Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age
2024 video game
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Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age or Sea Power is a tactical simulation video game developed by Triassic Games and published by MicroProse on November 12, 2024. The game allows players to command various air, land and sea units in historical and hypothetical engagements set during the Cold War, from the mid-1960s until 1985.
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| Developer | Triassic Games |
| Publisher | MicroProse |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | November 12, 2024 (early access) |
| Genres | Real-time tactics, Simulation video game |
| Mode | Single-player |
Development
Development began in 2019 with the Unity game engine.[1] The game was announced in December of that year on Triassic Game's Facebook and Twitter pages.[2] One of the developers was also the former head developer of Killerfish Games' Cold Waters in 2017.[3] In 2020, MicroProse announced it would publish the game. While the company had closed in the early 2000s, it was revived in 2019. Sea Power was one of the first games announced by the rebooted MicroProse as part of a lineup of new military strategy games.[4]
Gameplay
The game is set in the Cold War between the 1960s and 1980s, mainly focusing on naval warfare between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in the North Atlantic. Also included are scenarios based on the War of Attrition, Yom Kippur War, Vietnam War, Tanker War, Operation Praying Mantis and Bangladesh Liberation war.[5][6] The game features more then 200 units that depict various kinds of warships, transports, submarines, helicopters, aircraft, land units, and civilian traffic.[7] Players can give orders to fleets or directly control a unit, such as by selecting targets or activating a sensor.[8] Also included is a scenario creator for custom missions and an in-game encyclopedia that contains information about each unit and weapon.[7]
According to the developers, the gameplay style is inspired by Janes's Fleet Command and Strike Fleet.[9] The game shares many features with Fleet Command, including 3D graphics, real time gameplay, time compression, and the inclusion of carrier and land based aircraft.[6] The game also includes vessels and aircraft that were cancelled before completion or being built, such as the Orel-class aircraft carrier.[10]
Modding was a large consideration for the developers during development, which has resulted in many mods being created and uploaded to the Steam Workshop, with the most notable being New Threat Upgrade, Red Storm Arsenal, Euromod, Twilight of Empires. Mods add custom vessels, aircraft, sensors and weapons. Before a update in late-2025, custom units had to be "Kitbashed," or put together from the parts of base-game ships. These units typically had low quality, inaccurate models. However, an update allowed for custom 3D models to be imported into the game. Over 4000 mods have been uploaded to the workshop since launch, which include custom missions created in the scenario editor, individual vessels or aircraft, to massive mods with hundreds of ships. (Twilight of Empires and Red Storm Arsenal are examples of the latter)
Reception
Sea Power had an early access release on 12 November 2024,[11] and was one of the best selling games on Steam that month.[12] The UK Defence Journal praised the game for being immersive and including small details, such as helicopters leaving hangers and being prepared for launch.[8] The Center for International Maritime Security described the game as being a useful wargaming tool that could keep the attention of midshipmen.[13] It has also been described as serving as the spiritual successor to Jane's Fleet Command.[14] As of the 23rd of April 2026, the game has a 90% approval rating by players on Steam.