Waves of Steel
Released Feb 2023
If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre superweapons. Fast-paced arcade naval action is here!
90% positive · 425 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Waves of Steel spent nearly four years in Early Access before launching as version 1.0 on February 6, 2023. The developer's launch post explicitly stated "the game is complete," with the full campaign finished and all content shipped. The developer did mention aspirations for additional content after launch — things like new game modes, a Japanese translation, DLC, and playable aircraft carriers and submarines — but framed these as possibilities dependent on commercial success ("Whether I can afford to make all these improvements, though, now depends on you"), not firm commitments.
Following the 1.0 launch, the developer released three post-launch patches (v1.01 on February 10, v1.02 on February 18, and v1.03 on March 3, 2023), all focused on gameplay balance tweaks and bug fixes. There have been no further developer communications since March 3, 2023 — over three years of silence. No DLC has been listed on the store (only the separately sold soundtrack, which predates the 1.0 release), no roadmap was published, and no future content has been announced.
The aspirational post-launch content mentioned at launch was never followed up with concrete announcements, and the extended developer silence strongly indicates that no additional content is coming. The game shipped as a complete package and has received no content expansions beyond the 1.0 release.
Evidence
Developer's 1.0 launch post explicitly states 'the game is complete,' with the full campaign shipped. Post-launch aspirations (DLC, new game modes, playable submarines/carriers) are framed as possibilities contingent on commercial success, not commitments.
Waves of Steel v1.03 patch released — the last developer communication on record. Contains balance tweaks and bug fixes only; no mention of future content or updates.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
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Details
Developer
Publisher
TMA Games LLC
Achievements
29
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Across the globe, tyrants are seizing power! Their innumerable military forces seem impossible to stop, rolling across all organized resistance like a wave of steel. But their reach is not quite limitless. In the seas and oceans of the world, resistance holds strong...for now. Take command of one of the few remaining free warships. Resist, liberate, and stay ahead of the enemy's grasp to find the source of their power...
Waves of Steel is a fast and accessible naval combat simulator. Build your ultimate warship, and use it to fight off hordes of enemy ships, planes, and submarines, as well as ludicrous enemy superweapons like a flying battleship and a gun made out of a volcano. Between missions, use the parts you've scavenged to customize your vessel in a powerful, but easy-to-use ship designer. After all, you'll need all the firepower you can get to take on the next threat!
Features:
Accessibility:
Waves of Steel is committed to making the game accessible to as many players as possible. It features:
Waves of Steel is a fast and accessible naval combat simulator. Build your ultimate warship, and use it to fight off hordes of enemy ships, planes, and submarines, as well as ludicrous enemy superweapons like a flying battleship and a gun made out of a volcano. Between missions, use the parts you've scavenged to customize your vessel in a powerful, but easy-to-use ship designer. After all, you'll need all the firepower you can get to take on the next threat!
Features:
- Extensive singleplayer campaign split into small pick-up-and-play missions.
- Powerful ship designer that allows you to freely place parts on your ship's deck, along with customizable flags, paint jobs, and decals. Build your own destroyer, cruiser, or battleship!
- Dozens of playable ships based on historical designs.
- Hundreds of ship parts with distinct artwork and capabilities. Use naval artillery, torpedoes, anti-aircraft guns, missile launchers, and science-fiction weapons like lasers and railguns to take on the enemy!
- Special powers help you turn the tide. Jump over torpedoes, stun enemies with an EMP blast, halt projectiles in their tracks, and more!
- Story-motivated missions with a small cast of heroes and villains. Circumnavigate the globe in your fight against tyranny!
Accessibility:
Waves of Steel is committed to making the game accessible to as many players as possible. It features:
- Rebindable controls
- Adjustable volume for music, ambient sounds, and other sounds
- Adjustable game speed from 10% to 200%
- No requirement for held buttons; weapon fire can be set to hold or toggle
- All weapons can be set to autofire, allowing the player to focus on sailing the ship
- Large, easy-to-read, and customizable HUD
- Easily-accessed in-game assists such as invincibility, infinite ammo, and the ability to skip missions
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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