Choose Dangerous Waters
Choose Dangerous Waters if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. Dangerous Waters launched in 2006.
Dangerous Waters vs Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY
Dangerous Waters and Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY both land in Strategy 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 are Strategy games on Steam. Dangerous Waters (2006) is 8 years older than Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY (2014). Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY scores higher on Steam reviews (79.5% positive) than Dangerous Waters (77.9% positive). 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 Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY
Choose Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY launched in 2014.
Both Dangerous Waters and Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (77.9% vs 79.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dangerous Waters |  Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2006 | 2014 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 77.9% positive (226 reviews) | 79.5% positive (331 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Sonalysts | WarfareSims |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Dangerous Waters (2006) is 8 years older than Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY (2014).
- Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY scores higher on Steam reviews (79.5% positive) than Dangerous Waters (77.9% positive).
Dangerous Waters vs Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY — FAQ
- Which is better, Dangerous Waters or Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Dangerous Waters sits at 77.9% positive (226 reviews), Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY at 79.5% (331). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Dangerous Waters or Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY first?
- If you want chronology, Dangerous Waters (2006) came out before Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY (2014). 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 Dangerous Waters and Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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 Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY have multiplayer like Dangerous Waters?
- No. Dangerous Waters supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY is listed as single-player only.