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War on the Sea

Killerfish Games · 2021-02-02

Steam

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Feb 02, 2021 (Mac), Feb 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

War on the Sea is a 2021 Simulation Strategy game priced at $39.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive sentiment (75% of 3257 reviews).

114
playing now
75%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
11
Nexus mods (21k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

114 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

War on the Sea trailer thumbnail

War on the Sea: Available Now

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 114 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 202 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (611 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 16,650 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 65k–147k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,257 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 4 of 8 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
46246220212026Week of 2021-02-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

136492026-09-15 02:00 — 79 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 61 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 100 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 91 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 87 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 81 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 91 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 49 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 96 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 108 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 56 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 72 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 84 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 64 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 95 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 129 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 72 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 87 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 127 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 96 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 112 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 134 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 95 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 114 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
46592Feb 2021Aug 2026Feb 2021 — avg 465 · peak 850Apr 2021 — avg 262 · peak 458Jun 2021 — avg 177 · peak 359Aug 2021 — avg 179 · peak 327Oct 2021 — avg 211 · peak 483Dec 2021 — avg 174 · peak 308Feb 2022 — avg 131 · peak 249Apr 2022 — avg 101 · peak 193Jun 2022 — avg 112 · peak 245Aug 2022 — avg 148 · peak 270Oct 2022 — avg 178 · peak 333Dec 2022 — avg 163 · peak 281Feb 2023 — avg 142 · peak 258Apr 2023 — avg 152 · peak 259Jun 2023 — avg 122 · peak 203Aug 2023 — avg 113 · peak 197Oct 2023 — avg 110 · peak 195Dec 2023 — avg 140 · peak 279Feb 2024 — avg 131 · peak 226Apr 2024 — avg 135 · peak 254Jun 2024 — avg 171 · peak 335Aug 2024 — avg 159 · peak 282Oct 2024 — avg 141 · peak 248Dec 2024 — avg 120 · peak 213Feb 2025 — avg 105 · peak 224Apr 2025 — avg 119 · peak 201Jun 2025 — avg 117 · peak 216Aug 2025 — avg 154 · peak 292Oct 2025 — avg 124 · peak 239Dec 2025 — avg 169 · peak 314Feb 2026 — avg 135 · peak 274Apr 2026 — avg 112 · peak 206Jun 2026 — avg 103 · peak 171Aug 2026 — avg 92 · peak 154
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$7.992021-02-022026-07-092021-02-02 — best price $39.992021-07-08 — best price $39.992021-11-01 — best price $39.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-01-05 — best price $39.992022-07-07 — best price $39.992022-09-30 — best price $39.992022-11-29 — best price $39.992023-01-05 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-11-28 — best price $39.992024-01-04 — best price $39.992024-03-21 — best price $39.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-12-04 — best price $39.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-20 — best price $39.992025-05-05 — best price $39.992025-07-10 — best price $39.992025-08-23 — best price $39.992025-10-06 — best price $39.992026-01-05 — best price $39.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-05-25 — best price $39.992026-07-09 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-02-02 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RTSWarIndieNavalWargameMilitaryStrategyRealisticOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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