Best Naval Combat Games on Steam
Games focused on ship battles, broadsides, torpedoes, fleets, or sea warfare.
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1Besiege - Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Feb 18, 2020
In this game, you can…
- stack millions of bombs under a rocket, set them off, and get launched kilometers into the air as burning debris rains down.
- build a self-stabilizing VTOL airship with 12 missiles, turrets, a cargo bay with doors, a cockpit view, and jet boost.
- build a catapult to launch a boulder, then watch the boulder launch the catapult and still win.
- build a spiked go-cart, then keep escalating into catapults, flying machines, and other siege contraptions.
- plant a bladed windmill on a post and let incoming birds fly into it.
- use hinge parts as tank tracks and roll a handmade tank across the battlefield.
- create a walking robot with cannon arms, a flamethrower mouth, and a helicopter head that still moves and fights.
- turn on god powers to ignite anything, drag machines around, switch to zero gravity, and make builds invincible for testing.
2VTOL VR - VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Aug 3, 2017
In this game, you can…
- flip cockpit switches with your own hands, press every button, and yank the ejection handle when it all goes wrong.
- launch off an aircraft carrier, come back for an arrested landing, then taxi and set up to catapult again until you nail it.
- take off vertically, hover, and set down on rooftops before switching back into normal jet flight.
- run a full jet start-up by hand—battery, APU, engines, screens, visor—then launch off the runway under your own control.
- hear a missile-launch alarm, dump chaff and flares, and pull hard to dodge a SAM before it reaches you.
- fight a dogfight by physically turning your head to find targets, cue weapons with your look, and keep flying while guns and missiles chase you.
- line up for aerial refueling and stay rock-steady on the tanker's hose long enough to actually take fuel.
- fly a two-seat aircraft with a friend, splitting roles in the same cockpit while you run missions together.
3Airships: Conquer the Skies - Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!
Aug 16, 2018
In this game, you can…
- build a ten-thousand-ton steel airship, lift it with suspendium chambers, and bring it in with aircraft carriers and support ships.
- carry over 30 micro-zeppelins inside one massive airship, then launch them as armed flying parasites in battle.
- swarm marines onto enemy aircraft, take them over, and fight room-to-room inside cramped hulls while the ship breaks apart.
- design a flying ship as a little city, with sickbays, ammo stores, command rooms, and hundreds of crew running supplies around.
- pause battles mid-chaos to adjust firing arcs and positioning, then resume and watch enemies get shredded from angles they can't answer.
- ram enemy defenses with purpose-built spike ships, turning a "defenseless" craft into a high-speed weapon.
- start with wooden ships and stone castles, then escalate into rockets, missiles, steel landships, and crawling spider bases with 100+ cannons.
- send fleets to fight flying krakens, dragons, and other giant mythological monsters in the late game.
4Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age - 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.
Nov 12, 2024
In this game, you can…
- sink ships from hundreds of miles away, launching missiles at map contacts and waiting for the impact report to land.
- watch a sea-skimming missile swarm hit a ship group as chaff pops, jammers light up, guns open fire, and interceptors launch back.
- run a carrier deck cycle where planes form up, drop flaps and gear, and land while the carrier keeps moving.
- play hide-and-seek with entire fleets, staying dark while you build a track, then striking first before they can react.
- follow a missile from launch to impact in 3D while the battle keeps unfolding around it with aircraft takeoffs and ship explosions.
- command the whole force while your crew works targets for you, slowly classifying contacts from partial radar, sonar, and signal clues.
- build a scenario on a world map and share it instantly, then jump in and fight whatever the Workshop throws at you.
- go from a totally empty scope to "missile inbound" in seconds, then scramble everything as the situation escalates all at once.
5NavalArt - Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Jun 20, 2018
In this game, you can…
- turn a Titanic into an anti-air fortress by strapping on 1,000 AA guns and trying to survive waves of carrier air strikes.
- download ridiculous Workshop weapons like a 2000mm railgun, then bolt them onto ships that already mix historical and futuristic systems.
- run carriers with RTS-style squadrons, manage altitude as a resource, seize air superiority, and unleash coordinated strikes on enemy fleets.
- build a warship from scratch, launch it for sea trials, then go back to the dock and rebuild when buoyancy, armor, or weapon placement fails.
- build submarines, take them underwater, and bring them into the same fights as surface ships loaded with modern weapons.
- use meter-precise measurements to recreate real ships from references, then sail your own Yamato-scale replica into combat.
- spawn into battles with a different kind of navy every time, like a megacarrier, a Tomahawk-packed battleship, and a laser submarine in one match.
- build an absurdly long ship, like 456 meters, then take it into battle just to see if the physics can handle it.
6ICBM - 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.
Nov 17, 2020
In this game, you can…
- pack a nuke with decoys, so one launch turns into a deception game that overwhelms missile defenses.
- launch submarine nukes from unexpected places, including dozens of MIRVs hidden somewhere in the ocean.
- build a city-defense web strong enough that a major city can survive a nuclear hit with most of its population still alive.
- specialize in a tech path, build layered missile defenses, then launch a timed first strike with silos, trucks, and nuclear subs.
- pre-plan strikes on specific structures, units, and cities, then synchronize launches so multiple ICBMs hit at once.
- use spy satellites and shared radar through alliances to spot enemy launch sites and coordinate attacks around that intel.
- let stealth bombers with huge nuclear payloads erase regional defenses fast, while your airbase network also fields enough fighters to swat raids.
- set a full war plan for air, naval, space, and missile forces, hit execute, and watch the whole timed assault unfold on the globe.
7Horizon's Gate - Voyage into the wide world of Eral as an explorer, trader, or privateer. Defeat your enemies on land or at sea in deep but straightforward tactical combat. Unravel the secrets behind Dominio's betrayal – or sail off in search of your own adventure.
Mar 9, 2020
In this game, you can…
- use your battle skills outside combat to burn foliage, cut barriers, repair gear, freeze rivers, and grow vines to climb mountains.
- board enemy ships after a cannon fight, capture them intact, and add rare vessels to your fleet instead of sinking them.
- set up elemental chain reactions in fights: soak enemies, electrify water, oil targets for extra fire damage, and shove foes into hazards.
- sail out after your country tries to kill you, then rebuild from nothing into a trader, explorer, mercenary, pirate, or faction champion.
- turn shoreline ruins and random map discoveries into handcrafted tactical fights with secrets, monsters, and terrain tricks.
- build a custom fleet from one starter ship into multiple vessels, then fight sea monsters, pirate fleets, and full naval battles.
- unlock new classes by finding trainers and hidden teachers in the world, then mix primary and secondary classes into hybrid builds.
8IronWolf VR - 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.
Apr 12, 2022
In this game, you can…
- work a full torpedo reload by hand: open hatches, drain and flood tubes, slide the torpedo in, lock it, then launch.
- fire a torpedo and then steer it after launch to curve around and hit a destroyer from the rear.
- play co-op where one person drives the submarine on PC while the VR player runs engines, torpedoes, and batteries.
- twist hatch wheels and climb through compartments using real levers, switches, and hatches in room-scale VR.
- hide silent while a destroyer passes overhead and drops depth charges, then scramble to stop the flooding after the blasts.
- man the anti-aircraft gun on the top deck and shoot down dive-bombing planes while teammates fight the sub from inside.
- thread a damaged submarine through a minefield, repair breaches, then immediately deal with a plane dropping a torpedo on you.
- watch water rise from knee-high to over your head as you weld leaks and pump, trying to keep your face above the surface.
9IronWolf: Free Non-VR Edition - 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.
Sep 14, 2023
In this game, you can…
- get hunted by a destroyer until you're out of power and reserve air, stuck in pitch black, hearing pings and depth charges while the crew starts drowning.
- blow up an oil rig and watch it collapse mid-mission before the fight spirals into getting torpedoed and sinking.
- run a whole submarine from one tight station loop: listen on hydrophones, peek periscope, change course, and fire torpedoes.
- hand-load shells into the deck gun, grab ammo, slam it in, and keep firing in a fast reload routine.
- stalk a merchant convoy, get torpedo locks, fire, reload, and keep attacking as the hunt escalates.
- tune how automated your sub is with assists like auto torpedo reload, auto pumps, and engine support.
- thread a submarine through minefield waters while juggling navigation, course changes, and staying alert to avoid tunnel vision.
10Ace of Seafood - In the seas of the distant future, humans have all but disappeared. In your current, newly-awakened state, you are no more than a piece of seafood. However, you have been blessed with the talent for leading your allies into battle. Do whatever it takes to become the Ace of Seafood.
Apr 8, 2016
In this game, you can…
- recruit battleships and submarines as units and bring them into fights alongside fish and crustaceans.
- dig tunnels anywhere by punching through the seabed, carving new routes through fully destructible terrain.
- take down something like a warship with a laser shot from a sardine, then roll straight into bigger fights with your whole squad.
- shoot laser beams from your mouth.
- lead a squad of up to six sea creatures in formation, telling them to hold fire, reposition, and focus targets.
- beat enemies, take their genes, and use them to spawn, clone, and upgrade new allies into a stronger army.
- capture reefs to use as bases, fast travel points, and squad-capacity upgrades, then defend them when invaders start trying to retake your territory.
- flop and "salmon-skip" across land to cross stretches of shoreline and ambush enemies from weird angles.
