Rule the Waves 3

Buy87%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Naval Warfare Simulations · Simulation · May 18, 2023

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Rule the Waves 3?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Linux compatibility: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s incredibly fun to juggle priorities for new cruisers and battleships, react to other nations, watch your designs become obsolete, and — most importantly — test them in combat.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It maintains what is great about the series and builds on it.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Still finding it out but wow what a game, steep but fun learning curve!
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The tactical interface is a solid system which the game inherited from Steam and Iron (older title from the same developers).

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat42 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Interface12 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
84% still recommend
Story
57% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
11% still recommend
Linux compatibility
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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