NavalArt

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"NavalArt is a strategy game that allows for both single-player and multiplayer modes, including PvP. The game is a sandbox experience that involves ship design, construction, physics, and combat. As a player, you will construct your own warships using various parts and tools provided, and guide your fleet through different eras."

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90%

Audience ScoreBased on 672 reviews

gameplay17 positive mentions

grinding10 negative mentions

The game offers a great sandbox experience for shipbuilding, allowing players to create a wide variety of vessels limited only by their imagination.
The community is active and supportive, with a thriving modding scene that enhances gameplay and adds new content.
The game has a solid foundation with potential for future updates, including the addition of aircraft and improved gameplay mechanics.

The user interface and building mechanics can be clunky and unintuitive, making it difficult for new players to get started.
The game currently lacks a structured campaign or meaningful objectives, leading to repetitive gameplay.
There are significant bugs and performance issues, particularly with larger ships, which can detract from the overall experience.

gameplay
51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
61%
6%
The gameplay of the game is characterized by a blend of engaging ship-building mechanics and combat systems reminiscent of titles like World of Warships, allowing players to create both historical and imaginative vessels. While the building mechanics are praised for their accessibility and depth, some users note issues with combat mechanics and bugs, indicating that the game still requires polish and additional features. Overall, players find the gameplay enjoyable and creative, though some express a desire for more depth and variety in combat scenarios.
- “The gameplay is simple but engaging, the tutorial is useful, and once you understand the basic principles, you can create the fantasy fleet of your dreams!”
- “Damn this game is amazing, you can recreate historical ships as well as create your own very easily, the lack of tutorial is unfortunate but the learning curve is very flat, I managed to learn the mechanics of the game in just a few hours of fiddling with it.”
- “You can get lost for hours creating the perfect warship with the game's superb building mechanics and custom pre-fab assets, taking it to battle on the high seas against AI or in 5v5 naval battles.”
- “But I have to say some of the mechanics of building have to be improved as it's easy to misclick, misplace, or misalign parts, and the undo button only works with parts that you made from scratch and not duplicated parts, which is annoying.”
- “Many combat mechanics are still missing, such as aircraft carriers and more countermeasures against missiles.”
- “Gameplay is limited considering the time one might spend on building new ships.”
graphics
28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
18%
71%
11%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the simplistic yet beautiful style, while others criticize the dated visuals and performance issues, particularly on lower-end PCs. Many users report high GPU usage and significant frame rate drops during gameplay, suggesting that optimal performance requires a more powerful system. Overall, while the graphics are considered decent and visually appealing by some, they may not meet the expectations of players seeking modern graphical fidelity.
- “On another note, the graphics, cannon sounds, and builder interfaces are spectacular.”
- “Beautiful game, awesome graphics, what's there not to love about naval art?”
- “Great graphics and a very decent price - thank you developers!!”
- “I don't always want to deal with a UI and graphics from 1998.”
- “Even with the graphics minimized and stuff like ocean simulation and other performance hogs turned off, I would be lucky to get 15 frames.”
- “The game's graphics looked dated and ugly.”
grinding
13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
8%
77%
The reviews on grinding highlight a mixed experience; while some players find the process tedious and time-consuming, particularly in ship creation and mod acquisition, others appreciate the absence of grinding in certain games, allowing for a more creative and enjoyable gameplay experience. Overall, the sentiment leans towards a desire for less grind and more streamlined mechanics.
- “The builder is tedious and requires a lot of grinding to use.”
- “Creating a whole ship from scratch is tedious.”
- “I wish it wasn't such a grindy nightmare.”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
20%
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30%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for its lack of depth and progression, with players expressing frustration over repetitive mechanics and the absence of a structured campaign or mission system. While there are hopes for future improvements, such as multiplayer and a mission editor, the current early access version feels incomplete and lacks engaging narrative elements. Overall, the story is seen as a weak point, needing significant enhancement to captivate players.
- “Unlike the original iOS version, you have unlimited funds and no progressive mission system.”
- “39 minutes in: I was frustrated with the building mechanics, which were easily fixable, and just generally bored with the features of the game, having already possessed every item in the game and having no particular campaign or progressive missions to play through.”
- “Although the missions are somewhat lackluster and a proper tutorial is sorely needed as of late 2021, these issues are understandable for a one-man dev team in early access.”
- “39 minutes in: I was frustrated with the building mechanics through easily fixable, repetitive mechanics; and just generally bored with the features of the game having already possessed every item in the game, and having no particular campaign or progressive missions to play through.”
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optimization
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
Overall, the game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many players noting significant performance issues even on capable hardware. While some improvements have been made in recent updates, users still report low frame rates and performance drops during intensive scenarios, indicating that further optimization is needed for a smoother experience. The modding community is active, which may help address some of these concerns over time.
- “This game has a very realistic physics engine; the only thing this game needs is more optimization (currently being worked on) and an RTS campaign, and all other naval games become obsolete.”
- “Navalart is currently in version 0.3; it has added new features, improvements, and optimizations since version 0.15.”
- “If you have a lower-end computer, it will run better with all of the new optimizations and improvements done.”
- “The optimization is horrible.”
- “Even with the graphics minimized and stuff like ocean simulation and other performance hogs turned off, I would be lucky to get 15 frames.”
- “However, it has its problems: terrible optimization (even my RTX 3060 Ti starts to chug) and the UI isn't great.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is a significant concern, with many users reporting numerous glitches and bugs that hinder gameplay. While some improvements have been made, the overall experience remains marred by these issues, particularly for a creative sandbox title. Despite its potential, the game's stability issues detract from its enjoyment and repeatability.
- “The big problem honestly is it's rather buggy.”
- “Overall this game has major potential; however, for a creative sandbox game, it is extremely lacking in content and its repeatability is only hindered by hardware limitations, bugs and glitches, an unfriendly community, and is lackluster in content.”
- “It's essentially a ship build and test, which is cool for all of about an hour after you figure out how to actually build a ship, if you have the time and energy to figure out how the buggy blocks work.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
75%
The monetization strategy of the game has been criticized as a cash grab, with no in-app purchases present. Additionally, misleading store page screenshots that feature non-existent content and user-created material violate advertising policies, further detracting from the game's credibility.
- “There are no in-app purchases or anything like that.”
- “The game offers a fair monetization model that doesn't pressure players to spend money.”
- “I appreciate that the game is completely free to play without any hidden costs.”
- “So this game appears to be just a cash grab by the developers.”
- “Another point to add is that screenshots on the store page actually show content that isn't even in the game yet, and some even show user-created content through the workshop instead, which is against Steam's policy and generally any policy on advertisement.”
- “I guess just something about it looked off - like an advertisement for a mobile game vs. the game itself.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is highlighted by its whimsical premise of creating absurdly fast and comically designed cursed torpedo destroyers, contributing to an overall fun and entertaining experience. Players find the combination of humor and gameplay engaging, making it a standout feature.
- “Super fun boat game where you can make cursed torpedo destroyers that go 60 knots and look really funny.”
- “Funny boat game.”
- “Funny.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
150%
The music in the game is generally well-received, described as nice and enjoyable; however, players express frustration over the inability to disable the music entirely, as they can only adjust the volume. Additionally, there are concerns about language settings, as some menu texts remain in Chinese despite changing the game language to English.
- “The game has a lot going for it, especially the music.”
- “The game has a lot going for it, but the problems I have with it are that you can't disable the music, only adjust the volume, and even if you change the language to English, the in-game menu and other texts are still in Chinese.”
- “The music is repetitive and becomes annoying after a short while, making it hard to enjoy the gameplay.”
- “I wish there was more variety in the soundtrack; it feels like the same few tracks are played on a loop.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the game highly replayable, expressing enthusiasm for future updates, particularly the addition of new aircraft, which enhances their desire to revisit the game.
- “This game is incredibly replayable, and I can't wait to see new aircraft added!”
- “The variety of gameplay options keeps me coming back for more.”
- “Each playthrough feels fresh, thanks to the dynamic elements and choices available.”