Top 16 Naval Wargames to Play in 2024!

[@Dirt1061]

Naval games is one of my favorite themes but feels under represented in video games.

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

It's not really under represented, it's just that, people don't really like these types of games. I came from an RTS Cold War game, and it's said we only have a few playerbase.

[@chrisslybaer835]

@@apolakigamingandmore6376 what game is it?

[@pressedinproductions]

If anyone knows any great ocean liner/ sailing/ warship games for PlayStation 2,3,4,5, Wii or switch lmk

[@juancho420]

War in the Pacific needs to be upgraded for modern hardware and screen resolutions

[@bammedia3429]

War in the Pacific Admiral's Edition is a lifestyle choice

[@Antares2]

I have wanted to try that game a few times, but the price is outrageous for a game that old. I don't care that it's the most detailed strategy game of the pacific theatre ever. I am not paying 80 dollars for 15 year old game. I think a lot more people would be willing to take the plunge into that overly detailed game, if it cost around 15 dollars instead.

[@bammedia3429]

@@Antares2 it goes on sale periodically.

[@MostlyHarmlessEntertainment]

Naval Action gamer here. Just today the developers announced they are going to wipe ALL servers and "reset" them. 8777.6 hours is a lot of time to lose.

[@Pjs-ge7gk]

its what has put me off playing it, even though i bought it!

[@KA-jm2cz]

That is literally one year One year only game nonstop crazy

[@glorymanheretosleep]

@@KA-jm2cz Some people are born wealthy or don't mind living off of others...to just spend all their time playing a video game....

[@russell33313]

@@glorymanheretosleep bro stfu, you dont know anything about him

[@ronaldgray5707]

You are right about Gary Grigsby's War in the Pacific, it is very complex and takes a lot of time investment. But it is still my favorite realistic naval war game. Thank you.

[@TheZoepers]

sadly you didn't report that uboat is going for 1.0 in the very near future. i would say less then a month from now. no official date though if you have seen their last devblogs.

[@TheZoepers]

BETA test release date has been announced May 27th, 2024!

[@patrickjmoynihan]

@@TheZoepersfreaking love uboat

[@glennielsen7982]

The only thing I'd add to the list are the WDS "Naval Campaigns" games. They're very authentic and extremely well researched. I can personally vouch for their Midway, Guadalcanal Naval Battles and Spanish American War (which is free). they have games that cover the First World War, Tsushima and the Battle for the Atlantic. They're definitly hex and counters, but you can choose to remove the hexes. For realism and fun they're hard to beat.

[@joeyj6808]

This is WAYYYY out of my wheelhouse. I want to play them, but the few I tried were very difficult for me: Naval Hurricane and Atlantic Fleet...I really enjoyed trading shells with Dreadnaughts and Heavy Cruisers, but have not been able to land a single torpedo. I was a big fan of Wooden Ships & Iron Men, so I'm looking closely at UA/Age of Sail...

[@SkywalkerWroc]

IMHO it doesn't get much better than the Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail. It's trulry a gem.

[@lphoenix1091]

Thats a solid list or 2024! Cold Waters is great and I can see you really like this game. A lot here to enjoy!

[@jay76ny]

Great list! War on the Sea has been the backbone of my channel since day one. Cold Waters and Atlantic Fleet are also tons of fun. Killerfish is on point with their naval combat games. I tried Age of Sail but couldn't really get into it. Most of the others on the list are either collecting dust on my desktop or wishlist.

[@schlirf]

"Complete Carriers At War" was the absolute BEST!!!

[@darthvegan]

War on the Sea is a lot better with mods, as others have mentioned. I hope to try out War in the Pacific some day as well!

[@DrydockDreamsGames]

Great list, made with great taste!

[@peterhowe547]

hows the development going for TF:A???

[@pelvist]

Carrier Command 2 is pretty good as well, especially with friends and its absolutely amazing if you have a VR headset.

[@charlescassels3826]

I’ve had Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles on my wishlist since it came to steam. The small team that started it posted in a facebook tabletop gaming page long before then. It looks absolutely beautiful!

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I have access to it :)

[@dudeonyoutube]

?????

[@charlescassels3826]

@@LTGamingKZbin I’m jealous! I assume you’re under an NDA?

[@Antares2]

I really liked "War on the Sea" and put about 100 hours into it, but was a bit disappointed by the small scope of it. The Guadalcanal area is fine, but gets a bit boring after a while when you have your tenth battle near Savo island and such. Also the AI isn't always the best, especially if it starts losing a bit. I would love more campaign areas or a branching career of some style that lets you play the entire war (even if you don't command the entire pacific fleet of whichever nation you play). I always wanted "Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts" to be the graphical version of "Rule The Waves", and it does fulfill this promise... to some extent, but the performance is quite bad and the career mode is wildly unbalanced. Once you start "snowballing", nobody can stand against you. The worst is the bugs and the fact that the framerate in the ship editor is abysmal at times. Also, at some point, you will be constantly at war with multiple nations and it can get a bit tedious. "Naval Action" was fun for a while, but I am not really a multiplayer person. Hoping "Sea Legends" that just became available for wishlisting will be the true game to scratch my age of sail itch when it is released. It looks very nice at least, so I have hope. I am done with uboat simulators. I played SH3 back in the day (and later with mods), as well as SH4 (with mods)... I feel I've done that war now. I don't need to captain yet another type VII or IX... I like submarine simulators of more modern subs, like Cold Waters, but would like more variety in scenarios, time periods and playable factions. I hope there will be a new Cold Waters-style game one day.

[@RvTWargames]

Who knew there were so many quality titles out there! Not me. I'll be adding Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare to my games and possibly to my channel too. And yes, who wouldn't love the time to explore War in the Pacific: Admirals Edition. Thanks for these.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

No worries took a look at your channel! Great to see other KZbinrs in this genre doing well :)

[@spdutahraptor777]

i don't think there's a better feeling than capturing a ship in UA: Age of Sails it's just amazing to play

[@TECC73]

First of all, thanks again for the great video, Luke. Out of the games you listed, the ones that caught my eye the most are Uboat, War on the Sea, Atlantic Fleet, Wolfpack, and Cold Waters. I especially enjoy submarine games where you can stalk and hunt down enemy ships (I also tend to enjoy stealth games, which might explain my preference for submarines). I also added Command: Modern Operations to my list, because it seems like a deep simulation with large-scale battles. I'd also love to see a turn-based submarine game with in-depth mechanics in the future. Thanks again for this fantastic list! I'm definitely going to check out a few of those games. Cheers! 🙃

[@LTGamingYoutube]

This is exactly the reason why we do these! Awesome feedback and all great games for you to pick up when ready :)

[@TECC73]

@@LTGamingKZbin Do you know turn-based submarine games with in-depth mechanics ?

[@BenjaminBellamarca]

UBOAT is a lot of fun

[@guyrose2239]

What an eye opening selection… so much to look forward… another game ye may have missed is “Froggy and Snail - Total Armageddon” highly recommended for your Sunday evening 🐸🐌🥊😂🐸🐌❤️

[@LTGamingYoutube]

haha always a good one!

[@hornet8364]

putting CMO in a games list is like putting the USS Iowa in a cruiser list tbh, also honorable mention to Battlestations Pacific and Midway, both absolute gems that deserve a mention imho! good video

[@zacharynix2691]

Task Force Admiral looks amazing as well

[@Echo_4609]

I looked through the chapters and would like to mention two classics that are timeless: Battlestations: Pacific and Battlestations: Atlantic

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Thanks both worthy additions!

[@chrisdude2675]

such an awesome list, should check out some of the VR naval games

[@I_am_Locutus_of_Borg]

Seeing the Solomon Islands always makes me think about Black Sheep Squadron (from 1976), the TV show with Robert Conrad, nice memories! (yeah, I'm that old, lol). Great list, people should check out Carrier Battles, it's a fun game!

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Thanks for the kind words! That's a reference even I'm gonna have to look up 😂🚀

[@anthonyscott3718]

Some good recommendations, but what about Harpoon ?

[@VirgoShelter]

Glad to know I'm not the only one that likes Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal

[@Mittens_Gaming]

War on the Sea is much better with mods, as some of the mods really expand the game a LOT. The pacific mod is so good. Good to see Rule the Waves on here too. Such a good game. War in the Pacific is a really cool game I just feel is a bit too complex for me, even though I love games like that.

[@TotallyNotElPresidente]

I also strongly recommend Silent Hunter 3 OneAlex edition for anyone looking for a decent ww2 u-boat experience.

[@rexrex-ph5on]

Скажите, а про Uboat что думаете?

[@-Kyzmi4-]

World Of SeaBattle-at the current time - the most beautiful game about the sea and sailboats.

[@peterhowe547]

Waiting patiently for Task Force: Admiral. I Love War on the sea, and the modding community behind it is awesome

[@panzer948]

Me too, I hope that title combines some good qualities of many of the titles he mentions here.

[@ronaldgray5707]

On July 18, 2024 Steam is releasing War in the Pacific, It has the updated graphics and the Slitherine published game developed by Fury Software. Something to check out. I hope it is the same game only updated.

[@General_Hawk]

Great channel! Thank you!

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Glad you enjoyed it 🚀

[@MFPOD]

Hey, I think you need to try Jane's Combat Simulations 688i Hunter/Killer. Released in 1997, it's still the most realistic submarine simulation game of all time. No 3rd person views of the sub unless you really want them. You have to sit and listen to the sonar, figure out what you're listening to, plot it's bearings over time and configure a firing solution... It's incredible and wonderful and maddening and impossible. I think the current version on Steam runs ok on modern windows, but you may have to emulate XP in order to run it.

[@iseaman880]

Pacific Storm Alies: mix of real-time strategy and blistering arcade combat, recreating World War II's most heated battles.

[@foicex]

Warthunder might be something worth checking if you tought world of warships is too arcady. The damage modules are preety good

[@terulien]

I play warthunder a lot. It's fun but the physics are horrendous. Tank shells can and do penetrative concrete, steel, trees without any deformation, change in trajectory or loss of lethality. Planes are quite literally used as flying bombs. It can get quite silly.

[@foicex]

@@terulien Your first point is completly wrong. There is a loss in lethality depending on the material, regarding the change of trajectory that only happens if there is a ricochet or when penetrating a tank depending on the angle. I have no idea what are you even talking about being used as flying bombs or how that would not be real when theres an enitre country famous for using them exacly as that. You either dont play as much as you claim, or have no grasp of the game at all

[@ARescueToaster]

Had never even heard of Naval Hurricane. WW1 games alone are as rare as hen's teeth, let alone WW1 naval games. Also, it looks sorta like Atlantic Fleet which I really enjoyed Thanks for the video! PS. They really need to bring War in the Pacific AE to Steam!

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Glad you enjoyed it! And yes they really do :)

[@trax1794]

Nice one brother! I will definitely take me a bit of Cold Waters!

[@tommyh5540]

Just saying that U-BOAT is out of Early Access now and is a very nice game indeed! They currently have a super cheap 70% off sale on Steam right now until Aug 17 (I think?). I bought it, at that price it is a no-brainer.

[@captainkoloth1631]

Firing on all cylinders with these videos! You've got to have Dangeorus Waters on this list- aging, but especially when fully modded, there's still nothing else remotely close to it in terms of realism and depth. Fleet Command is even older and has its flaws, but until Sea Power comes out, still has no competition.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I know those games and did look at them for this video! Both good recommendations. Yes i'm trying to push for more info on Sea Power :)

[@connycontainer9459]

Might get a worthy successor to Dangerous Waters next year with Modern Naval Warfare. Just a sub for starters but it looks incredible.

[@JessWLStuart]

Thanks for the info!

[@DreamingCyclist]

Nice list, I wish I had the time to invest in learning some of these, and I'm retired! Maybe add a comment on "degree of difficultly to learn", similar to the complexity rating on the Matrix/Slitherine store. I'm really enjoying your videos - thanks!

[@johnmcshane4463]

a big thing with war on the sea is the growing mod community for it. It has a few campaigns and rebalance mods if youre looking for a little more content than whats in the base game.

[@jotabe1984]

yea base game at the end its a little bit repetitive

[@chrisdude2675]

Carriers at War and Steam and Iron would be good to add

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

I highly recommend carrier commander 2. It's everything you could possibly want from a multiplayer ship management and coordination game.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I will be checking that out now!

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

@@LTGamingKZbin It's a difficult game to describe. Getting full full run of a highly advanced aircraft carrier. I think it's something like 1 to 16 player co-op. Dynamically generated missions tons of aircrafts and amphibious ground vehicles with fully customisable loadouts.

[@ObiKKa]

I think you meant Carrier Command 2. There's no Commander in the series title.

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

@@ObiKKa My mistake a small typo.

[@Cibotx]

Carrier Command 2 is an excellent naval warfare sim.

[@miken3170]

Ardent Seas might come out this year as well

[@captainkoloth1631]

I should add, I tried Atlantic Fleet because I had heard so many good things about it. The combat engine is strong, but I found it to be disappointingly easy. Not once did I ever lose a campaign- the AI really struggles to hunt or deter submarines.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Yeah what drops it down the list slightly for me. If they finished War on the Sea that could be great!

[@dudeonyoutube]

Don't you love the non moving ships?

[@ibragod]

The Thumbnail you used is from modern warships, another game that i recommend you to try and include in the top

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

Not naval. but if you like Boat Crew, may i recommend Bomber Crew flying a Lancaster/B17 and Space Crew sci fi space ship

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

Can't wait for Sea Power to release

[@danielfollmer7530]

@LT Gaming you talked about war on the sea. I have the feeling that you Do not know about the modding aspect of the game. There are some very nice mods with new campaigns. For example dutch east indies campaign where you can play as allied to defend Java and singapore or as Japan where you trie to conquer these Region. Then there is the indian ocean campaign which take place after east indies campaign. There is also a pacific campaign mod which ist very very big😊 And a few days ago i found a mod which includes a new mediterranean campaign and a big atlantic campaign. But the mod is at Start and needs some work to reduce Bugs and so on. And this campaigns are only playable as allied. Because the Modder is working on german ships and shipmodels if i understand right 😊

[@apolakigamingandmore6376]

13:44 I love the HoI 4 reference song.

[@ilitar_II]

Ultimate admiral is getting multiplayer beta now. And is really good on steam deck

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I will revisit!

[@ilitar_II]

Unfortunately it is already full and still very basic more like Alfa

[@scorpiodansounds1008]

You missed out battlestations Pacific and battlestation Midway , dated but still really good and very involving for the player

[@SaberBrosontop]

Hoi4 music is so good

[@connycontainer9459]

What about Sea Power ? Should be coming this year as well.

[@bingoE]

war in the pacific is masterpeace.

[@jotabe1984]

both Cold Waters and War on the Sea are from the same developer... Both games prepresent a good base game, but they shine with mods. Cold Waters has (in my opinion) a great add-on with Epic mod... you get to play USSR/Russia and China SSK, SSN, SSG, SSGN, SSB, SSBN... so the playability bame huge. Too bad campaign will throw incredibly unfair missions based on random, but nevertheless its quite challenging and will provide a lot of fun hours of gameplay. As for War on the Sea, the base game trapped me in something like 1000 horus of gameplay since open beta, but nowadays the game became too repetitive for me, there are a couple of mods (The Tokyo Express, ABDACOM defense, Centrifugal offensive, and the soon-to-be-released indian ocean campaign) but never really tried none

[@ms-lazuli7435]

For me, two very large simulations are missing, the Silent Hunter licenses (especially 3) and Dangerous Waters.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

They run poorly on modern systems which is why they were excluded. But you have a point!

[@ms-lazuli7435]

@@LTGamingKZbin I make them both work under W10 without difficulty, although for DW it is true that sometimes it is not always installed easily, but sometimes it works very well... For me it's perfect.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

@@ms-lazuli7435 I will pick up a copy and check it out :)

[@bclmax]

uboat just came out with a new update

[@TechJoe1994]

Naval art is basically battleship craft from ios with better graphics and a map. Weapon variety is amazing but for aircraft there is bugger all. Hoping they add more soon.

[@BoD0gg_T]

U boat is literally the same ship from the Das Boot movie 😂

[@Dinodancing283]

Ar any of these apart from wows on consoles like x box or ps5.

[@stevefromwork6136]

Battlestations pacific is still my favorite

[@sezuldacz7616]

War on the Sea sadly dont have that many updates, but when you are using mods, its much more better game

[@miguelmonte5157]

victory at seas? no mention?... great list btw

[@Ugnutz]

what i really want is a new Silent Hunter game

[@CMDRFandragon]

Give me Boat Crew, but let us use capital ships. I wanna play a game like WOWS but in a PVE/Coop setting like Boat Crew and I wanna sail Battleships, Cruisers, etc. War on the Sea, etc, those games are cool, but they put you in command of a whole ass Navy, I just wanna be 1 ship in that Navy maybe....but not tryna play a whole pacific war.

[@grapeape7284]

I appreciate the list but im hesitant to take recommendations on games im unfamiliar with because i noticed some weird omissions in games i am familiar with and enjoy. Seems like youve barely played a couple of these

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Well have to say that's not correct! Also considering we have made a lot of wargames lists you can see how deep we have got into the genre. Lists generally are just a lighter touch look.

[@grapeape7284]

@@LTGamingKZbin appreciate the reply! I'll take a deeper look

[@sameerk.b9999]

Check out victory at sea amazing gaming you will like it

[@LTGamingYoutube]

I own them 🚀

[@kappazo2268]

Destroyer: U-Boat Hunter is really hard but the tactical displays are a bit clunky

[@lukas246901]

What about Battlestations: Pacific?

[@user-timelord]

Hope sea power will be released soon.

[@gadget231]

You mentioned world ow warships but not war thunder? Naval battles are fun in that and you can play arcade or more realistic

[@scrungobungus8395]

I wish Wolfpack actually got updates still

[@darthhell4234]

you missed the most real stuff Dangerous Waters, 688 Hunter :)

[@Kainora]

Modern Warships u must play!

[@girolafsson4511]

I always wanted a new Jane's fleet command.

[@dudeonyoutube]

Re Atlantic Fleet. The stationary ship are very anoying. Why would warships just stop in the middle of the ocean?

[@LTGamingYoutube]

It's turn based.

[@dudeonyoutube]

They should still appear to be moving.

[@woormle8098]

Try Atlantic fleet 2 is on early access

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Where?

[@dudeonyoutube]

No Task Force Admiral???

[@LTGamingYoutube]

The game is not released 🤷‍♂️

[@dudeonyoutube]

I know but hopefully it will drop over the summer.

[@nathanielmeade5731]

I already play ¼ of the list

[@justinfanter3620]

Where my Battlestations Midway gang at? I need another game like such

[@CaptainMurder62]

Silent hunter 5 wolves of steel????

[@ussenterprisecv6231]

Notable hidden gems battlestations pacific and battlestations midway

[@joehendrson3815]

PS2 Naval ops commander, naval ops gunner ps2 XBOX 360 NAVAL ASSUT KILLING TIDE WISH SOMEOEN WOULD SHOE THE CONSOLE COMMUNITY LOVE LOL

[@LucaDiRuggiero]

still waiting for Sea Power :(

[@TasnimAhammedLabib]

What about world of warships?

[@vanblattenberger]

Pacific damage Inc, 🖐anyone

[@GreySphinkter]

I'm surprised you included Command Modern Operations on your list, the game has more bugs than a termite mound.

[@KA-jm2cz]

Uboat is still worse than Silent Hunter 3 from 2005 and Uboat is copy of that game almost fully. Uboat also have unrealistic/unhistoric features that eats immersion off. Wolfpack game have just got new roadmap and that looked pretty interesting even game develops slow (but steady) - one update in a year basically.

[@SkywalkerWroc]

Missing World of Warships and WarThunder naval mode from the list.

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

For a good reason, I'd say

[@Meister183]

World of warships is a joke of a game, completely arcade and buying about it is realistic at all

[@skorpion7132]

@@Meister183 It IS a naval war game. There was no mention of what rules the list was compiled by so excluding something based on "arcadey" is just dumb. Wether or not you like the game is immaterial to that.

[@scorpionruf]

World of warships is prob the most important naval war game and legends on console isn't anything like the pc version

[@LTGamingYoutube]

It's not really a 'Wargame' in the serious sense. More of an arcade title really.

[@scorpionruf]

@@LTGamingKZbin I was honestly dreading sea of thieves getting a mention 🤣

[@LTGamingYoutube]

@@scorpionruf hahaha :P

[@reddyreddog9025]

Battlestation pacific disrespect

[@eliyajohn1384]

Agree

[@christhompson9140]

No "Victory at Sea?"

[@1971stretch]

World of Warships started out promising- I played the beta and for some time after launch, but it has slowly became the usual dumpster fire you would expect from Wargaming. Best avoided and kept off the list.

[@dudeonyoutube]

The reddit sub is pure hell.over run by a gang.of autists.

[@uujims3762]

Thumbnail is modern warships

[@enslinvanniekerk6564]

10:27 - Boers fighting the Spanish in the Philippines? Lol - ok then.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

@@enslinvanniekerk6564 haha slightly random! The game tends to offer alternate histories....but yes haha

[@someopinion]

Lol, click baited us with that thumbnail.

[@LTGamingYoutube]

Don't get why!