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Aircraft Carrier Survival
Developer Gambit Games Studio
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth. From the Steam store page
171 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Sep 26, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
48
Mixed
81 positive · 89 negative
95% range 40–55%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
739 of 1,240 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 171 · most liked firstGame is abandoned. It was abandoned a long time ago, and they came in and threw in some fixes and threw it back out there to see what they could get out of it. Nothing more There has been no new updates for months, the game is still buggy and lacking in any meaningful content. Mechanics are off, people leave stations....on and on. Basically it's an individual carrier battle simulation. No real depth, no real meaning. You just fight the original battles. I had hoped they were picking this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Depressingly bad game full of micromanagement and using cards / random events to fill the gaps where strategy should be - it's like making a game about Formula One, but you only screw the bolts on the wheels and draw cards to determine who won.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is dead and Sandbox doesn't work, don't bother buying this. Dev's abandoned it, pity.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The idea has potential, but I find the execution terrible. The UI is one of the worst I've seen in a strategy/tactical game. It feels like they just give you busy work because of the lack of any actually interesting decisions to make. It's also really clunky and just badly designed. In the first mission you have to attack an enemy carrier. Just ordering the attack requires dozens of clicks that involve absolutely no tactical decision. It's honestly absurd, don't know what they were thinking!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a buggy mess. Objectives not showing complete when you do them, getting stuck when switching from Recovery to Launching rendering the flight deck useless. I told the developers during the pre-release phase this game wasn't ready for release and needed more testing. They told me that they were going to rush ahead and release the game anyway. It turns out I was right.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just another half-baked, abandoned game by Gambit Game Studios and CreativeForge Studios. The UI is awful and most the the missions in Sandbox are impossible to win due to short time limits ('Destroy X enemy fleets in 24 hours', and its listed as an "Easy" mission...). Glad I spent less then 2 dollars on this while on sale, but that tells you how little the publisher thinks of their product.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly with how often this game would have you believe US Navy carriers sprung random leaks and caught fire, it's a miracle there were any left for the IJN to sink. Don't waste your money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game started out very good and had high hopes. Things looked up again when a new developer picked it up. But sadly they have done very little leaving most of what was promised undone and seem to now have also abandoned this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →abandoned game!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good game up until the mission GILBERTS LANDING. MOST DIFFICULT level, tried over 100 times to beat the level never have I really gave it a shot over and over to beat the level. soon as battle starts you are being attacked by a HIGH LVL squadron that sets hallf ur ship on fires and floods than ur escort is being attacked by ANOTHER HIGH LVL and always sinks a ship. Get to the 2nd part of mission and they say ♥♥♥♥ you 4 to 5 HIGH LVL Squadrons attacking you along with a sub you know its always…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted this game to be the aircraft carrier game that I wanted while I waited for task force admiral. This game is a major letdown. It is all card based and if you get hit once, get ready to start micromanaging! I am fine with a bit of micromanage but THIS GAME HAS SO MUCH OF IT. I cannot recommend this game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting concept, sadly the UI is Hell, and to make things worse, the game requires a fairly high level of rapid micromanagement, such as moving officers, marines and planes from one room/area to another, not via a roster but directly in the ship or via weird menus. Which, with the bad UI, is a deadly combo... Still I managed to complete a few missions. Alas, I had to take a break due to IRL constraints, and getting back into such an non intuitive game is just too much for me :s
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game breaking bugs still exist. Oh, you used a main feature such as watching the little cinematic attack when completing orders? This may or may not break your game. It broke mine. Apparently i was in the midst of a recovery operation (getting planes to land) and i dared god forbid to click the thing, in a game, thats meant to be clicked. Game busted. Front tower went black, colour speaking, couldn't land anyone. This game is NOT in a released state, by far. Also, those cinematics? I saw…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game feels quite repetitive, u just do similar missions after missions after missions. There is little to no challenge. U spot the enemy fleet, send a strike and maybe sink 1 or 2 ships or your planes get killed. That just goes on over and over again. It feels like a game abandoned by the devs! Also I got the game for 2 dollars, but refunded it cos it was just that bad! I can't imagine buying it for 28 quid!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, but its just so.... unfinished! Thankfully it only cost me 99p so i'm not sore, I really hope that one day the devs do it justice and come back and finish the work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spent a dollar on the game and still feel scammed. Played it for 17 minutes and had to reset the TUTORIAL 7 times due to bugs. Genuinely feels like a scam.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had the potential to be a great game. Unfortunately numerous bugs and the inability for the devs create a fun game even on normal or easy modes makes this game not enjoyable midway through. Only cost $2 but even thats still a rip off.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great potential, interesting concept. Gets repetitive really fast. The animations were a good touch, but those are the only saving grace for this game. They are really the same ones after a few times, the campaign is not really special but the UI is Hell, and make things worse and the worst part is the bug making this game gonna not re-playable. Rate: 6/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not re-playable. Gets repetitive really fast. The animations were a good touch, but those are the only saving grace for this game. They are really the same ones after a few times, the campaign is nothing special. I would not buy this one. Carrier Command 2 is a good carrier game because everything is actually simulated not this fake simulator. Can't say I had no fun, but the game could be a lot better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool concept, decent execution. Graphics are OKAY, but I'm a sucker for the Saratoga. Bugs: haven't found any, there's just a lot the game doesn't tell you and should've included a manual with emphasis on reading it. There are forums out there to cover the finer points of operating but overall it seems like a solid game that just needed more explaining.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+ The first hours are fascinating - Too casual There are few tools to control what is happening Gets bored quickly Grind! 7/10 It was very difficult to put 7, but I was able to) The game is a mixture of several genres, micromanagement + aircraft carrier simulator + card collectible game. And everything would be fine, but none of these genres has been worked out properly, everything is at a casual level and there is a great lack of depth. It looks more like a good mobile game than for PC. But…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is kida fun but do not save mid deck change or you brick the save and you cant do any thing about that crashs a bit and when you cant save mid game this sucks so mush now you have to redo all what you did uggggggggg most of my time in the game is redoing a mission because i saved when i was cangeing deck operations
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played the game for over 17 hours. I liked it a lot, but then the game started crashing. I have a powerful computer, and I have no problem playing resource-hungry games. However, for some reason, I'm unable to figure out why this game keeps crashing. It's a good game, just very unstable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Aircraft Carrier Survival takes the familiar World War II strategy setting and focuses on a surprisingly specialized responsibility: keeping an aircraft carrier operational while coordinating its crew, aircraft, defenses, and mission objectives. Developed by Gambit Games Studio and published by CreativeForge Games and PlayWay S.A., it is primarily a management and tactical strategy experience rather than a conventional naval action game. Instead of personally piloting aircraft or manually…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ya know what really grinds my gears. These people who say it is full of bugs, over prices, and too hard boo hoo. I feel like it is getting a bad wrap and I don’t understand why. I definitely think it is worth $20 bucks which is full price. I did not experience any crazy bugs. Some typical one-time here and there, the UI partially vanished till I clicked a choice to make it come back. Minor. Maybe I was lucky but I see a lot of bug complaints that seem a bit over the top to me. Also a fair…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After four hours of working through the tutorials... the game is confused, has controls which aren't merely hard to manage; given an incredible amount of redundancy when attempting to execute a task, but is also prone to putting you in a state where what you want to do (e.g. change the deck state) is somehow blocked. In addition the tutorial attempts to teach through painful repetition, and I think the greatest problem I was having is I got ahead of the game; because I had mastered the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I remember when i first saw this game come out i thought it was amazing, and i didn't doubt its faults because of it being a prologue, after i bought it I was severly disapointed to see that many of the same shortcomings and visuals were still the same
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flawed but great game, shame it has been abandoned by the creators as it needs some further work to fix bugs such as aircraft becoming stuck during launches and landings.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Started with the tutorials... Navigation.. aced it ^^ Then came the recon mission. Why dive bombers? But OK.. a bit much clicking for a simple task.. but OK. Found whales, really? No fun for the tutorial? Wait for recovery. Nothing.. use the time acceleration.. nothing.. OK! Wait for the report takes a bit long.. then I see time jumps back to 12 when reaching 12.59... and I am stuck... OK. You scratch your head and understand why I got it for free. Can't dig deeper ^^ Not sure I actually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If the game breaking bugs could be fixed this game may be worth $15. Planes freeze on the carrier deck and there is no way to move forward. And I thought maybe I can just save often, I'll write it off as another one of the game's challenges... Nope, sometimes key aspects of loaded saves remain frozen too.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is buggy and dead. It had a lot of potential but it also has a lot of problems. There will be no more future developments. If it looks cool to you, buy it if it's on sale / below 5$ otherwise don't buy it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Glad I got this for $1 because that's about what its worth. Didn't even bother with a refund just uninstalled it. I was hoping for a game more like Uboat what a got was a HOT mess of micromanagement and not fun at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mixed feelings. If you have the possibility to buy for like 1,50 like I did, I would recommend it. You'll get at least 6+ hours out of it for sure, which I consider enough to justify a price tag of up to 5€. Everything above that I probably wouldn't recommend spending, and here's why: The game idea is really fun, I must say. Controlling your own carrier strike group during the 2nd world war in Indochina and having the chance to fully customize your strike group is fun. I also like the concept…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you enjoy management style games, you will find this game fun. It has a bit of a learning curve. Somehow i missed the tutorial videos at the beginning, but once you understand the mechanics it's really enjoyable and challenging. The best part about the game is that it requires forward planning. You have to designate where your aircraft will meet you after their mission. It can be challenging with multiple missions with varying mission duration. There were plenty of times that I resisted…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR: An Aircraft Carrier with a few leaks. Aircraft Carrier Survival offers a strategic experience for those willing to navigate its challenges and technical hiccups. For fans of World War II naval strategy games, it can be a compelling, albeit imperfect, choice. I personally like it, but can't recommend unless you're fan of the genre and have a good deal of patience. Pro: 1. Immersive Setting: The game provides a detailed and engaging simulation of aircraft carrier management, appealing to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the game is a card simulator...which is sad because it should have been more. rather than creating a combat system the devs just went naaaaah too much work and copied pokemon or yugioh for the combat mechanics.... so yeah the carrier management aspect is a joke. the planes take forever to launch. which would make total sense if you were launching 40 of them...not just 3. they have to roll 3 planes allllll the way from one end of the deck to the other...when the ww2 films show them stacked back…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You know what, I bought this game in Early Access, I patiently waited for them to tweak and fix it, and I gave it my best shot, and it's just.... not good. The game only ever moves one group of planes at a time on the flight deck, and It's majorly frustrating watching one group of 3 planes slowly get serviced, one at a time, by 2 crewmen, while nothing else is staging. Like, if you set up an airstrike that involves multiple squadrons of planes, each squadron takes longer to take off because…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great potential for a game, but it's excecution is just straight lacking. Information is sometimes not clear for the player (I am detected, by what?) Bugs are littered everywhere My largest problem is that the air waves feel off. I played Task Force admiral, and there it was very clear and understandable why 20.000 planes where underway. They didn't just appear. There was a scout that has spotted you, you take it down and HAVE to change direction, because they probebly already launched. In…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Potential with numerous bugs...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →just stating possibly the obvious this game is abandoned the person who took over obviously is making a different game now and because of that I cant even get the ensign achievement let alone the others only two I got is rear admiral and bronze star due to Cheats I regret getting this with U-boat because the bundle was on sale so no Don't bother wasting money that could go to a actual playable game My reason for a bad review is the screen freezes on missions yet the game continues playing like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointing, unnecessarily cumbersome, and boring. Why are 2 of the 3 tutorial missions broken? I cannot complete either of them due to bugs. -Your carrier group is always going the same direction, there's no turning or maneuvers made. Just various 'formations' where you have surfaced submarines going 20+kts with you and your other escorts. Lame. -Store page misleads you. More like outright lying. Shows mechanics and interaction with your crew that's not in the game Why, why, why is this…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted this game to be good, and I can see some elements where it is good. But the amount of micro needed for it is just ridiculous. It falls into the trap of "oh a carrier Captain must have to do everything". Let me delegate, let me put some things in the hand of the game. It just gets tedious instead of fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flight deck manager. Way too many steps for the end result to be boring as ♥♥♥♥.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried Aircraft Carrier Survival and honestly, it feels both boring and unnecessarily complicated. The concept sounds interesting on paper, but in practice the gameplay is slow and not very rewarding. The interface is cluttered, the mechanics feel more like a chore than a challenge, and it lacks the sense of excitement you would expect from commanding an aircraft carrier. If you are looking for a fun or engaging management experience, this game will probably disappoint you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game had potential, but it basically never really progressed past the demo version. the only difference between the full release and demo is that there are more options and unlocks available in the release version. Gameplay is all the same with little variation.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is pretty good for a heavy discount at under 2 Euro. It has been left unfinished by the devs. There are a few very annoying major bugs like the map not updating properly (forcing you to reload to update the map before you plan major attacks) or not showing off duty times of your crew (they will just take a break from flak section in the cafeteria while you are under attack, this would be impossible in real combat). That being said, the campaign is well designed and playable,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its to complicated and confusing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has a long way to go before being fully functional, but i greatly enjoyed it in the time playing. I hope in the future after some updates and changes to have the hankering to play again. I would only recommend this game if you enjoy games like "Uboat" and "war hospital". it is A LOT of micro-managing. If the game is on sale, and you are interested i would recommend it. (as it currently is) The Graphics are fine, and I'm sure will be upgraded in the future. but there are a lot of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →well made game i enjoyed it alot your goal is to manage a carrier through the pacific campaign and you have to manage your crew, planes and escort ships the air missions have a nice mini card game to determine the composition and strength of your air attacks took me around 80h to play through the campaign on hardest difficulty and theres still a sandbox mode to discover all in all well spend bucks :) sad to see all these not deserved negative reviews of ppl who rate it as a simulator or AAA…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buggy mess even after years
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think the game play is very solid. Everything works well. I have a lot of fun managing the carrier, aircraft, and strike group. It's not 100% realistic but I find that doesn't make the game any less fun. It's not the most polished game I have ever played. There is a lot of stuff that looks visually off and some of the animations glitch out sometimes. But nothing is broken from a gameplay standpoint.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Doesn't start when you load up game. Don't buy!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a good attempt, but just sadly didnt hold up.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →tried it, didn't like it. revisited it and opinion is the same. honestly there's just too much hurry up and wait busy work and not enough rewarding feeling. I should not need to have my admiral run to every room in order to add a mission that feels unnecessary and there's other things like that. I do not like the card based planning for combat that's the part where the player needs more control. On top of that it's so much busy work to recon, identify an enemy, then plan an attack, launch the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a solid game overall can recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sometimes frustratingly difficult, but honestly well worth the money and the time - particularly if you are into management type games. As difficult as this game can be I managed to get right through all missions successfully. In summary, challenging but rewarding.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm actually surprised how much I'm enjoying playing as an Aircraft Carrier... I'm usually wanting to play as a light Cruiser, Destroyer or Submarine but the cat and mouse gameplay and strategy involved in this game has me hooked. I did get this game for under £3 on a sale and I'm playing it on the Lenovo Legion Go, so it works with the controller function so smoothly... Especially rotating the free camera around. I've only tried Sandbox mode so far and it's all I'll play, I prefer to choose…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game feels really lazily put together, I want to like it as the concept is cool but I can't justify more time being put into this.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amazing game, one of my favorites Initially, the game looks like some kind of mobile game, with relatively simple interface, battle cards! and somewhat naive missions. But, after a few hours of playing the game, and getting to know mechanics, I've realized, that this IS a carrier simulator. The dev's tried really hard, and kept the game accessible and fun, while retaining all the crucial simulator aspects of the carrier battles. Similarly to a real ww2 carrier encounters, the game revolves…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Im only recommending this game since until task force admilar comes out, its the best carrier simulation game, beating carrier deck by a mile. That being said, the game is end of development, with a ton of pretty bad design choices and, lets be honest: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ difficulty that just straights up throws a ton of crap at you at what seems randomly and expects you to do it all. The game is slow for annoying reasons, any kind of movement done on the carrier has to be done one at a time. You can…
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