- #1 Ironclads 2: War of the Pacific
97% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Strategy 49.1%
- #2 Victorian Admirals: Panama Crisis 1885
96% match7 user reviews57% 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: Strategy 33.7%, Simulation 33.3%, Naval Combat 11.4% ★, Sailing 10.9% ★, Naval 10.8% ★
- #3 Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific
96% 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 54.5% ★, Naval 23.8% ★, Simulation 21.7%
- #4 Cosmic Buddies Town
95% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2018
Dev: Ghost ClustersPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Part of an Animated Educational series for children between 1 to 7 years old – this time, we need to get straight to work helping the Cosmic Buddies build their town! Collect wood, food and other resources to turn a deserted island into your dream adventure land!
Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Strategy 49.1%
- #5 Victorian Admirals: Marianas Incident 1887
94% match3 user reviews33% of 3 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: Strategy 33.9%, Simulation 33.1%, Naval Combat 11.3% ★, Sailing 10.9% ★, Naval 10.7% ★
- #6 Clad in Iron: Gulf of Mexico 1864
94% 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 28.6% ★, Strategy 25.8%, Simulation 24.8%, Naval Combat 20.8% ★
- #7 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
91% 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 35.8% ★, Strategy 19.7%, Simulation 17.3%, Naval 16.7% ★, Sailing 10.6% ★
- #8 Clad in Iron: Philippines 1898
93% 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 28.9% ★, Strategy 24.5%, Simulation 24.2%, Naval Combat 22.4% ★
- #9 Clad in Iron: Sakhalin 1904
92% matchPositive94% of 31 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 29% ★, Strategy 25.4%, Simulation 25.1%, Naval Combat 20.4% ★
- #10 Victorian Admirals: Caroline Crisis 1885
91% 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: Strategy 29%, Simulation 28.6%, Naval 14.6% ★, Naval Combat 14.2% ★, Sailing 13.6% ★
- #11 Ship of the line
84% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: YDSPub: GM2SOFT
Windows · Mac
Command legendary fleets across 240 years of Age of Sail warfare. 19 historical scenarios — Trafalgar, the Nile, the Armada. Real wind physics, three-layer damage, and full PvP. Your fleet. Your tactics. Your history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.8% ★, Naval 26.5% ★, Sailing 16.6% ★, Simulation 14.4%, Strategy 12.7%
- #12 Fancy Trangram VR
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: 哈视奇科技
Windows
Tangram is a Chinese intellectual game with a long history.It consists of seven board , Player can use them to constitute a variety of characters, images, animals, bridges, housing, towers, etc.In Fancy Tangram we have prepared more then 40 levels,most of them are numbers and letters.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #13 Pimiko Plus
89% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Delmunsoft
Windows
It's time for Ruho to show 'em how a plumpy mama gets rich! Trade goods ranging from computers to automatic weapons as you visit the towns dotting a countryside in the sunset world of Tumydorado.
Why similar: Simulation 50.8%, Strategy 49.2%
- #14 The Weather Gage
84% 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 33.6% ★, Sailing 29.3% ★, Simulation 20.8%, Naval 16.3% ★
- #15 ALVAROK
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: StudioGIWPub: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Japanese Indie developer StudioGIW is back with ALVAROK, a fun and easy-to-play Tactical Defense game. Play locally with friends or hone your skills against the computer with its built-in deep learning AI system. Adapt and strategize, utilize your various troops to defend and attack simultaneously.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #16 Legacy of Sail
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Hydran Software
Windows
As a 17th Century Admiral, send your squadrons out to capture enemy towns and sink their ships. Force boarding actions to capture their prized Ships of the Line all while balancing the need for supplies, repairs and upgrading your crew in this throwback real time tactics naval combat game
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.6% ★, Naval 23.6% ★, Sailing 22.7% ★, Strategy 12.9%, Simulation 11.2%
- #17 Kurogane of the sky
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: hukurou91
Windows
A game where you control a fleet-scale airship and fight enemy flying battleships. I think it's more like a simulation or a strategy than an action.
Why similar: Strategy 43.1%, Simulation 42.1%, Naval 14.9% ★
- #18 Sail Ships
86% 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 27.4% ★, Naval Combat 26.3% ★, Sailing 25.3% ★, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 10.5%
- #19 Naval Battles Simulator
85% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 39.3%, Simulation 38.8%, Naval 12.4% ★, Naval Combat 9.5% ★
- #20 Pacific Storm
83% matchMixed64% of 73 reviews2008
Dev: Buka EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
On December 7, 1941, a major part of the U.S. Pacific navy stationed at Pearl Harbor was assaulted by Japanese planes. Japanese fighters were destroying American aircraft on land and in the air, without giving them a chance for a counterattack. The furious battle of Pearl Harbor became the first in the sequence of gory sea combats.
Why similar: Naval Combat 43.2% ★, Strategy 28.6%, Simulation 28.2%
- #21 688(I) Hunter/Killer
82% 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 42.6% ★, Naval 24.5% ★, Strategy 18.4%, Simulation 14.5%
- #22 War on the Sea
77% 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 36.4% ★, Naval Combat 31.2% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 15.5%
- #23 Ironclads 2: American Civil War
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Naval Combat 55.6% ★, Strategy 22.3%, Simulation 22.1%
- #24 Colony Prospector
80% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2018
Dev: Colonial Life
Windows · Mac · Linux
Colony Prospecting - the most profitable occupation on Earth, or the quickest way to bankruptcy. That's if the aliens don't kill you first.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #25 Pacific Storm Allies
82% matchMixed62% of 240 reviews2008
Dev: Lesta StudioPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Pacific Storm: Allies expands upon the success of the internationally acclaimed original to deliver an unforgettable mix of real-time strategy and blistering arcade combat, recreating World War II's most heated battles.
Why similar: Naval Combat 43.8% ★, Simulation 28.2%, Strategy 27.9%
- #26 IndustrySim Virtual Platform
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndustrySim Ltd.
Windows
IndustrySim Virtual Platform is an award-winning, industry-themed serious game about constructing, operating and managing an industrial environment. The professional-level simulation engine, along with real-life events and gamification, enables you to learn and experiment while having a lot of gameplay fun.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #27 Boat Simulator
76% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Best Ride SimulatorsPub: Lunaria Games S.L
Windows
An adventure on the high seas like you've never seen before, with realistic graphics and sounds. Experience the sensation of sailing the entire ocean through the most mythical ships.
Why similar: Sailing 38.9% ★, Naval 34.8% ★, Simulation 26.2%
- #28 Nature Zen
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Octane
Windows · Linux
Nature Zen the first game created by Team Octane. In the game the player plays as god, manipulating the terrain that animals live on. Will you create an ecosystem full of happy animals, or will everything go extinct because of a lack of food in the area.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #29 Submarine Titans
75% matchVery Positive87% of 361 reviews2020
Dev: Ellipse StudiosPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Submarine Titans is a real-time strategy video game that takes place in the year 2115 after a comet has struck Earth, driving two human factions, the militant White Sharks and the scientific Black Octopi, to establish underwater bases and fight for dominance over the oceans.
Why similar: Strategy 35.7%, Simulation 34.1%, Naval Combat 16.5% ★, Naval 13.7% ★
- #30 Battle Fleet 2
78% 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 34.5% ★, Naval Combat 33.9% ★, Strategy 16.7%, Simulation 15%
- #31 States, Firms, & Households
79% match5 user reviews0% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: DMD 'Ware
Windows
World's first tool for economic paper dissertations! Economic studio for learning like a graphic or music production suite! Neural behavioural model as opposed to rational model! The large hadron collider of economics! Now a deductible tax credit!
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #32 Victory At Sea
78% 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 36.3% ★, Naval Combat 34.8% ★, Strategy 16.8%, Simulation 12.1%
- #33 Her Majesty's Ship
77% 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 40.7% ★, Naval 28.5% ★, Strategy 21.8%, Simulation 9%
- #34 Solar Collector
76% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Emily Peregrine
Windows · Mac
Harvest Energy. Sell the energy. Keep up with payments.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #35 Hotel Giant
74% matchMixed71% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Become the ultimate hotel-mogul! You now have the chance to prove your managerial and planning skills in the hotel industry.
Why similar: Simulation 50.3%, Strategy 49.7%
- #36 Wars of Succession
74% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: AgeodPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Ageod’s Wars of Succession is a new game designed to cover two major wars that consumed Europe at the eve of the 18th Century.
Why similar: Simulation 50.3%, Strategy 49.7%
- #37 Traffic Giant
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 170 reviews2018
Dev: QLOCPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Traffic Giant is an amazing simulation game that brings public transport on the right track.
Why similar: Simulation 50.8%, Strategy 49.2%
- #38 Battleship Command
59% 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 29.9% ★, Naval Combat 23.7% ★, Simulation 23.4%, Strategy 23%
- #39 发现时代 Age Of Discovery
61% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: PuTianZhiXia
Windows
A sailing adventure and trade simulation set in the 15th century Age of Discovery. As a Portuguese captain, explore uncharted seas, build trade routes, and engage in naval battles to carve your own legend upon the tides.
Why similar: Sailing 38.1% ★, Naval Combat 29.5% ★, Strategy 17.6%, Simulation 14.7%
- #40 Lukewarm Ironclad
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ethereal Crack
Windows
You thought that you've had terrible bosses before? Wrong. It is now up to you to lay tracks, harass unionized workers, build resorts, blow up towns, bring in tourists, irreparably alter the weather, and overall make a lot of cash. Puzzle meets strategy in this live-action business simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 52.7%, Simulation 47.3%
- #41 M.U.D. TV
75% matchMixed41% of 190 reviews2010
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Always wanted to see if you can hack the day-to-day life of a TV producer? Here's your chance! M.U.D. TV is your ticket to the weird wild world of television.
Why similar: Simulation 50.4%, Strategy 49.6%
- #42 The Race for the White House 2016
73% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2016
Dev: Eversim
Windows
Play as a real-world candidate and completely immerse yourself into the 2016 presidential election! Travel around the United States, try to woo voters across the country, create your own political agenda, skillfully manage your campaign budget... and perhaps you will be the next White House occupant!
Why similar: Simulation 50.9%, Strategy 49.1%
- #43 Cosmic Cash
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Rabbit Hole Studios
Windows
Ever wonder what baby a slot machine and a classic shooter would make? Well wonder no more! Cosmic Cash combines the retro action packed feel of arcade shooters with the thrill of winning big at the slots.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #44 Carpe Deal 'Em
72% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: DDD Wares
Windows · Linux
Carpe Deal 'Em is a life simulator / card game hybrid, with elements from the visual novel / CYOA genres.
Why similar: Simulation 51%, Strategy 49%
- #45 Freight Manager
60% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Drogos
Windows · Linux
You are the manager of a rising freight company in this strategy-infused management sim. Choose the best cargo deals, plan your routes, and keep your fleet running smoothly — from fueling and repairs to tugboat rentals or sailing your own ships.
Why similar: Simulation 30.1%, Strategy 27.3%, Naval 22.2% ★, Sailing 20.4% ★
- #46 Clad in Iron: War of The Pacific 1879
61% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
CLAD in IRON: War of the Pacific 1879 is a War of the Pacific history naval game in which a turned-based digital board strategy and a real-time simulation are combined.
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.9% ★, Simulation 26.3%, Strategy 24.3%, Naval 13.4% ★
- #47 Oligopoly: Industrial Revolution
69% matchMixed44% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Viny Game Studio
Windows · Linux
Oligopoly is a strategy game where you have to set up the production, distribution and trade of various goods. Exploit natural resources, build factories and infrastructures, produce goods and distribute them using trucks, trains or ships.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #48 Conqueror of the Seas
59% 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 31.1% ★, Sailing 28.4% ★, Naval 21.5% ★, Simulation 10.5%, Strategy 8.6%
- #49 Noble In Exile / 落魄之家
68% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: LemoNeko Software
Windows
As one of a once noble family, design and build your own ancient Chinese town using your remaining resources and influence. Plan and manage every industry and every store individually. Casual on simulation, hardcore on management.
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #50 Shop Tycoon The Boss
69% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: JNA Game
Windows
Shop tycoon the Boss is a store simulation.You have to run your store as well as possible.There are as few as possible when running the storerestrictions. Making it pretty realistic.Every decision you take has always consequences.In the rest of the game.Will you become our new Shop owner?
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #51 Conflict of Heroes: Awakening the Bear
69% matchMixed60% of 39 reviews2016
Dev: Western Civilization SoftwarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
This exciting new release is a faithful adaptation of the renowned Conflict of Heroes board game that won the Origins Historical Game of the Year, Charles Roberts Wargame of the Year and the James F. Dunnigan Design Elegance Award, as well as many others!
Why similar: Strategy 50.3%, Simulation 49.7%
- #52 Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale
60% matchMixed57% of 168 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 30% ★, Naval 27.2% ★, Sailing 23.1% ★, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 7.5%