SimulationFit check
Is Waves of Steel worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Naval combat fans who want arcade action rather than a strictly realistic simulator
- Players who enjoy building and repainting custom warships between missions
- Solo players seeking a story campaign made up of shorter combat scenarios
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a slow, realism-focused naval simulation may bounce off the fast arcade combat and fictional weapons.
- Players who want a purely tactical or historical fleet game may hit a wall when lasers, railguns, and bizarre superweapons enter the campaign.
- Players looking for competitive multiplayer or cooperative missions may find the single-player structure limiting.
Our take on Waves of Steel
The bounce point arrives when the ship designer becomes part of the regular loop. Players who want to launch straight into battles may tire of placing recovered parts, while realism-focused players may leave once fictional weapons and exaggerated enemy machines take over.
What is Waves of Steel?
Command a customizable warship in a single-player campaign of short missions set across the globe.
Battles feature enemy ships, aircraft, submarines, and fictional superweapons, including a flying battleship and a volcanic gun. Between missions, recovered parts can be placed freely on the vessel’s deck, with options for flags, paint, and decals. The game includes ships based on historical designs, ranging from destroyers to battleships, plus hundreds of parts covering artillery, torpedoes, anti-aircraft weapons, missiles, lasers, and railguns. Special abilities can jump torpedoes, stop projectiles, or stun enemies. Controls can be remapped, weapons can autofire, game speed ranges from 10% to 200%, and assists include invincibility, unlimited ammunition, and mission skipping.
How Waves of Steel plays
- 01Custom Ship Building
- Parts can be positioned across the deck, while flags, colors, and decals alter the vessel’s appearance.
- 02Short Campaign Missions
- The single-player story is divided into brief missions that follow a global resistance against tyrannical forces.
- 03Mixed Naval Arsenal
- Available equipment includes artillery, torpedoes, anti-aircraft guns, missile launchers, lasers, and railguns.
- 04Special Combat Abilities
- Abilities can evade torpedoes, freeze incoming projectiles, or disable opposing forces with an EMP blast.
- 05Gameplay Assistance
- Optional assists provide invincibility, unlimited ammunition, mission skipping, autofire, and adjustable game speed.
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Waves of Steel: platforms & release
Is Waves of Steel worth it?
It is worth it if: naval combat fans who want arcade action rather than a strictly realistic simulator. Skip it if: players seeking a slow, realism-focused naval simulation may bounce off the fast arcade combat and fictional weapons.
Where can I download Waves of Steel?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Waves of Steel's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Waves of Steel on?
Windows and Linux.
