Choose Don't Sink My Ships!
Choose Don't Sink My Ships! if you want the Custom Volume Controls side of the pairing.
Don't Sink My Ships! vs This is not Chess, It's War!
Don't Sink My Ships! and This is not Chess, It's War! both land in Action, Strategy, Indie 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 Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam. 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 This is not Chess, It's War!
Choose This is not Chess, It's War! if you want a Simulation experience.
Both Don't Sink My Ships! and This is not Chess, It's War! sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Don't Sink My Ships! |  This is not Chess, It's War! | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Charlie | Charlie |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
Don't Sink My Ships! vs This is not Chess, It's War! — FAQ
- Are Don't Sink My Ships! and This is not Chess, It's War! similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, Indie 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.