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ActionMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyFree To PlayNaval CombatMultiplayerShooterThird-Person Shooter3D

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 13,119

Peak in the last 7 days: 14,329

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Game description

Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!

Basic info

DeveloperWargaming Group Limited
PublisherWargaming Group Limited
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateNov 15, 2017
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 x64
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3-3210 3,2 GHz AMD Athlon™ X4 970 Quad Core 3,8 GHz
Memory6 GB
Graphics1280x720; Nvidia®Geforce® GT 640 Intel UHD 630 AMD Radeon™ R7 240
Storage67.2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 392 reviews from the past 1 year

65.0/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mostly Positive (76%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

This naval combat game earns praise for its ships but loses ground over money and matchmaking, scoring 65.0 from 392 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

105 reviews find the core gameplay fun, and some say it kept them hooked for years. 36 praise the visuals, with detailed ship models and good effects, and a few call the art and soundtrack a highlight; Visuals & Sound ranks 326th of 1249. 12 enjoy playing with friends in divisions or co-op modes, and a few enjoy chatting with other captains. Content Volume ranks 711th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

Pricing & Fairness appears in 58% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1347th of 1399. 109 reviews object to the monetization, and some say premium ships and loot boxes push players to pay to stay competitive. 53 complain about matchmaking, and some say it pairs them with weak teammates against stronger opponents, while new players report facing ships several tiers above them. 41 call the balance broken, with some naming submarines and aircraft carriers as overpowered and others pointing to power creep with each patch. Gameplay ranks 1187th of 1396, Multiplayer ranks 524th of 642, and Tech & Support ranks 969th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Wargaming exploiting players with predatory economy changes, forcing payment to play” · 109 reviews
“Core gameplay is fun and engaging” · 105 reviews
“amazing graphics for the genre with excellent ship models” · 36 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Progression -1.59 · Leveling, unlocks and gear — is growth rewarding or a grind?
Negative “stingy new ship rewards, insufficient resources, excessive daily grind” · 18 reviews
Positive “grind is acceptable compared to other games” · 1 review

Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 14% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 8% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 7% of reviews mention this.

World +2.80 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.38 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “worry about copy paste content once most things are added” · 8 reviews

Volume 6% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.60 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “amazing graphics for the genre with excellent ship models” · 36 reviews
Negative “new ship designs increasingly ugly, just gun turret stacking on walls” · 1 review

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Community -2.08 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly
Negative “toxic players, endless harassment, bullying culture ruins experience” · 12 reviews
Positive “community relatively friendly and rarely toxic” · 1 review

Playing together 22% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.01 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “Wargaming exploiting players with predatory economy changes, forcing payment to play” · 109 reviews

Anti-cheat 3% · Balance 33% · Matchmaking 28%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.35 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs removing most popular game mode, reducing rewards, abandoning player concerns” · 11 reviews
Positive “atualizações frequentes, escutam feedbacks, políticas zero hackers” · 2 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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