Games Like Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age

Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.

Why similar: Naval Combat 33.6% ★, Cold War 20.8% ★, Naval 19.8% ★, Military 8%, Simulation 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creative lead, this is the definitive submarine combat experience that shares the exact DNA and atmosphere of Sea Power.

Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

Why similar: Naval Combat 39% ★, Naval 32.7% ★, Strategy 6.9%, Simulation 6.4%, War 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar real-time tactical naval combat experience with a focus on managing fleets and aircraft in a dynamic theater of war.

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 38.9%, Simulation 19.2%, Strategy 10.6%, Naval Combat 10.2% ★, RTS 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for modern naval and air warfare simulation, offering unparalleled depth in sensor management and tactical engagement.

The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

Why similar: Cold War 21.9% ★, Military 16.8%, Naval 11.7% ★, RTS 9.4%, Strategy 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic Cold War tactical wargame that captures the scale and military hardware variety essential to the era depicted in Sea Power.

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 31.7% ★, Naval 24.8% ★, Cold War 17.3% ★, Military 14%, Simulation 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers an incredibly deep strategic layer focused on naval design and fleet management, perfect for those who love the technical side of naval history.

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: Cold War 30.4% ★, Military 18%, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, War 11.4%, RTS 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This real-time tactical game focuses on the Cold War gone hot, offering a similar sense of modern military urgency and unit management.

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 33.2%, War 26.2%, RTS 13.6%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: While set in space, its core gameplay revolves around realistic sensor management, missile ballistics, and tactical positioning that mirrors modern naval combat.

Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

Why similar: Naval Combat 36.4% ★, Naval 23.9% ★, Military 11.9%, War 7.5%, Real Time Tactics 7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust naval design and combat system that emphasizes the evolution of weaponry and armor throughout the 20th century.

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 28.2% ★, Naval 21.4% ★, Real-Time 15.3% ★, Military 11.3%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed tactical simulation that focuses on the complexities of managing carrier task forces and air wings in combat.

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 32.9% ★, Naval 19.2% ★, Military 12%, Real Time Tactics 11.4%, War 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive simulation focuses on the intense cat-and-mouse game of anti-submarine warfare, requiring the same attention to radar and sonar as Sea Power.

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: Real Time Tactics 23%, Naval Combat 21.1% ★, War 14.6%, Military 11.1%, Strategy 11%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical wargame that emphasizes realistic weapon systems and combined arms maneuvers in a contemporary setting.

Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.

Why similar: Cold War 34.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 18%, Military 11.8%, War 11.1%, RTS 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intensity of Cold War tactical combat with a focus on unit formations and real-time decision-making.

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 35.6% ★, Naval 23% ★, Military 13.3%, War 9.9%, Simulation 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation offers a highly detailed look at submarine life and combat, focusing on the technical challenges of operating a vessel during wartime.

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 52.6% ★, Naval 28.2% ★, Strategy 6.2%, War 6.2%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based naval combat game that captures the tactical nuances of surface and submarine warfare during the Battle of the Atlantic.

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: Cold War 26.9% ★, Naval Combat 18.4% ★, Military 13.3%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, War 9%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time strategy game that focuses on the strategic nuclear exchange and global military dominance characteristic of the Cold War.

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 33.6% ★, Naval 21.4% ★, Cold War 11.7% ★, Military 11.4%, War 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic naval simulation that allows for deep control over multiple platforms, including submarines and surface ships, in a realistic environment.

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: Real Time Tactics 24.5%, War 20.6%, Military 20.5%, RTS 11.8%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of strategy and simulation that requires you to manage a carrier and its assets to dominate the seas.

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 55.7% ★, Naval 18.6% ★, Strategy 10%, Simulation 8.9%, War 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: While set in an earlier era, it shares the same commitment to tactical naval combat and strategic campaign management.

Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.

Why similar: Cold War 51.1% ★, Military 27.7%, Simulation 10%, Realistic 7%, Wargame 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: While focused on tanks, this simulation provides the same level of modern military realism and technical fidelity found in Sea Power.

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 29.4% ★, Naval 20.3% ★, Real-Time 17.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, War 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world naval strategy game that allows for large-scale fleet engagements across the Pacific theater.

Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!

Why similar: Naval Combat 45.1% ★, Naval 20.2% ★, Military 12.5%, War 9%, Strategy 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox naval builder that allows for the creation and testing of custom vessels in a realistic physics environment.

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 38%, War 29.8%, Simulation 13%, Realistic 8.7%, Wargame 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the high-stakes nature of modern air and naval combat with a focus on advanced weaponry and destructive potential.

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 64.4% ★, Naval 14.6% ★, Military 7.8%, Simulation 6.1%, War 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation that focuses on the high-pressure environment of managing flight operations on a modern aircraft carrier.

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 42.9% ★, Naval 23.3% ★, Simulation 14.8%, Military 13.3%, Submarine 5.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: A legendary submarine simulation that remains a benchmark for naval combat immersion and historical accuracy.

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 40.2% ★, Naval 13.9% ★, Real-Time 11.7% ★, Military 9.6%, RTS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time naval wargame that emphasizes the strategic and tactical challenges of modern missile-age combat.

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 60.6% ★, Naval 15.5% ★, Simulation 8.7%, Military 4.8%, Submarine 3.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative submarine simulation that requires intense coordination and technical skill to operate a U-boat effectively.

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 45.5% ★, Naval 28% ★, War 12%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A naval wargame that focuses on the tactical management of crew and weaponry during intense maritime engagements.

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 55.8% ★, Naval 21.4% ★, Military 10.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Submarine 3.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: A deep submarine simulation that provides a high level of immersion in the technical aspects of naval warfare.

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 36.9% ★, Naval Combat 26.9% ★, Military 10.4%, Strategy 8.7%, RTS 5.4%

Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

Why similar: Military 26%, Real-Time 23.8% ★, War 14.5%, Strategy 14%, RTS 10.3%

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 46.7% ★, Naval 35% ★, Strategy 7.4%, Simulation 5.5%, RTS 4%

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 51.8% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, Military 11.7%, Simulation 6.6%, Submarine 3.7% ★

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: Military 32.7%, War 20.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Realistic 8.6%

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 24%, Real Time Tactics 23.1%, War 19.8%, RTS 10.8%, Strategy 9.2%

Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.

Why similar: Military 27.2%, Cold War 18.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.1%, War 13.3%, Simulation 8.5%

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 29.5% ★, Naval 19.3% ★, Cold War 18.2% ★, Military 10.5%, War 5.3%

2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.

Why similar: Cold War 29.5% ★, Military 17.6%, Real-Time 13.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.7%, Strategy 8.7%

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 37.5% ★, Naval 22.6% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.4%, War 6.7%, Simulation 6%

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: Military 26.5%, RTS 17.2%, War 14.8%, Strategy 14%, Real Time Tactics 8.4%

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 47.1% ★, Naval 24.7% ★, War 11%, Strategy 5.7%, Simulation 3.9%

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 62.7% ★, Naval 21.3% ★, Simulation 12.4%, Submarine 3.7% ★

Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

Why similar: Cold War 32.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Military 15.7%, War 12.1%, RTS 7%

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 46.2% ★, Naval 28.2% ★, War 9.6%, Strategy 5.6%, Simulation 3.9%

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: Military 30.5%, War 18.7%, RTS 16.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 13.9%

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: Military 29.9%, War 20.2%, RTS 15.6%, Strategy 14.5%, Simulation 8%

ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

Why similar: Cold War 38.9% ★, Military 18.3%, War 13.9%, RTS 13.4%, Strategy 8.6%

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 39.6% ★, Simulation 25.7%, Strategy 25.4%, Action 7.1%, Indie 2.2%

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 45.2% ★, Naval 26.4% ★, War 12.1%, Simulation 7.7%, Strategy 6.9%

Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.

Why similar: Cold War 52.3% ★, Military 19.6%, War 13.8%, Simulation 10.5%, Wargame 2.9%

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 35.2% ★, Naval 24.7% ★, Military 12.5%, War 10.4%, RTS 5.9%

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 25.2%, Military 23%, War 11.3%, Real-Time 11.3% ★, RTS 11%

CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.

Why similar: Military 26.6%, Cold War 17.1% ★, War 16.9%, Simulation 14.1%, Strategy 13.4%

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 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, Real-Time 14.1% ★, War 10.7%, Strategy 10.5%

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 29.5% ★, Military 16.8%, Strategy 15.1%, War 12.3%, RTS 10.6%

Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.3%, Military 22.2%, War 19.5%, RTS 10.8%, Strategy 6.7%

Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union

Why similar: Cold War 32.1% ★, Simulation 23%, Strategy 21.6%, Military 13.3%, RTS 7.2%

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: Naval Combat 42.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, RTS 8.6%, Strategy 7.1%, War 7%

Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.4%, Military 29%, War 17.6%, RTS 9.2%, Strategy 8.9%

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 46.3% ★, Naval 28.8% ★, War 7.6%, Strategy 5.2%, Simulation 3.9%