Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
Turn-based Pacific naval wargame built around carrier searches and strikes
Cyril Jarnot · Released Jun 5, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 333
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- peak 24h 7
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 6 years ago
- Jul 29, 2020
What is Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare?
A turn-based, hex-grid wargame about Pacific naval battles, mainly in 1942 and 1943. In historical scenarios, you command US or Japanese forces, search for enemy ships, launch air strikes, fight surface battles, and support or prevent amphibious landings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy deliberate, turn-based hex-grid wargames
- +you want scenarios based on Pacific naval battles
Not for you if...
- −you prefer direct action to board-game-style naval planning
- −you dislike spending turns searching for enemy forces
What players say
88% of 333 reviews are positive
Players praise the tactical choices and the portrayal of carrier operations; several find the mechanics approachable once learned. Complaints include a hard-to-read interface, awkward multiplayer setup, and slow asynchronous turns.
Screenshots and trailer
Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10+
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz Intel Dual Core
- Graphics
- 512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or equivalent
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 750 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10+
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz Intel Quad Core
- Graphics
- 1024 MB DirectX 11 compatible
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian.
Tags
- Strategy
- Simulation
- Indie
- Wargame
- Historical
- Naval Combat
- Turn-Based Strategy
- World War II
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Naval
- Tactical
- Hex Grid
- Board Game
- Turn-Based Tactics
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Recent updates
- Jul 29, 2020 · Version 1.2 - Beta
- Jul 16, 2020 · Version 1.1 Update
8 DLC available.
Games like Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
