #21 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
83% matchMixed58% of 164 reviews2024
Dev: Gaming Minds StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Tortuga - A Pirate’s Tale tells the journey of a pirate captain with a lust for gold and glory who assumes command of a fleet of pirate ships to strike the Caribbean.
Why similar: Naval Combat 32.6% ★, Naval 26.1% ★, Sailing 20.8% ★, Pirates 8.5% ★, Simulation 4.5%
- #22 Her Majesty's Ship
82% 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 46.6% ★, Naval 29% ★, Strategy 9.8%, War 6%, RTS 4.3%
- #23 Carrier Deck
82% 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 64.8% ★, Naval 17.4% ★, Simulation 6.4%, War 5.3%, Military 3.7%
- #24 First Sino-Japanese War
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: January Desk
Windows
Free and open source game for First Sino-Japanese War, featuring a tactical naval combat system combined with a turn based hex WEGO strategic layer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 38.6% ★, Naval 19% ★, Wargame 11%, Historical 8.7%, Strategy 6.7%
- #25 Battle Group 2
81% 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 Combat 48.7% ★, Naval 45.6% ★, Strategy 5.7%
- #26 Naval Action
79% matchMixed53% of 14,465 reviews2019
Dev: Bermuda Computer Club
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 89.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Or were you deaf or were you blind when you left your two fine legs behind, Or was it sailing on the sea when you got the cannonball to your knee, I too was young and I was slim and I had a leg for every limb, But now I’ve got no legs at all, they were both shot away by a cannonball.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.9% ★, Sailing 22.9% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Pirates 7.7% ★, War 6.1%
- #27 Battle Fleet 2
79% 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 39.3% ★, Naval 35.4% ★, Strategy 7.5%, Wargame 7%, Simulation 5.9%
- #28 Clad in Iron: Gulf of Mexico 1864
78% 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 39.2% ★, Naval Combat 32.2% ★, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 13%
- #29 Buccaneer
77% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Divide By Zero SoftwarePub: SNEG
Windows
BUCCANEER is a 17th-century Caribbean 3D adventure that blends high-seas combat with resource management. Opt for combat-only, engage in ship-to-ship battles or lead crew boardings. Dive into the buccaneer world through campaigns. Plunder, negotiate, survive, and live to tell the tale!
Why similar: Naval 27.3% ★, Sailing 19.9% ★, Naval Combat 18.3% ★, Historical 8.3%, Pirates 8% ★
- #30 Clad in Iron: Sakhalin 1904
78% matchPositive93% of 30 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 39.8% ★, Naval Combat 31.6% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 13.2%
- #31 The Caribbean Sail
77% matchVery Positive94% of 524 reviews2017
Dev: Victorian Clambake
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Name your crew, purchase supplies, sail the world, harpoon fish, plunder your enemies, die horribly, unlock a new Captain and do it all over again!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.2% ★, Sailing 28.2% ★, Naval 22.8% ★, Pirates 10.5% ★, Strategy 4.8%
- #32 Battleships Simulator
75% 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 44.7% ★, Naval 19.4% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Strategy 8.4%, War 7%
- #33 Block of Rum
76% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Obi-Wanya
Windows
Block of Rum is a sandbox dedicated to building sailing ships and piracy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.5% ★, Naval 29.3% ★, Sailing 26.1% ★, Pirates 8.7% ★, Isometric 2.3%
- #34 Feral Blue
76% matchMixed52% of 244 reviews2019
Dev: Snowbird Games
Windows
The old world has drowned after the Second Flood. Now, only few survivors are fighting for the new gold - clean water, wood and soil. Become a ship's captain, keep your crew alive and create your sea empire!
Why similar: Naval 29.6% ★, Naval Combat 28.5% ★, Sailing 25.7% ★, Pirates 9.7% ★, Strategy 6.5%
- #35 Atlantic Fleet
75% 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 47.3% ★, Naval 31.3% ★, Strategy 6.7%, War 6.4%, Simulation 5.6%
- #36 郑成功传 Clash of Armadas: Koxinga
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 铭记历史Pub: 忠烈祠
Windows
This is a naval-themed auto-battler tower defense game where you step into the boots of Koxinga(Zheng Chenggong)—one of China's greatest national heroes. Relive his legendary naval campaigns, from fighting off Qing forces along the Fujian coast to the epic liberation of Taiwan.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.2% ★, Naval 14.9% ★, Sailing 11.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 9%, Strategy 8.2%
- #37 Windward
74% 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 45.1% ★, Naval 28.7% ★, Pirates 12.7% ★, Sailing 10.8% ★, Strategy 2.6%
- #38 Victory At Sea
73% 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 42.4% ★, Naval 39.3% ★, Strategy 8%, Simulation 5.1%, RTS 5.1%
- #39 Captain Goose
71% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: DiaMMax Games
Windows
Embark on a dangerous journey with the crew of the brave Captain Goose! The sailors will have to reach the very edge of the World to break a terrible curse. However, the Abyss will do everything possible to prevent this...
Why similar: Naval Combat 36.8% ★, Naval 30% ★, Sailing 21.9% ★, Pirates 11% ★, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #40 Sailing Wizard
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Monduz Games Studio
Windows
This is a real-time ARPG game with the theme of navigation. You can freely choose spells upgrade routes, recruit various team members, build exclusive ships. Trade, fight and explore with different factions on a journey full of adventurous spirit.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.9% ★, Sailing 25.2% ★, Naval 22.6% ★, Pirates 7.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 6.6%
- #41 Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
73% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2018
Dev: Akella
Windows
Sail the rough seas with your tall ship and loyal crew of vicious cutthroats and fierce corsairs. Build up your fleet and capture and rule colonies to become the mightiest pirate of them all! Sea Dogs: Caribbean Tales is a naval game devoted to pirate adventures on the Caribbean seas of the 17th century, aiming to be the ultimate pirate...
Why similar: Naval Combat 48.3% ★, Naval 24.9% ★, Sailing 14.8% ★, Pirates 12% ★
- #42 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
71% 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 31.3% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, War 8.8%, Real Time Tactics 7.7%, RTS 6.3%
- #43 Victorian Admirals: Caroline Crisis 1885
73% match5 user reviews40% of 5 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 21.5% ★, Naval 19.7% ★, Strategy 17.2%, Sailing 17.1% ★, Simulation 14.8%
- #44 Barbarossa
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stellar Remnants
Windows
Join the swashbuckling fun of Barbarossa, an open-world pirate game. Battle pirates, trade goods, conquer islands, and become a legendary captain. Experience thrilling adventures and a simulated economy in this exciting pirate-themed game!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.7% ★, Naval 27.2% ★, Sailing 23% ★, Pirates 8.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 7.1%
- #45 Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific
72% 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 65.7% ★, Naval 25.4% ★, Simulation 8.9%
- #46 Buccaneers!
70% matchVery Positive81% of 397 reviews2022
Dev: Skyward Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Become a fearless captain in Buccaneers!, a classic pirate RPG. Join a band of pirates or a naval power and fight for supremacy in the Caribbean. Build and customise your fleet to take on any foe and rewrite history!
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.1% ★, Naval 28.3% ★, Sailing 24.7% ★, Pirates 10% ★, Historical 3.9%
- #47 Great Naval Battles: The Final Fury
69% 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 28% ★, Naval 26.5% ★, Sailing 8.8% ★, Wargame 7.8%, Real Time Tactics 7.2%
- #48 Sail of Dreams
68% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: DreamDwarf
Windows
Sail of Dreams is a vehicular combat game with pirates! Pilot and juggle with all parts of your ship, assisted by a mischievous feline crew. Raise your canons, bolster your prow and board enemy vessels in quest of gold and glory!
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.7% ★, Sailing 27.1% ★, Naval 20.9% ★, Pirates 10.2% ★, Combat 1.8%
- #49 Battleship Command
69% 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 28.4% ★, Naval Combat 24% ★, Strategy 10.6%, War 9.9%, Wargame 9.9%
- #50 Fleet Command
70% 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 39% ★, Naval 16.6% ★, Wargame 14.5%, RTS 11.6%, War 6.4%
- #51 Sea Dogs: To Each His Own
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,350 reviews2012
Dev: BlackMark Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 48.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
1654 AC. The Caribbean. A place of opportunities and mysteries.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.9% ★, Naval 28.6% ★, Sailing 22.6% ★, Pirates 11.5% ★, Historical 6.3%
- #52 Windward Horizon
66% matchVery Positive81% of 430 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 37.5% ★, Naval 26.4% ★, Sailing 26.2% ★, Pirates 6.7% ★, Combat 2.9%
- #53 Freedom is Piracy
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Epic Dragonfly
Windows
Freedom is Piracy is a pirate adventure game focused on naval expeditions and story. As a former Marine turned pirate, lead your crew, raid the seas, and return to grow a pirate city full of life. But be careful: the higher your reputation rises, the harder the Marine attacks become.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.7% ★, Naval 24.7% ★, Sailing 24.6% ★, Pirates 10.5% ★, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #54 Curse of Pirates
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Funky ParrotPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Ahoy, matey! How about slicing up some sea beasts and sending a couple of rivals to feed the kraken? Curse of Pirates be a true action roguelike, inspired by Vampire Survivors and Hades! Set sail upon the high seas, gather ye brave crew, and stand firm against the relentless tides of foes!
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.1% ★, Naval 27.7% ★, Sailing 23% ★, Pirates 10.3% ★, Simulation 3.8%
- #55 Port Royale 4
67% matchMixed58% of 2,044 reviews2020
Dev: Gaming MindsPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Set sail and join the colonial powers of Spain, England, France and the Netherlands in their fight for supremacy of the Caribbean in the 17th century.
Why similar: Naval Combat 24.1% ★, Naval 23% ★, Sailing 21.3% ★, Pirates 9.3% ★, Strategy 7.8%
- #56 Pirate Sagas: The Golden Age
65% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pirate Sagas
Windows · Linux
Yarrrgh! An old-school pirate game with three historical campaigns in the 17th century Caribbean. Engage and battle enemy ships in turn-based naval and crew-vs-crew battles. Defeat your enemies, raid ports, loot, pillage and earn your place in history!
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.9% ★, Sailing 23.7% ★, Naval 16.1% ★, Pirates 11.6% ★, Historical 8.6%
- #57 航海霸業 Maritime hegemony
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 131 reviews2022
Dev: Chongqing Aoxia Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: STIM GAMES
Windows
"Navigation Domination" is an RPG game with the 15th century era of great voyage as the background. Based on the 14th to 19th centuries, especially the world after the great geographical discovery and the opening of new routes, maps, ports, cities and specialties for trade are constructed.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.2% ★, Naval 24.3% ★, Sailing 24% ★, Pirates 8.2% ★, Historical 5.6%