Seen as better than World of Warships
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“You weren't as pretty as World of Warships, but you were a lot more fun.”
Steam review · 115.2 h played ↗
Steel Ocean
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Mostly Positive · 75%Mostly Positive · 75%Changyou.com Limited2015Simulation · Action · Strategy
The verdict
A fun arcade naval combat game with submarines and manual control of every weapon, but the servers were shut down in 2020 and it can't be played. Skip it.
Great for
Nobody right now; naval game fans who want to remember a well-liked WoWS alternative
Main risk
Servers are shut down, so the game can't connect or be played at all
What players love
Submarines and distinct ship classes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Submarines! See Wargaming? That wasn't so hard, was it? And depth charges, too.”
Steam review · 35.7 h played ↗
Manual control of secondaries, AA and torpedoes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“+You control all of the weaponry on your vessel.”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
Skill-based aiming with less RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Gunnery requires skill. The longer you aim, the more accurate the guns will become.”
Steam review · 35.7 h played ↗
Fast, active, arcade-style battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The gameplay is faster and more dynamic, the matches are more fast-paced and stress-free”
Steam review · 36.1 h played ↗
Generous, less grindy free-to-play
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“This company as of this posting is also the single most generous F2P company I have seen yet.”
Steam review · 58.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Tiny player base and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“if you enjoy waiting 5 to 15 minutes in que, and after that plaing 3 vs 3 battle.”
Steam review · 33.1 h played ↗
Servers shut down, game unplayable
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Doesn't work anymore, servers shut down last year.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Poor matchmaking and balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I find myself in level 4-5 matches against FLEET ADMIRALS with 2-3 times as much battle power as MY ENTIRE TEAM.”
Steam review · 120 h played ↗
Abandoned by developers, no updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“There have been no updates for over a year.”
Steam review · 1478.7 h played ↗
Toxic community and unfair team-kill bans
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“I got banned because some idiot crashed into me and it destroyed his ship. it counted as team kill DO NOT DOWNLOAD.”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Only a North American server, high ping
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Only a North America server which gives a ping of 245 connecting from the UK”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP SP 3 or higher
ProcessorIntel(R) P4/PE Core 2
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GT220
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP SP 3 or higher
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)I5-3570
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 650
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows XP SP 3 or higher
ProcessorIntel(R) P4/PE Core 2
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GT220
Storage6 GB available space
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