Choose Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
Choose Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts if you want a RPG experience. 4,273 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts vs Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts and Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 both land in Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023) is 1 year older than Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 (2024). Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 is currently ~54% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (15.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945
Choose Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 54% cheaper on the Steam Store. Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 launched in 2024.
Both Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts and Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 sit in Strategy, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts |  Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, RPG | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 34.99 USD | 15.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 62.2% positive (4,273 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Game-Labs | SLS |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023) is 1 year older than Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 (2024).
- Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 is currently ~54% cheaper on Steam than Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (15.99 USD vs. 34.99 USD).
- Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 has no Deck rating yet.
Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts vs Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 — FAQ
- Should I play Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts or Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 first?
- If you want chronology, Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023) came out before Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts and Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.