Rule the Waves 3 overview

Overview

Rule the Waves 3 comes from Naval Warfare Simulations and is published by Matrix Games. It arrived on Steam on May 18, 2023, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Rule the Waves 3's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 56 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:06:34 UTC, with a tracked peak near 789. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 87% positive across 1,071 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Rule the Waves 3 is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Rule the Waves 3 has sold up to 32,190 units and has 854 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $974,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Rule the Waves 3 overview details

Rule the Waves 3 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Build Your Navy, from pre-Dreadnoughts to Aircraft Carriers and Missile Cruisers ! Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970. It will place you in the role of ' Grand Admiral ' of a navy from the time when steam and iron dominated warship design up to the missile age. Rule the Waves III will let you design and build the ships of your navy, and lead them into battle when war erupts. You will guide your navy's deployment, construction and operations during a period of great technological innovation and political tensions. While the game derives much of its technology and events from 'actual' history, you will find that you forge your own new history each and every time you play! Features Campaigns start in either 1890, 1900,1920 or 1935 and can run through 1970. Monthly strategic turns with Battles resolved in a realistic tactical naval battle resolution system. Manage your naval budget, and deal with interfering Kaisers, presidents or navy ministers as well as a variety of historical events including naval treaties. Realistic design of ships ranging from corvettes to battleships and aircraft carriers. Research and technical development will determine ship design and tactics. Espionage will keep you up to date on the progress of competing navies Submarines, airships, aircraft and missiles will all appear and change the naval balance of power. Build, train, maintain and fight with your own 'ideal' navy. Construct coastal fortifications, airbases and other defenses Play as USA, Gre…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Rule the Waves 3 is listed as a game with $39.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 56 players at 13 September 2026 - 08:06:34 UTC, a tracked peak of 789, and 87% positive reviews.

Overview tags

SimulationWargameNavalMilitaryStrategyNaval CombatSingleplayerAlternate History2DManagementCold WarWorld War IWorld War IITurn-Based StrategyDesign & Illustration

Support and legal notes

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