- #1 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
97% 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 36.3% ★, Naval 21.4% ★, Military 13.1%, War 9.1%, Simulation 5%
- #2 Dangerous Waters
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 399 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.3 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 25% ★, Naval Combat 23% ★, Naval 17.8% ★, Military 9.4%, War 6.2%
- #3 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
96% matchMixed70% of 1,134 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.7 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 45.5% ★, Naval Combat 22.6% ★, Naval 14.9% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Military 8.4%
- #4 Cold Waters
95% matchVery Positive87% of 4,718 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Submarine 29% ★, Naval Combat 26.6% ★, Naval 18.9% ★, Military 7.6%, War 4.6%
- #5 Sub Command
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 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 23% ★, Naval Combat 19.5% ★, Naval 15.5% ★, Underwater 11.2% ★, Military 8.4%
- #6 Fleet Command
93% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 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 26.5% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Submarine 14.9% ★, Naval 11.1% ★, RTS 8.9%
- #7 War on the Sea
92% 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 34.1% ★, Naval Combat 33.6% ★, War 6.1%, Simulation 6%, Wargame 5.7%
- #8 Battleship Command
91% 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 24.4% ★, Naval Combat 22.2% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Immersive Sim 9.2%, War 8.7%
- #9 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
91% 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 20.2% ★, Submarine 19.5% ★, Naval 14.3% ★, Military 8.9%, War 6.2%
- #10 Silent Hunter® III
90% matchVery Positive88% of 2,602 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.9 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: Submarine 31.4% ★, Naval Combat 29.4% ★, Naval 15.5% ★, Military 8%, Underwater 6.6% ★
- #11 Command: Modern Operations
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,617 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Military 29.2%, Wargame 17.6%, Simulation 13.1%, Modern 9.7%, RTS 9.2%
- #12 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
89% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Submarine 29.6% ★, Naval 15.8% ★, Underwater 15.2% ★, Naval Combat 12.3% ★, War 8.3%
- #13 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
87% matchMixed60% of 267 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 32% ★, Naval Combat 22.4% ★, Naval 20.1% ★, Wargame 8.2%, Military 7.7%
- #14 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
84% matchVery Positive90% of 700 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 29.1% ★, Naval 26.8% ★, Military 14.1%, RTS 7.7%, Tactical 7.6%
- #15 Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
88% matchMixed45% of 2,527 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 35.3% ★, Submarine 29.2% ★, Naval 16.3% ★, Military 7.7%, Underwater 5.4% ★
- #16 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
86% matchMixed61% of 7,895 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.2 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 25.6% ★, Naval 20.3% ★, Submarine 17.1% ★, Military 10%, Wargame 9.6%
- #17 Crash Dive 2
85% matchVery Positive95% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Submarine 29.7% ★, Naval 20% ★, Wargame 9.1%, Underwater 8.4% ★, Military 6.8%
- #18 688(I) Hunter/Killer
86% 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 39.1% ★, Submarine 33.1% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Simulation 4.8%, Strategy 3.5%
- #19 IronWolf VR
84% 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: Submarine 27% ★, Naval Combat 22% ★, Naval 16.9% ★, Underwater 12.7% ★, Wargame 6.2%
- #20 Wolfpack
83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,075 reviews2019
Dev: Usurpator ABPub: SUBSIM
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A crew of players experience the tense atmosphere of a WW2 U-boat, manning the stations in this realistic co-op simulation game. Several crews may play together in a wolfpack, completing missions based on iconic events during the different stages of German U-boat warfare. Solo play included.
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.3% ★, Submarine 31.7% ★, Naval 10.6% ★, Underwater 8.6% ★, Simulation 5.4%
- #21 UBOAT
81% matchVery Positive84% of 26,800 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 51.2 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 26.4% ★, Naval Combat 21% ★, Naval 16.5% ★, Military 9.4%, War 7.3%
- #22 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
82% 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 51.8% ★, Naval 21% ★, Simulation 9%, Strategy 6%, Wargame 4.8%
- #23 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
81% matchMixed66% of 112 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: Submarine 27.9% ★, Naval Combat 26.4% ★, Wargame 11.4%, RTS 8.4%, Realistic 5.7%
- #24 Crash Dive
82% 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: Submarine 22.6% ★, Naval Combat 19.5% ★, Naval 14.7% ★, Underwater 9.8% ★, Military 6.5%
- #25 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
80% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 不正经游戏
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 47.1% ★, Simulation 33.4%, Strategy 19.5%
- #26 NavalArt
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,333 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 49.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29% ★, Submarine 23.3% ★, Naval 15.8% ★, Wargame 10.7%, Military 9.7%
- #27 Aircraft Carrier Survival
79% matchMixed60% of 1,215 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.1 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 37.5% ★, Naval 23.8% ★, War 10.8%, Realistic 8%, Tactical 6.6%
- #28 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
77% matchVery Positive81% of 4,297 reviews2022
Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 31.7 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: Military 26%, War 21.2%, RTS 14%, Tactical 13.1%, Open World 10.9%
- #29 Boat Crew
77% matchVery Positive89% of 438 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 33% ★, Naval 24.5% ★, Wargame 13.8%, War 10.7%, Tactical 6.2%
- #30 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions
78% matchVery Positive81% of 319 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 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 39.8% ★, Submarine 35.3% ★, Naval 16.4% ★, Simulation 8.6%
- #31 Naval Hurricane
76% matchVery Positive91% of 96 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 42.8% ★, Naval 29.8% ★, War 14%, Simulation 7.8%, Strategy 4.1%
- #32 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 49.7% ★, Naval 32.3% ★, War 7.3%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 3.8%
- #33 Harpoon Classic '97
74% matchVery Positive83% of 60 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: Naval Combat 21.7% ★, Wargame 19.2%, Military 14.9%, RTS 12.4%, War 11.3%
- #34 Silent Service 2
78% matchMixed67% of 72 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 59.9% ★, Submarine 31.5% ★, Simulation 8.6%
- #35 FULL METAL COFFIN
71% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: Titanite
Windows
FULL METAL COFFIN is a 3D co-op submarine simulator. Crew your vessel with up to 4 players. Load the torpedoes, dodge incoming fire, and eliminate the enemy.
Why similar: Submarine 41.5% ★, Underwater 20.2% ★, Naval 11.5% ★, Wargame 7.9%, Military 7.5%
- #36 Victory At Sea Pacific
75% matchMixed62% of 649 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 28.6% ★, Naval 23.8% ★, Wargame 10.7%, RTS 8.3%, War 8%
- #37 SHIPS AT WAR
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 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: Submarine 27.4% ★, Naval Combat 26.5% ★, Naval 20% ★, Wargame 8.6%, War 5.4%
- #38 UBOAT: The Silent Wolf VR
73% matchMixed58% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Titan GameZ
Windows
UBOAT: The Silent Wolf is an amazing combination of a role-playing game and a simulator, offering a deep and immersive experience, allowing you to feel like a real submarine captain during World War II.
Why similar: Submarine 21.1% ★, Naval Combat 15% ★, Naval 14.4% ★, Underwater 11.1% ★, War 10.6%
- #39 Nuclear Option
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,817 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Military 24.8%, Wargame 22.4%, War 19.9%, Realistic 12.4%, Physics 9%
- #40 Rule the Waves 3
71% 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 Combat 30.5% ★, Naval 28.7% ★, Military 16.2%, Wargame 15.4%, Simulation 5.2%
- #41 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
73% 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 28.4% ★, Naval 20.7% ★, Wargame 12.6%, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Realistic 7.3%
- #42 Nuclear War Simulator
73% matchMixed69% of 270 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 18.8%, Military 17.1%, Modern 16.6%, Realistic 15.4%, RTS 12.2%
- #43 Carrier Deck
72% 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 59.5% ★, Naval 16.3% ★, Military 8.7%, Simulation 6.2%, War 5.4%
- #44 Broken Arrow
70% matchMixed53% of 32,753 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.4 hrsMean: 87.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 20.2%, Modern 14.8%, Naval Combat 13.3% ★, War 11.5%, RTS 10.9%
- #45 Seafarer: The Ship Sim
69% matchMixed67% of 1,970 reviews2025
Dev: astragon DevelopmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on the ultimate maritime experience with Seafarer: The Ship Sim. Choose between careers, take the helm of a variety of ships, and expand your fleet. Navigate a vast open world and become immersed in the beautiful expanses and rolling waves.
Why similar: Naval 47.5% ★, Immersive Sim 16.2%, Realistic 12.1%, Open World 10.1%, Simulation 9.2%
- #46 IronWolf: Free Non-VR Edition
69% matchVery Positive94% of 661 reviews2023
Dev: Ionized Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
This is the Free Non-VR version of IronWolf VR. A co-op submarine game with a light touch on realism, making the submarine sim genre accessible to a wider audience.
Why similar: Submarine 37.1% ★, Naval 13.8% ★, Wargame 10%, Military 8.6%, Immersive Sim 7.8%
- #47 WARNO
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,721 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Military 23.7%, Wargame 22.9%, War 15.5%, RTS 13.2%, Realistic 8.5%
- #48 Naval Battles Simulator
72% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Simulation 32.6%, Naval 25.1% ★, Naval Combat 22.1% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #49 Rise of Piracy
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 486 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 29.3% ★, Naval 25% ★, Military 12.5%, War 10.7%, RTS 7.8%
- #50 Master of Command
65% matchVery Positive92% of 3,729 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Military 20.1%, War 17%, Wargame 15.2%, RTS 11.9%, Tactical 10%
- #51 Victory At Sea
71% 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 Combat 41.5% ★, Naval 37.5% ★, Tactical 5.8%, RTS 5.8%, Simulation 5.2%
- #52 Syrian Warfare
68% matchVery Positive87% of 5,538 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Military 20.3%, Wargame 17.8%, Modern 13.7%, RTS 12.7%, Realistic 11.1%
- #53 Carrier Command 2
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,716 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 20.9%, War 20.1%, Military 19.4%, RTS 14.7%, Simulation 8.3%
- #54 Battlestations Pacific
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,592 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 39.8% ★, Naval Combat 23.9% ★, Military 11.1%, RTS 7.6%, Strategy 5%
- #55 Combat Mission Black Sea
68% matchVery Positive83% of 568 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 35.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 20.7%, Military 18.3%, War 11.8%, Realistic 10.5%, Modern 8.7%
- #56 Nucleares
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,118 reviews2023
Dev: Iván Marcelo PrettiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.9%, Modern 23.4%, Realistic 22.9%, Simulation 13.2%, Strategy 6.5%
- #57 ICBM
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,921 reviews2020
Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Submarine 29.5% ★, Naval Combat 17.5% ★, Military 15.2%, War 10.6%, RTS 9.4%
- #58 Invasion Machine
68% matchMixed65% of 627 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Machine
Windows
Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.
Why similar: Military 25.5%, Wargame 14%, War 11.4%, RTS 10.9%, Modern 9.7%