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War on the Sea

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2021

Should you play it?

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

What works

  • Deep strategic and tactical gameplay
  • Historical accuracy and immersion
  • Extensive modding community
  • Long campaign and replayability
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Clunky and unintuitive ui
  • Ai limitations and occasional bugs
  • Limited campaign content in base game
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some tedious micromanagement

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Victory At Sea

  • Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age

  • Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

  • Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

  • Strategic Mind: The Pacific

  • Uncharted Ocean

More fantastical

Games that feels like War on the Sea but with more imaginative fiction

  • Space Reign

  • Silent Hunter® III

  • Airship: Kingdoms Adrift

  • Rogue Waters

  • Stars in Shadow

  • Abandon Ship

More social

Games that feels like War on the Sea but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Dangerous Waters

  • Sins of a Solar Empire II

  • Star Wolves 3: Civil War

  • Bomber Crew

  • Boat Crew

  • Battlestations Pacific

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War on the Sea: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026