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Maelstrom

Maelstrom

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.

Very Positive · 82%2019

US Steam price, checked 1 h ago

The verdict

A fun, arcade-style naval battle royale with distinct ships and races, but the playerbase is nearly gone and matches are mostly bots. Skip it if you want real PvP opponents.

Great for

Naval combat fans wanting a free arcade brawler, ideally with a few friends for co-op or team matches

Main risk

Almost no human players, so you face mostly bots or wait in long queues

What players love

Fun, varied naval combat

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“its basically a small scale arcade battle royal with ships - and its pretty darn awesome! the game has several quite cool and unique mechanics where you 'peel' your opponent's armor”

Steam review · 63.8 h played  ↗

Distinct races, ships and builds

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“I have max tiered a ship in all three factions and I can honestly tell you they all play and feel completely different from each other.”

Steam review · 39.6 h played  ↗

What players complain about

Poor matchmaking and power imbalance

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Matchmaking is horrible and will constantly pit you against players that out power you as if you were still in the stone age.”

Steam review · 0.7 h played  ↗

System requirements

Steam Deck: Playable
OSWindows 7 64-bit or later
ProcessorQuad-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 470 GTX or AMD Radeon 6870 HD series card or higher
Storage7 GB available space

Analyzed Nov 4, 2026  ·  300 reviews

150 positive, 150 negative

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