Games like Maelstrom

Chasing that fast-paced and competitive feeling you got from Maelstrom? These games keep things close enough to feel familiar. Plenty here let you team up if you like.

1. Blazing Sails

   

   A fast pirate PvP game where the ship is the real character. Steer, load cannons, patch holes and board enemy decks with your crew across battle royale, treasure hunts and broadside brawls. Short matches, bright seas and glorious chaos when everything goes wrong at once.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Replayable

   87%87% of 8,444 Steam reviews are positive82Players online now: 82$14.99

2. Force of Warships: Battleship Games

   

   Take the helm of real warships, from post-war destroyers to modern battleships, and fight quick online PvP battles with guns, torpedoes and missiles. Upgrade your fleet, team up with friends and outshoot captains from around the world in fast 3D naval combat.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Tense

   70%70% of 759 Steam reviews are positive30Players online now: 30Free

3. World of Sea Battle

   

   You trade, fish, explore the Archipelago, and pick your shot type before each broadside. Best for captains who want sailing, cannon fire, and life on one shared sea.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable

   75%75% of 9,617 Steam reviews are positive2.2KPlayers online now: 2,228Free

4. Unearned Bounty

   

   Unearned Bounty is an action-packed Free-For-All multiplayer game where you battle to become the most infamous pirate!

   Fast-paced, Competitive, Replayable

   67%67% of 326 Steam reviews are positiveFree

5. Piratopia

   

   A colorful open-seas pirate game where you trade, plunder and upgrade your ship on a shared server. Loot NPCs or other players, craft special ammunition, hunt the Kraken and climb from a dinghy to a proper warship, alone or with friends.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Replayable

   83%83% of 1,051 Steam reviews are positiveFree

6. Pirate Ships

   

   Pirate Ships is a casual PvP game about building warships and fighting other players with them. Start with a battered schooner, bolt on cannons and crew, and work your way up to battleships across a dozen hull types. There is a Caribbean campaign on the side, and the ships look bright and cheerful even while sinking.

   Competitive, Replayable, Colorful

   60%60% of 397 Steam reviews are positive54Players online now: 54Free

7. The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt

   

   Command your own fleet in the Age of Piracy: 20 ship classes, hundreds of islands, five nations to win over or enrage. Fight boarding actions and fort sieges, trade, raid and build bases across a wide-open Caribbean.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Replayable

   82%82% of 4,673 Steam reviews are positive33Players online now: 33Free

8. World of Warships

   

   Command huge warships in team battles across large maps, where strategy and tactics count. With a very large fleet of vessels dating to the early-to-mid 1900s, from small quiet hunters to huge gunships, you can find a vessel and a fighting style that fits you, then sail out with friends or a clan.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Replayable

   76%76% of 157,390 Steam reviews are positive9.9KPlayers online now: 9,850Free

9. Navy War: Battleship Games

   

   Take command of battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines and a carrier in online sea battles. You steer, aim guns and torpedoes, upgrade hulls and fight over sea zones solo or in a squad, from WW1 hulls to WW2 icons like Yamato and Aurora.

   Fast-paced, Competitive, Tense

   64%64% of 266 Steam reviews are positive8Players online now: 8Free

10. Skull and Bones

    

    An open world naval action RPG on the Indian Ocean: fast, tactical ship battles where positioning, timing and your weapon loadout decide the fight. Pick a ship class, build it your way, hunt rival captains and mythical beasts, and sail with a fleet of up to 20 players. PvP is optional, so you can play pirate at your own pace.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive

    65%65% of 4,739 Steam reviews are positive110Players online now: 110$29.99

11. Naval Action

    

    Or were you deaf or were you blind when you left your two fine legs behind, Or was it sailing on the sea when you got the cannonball to your knee, I too was young and I was slim and I had a leg for every limb, But now I’ve got no legs at all, they were both shot away by a cannonball.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Tense

    53%53% of 10,227 Steam reviews are positive469Players online now: 469$19.99

12. Blackwake

    

    A multiplayer naval FPS where teamwork decides everything. Fire cannons, patch the holes in your hull, board enemy ships with cutlass and pistol, and follow (or give) the captain's orders with up to 53 other players. Chaotic, funny and tense in the best way, especially with friends on voice chat.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Competitive, Replayable

    80%80% of 26,066 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11Free

Hidden gems like Maelstrom

Nautical Survival

Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors!

97%97% of 183 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Down with the Ship

An auto battler where the ship is the build. Bolt hull pieces together, stuff them with guns, reactors and cursed relics, then send the finished…

92%92% of 874 Steam reviews are positive45Players online now: 45$14.99

Rise of Piracy

Sail, trade and fight your way across an open pirate sea where every run takes a different course.

78%78% of 559 Steam reviews are positive37Players online now: 37$12.79

Seablip

Grow from a humble sailor into a feared pirate captain in a bright open-world sea full of islands, treasure and trouble.

81%81% of 1,079 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$14.99

Waves of Steel

If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you!

90%90% of 409 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$19.99

Rogue Waters

Lead Captain Cutter's crew through turn-based naval battles and boarding brawls, where every run brings a new map and new ways to win.

75%75% of 990 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$29.99

Terror of the Seven Seas

Become a Mighty Captain in a Age of sail naval combat game, set in all of the Seven Seas!

78%78% of 109 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Wildgate

Fly, fight and sabotage your way across a shifting stretch of space, then escape with the loot before anyone else does.

77%77% of 5,050 Steam reviews are positive$0

Blazing Sails

Man the cannons, patch the hull and board rival ships in quick, rowdy PvP battles on bright open seas.

87%87% of 8,444 Steam reviews are positive82Players online now: 82$14.99

Windrose

Gather, craft and raise a pirate settlement, then take your ships out to trade cannon fire with the open world.

86%86% of 48,857 Steam reviews are positive2.9KPlayers online now: 2,885$29.99

Age of Water

Sail a flooded open world, salvage what the sea hides, and turn captured vessels into your own growing fleet.

72%72% of 2,902 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27$29.99

World of Sea Battle

You trade, fish, explore the Archipelago, and pick your shot type before each broadside.

75%75% of 9,617 Steam reviews are positive2.2KPlayers online now: 2,228Free

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ShipCrafter

Stack blocks into a WWII warship, then let physics decide whether it floats or goes down fighting.

91%91% of 384 Steam reviews are positive56Players online now: 56$7.99

BattleTabs

Free to play 1v1 PvP in a few minutes. It's Battleship with superpowers: ships have unique abilities.

88%88% of 50 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Modern Warships

Command modern warships, subs and aircraft in quick PvP battles where one well-aimed volley can turn the tide.

64%64% of 1,441 Steam reviews are positive303Players online now: 303Free

Down with the Ship

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92%92% of 874 Steam reviews are positive45Players online now: 45$14.99

World of Warships: Legends

Command a warship in team battles where positioning and timing decide who wins.

63%63% of 825 Steam reviews are positive230Players online now: 230Free

Windrose

Gather, craft and raise a pirate settlement, then take your ships out to trade cannon fire with the open world.

86%86% of 48,857 Steam reviews are positive2.9KPlayers online now: 2,885$29.99

Nautical Survival

Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors!

97%97% of 183 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Rise of Piracy

Sail, trade and fight your way across an open pirate sea where every run takes a different course.

78%78% of 559 Steam reviews are positive37Players online now: 37$12.79

World of Sea Battle

You trade, fish, explore the Archipelago, and pick your shot type before each broadside.

75%75% of 9,617 Steam reviews are positive2.2KPlayers online now: 2,228Free

Forgotten Seas

You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious.

75%75% of 480 Steam reviews are positive6Players online now: 6$24.99

Wildgate

Fly, fight and sabotage your way across a shifting stretch of space, then escape with the loot before anyone else does.

77%77% of 5,050 Steam reviews are positive$0

Windward Horizon

Windward Horizon is a charming open-world naval RPG where you start as a young unaffiliated captain with a whole procedurally generated sea to roam.

79%79% of 403 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$19.99