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24 alternatives to A submarine combat game in the browser
A submarine knife fight simulator by Carl Kolon.
Bearings Only is a submarine combat game playable directly in a web browser. Players engage in tactical underwater warfare, controlling submarines and managing combat scenarios. The game targets fans of naval strategy… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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I've seen quite a few simming discussions on HN, so thought some of you might like this - I've created a map-centered, tactical submarine simulator and it's been a blast to make. I grew up playing Silent Service II on Atari ST with my dad, then got into Silent Hunter IV in the 2000s, and most recently have been loving the more recent UBoat. In each case, the part I always enjoy the most is the plotting and charting aspect - essentially beating uncertain estimates with geometry. So I decided to see how far I could get making my own sim that focused nearly entirely on that aspect. You listen…
May 2026 · silentshark.app · its alternatives →
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Free multiplayer dogfights in your browser, the official reboot of the 2017 hit. Five aircraft, five game modes, no download.
2017 · airma.sh · its alternatives →
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2014 · kortaggio.github.io · its alternatives →
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Divekick▲72A two button fighting game that's surprisingly complex
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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I've posted this game here before, hopefully a repost is fine as the game has changed quite a bit (improved AI, improved mapeditor, much quicker gameplay, etc). Game is based on JavaScript/Canvas and WebSockets. On the browser side the map is pre-rendered (as a background image), just the mobile units/buildings and animations are dynamically rendered. The lobby server is made in node.js, but the game server is C++ for performance reasons (mainly the pathfinding). I found the C++ WebSocket libraries out there to be too difficult to use so I made my own based on the rfc. Overall I…
2022 · battle-of-flags.com · its alternatives →
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A few months ago (82 days to be exact!) I posted a link on HN to my game, Meatshields. A bunch of you commented and played my game and gave me some wonderful feedback. Over the last few months I've been playing with many of you and implementing the best of everybody's suggestions. So, thank you, HN for all your help! I feel this is an extreme overhaul I couldn't have done without your input. Since then, I have: Dramatically improved our hosting platform (So it HOPEFULLY won't go down this time (oops.)), Added two new units, Rebalanced all existing units, Added many more maps, Improved the…
2017 · its alternatives →
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I sometimes pick up random projects just because I can, this was one of those times. I made it as a week long project a while back this year but never shared here, so thought to go for it haha. I created a game inspired by Doom and the backrooms called The Backdooms under 2.4kb in minified html. (for reference, this entire post would be around 1.8kB haha) I had to use a not popular way of using GZip with Zlib headers (had to write my own script for compressing it, also in the repo) to eventually convert it a size 40 QR code that works right in your browser using Decompressionstream API. This…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This is a simulator of a frigate from about 1800. It has realistic physics, tuned to match historical performance. The UI is based around commands given in period naval language. Rather than use the current weather, it has a full year's weather data (for 1980 - taken from https://psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded/data.ncep.reanalysis2.html). This allows the weather to change realistically under time acceleration. To learn the basics of handling a square-rigged ship, start the "Harbour" scenario, click on the instructions button at the bottom left, and follow the instructions…
2023 · thapen.itch.io · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I'm working on an open-world multiplayer space sim with submarine-warfare-inspired combat. Crew a ship, haul cargo, run heists, hunt your foes with passive and active sensors. Browser-based, free, no install. Some of its features: - Submarine-style passive sensors. Contacts start as a bearing line (direction, no distance), resolve into an uncertainty circle, then into a full track. You triangulate over time by moving. - Silent running. Cut your emissions and witnesses can't ID you. - Newtonian flight. No drag, no auto-brake. Flip 180° and burn to stop. - Boarding combat. Dock with…
Apr 2026 · everestdrive.io · its alternatives →
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Classic multiplayer Battleship game from CLI
2021 · battleship.rocks · its alternatives →
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Underwater multi-player mayhem.
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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A cartoon defense game packed with action and strategy.
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Trickle is the first AI agentic canvas for vibe coding, with built-in image and video generation, AI models, database, and design to help you build and launch production-ready apps and websites.
2025 · dodge.trickle.host · its alternatives →
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Historical turn-based tactical RPG
2017 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Reflex▲62A fast-paced Quake-esque competitive arena shooter
2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →
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Astroneer▲98A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration
2015 · astroneer.space · its alternatives →
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2020 · 8bitbyte.ca · its alternatives →
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I made an in-browser game called Meatshields (https://meatshields.com) which allows players to play a turn-based strategy game against many different players simultaneously. The game is heavily inspired by Advance Wars and I wanted to give people the multiplayer experience I loved from my childhood. I couldn't find an online version of the gameplay that I really loved (Advance Wars By Web (AWBW) is FANTASTIC, but there are actually a few gameplay mechanics in Advance Wars that I take issue with that I wanted to try to balance myself), so I decided to make my own. It's still pretty…
2017 · its alternatives →
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Wooting One▲74Analog mechanical keyboard for precise movement in games
2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →
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[Community] Play Battleships on PostgreSQL. Contribute to selectel/sql-battleships development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Project V▲64A browser based scrolling shooter.
2015 · projectv.bigvikinggames.com · its alternatives →
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