Battleship Command

About Battleship Command

Battleship Command is a single player strategy game with a historical theme. It was developed by Bracer and was released on June 2, 2026. It received very positive reviews from players.

Take command of a 30, 000-ton Scharnhorst-class battleship in this immersive World War II naval simulation. Explore the ship in first-person, walking its decks, bridges, and control rooms — all meticulously recreated from historical blueprints. Issue orders to your crew or take direct control of key stations, from gunnery and radar to navigation and damage control. Hunt down merchant convoys, disr…

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92%Audience ScoreBased on 182 reviews

story4 positive mentions

atmosphere3 negative mentions

Highly immersive gameplay with ability to walk the decks in first-person and interact with fire-control and ship systems, reminiscent of Silent Hunter and Uboat series.
Realistic ship handling, gunnery mechanics, and detailed damage control modeled with satisfying manual fire control and engine management.
Developer is very responsive, passionate, and regularly updates the game; solid foundation for future campaign, more ships, and expanded features.

Currently in early access state with limited content, repetitive missions, unfinished features, bugs, and some clunky UI and controls.
Graphics and audio are below modern standards with washed-out textures, weak sound design, poor lighting (especially at night), and minimal ambient ship atmosphere.
Performance and optimization issues cause crashes or overheating on some systems; AI behavior and fleet command need improvement; damage system and plane mechanics lack clarity or polish.

story
39 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10% positive mentions, 82% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions
The game currently offers a limited number of single missions and lacks a full campaign mode, though a mission editor and sandbox options provide some variety. Tutorials are helpful for learning basics but some mission mechanics and damage control remain unclear, and mission variety and dynamic behaviors are still limited. Players are generally enthusiastic about the naval combat realism and look forward to future updates with more missions, campaign content, and improved features.
- “For now whilst in early access, the game currently has a set number of missions you can complete along with a mission editor which I haven't yet tried out. The missions have been really fun so far and seem to ease you in nicely with some nice introductory tutorials to begin with in understanding how to operate the interface and ship.”
- “It comes with a set of historical and hypothetical premade missions, as well as a sort of 'sandbox' mode where you interdict shipping freely, and a mission editor where you can make or download custom user-made missions.”
- “While there is currently only single missions, I am extremely excited to see how the game development progresses.”
- “The missions are very similar and not many of them.”
- “No story just a few single missions.”
- “The missions are short and very linear like Sea Power.”
graphics
34 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 9% negative mentions
The graphics in the game receive mixed feedback, with some praising the detailed ship models, immersive first-person views, and nice overall visuals that enhance gameplay, while others criticize washed-out colors, dated low-polygon textures, limited graphics options, and occasional graphical errors. Performance and optimization vary widely depending on the user's system, as some struggle with heavy graphics even on low settings, but others run it smoothly at maximum settings. Overall, the graphics are functional and fitting for the genre but leave room for improvement to reach modern standards.
- “The developer has made wonders and dreams happen for us naval fanatics, being able to walk in first person across a battleship in detail and take command in various stations, using the well detailed and highly thought out fire control and radar screens, engaging enemy ships whilst taking in the ambience, graphics and scenery of the ocean is something only people who like these genres of games can really appreciate and value to its true level.”
- “The user interface is nicely designed and easy to understand, the graphics whilst not jaw dropping are more than fine and still let you appreciate the lovely detail that the developer has put into the Scharnhorst and the escorting ships e.g. Hipper, Graf Spee.”
- “I've sailed around the Atlantic and North Atlantic and let me tell you the visuals you get being in first person mode in this game with some weather is so true to real life it is amazing the Bracer pulled this off.”
- “The graphics need work to get it out of what looks like a game that came out 20+ years ago.”
- “Very old, low polygon, low resolution texture, Half-Life 1 era style graphics with only 90 fps performance makes me wonder what century I live in.”
- “The damage models so far consist of a graphical sprite explosion and some smoke, but other than that the damage on enemy vessels is very superficial and reminiscent of titles from the early 2000s and 90s.”
gameplay
27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
26% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions
The gameplay offers a deeply immersive and well-modeled experience that balances realistic naval combat mechanics with accessible tactical control, reminiscent of Silent Hunter but focused on battleships. While core mechanics like fire control and ship command are largely complete and functional, some advanced features and tutorials are still missing, reflecting its early access status. Overall, the gameplay is engaging and promising, though currently limited in variety and duration.
- “Bracer and Microprose have built an incredibly immersive experience that perfectly bridges the gap between high-level tactical wargaming and hardcore mechanical simulation.”
- “Even after playing only for a few hours, it shows that the game mechanics are very well built.”
- “I am a sucker for naval games but to actually be in command of a WW2 era battleship with some big ol' guns in a very Silent Hunter 3 type feel of gameplay just is fantastic.”
- “The only real concern I have is that the game does not have a lot of variety in terms of gameplay.”
- “The core mechanics, those being the own-ship command and fire control, seem to be largely complete if still a little clunky to interface with.”
- “At the time of writing this, there are a lot of mechanics completely missing from the tutorials, including but not limited to squadron command, the radar station and rangefinder, damage control and propulsion systems, and the recon plane.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43% positive mentions, 14% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions
Users have mixed feedback on optimization; while some experience smooth performance, others desire options to reduce graphical effects like sea waves and smoke to lower GPU load. There is a general hope for future performance improvements and better resource management without sacrificing graphical fidelity.
- “I personally did not experience any performance issues, game runs smoothly.”
- “I don't mean optimization for more fps, but to enable my card to not run at 100% load producing 200fps.”
- “Any chance of being able to turn off the sea waves and slight optimization in general, like being able to turn off/reduce certain effects like smoke after gunfire.”
- “Any chance to turn off sea waves and have slight optimization in general, like being able to turn off or reduce certain effects such as smoke after gunfire.”
- “I don't mean optimization for more FPS, but to enable my graphics card to not run at 100% load producing 200 FPS.”
- “Very old, low polygon, low resolution texture, Half-Life 1 era style graphics with only 90 FPS performance makes me wonder what century I live in.”
atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions
Users appreciate the game's period-appropriate atmosphere and music, praising its overall immersive feel, especially during battles. However, some note a lack of ambient sound and atmosphere inside the ship outside of combat, suggesting improvements in sound design to enhance immersion.
- “I love the atmosphere and music of the period.”
- “Battleship Command on early access is excellent and atmospheric.”
- “For me, the ship lacks sound and atmosphere outside of combat.”
- “Improve the overall atmosphere of the game, particularly the sound and ambient noise inside the ship.”
- “You like Silent Hunter 3 feel and atmosphere, but you want to punish these pesky destroyers from keeping you sinking more merchants?”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
The music is widely praised for its outstanding quality and authentic period atmosphere, greatly enhancing the game's vibe and immersion. Players find it ambitious and well-executed, contributing significantly to the overall experience.
- “Its ambitious, but the vibe is spot on, the scale is believable, great lighting, music is outstanding.”
- “I love the atmosphere and music of the period.”
- “Love the music!”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions
Users express hope for added campaign content featuring non-linear progression, multiple playable ships, and meaningful impact on gameplay to enhance replayability. They suggest that expanding the game with new theaters and platforms would significantly increase its long-term appeal.
- “If a worthwhile campaign is added with decent replay value (please, don't be linear!), with maybe medals or ranks, impact on the war or whatnot, and hopefully also different playable ships (Bismarck and Deutschland class at least), this might very well become an all-time high in the genre.”
- “I'm hoping for it to be expanded in the future with a Pacific theater and more playable platforms.”
stability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
The game's stability is somewhat compromised by bugs, including glitches with allied AI during time compression and overly complex combat mechanics that can feel cumbersome.
- “Allied AI glitches during time compression.”
- “A bit buggy and there are too many steps involved in whacking a bad guy.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions
Monetization is criticized for relying on uninspired adaptations of old IPs, giving the impression of quick cash grabs rather than thoughtful content.

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