Games like Gunboat
If Gunboat is your kind of game, the closest matches are Waves of Steel, Modern Warships and Silent Depth 2: Pacific — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Gunboat: For decades, the U.S. Navy has deployed the river patrol boat (PBR) in the most hostile and claustrophobic type of war: riverine combat. The classic action sim Gunboat lets you fight from all perspectives of your boat's four-man crew in over 20 missions across 3 sweltering combat zones.
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Waves of Steel
WHY THIS
Top pick for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre superweapons. Fast-paced arcade naval action is here!
Modern Warships
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Modern Warships is an online action game about contemporary military vehicles. Join now and detect the enemy with recon aircraft, launch volleys of guided missiles from cruisers, sneak up to surface vessels with submarines, and provide cover to the allied fleet with jet fighters and helicopters.
Silent Depth 2: Pacific
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
War Thunder
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
UBOAT
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
VTOL VR
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
World of Warships
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Gunboat fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gunboat at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunboat.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Gunboat.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunboat.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunboat.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gunboat.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Gunboat.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Gunboat on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Gunboat.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gunboat.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gunboat.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gunboat.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gunboat.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
Aimlabs
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Aimlabs is the aim trainer of choice for over 45 Million players, from beginners to esports pros. Our unique aim analysis optimizes your gameplay, targets your weaknesses & builds key skills for any FPS game! Time to warm up with our unlimited scenarios & rank up in-game!
World of Warships
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Simulation with Gunboat.
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Combat Master: Season 5
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gunboat.
Join fast-paced action-packed combat. Play Combat Master -- AAA experience on any hardware. Best-in-class multiplayer gunfight. Next-level extreme performance. Lightning-speed loading time and a whole lot more.
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More from Accolade, Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by Accolade, Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Slave Zero
WHY THIS
Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Gunboat. Shares Action with Gunboat.
It's 500 years in the future. Man and machine are virtually one, and the greatest megacity in the world is locked in a brutal war. Your mission: steal the largest, most sophisticated bio-mechanical attack weapon ever designed...and kick some serious ass!
Deadlock: Planetary Conquest
WHY THIS
Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Gunboat.
Colonize A Planet. Dominate A World.
Redline
WHY THIS
Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Gunboat. Shares Action with Gunboat.
It's 2066 and the world is a different place. While the privileged insiders live in fertile domed cities, the rest of us fight for survival in the wastelands. Rival gangs battle for supremacy, turf control and valuable resources. In order for a young man to succeed he must make the right choices about his future.
Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.
WHY THIS
Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Gunboat.
Someone is kidnapping the hippest stars in Hollywood. Les Manley must scour La La Land – sifting through out-of-work actors, rock stars and gorgeous babes – to unravel the mystery in this point and click adventure.
Altered Destiny
WHY THIS
Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Gunboat.
In a classic adventure from Accolade, P.J. Barrett is transported to a bizarre realm of alien mystery. Follow P.J. through a marvelous universe of acid pools and frags, quirls and fluboxes, floaters and wraiths. There's a deep mystery here that only he – with your help – can solve.
Psi 5 Trading Company
WHY THIS
Another title from Accolade, Inc., the studio behind Gunboat. Shares Simulation with Gunboat.
Captain a space freighter on its perilous voyage to deliver vital supplies to the Parvin Frontier! Select your crew, then lead and command their efforts to manage the ship's navigation, engineering, weapons, and more on the fly as crises and obstacles arise in real time.
Frequently asked about Gunboat
- How much does Gunboat cost?
- Gunboat is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gunboat?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gunboat are Waves of Steel, Modern Warships, Silent Depth 2: Pacific.
- Who developed Gunboat?
- Gunboat was developed by Accolade, Inc. and published by Ziggurat.
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