Rule the Waves 3

Naval Warfare Simulations / May 18, 2023 / Simulation, Strategy

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Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.

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What's new

Regular Update 1.01.44

2026-08-20

With 1.01.44 we bring a minor update that includes additions to ship design, QOL improvements, and bug fixes. Here are the highlights: • High position ship design option for improved long-range accuracy • Ability to copy and paste air groups in scenario editor • Ability to generate side pictures for ships in quick battles • Fixed an issue with loading custom ship design files in the standalone ship designer in Expanded Battles • Fixed several historical ship design visuals A look to the future: • We expect the pace of updates to slow for the next few months as work begins on the next step for the series. We will share further news on RTW3 in due time. BUY THE NEW DLC NOW:

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What players say

Very Positive

88% positive, 859 reviews

Recommended94 hrs played

It is not as replayable as I thought it would be, but still entertaining for 50+ hours if you are interested in this kind of stuff. It was worth buying.

1 found this helpful, 2026-09-20

Not recommended43 hrs played

I love this game. The designing, the managing and the combat aspects are so so good. But what screws everything up is the RNG. What do you mean that I just designed the best fleet on the world and won wars just to get my run tossed out the window by a random event? And it´s not just a bump, it´s run destroying. 10 hours in I run I was doing very good just to instantly get my budget reduced three times and plus enter...

1 found this helpful, 2026-09-17

Recommended127 hrs played

It is essentially a "Spreadsheet Admiral" game where you constantly play a delicate balancing act by edging both foreign superpowers and domestic politics to fund your ever-growing, multi-class fleet. It also forces you through the seven stages of grief every time you have to decide whether to scrap an iconic old warship or refit it to keep pace with a new era. with naval history, logic, and pure common sense, I...

1 found this helpful, 2026-09-21

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