Games Like UBOAT

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 27.2% ★, Naval Combat 24.2% ★, World War II 16.2% ★, Naval 14.1% ★, Military 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The closest classic alternative, offering a highly immersive WWII U-boat campaign with patrol planning, convoy stalking, damage control, and mod-friendly simulation depth.

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 28.5% ★, Submarine 27.7% ★, World War II 19.3% ★, Naval 9.8% ★, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed WWII U-boat simulator centered on operating individual stations and coordinating a crew, though its best experience is cooperative multiplayer.

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 28.3% ★, Submarine 25% ★, World War II 16.3% ★, Naval 14.6% ★, Military 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It similarly puts you aboard a German U-boat in the Battle of the Atlantic, with first-person interior exploration and crew-facing command elements.

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 37.2% ★, World War II 18.9% ★, Naval Combat 17.5% ★, Naval 12.8% ★, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This patrol-focused submarine sim delivers the same slow-burn stealth, torpedo attacks, and campaign progression, shifted to the Pacific theater.

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 20.3% ★, World War II 14.5% ★, Naval 14.5% ★, Naval Combat 13.7% ★, War 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This VR naval experience shares UBOAT's cramped submarine setting and crew-operation tension while adapting it for cooperative play.

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 31.6% ★, Submarine 29.6% ★, World War II 17.3% ★, Naval 14.4% ★, Simulation 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its German U-boat missions make it an especially direct companion to UBOAT's Atlantic convoy-hunting fantasy.

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: Submarine 18.7% ★, Naval Combat 18.5% ★, World War II 16.3% ★, Naval 14.4% ★, Military 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It recreates the same Battle of the Atlantic cat-and-mouse warfare from the escort captain's side, emphasizing authentic instruments and tense sonar hunting.

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

Why similar: Submarine 29.9% ★, Naval Combat 26% ★, Naval 20.5% ★, Military 7.6%, War 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A superb modern-era submarine simulator with hands-on sonar work, stealth attacks, weapon management, and lethal naval encounters.

WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific

Why similar: Submarine 29.5% ★, World War II 21% ★, Naval 20.8% ★, Military 6.6%, Historical 6%

Why You'll Like It: A streamlined but mechanically rich WWII submarine game focused on patrols, tactical depth management, torpedo solutions, and evading escorts.

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

Why similar: Naval 28.8% ★, World War II 27.3% ★, Naval Combat 25.9% ★, War 5%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This WWII naval strategy game expands UBOAT's convoy warfare into a larger campaign of task-force management, scouting, and naval engagements.

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 35.5% ★, Naval 23.1% ★, Military 13.2%, War 9.7%, Simulation 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides realistic real-time naval command and sensor-driven combat for players who enjoy UBOAT's tactical maritime tension in a later era.

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 28.1% ★, Naval Combat 24.6% ★, Naval 21% ★, Military 10.3%, War 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This deep naval simulator lets you command submarines and other warships through realistic sonar, fire-control, and tactical systems.

Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.

Why similar: Submarine 31.5% ★, World War II 19% ★, Naval 17.6% ★, Naval Combat 12.4% ★, War 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers accessible first-person WWII submarine patrols built around convoy attacks, torpedoes, and underwater survival.

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 29.8% ★, Naval Combat 19.8% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, World War II 19.4% ★, Military 7%

Why You'll Like It: A more arcade-leaning but still thematic WWII submarine game centered on sinking enemy shipping during Pacific patrols.

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

Why similar: Naval Combat 20.4% ★, Naval 17.9% ★, World War II 16.2% ★, Submarine 14.2% ★, Military 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its naval design and battle systems suit players who want to broaden UBOAT's tactical naval focus into commanding entire custom-built fleets.

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 29.1% ★, Naval Combat 23.4% ★, Naval 20.6% ★, Military 10.3%, War 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed Cold War submarine sim with manual sensor and weapon systems that captures the technical side of commanding a boat.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Submarine 53.1% ★, Naval 14% ★, Moddable 11.5%, Survival 8.4%, Management 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Although set in sci-fi rather than WWII, it strongly matches UBOAT's feeling of a submarine as a fragile home where crew management, repairs, and survival are paramount.

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 35.6% ★, Naval 25.6% ★, World War II 24.8% ★, War 5.7%, Simulation 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based WWII naval game that captures the historical Atlantic conflict and rewards thoughtful positioning, scouting, and torpedo use.

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 38.8% ★, Submarine 34.7% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Simulation 5%

Why You'll Like It: This classic submarine simulation emphasizes stealth, sonar tracking, weapons employment, and the careful decision-making of undersea warfare.

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 28.5% ★, Naval Combat 27.3% ★, World War II 14.8% ★, Military 14.8%, Simulation 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It trades direct boat control for an exceptionally detailed naval-command simulation spanning fleet design, doctrine, and wartime operations.

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 26.3% ★, World War II 19.9% ★, Naval 18.5% ★, War 8.4%, Realistic 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It carries over UBOAT's stressful crew, supply, damage-control, and survival management to a WWII aircraft carrier.

Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

Why similar: World War II 54.6% ★, War 12.1%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 8.6%, Military 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its approachable WWII crew-management gameplay delivers a similar sense of keeping a vulnerable vehicle and its specialists alive through missions.

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 27.7% ★, World War II 24% ★, Naval 22.7% ★, War 9.9%, Management 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This WWII naval command game shares the emphasis on managing a small crew under pressure during dangerous patrols and engagements.

Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.

Why similar: Naval 47.3% ★, Open World 16.1%, Sandbox 16.1%, Physics 11.6%, Survival 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-driven vehicle simulation supports building and operating detailed submarines, with systems failures and harsh seas adding practical tension.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Open World 40.6%, Survival 33.4%, Sandbox 16.5%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world underwater survival loop and reliance on a submarine-like vehicle as a mobile base echo UBOAT's isolated life beneath the waves.

IRON NEST is a brutal dieselpunk heavy-artillery game where you dominate the battlefield through a colossal war machine. Take map measurements based on the received coordinates, strain the hydraulics, and gunlay the cannons to unleash devastating blows ⟹ Will you obey High Command, Operator?

Why similar: World War II 24.8% ★, Military 23.4%, War 16.6%, Historical 11%, Realistic 9.9%

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: World War II 35.9% ★, Naval 25.3% ★, Naval Combat 13.8% ★, Military 6.6%, RTS 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It blends WWII naval action and tactical command across air, sea, and submarine units in the Pacific theater.

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 25.3% ★, Naval 23.4% ★, World War II 23.1% ★, RTS 9.1%, War 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A real-time WWII naval strategy sandbox featuring fleet command, ship progression, and Pacific-theater operations.

Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.

Why similar: World War II 57.6% ★, Realistic 14.4%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Action 3.4%

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: World War II 30.2% ★, Military 14.7%, RTS 12.3%, War 11%, Moddable 9.2%

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

Why similar: Naval Combat 24.2% ★, Submarine 20.4% ★, World War II 14.8% ★, Naval 14.7% ★, Military 8.2%

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: World War II 31.3% ★, Moddable 13%, Historical 12%, Military 11.8%, War 11.3%

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 25.7%, War 17.8%, RTS 17.3%, Historical 13.8%, Moddable 12%

Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!

Why similar: World War II 25.5% ★, Moddable 14.2%, Military 12.5%, War 10.3%, Historical 9.8%

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 26.7% ★, Naval 21.6% ★, World War II 13.1% ★, Management 7%, War 6.5%

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 50.2% ★, Naval 22.8% ★, Historical 9.7%, Simulation 9%, RTS 4.5%

PT Boats is dedicated to a small group of little known but perhaps some of the most daring naval combatants of World War II: the torpedo boat crews. These ships are small, fast and agile, and extremely dangerous due to the on-board torpedo launchers. But they are also the most vulnerable of all military vessels.

Why similar: Simulation 100%

Why You'll Like It: This WWII naval action game provides a more immediate perspective on coastal combat and torpedo-boat engagements.

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 26.5% ★, Naval Combat 21.8% ★, World War II 21.8% ★, War 9.4%, Simulation 8.1%

A tactical, map-based WWII submarine sim set in the Pacific Theater: Approach, intercept, strike unseen, withdraw into the deep. With realistic instruments, a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), and including a full campaign with missions, patrol zones, radio intel, and more.

Why similar: Submarine 27% ★, Naval Combat 18.8% ★, World War II 17.8% ★, Naval 14.2% ★, Military 8.7%

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: World War II 45.4% ★, War 18.4%, Sandbox 11.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Realistic 4.9%

Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.

Why similar: World War II 40.4% ★, Military 17.6%, War 11.8%, Realistic 7.5%, Historical 7.4%

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 23.6% ★, Naval Combat 21.7% ★, World War II 18.5% ★, Naval 18.1% ★, Sandbox 5.2%

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: World War II 30.9% ★, Naval Combat 26.4% ★, Naval 21.6% ★, War 7.5%, Historical 4.5%

England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.

Why similar: World War II 44.7% ★, Simulation 15.2%, Historical 12.1%, War 11.7%, Management 7.1%

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 23.5% ★, Naval Combat 19.2% ★, World War II 16.2% ★, Naval 16.1% ★, War 6.9%

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 24% ★, Naval Combat 21.5% ★, World War II 19.4% ★, RTS 8.5%, Historical 6.7%

Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.

Why similar: Moddable 23.2%, Historical 22.2%, Management 13.4%, Open World 11.5%, Simulation 10.1%

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

Why similar: Military 36%, Historical 21.9%, Realistic 17.7%, Simulation 12%, Shooter 8.9%

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: World War II 46.8% ★, RTS 15.9%, Military 15.3%, War 9.5%, Simulation 4.5%

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 32.6% ★, Naval 28.6% ★, War 8.5%, Military 8.4%, Open World 8%

IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.

Why similar: World War II 42.2% ★, Realistic 13.3%, War 11.7%, Military 11.2%, Historical 10.5%

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Historical 23.6%, War 22.1%, Management 9.7%, Realistic 8.1%

During WWII you are an American soldier who captured the german bunker in Normandy. You must defend it at all costs and survive this World War II. Complete missions, cook & shoot, search the bodies for medicines, ammo, and food to survive. WW2: Bunker Simulator is a mix of fps and simulator.

Why similar: World War II 30.3% ★, Military 14.6%, War 12.8%, Historical 10.7%, Management 7.2%

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 56.7% ★, Naval 16.3% ★, Military 9.8%, Simulation 8.8%, Management 8.4%

Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!

Why similar: Naval Combat 21.9% ★, Naval 19.9% ★, World War II 19.7% ★, Military 10.4%, War 9.1%

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: World War II 27.3% ★, Military 15.1%, War 13.3%, Historical 11.9%, RTS 10.5%

Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

Why similar: World War II 33.4% ★, Military 13.8%, War 11.3%, Historical 10.7%, RTS 10.2%

Command the silent service. Modern Naval Warfare is the definitive tactical simulation that puts you inside the pressure hull of a Virginia-Class nuclear submarine. This uncompromising tactical simulation offers unparalleled depth in graphics, physics, and authentic combat systems.

Why similar: Submarine 26.5% ★, Naval Combat 21% ★, Naval 16.5% ★, Military 9.3%, War 7.2%

Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.

Why similar: World War II 28.1% ★, Military 14.7%, War 12.9%, Historical 11.4%, Open World 7.2%