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Games like Modern Warships
Artstorm FZE · 2026 · Windows
Steam: 63 % positive of 1,388 reviews, as of Oct 28
Modern Warships is an online action game about contemporary military vehicles. Join now and detect the enemy with recon aircraft, launch volleys of guided missiles from cruisers, sneak up to surface vessels with submarines, and provide cover to the allied fleet with jet fighters and helicopters.
24 games that play like Modern Warships and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: War Thunder, World of Warships and Force of Warships: Battleship Games.
Player tags
Steam reviews
What players say
Mixed reception: many find it fun and free to play, but most criticism centres on pay-to-win balance and expensive bundle ships.
Players who enjoy Modern Warships point to the wide range of modern ships, submarines, aircraft and drones, the deep ship customisation, and the fact that free players can still earn most content with time and skill. Many also say it runs smoothly on modest hardware and is a good way to play naval combat on PC after the mobile version. The main complaint is that the most powerful ships and weapons come from paid bundles and gacha draws, and that new paid items often outclass free options until they are nerfed months later. Some players also criticise small maps, slow ranked matchmaking, spawn placement, aggressive monetisation prompts and moderation in chat. Recent reviews are too few to show a trend, so opinion here is shown from the helpful reviews of the last year.
Praised
- Wide range of ships
Players enjoy the variety of modern destroyers, cruisers, carriers, submarines, aircraft and helicopters, and the freedom to swap weapons and modules.
Many players - Free to play is workable
Players say that patient play, events and the battle pass let free players progress and enjoy the game without spending money.
Many players - Good optimisation on PC
Players report that the game loads quickly, uses a smaller download than comparable games and runs well on modest PCs, with useful steam features.
Some players - Fun arcade naval combat
Reviewers describe fast, action-heavy battles with missiles and tactics, and say that the game feels more arcade-like and quick than World of Warships.
Some players
Criticised
- Pay to win
Reviewers say the strongest ships and weapons are sold for real money or through gacha draws, giving paying players a clear advantage in higher ranks.
Many players - Expensive bundles and prices
Players complain that ships and in-game currency cost very high prices, and that limited-time discounts create pressure to buy.
Many players - Short-lived balance changes
Reviewers say that new paid ships dominate for a few months, then get nerfed, and that purchases lose value as newer items arrive.
Some players - Weak matchmaking and maps
Players report small maps, unfair team compositions, poor spawn placement and slow matchmaking in ranked battles.
Some players
- Who it suits
- Suited to players who like arcade naval combat and are content to play for free, accepting that paying players will often have stronger ships.
- Who should skip it
- Skip it if you want fair competitive PvP, dislike paid bundles and gacha mechanics, or expect a balanced, lasting progression system.
Short vs. long playtime: Players with over 20 hours tend to mention late-game imbalance and recent changes more often, while newer players focus on the fun of the first ships.
Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.
Best matches
Plays and looks like Modern Warships
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
World of Warships
76 % positive of 157,200
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
Force of Warships: Battleship Games
70 % positive of 757
Shared: Naval Combat · Modern · PvP
Navy War: Battleship Games
65 % positive of 261
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
Steel Ocean
67 % positive of 4,449
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · Shooter
By gameplay
Plays like Modern Warships
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
War Thunder
70 % positive of 795,089
Shared: Naval Combat · Modern · Vehicular Combat
World of Warships
76 % positive of 157,200
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
Force of Warships: Battleship Games
70 % positive of 757
Shared: Naval Combat · Modern · PvP
Navy War: Battleship Games
65 % positive of 261
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
Steel Ocean
67 % positive of 4,449
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · Shooter
Airships: Conquer the Skies
95 % positive of 6,221
Shared: Naval Combat · Vehicular Combat · PvP
World of Tanks
79 % positive of 102,062
Shared: Vehicular Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
World of Warships: Legends
62 % positive of 791
Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
Waves of Steel
89 % positive of 409
Shared: Naval Combat · Vehicular Combat · Shooter
Naval Armada: Fleet Battle
54 % positive of 191
Shared: Massively Multiplayer · Naval · Action
Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
90 % positive of 6,408
Shared: Naval Combat · Military · Naval
Fleet Command
88 % positive of 460
Shared: Naval Combat · Military · Flight
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- Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY81 % positive of 615Shared: Modern · Military · Naval
- Gunship Battle Total Warfare69 % positive of 204Shared: Modern · PvP · Military
- Modern Tanks: War Tank Games53 % positive of 380Shared: Massively Multiplayer · Shooter · War
- NAVYFIELD66 % positive of 744Shared: PvP · Military · Naval
- ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN87 % positive of 46,873Shared: PvP · Shooter · Military
- NavalArt88 % positive of 2,443Shared: Naval Combat · Shooter · Military
- Enlisted80 % positive of 49,317Shared: Vehicular Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
- Maelstrom83 % positive of 2,584Shared: Naval Combat · Massively Multiplayer · PvP
- World War 353 % positive of 54,560Shared: Modern · Vehicular Combat · PvP
- Armored Warfare62 % positive of 5,413Shared: Modern · Vehicular Combat · PvP
- Battlestations: Midway77 % positive of 867Shared: Naval Combat · Flight · Naval
By look
Looks like Modern Warships
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
World of Warships
76 % positive of 157,200
World of Warships: Legends
62 % positive of 791
Force of Warships: Battleship Games
70 % positive of 757
Navy War: Battleship Games
65 % positive of 261
Cold Waters
87 % positive of 4,618
Steel Ocean
67 % positive of 4,449
Victory At Sea
75 % positive of 496
Naval Armada: Fleet Battle
54 % positive of 191
Boat Crew
89 % positive of 457
World of Tanks Blitz
77 % positive of 153,715
Battle Fleet 2
73 % positive of 323
Crash Dive 2
94 % positive of 238
More matches
- Carrier Deck88 % positive of 1,044
- Refight:The Last Warship64 % positive of 315
- Wargame: Red Dragon87 % positive of 15,782
- Strategic Mind: The Pacific73 % positive of 541
- War on the Sea76 % positive of 3,171
- NavalArt88 % positive of 2,443
- Gunship Battle Total Warfare69 % positive of 204
- Victory At Sea Pacific60 % positive of 584
- Battleship Command92 % positive of 282
- Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age90 % positive of 6,408
- Waves of Steel89 % positive of 409
- Aircraft Carrier Survival59 % positive of 1,188
At a glance
What games like Modern Warships have in common
- The tags they share most often with Modern Warships: PvP (14 of 24), Naval Combat (13) and Massively Multiplayer (10).
- They came out between 2006 and 2026, none of them after Modern Warships (2026).
- Best rated by Steam players: Airships: Conquer the Skies (95 % positive of 6,221).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.