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NavalArt
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “creative ship-building freedom” (54 of 101 reviews) and “worth the purchase price” (10); the most common complaint is “confusing beginner experience” (12). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I mean, It's alright but unless you happen to be an expert in 3D modelling and only intended to model ships without caring about battling with them, you're gonna be disappointed. While you have much more weaponry to…”
10 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“I mean, It's alright but unless you happen to be an expert in 3D modelling and only intended to model ships without caring about battling with them, you're gonna be disappointed. While you have much more weaponry to…”
“I made a battleship with over 100 cannons best blind purchase”
6 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“This game does have some issues especially in the dock builder mode, a fair few glitches however overall even for early access this is a game worth playing. It is rich with weapons and the steam workshop is full. It is…”
“Naval art is very fun and you can really build anything you think of i would say you have a friend or friends to play with because it makes it more fun TONS of mods and over 500 base cannons”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Plenty of things to do especially with aircraft. Runs very well with mild loading occasionally.”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“Finally. A game where you design boats, and fight them against players. It's so beautiful.”
12 of the 101 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I mean, It's alright but unless you happen to be an expert in 3D modelling and only intended to model ships without caring about battling with them, you're gonna be disappointed. While you have much more weaponry to…”
“complicated, takes a while to get the hang of im still learning, great fun game for when you are bored or feeling creative”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“This game does have some issues especially in the dock builder mode, a fair few glitches however overall even for early access this is a game worth playing. It is rich with weapons and the steam workshop is full. It is…”
“its great but why does it freeze after 5 minutes in game”
“This game is awesome! and i do recommended it for the current price however... The current state is in a early beta. There is a campaign but its very short as of 4/19/2026. The building system is in depth but if your…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I mean, It's alright but unless you happen to be an expert in 3D modelling and only intended to model ships without caring about battling with them, you're gonna be disappointed. While you have much more weaponry to…”
“Probably the best ship designer on steam right now. Making something good looking is not as easy as in Ultimate Admiral, but it also offers you a lot more freedom with what you can do. The game is frequently updated so…”
“My ships deck was 3 meters underwater because i added to much guns”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Plenty of things to do especially with aircraft. Runs very well with mild loading occasionally.”
“Crashes alot and has issues loading esspecially when you want to enter the docks, Some physics issues as well esspecially for the smaller builds and theres a lot to be desired in the quality of life for build mode”
4 of the 101 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“fine beta game but its missing a lot of stuff as of writing this, ex. a sort button for time period, caliber, etc., campaign is only 5-7 maps and the tech tree is longer, respawn or win condition in MP, possible to set…”
“This game is awesome! and i do recommended it for the current price however... The current state is in a early beta. There is a campaign but its very short as of 4/19/2026. The building system is in depth but if your…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This game gives you the freedom that Ultimate Admiral Dreadnoughts could never give you. Worth every cent.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“40FPS ultra graphics, easy to hit 144FPS minimal stutter, no crashes in ~45h. Remember that old IOS game you used to play when you were 12 where you snap ships together with minecraft blocks and fight other ships with them? Basically that with a million parts and setup as…”
— a player, Steam review · 78 hrs played“an exceptionally fun and enjoyable ship builder, similar to Sprocket. but for ships”
— a player, Steam review · 47 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Hotfix 1922 and Drafts for Community Feedback on Steam Workshop Items and Preset
Fixed an issue where the n1651–n1657 series of American watertight door parts did not appear correctly in the Parts Warehouse. Fixed an issue where weapon data for certain ironclads and pre-dreadnough
Announcement Regarding Recent Events in the NavalArt Community
Hello everyone, I’m Zig, the developer of NavalArt. I would like to say a few words about the recent events in our community. After learning what happened and reading the community's feedback, I have
NavalArt update V1.6.1 Part–Gun Synchronization and Buoyancy System Refactor
Introduction Hello, everyone! As an important part of the major building system overhaul introduced in version 1.6, we're bringing the long-awaited Part–Gun Synchronization feature to NavalArt in vers
NavalArt 1.6.1 Public Beta is Now Live!
You can enter version 1.6.1 Beta by selecting the publictest branch via Steam's Betas tab. Estimated Beta Duration: 1-3 day The mechanical features and adjustments are now largely complete. We are cur
[Update Preview] Buoyancy Overhaul: Big Ships Roll, Boats Stop Bouncing
In the upcoming Version 1.6.1, we have refactored the buoyancy system.Parameters such as gravity now behave more intuitively, and the number of buoyancy sampling points now increases with the size of
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Sandbox · Naval Combat · Voxel · Building · Crafting · Wargame · Driving · Shooter · World War I · World War II · Military (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Workshop · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English |
| Achievements | 7 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 x64 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E6750 (2 * 2660) or equivalent | AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ (2 * 3000) or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 740 (2048 MB) or equivalent | Radeon HD 5770 (1024 MB) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space