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Game2018
Victory At Sea Pacific
Developer Evil Twin Artworks
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history. From the Steam store page
187 reactions from 1 source (Steam reviews) · newest Jun 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
59
Mixed
111 positive · 76 negative
95% range 52–66%
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Steam's own rating
Mixed
401 of 649 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 187 · most liked firstI really wanted to like this game. As of this writing I have 69 hours into the game. When it's good, it's very good. At times it feels like you really are in command of naval forces in the Pacific during WW2. It is very thrilling to watch your bombs explode on an enemy carrier's deck. Or watch a wave of torpedoes drive into the side of a battleship and blow up. When it's not good, it is extremely rage inducing. At odd moments, aircraft do not do what you order them to; they just circle…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First, I'd like to discuss some of the negative reviews that almost made me not purchase this. With regards to bugs, there were some weird things that happened that I just didn't understand why, but they ended up not being bugs. Once I understood the game mechanics like carriers needing to be with the wind to take off (and sometimes to land) aircraft, I had no issues with them landing and taking off again. If the carrier is not positioned in such a way, then the aircraft just fly around until…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Uggh. i really wanted to like this game. I'm desperate for a naval war simulator. there are naval battle simulators, naval shipbuilding simulators, strategic naval simulators... but nothing that attempts to do all three. I wanted this to be the one. the strategic side is pretty ok in general, other than the terrible AI. You get to command the entire theatre of the pacfic and all the fleets inside it. you can build what ships you want, send them where you want, set supply routes and invasions…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great concept and potential. Love the idea. However this is a massively-buggy cheating mess of a game is clearly abandoned by the developers. The game was surely quality tested by drunken monkeys wearing blindfolds. Come on guys. Cut out the theft and patch your game up so that we can review our ratings.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who really want's to like this game, and I truly do want to like it, I'm sorry to say that I can't really recommend this game in it's current state. The gameplay is fine and can be fun, specifically when your right up in the action having the ship maneuver to avoid torpedoes and air attacks, and launching submarine attacks on convoys and task forces. But while the core gameplay is really solid, the fact that it is so filled with bugs and glitches makes it really difficult to enjoy…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game. As a naval history fanatic there are so few games of this type, genre, and scope out there currently, and for someone like me, it's very annoying when I see a game with promise like this pop up only to be sorely disappointed as it misses the mark. There are some things I like about this game. Most of these come from the overall campaign system, as there are some features gameplay-wise that I think are quite neat. The first and foremost of these is the amount…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dev activity They're quite active. They reply promptly to direct contact on the Discord and are equally ready to implement suggestions into the game. Most notably when it comes to expanding modding support. Some reviews claim the game is dead or the devs have run off so the patch history follows. 9-14-2018 Public release, 9-19-2018 Patch 1.0.4, 9-20-2018 Patch 1.0.5, 9-25-2018 Patch 1.0.6, 9-28-2018 Patch 1.0.7, 10-5-2018 Patch 1.1, 10-11-2018 Patch 1.1.1, 10-18-2018 Patch 1.1.2, 10-26-2018…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought the game when it first released and there were, as to be expected, issues. Planes not working and horrendous micro management to get ships to do what you wanted. About a year on, seen lots of updates and I went back to the game. Planes are still an issue, not attacking ships and flying over until shot down or falling of the back of the aircraft carrier instead of launching. Don't bother with torpedo bombers as the enemy has god like awareness and battleships and large cruisers can…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is not finished, and likely never will be. The developers are shocking, I could not believe my eyes when I saw that they had announced a new game, when this game is nowhere near to being in a finished state. Despite the store page stating otherwise, this very much feels like an early access game. In so many positive reviews, they go on about the immense 'potential' this game has, and they're right, this game has so much ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ potential. But it doesn't matter, because the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a lot going for it but also has some serious issues. If a meh existed I would give it that. Pros -Really huge map of the pacific with all of it being playable is great -Lots of ships of all classes -AI for the most part is actually competent -3 campaigns each of which have lots of replayability and will take dozens of hours to complete one. -Really good logistics system which is something rare in naval games. Cons -During combat you can watch it in 3D or 2D. For whatever…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After completing my first play through, I feel compelled to leave a review for this game. First I should put a few things that are important to me in a game... #1 Has to be fun. #2 I like a challenge but I don't enjoy hardcore. I don't mind failing and having to try again with a different strategy but after about 3 or 4 failures, #1 is no longer true. #3 I like some depth and a little complexity is okay. But if the game is too complex or requires too much micro management, #1 is no longer…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't buy this game. It is a mess. Not only is it an incompetent build, the developers aren't focused on fixing it. To take one example, Japanese cargo fleets--with 20 ships and 2 escorts, something the Japanese never did--are more powerful than a fleet of US cruisers, destroyers, and battleships. They also have better AA than a fleet of combat ships so your carriers are useless against them. And this is only one among many problems.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ive played quite a bit of this game but the last few updates ruined it. I just had 6 destroyers get demolished by 3 submarines. keep in mind destroyers are supposed to be used take out subs. After that i had 2 separate fleets that consisted of a total of 7 carriers and 6 battleships and several cruisers and destroyers simultaneously hit a fleet from two sides that had ZERO carriers 5 battleships and a few cruisers and destroyers and their fleet wiped both of my fleets. Sorry but that is not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really, really wanted to fall in love with this game. The genre is my jam. Unfortunately, even years after release, it just feels incomplete. The controls are clumsy, with even simple orders requiring navigating a popup menu, and aircraft are just plain buggy. The battle maps are an absolute pain to navigate, with no way to move your camera to a new position other than painstakingly dragging yourself there. I've downloaded and deleted it three times, now, because every time I think of how…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing for hours, and then the game won't save. Apparently, the complexity of the game leads to some kind of issue where early in the campaign saving isn't an issue, but as you have more units, convoys, etc. the game gets glitchy. And then stops autosaving and when you try to save manually, it just hangs up. So, if you can't actually finish, why start?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →INCREDIBLY unbalanced... Japanese Fleet - 1 Battlecruiser 3 Destroyers 2 Carriers VS My American Fleets - 4 Carriers 3 Battleships 7 Destroyers 4 Cruisers CRUSHING JAPANESE VICTORY!! Excuse the ♥♥♥♥ outta you? More unbalanced than Elden Ring PvP, bro... As a veteran and thorough enjoyer of the original Victory At Sea, this game is just a no-go for me. They took the excellent gameplay and fun tactical feel of the original and just decided to muddle it into the ground. The UI is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Having almost 50 hours played I decided to write a review. First I'd love to give the game a thumbs up, the game play and concept are great, however bugs are the reason for the thumbs down, while some bugs are simply annoying, some are major and still have not been addressed. Lets start with the minor bug, every 24 in game hours, the game will select an enemy controlled area and display the enemies aircraft, deselecting whichever fleet I may have selected, at x1000 speed, this is incredibly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game, I really do. Naval warfare of the previous century is what I'm truly interested in. But it feels like this game does its best to not let you even finish your campaign. First, planes refuse to land, then they continue their boycott and won't get airborne from bases. Some crewman goes insane shooting a gun and won't stop until it runs out of ammo. In 1942 Japan and US make their first encounter of alien technologies: powerful shield fields stopping bombs from passing any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full of bugs Plane AI is broken Massive disconnect between combat and strategy interfaces Unable to coordinate multiple attacks in different locations leading to the AI having to do it, increasing damage to your own ships
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →out of 100 games or more i own on steam this by far the worst game and only bad game i own, i really wanted to like this game but its just so bad.. reason are: naval gunnery is laser accurate, formations and tactics are pointless aircraft fly around in ridiculous manner, worst aircraft physics of any game of this genre ive seen and of any aircraft game ever was un able to chase down 3 Japanese carriers with 2 of my cruiser as i told them to speed up but there just stuck at 18 knots but no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandonware. Had a lot of promise, then left for dead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Glitches and no updates from the developers
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately after some thought I decided that I cannot recommend this game. The main reason is due to a glitch in the aircraft. Essentially the AI stops working correctly and they start doing strange things including flying off in odd directions and ignoring orders to land, drop bombs etc. Sometimes there are workarounds but during a battle they are not always feasible or work to resolve it. It is sad because for the most part when it works it can be a fun game. However, given it is a game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buggy as hell. I enjoy it. But it is painful. It is a shame the devs just threw it away... really. ...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good idea, Poor buggy execution, allied AI is brain dead, carriers don't launch CAP, ships don't evade torpedos, and aircraft drop torpedos within arming distance
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →overall seems kinda fun, been wanting a game that has the entire pacific campaign. so i started playing. it's not super in depth, but overall it's fun, until you've sunk your 10th japanese carrier, and there's still somehow two fleets with 4 carriers, 2 battleships, 3 cruisers and 18 destroyers, one at midway and one at makin atoll. playing on normal difficutly, and apparently the japanese invented the 3d printer in 1942 and can ♥♥♥♥ out carriers left and right because they have seemingly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Bought it at sale, played for 44 hours. Wow what a fantastic game, sale not withstanding. Played US campaign and was very engaging....wife remarked why am I so addicted. Overall very enjoyable. 9/10 Pros: -You feel like Supreme commander of the US forces Pacific, deciding which enemy bases to scout and attack. There are suggested ports to take along the story line, but you have free rein in general and don't need to follow. -Not too much micromanaging needed - While AI when microing combat…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game *could* be magnificent, with just a little bit of bug-fixing and error correction. Alas, it's just a buggy mess as it is. I spend a lot of time closing the game and going back to an earlier save, losing a lot of progress.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept this game is trying to fulfill is something really awesome, but they've done a pretty poor job with some of the more basic mechanics of it. The amount of bugs in this game are uncanny, and often frustrating. I've had numerous glitches with the menu becoming black screen whenever I open it, resulting in being unable to save. Aircraft often freeze in place mid-air, torpedoes will often phase right through enemy ships instead of detonating. Many of these bugs can be seen in bug…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent fun once you get a grip on the mechanics of the game. The AI is both challenging and aggressive. Immensely re-playable!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game so far is absolutely awesome and stunning for anybody who even has the slightest intrest in naval combat. It is a little glitchy at times, yes. But if you can get over the ocasional crash that happens like once every 5 to 6 hours of playing than it is absolutely a great game! the controls can be a little complicated for someone who is new to these games, but it's certainly worth it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →God no. I bought it around launch date and game breaking bugs and glitches are still rampant in the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just buy the old victory at sea. It was just straight up better.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I eventually fell in love with this game. Truly epic in what they delivered. Its grand strategy, logistics, tactical battle and the tactical visuals are great i.e. dive bombers actually dive bombing. Loved every part of it in the end. A little hard to learn the campaign at the start so I suggest playing a few in custom battles first. When you come to the end of first first campaign you will see carrier battles of 10 vs 10 and its just awesome. Addictive!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good luck! There is virtually no tutorial, and the short tutorial videos it does have are far from interactive enough for such a complicated game! I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT BANNERLORD!!!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game! I can play it over and over!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The graphics are phenomenal and the variety of ships are insane, especially in regards to the Japanese and US forces. But there are some issues i have found. I would have loved to have been able to make a larger variety of ships for the British and commonwealth forces during their campaign, not being able to construct the Repulse class heavy battle cruiser or the revenge class battle ships are kind of a bummer. Also, there are some issues when selecting task forces and then moving them to set…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really enjoy playing this game and it really brings home just how vast the Pacific is. There's nothing like the feeling of hopelessness you suffer when you're sitting at Midway with your fleet and the Japanese are invading the Aleutian Islands, knowing there's bugger all you can do about it. There's a fairly steep learning curve, but if you follow the tutorial, and watch a couple of YouTube videos you soon get the hang of it. The UI is actually quite good considering the amount of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is definitely some jank here, but if you can get past it, there's a fun (if slightly repetitive) grand strategy/naval combat game here. Having played the first Victory at Sea game, I feel like this does improve upon it in many ways: the combat is better, there are additional mechanics and options for issuing commands to your fleets, and the new supply chain forced me to choose each target with more thoughtfulness than I ever did in the previous title. I also like the endgame, where as the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it took playing as the royal navy to beat the Japanese. It took till 1946, almost 1947 to end the war. The same tactics that I tried using as the USN magically worked as the RN. Never mind that to liberate Darwin the liberation of the dutch east indies and timor came first i was only able to beat back the IJN with some creative mods that allowed me to build ships instantly and not worry about supplies. The AI is useless as an Ally. THE ROYAL NAVY HAD TO LIBERATE HAWAII. I wanted to give…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a great concept and is not overwhelming like other grand strategy games, but it has a few issues. The aircraft are a little buggy at times, and large groups of them will freeze up the game. The game is also a little repetitive but such is the nature of war. Give this game a try if you like WW2 Naval combat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you can grab it for $20.00 and understand that it is a bit buggy, its still a lot of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The damage is unrealsitic the ai is unberable when im having fun the game ruins it with a bunch of bs
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wish this game would use more system resources or something because it cannot handle late game calculations. Halfway through the campaign it starts slowing down and glitching when fighters launch/land. The whole point of the game is air superiority but sadly it just freezes and crashes as soon as you engage a large attack... right when it starts getting good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good premise, buggy as hell and visually lacking despite the good (and hard to run) graphics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →dead devs, might aswell host a funeral
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am recommending with the caveat that this is a game still getting work done on it. It's a far more solid offering than many in the genre and quite ambitious. Pros: - Map size is large, ships take realistic times to travel; so planning and positioning to react are vital. You can't just sail from your home base anytime something is attacked and expect to make a difference - AI is pretty good; even on easy it wiped the floor with me the first couple of attempts I made until I had a better…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have over 60 Steam games and this is my first review. I love this game and feel the need to tell everyone. I have 36hrs in so far, still on my first game closing in on victory, I have just dropped my first nuke, and am just cleaning up a few things before Japan surrenders. As it was my first game, I played on easy mode while I learned how things worked. The first thing I did was gather my forces and started taking islands. BIG mistake, as while I overwhelmed my first island, I was much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have played the original Victory at Sea and it's a great game. I do like the concept of this one also and for now I'll give it a thumbs up. But, only 50 minutes or so into the game and I've already hit a save game bug where I cannot save my game. I'll restart it as I'm not far into it, but this is not cool so far. If it happens again, I'm going to change to a thumbs down.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really, really want to love this game. For it's concept, there is almost nothing like it, simulating the pacific war on a grand scale, while also being able to go straight into the fight is amazing. But it just doesn't work. Minor bugs stack up on top of each other just to make the game unplayable. I started a Japanese campaign, and prepared for the strike on pearl harbor. First Bug: I can only reach the port a month late. So on Jan 20th 1942 i prepare my strike. It's a bit finicky, but…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great hidden gem! Somewhat quirky and a little buggy here and there but very enjoyable once you get used to it. Plays like a strategy game released 10-15 years ago in all the right places with none of the fluff of modern games. Can very much recomend if you like older style strategy games.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't do it. These dev's suck.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not for everyone but i have enjoyed chess games through my 60 years and i just love surprises witch this game has plenty of,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the first "Victory At Sea" way more than this one... Would be cool if they returned to the more simple playstyle where you don´t start out with tons of ships already
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I truly want to love this game. Its a wonderful and different type of ww2 strategy game and the "idea" is just aweseome, but poorly executed by Evil Twin Artworks. The game will run smooth 80% of the time but in those 20% of moments it literally ruins the game. When I have Airplanes and Aircraft carriers disappearing in thin air it just makes me turn it off. Would love to spend hours and hours micromanaging my fleet but I refuse to as long as the devs refuse actually try and fix this "hot…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →plays good on Catalina OSX, 16" MacBook Pro. AI is always attacking, really fun. Starting to get addicting, I have to go play a round now.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So Good Idea, love the gameplay and what it brought in. But the AI issues, glitches just kill the game and it's been two year I gave the dev time before reviewing but I just dont see this improving. The fact you have to fight with your unit to get them to do what you want them to do. I had to retry it a year later . sorry if you drop 9 bomb on a carrier it has to sunk !. I really wish that game made it, it didn't
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game in concept, but the AI is trash. Aircraft AI make bad decisions even after multiple re-orders, which is particularly frusterating considering how important aerial assets are in this game. I can get past weird glitches and inaccurate ship models, but the AI offing themselves is enough to kill this game for me. Nice attempt, though.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I find it really hard to belive that this game was made just 2 years ago. It looks more like a game at least 10 years old. I bought it on sale and was not impressed. Not worth the money.
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