Rule the Waves 3

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Rule the Waves 3

Short description

Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.

Developer
Naval Warfare Simulations
Publisher
Matrix Games
Release
Thu, May 18, 2023
Price
$39.99
Reviews
851
Positive
88%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
20K – 50K
Concurrent players
96
Genres
Simulation, Strategy
Tags
Simulation Wargame Naval Military Strategy Naval Combat Singleplayer Alternate History 2D Management Cold War World War I World War II Turn-Based Strategy Design & Illustration Historical Choose Your Own Adventure
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1.5msomewhere between $773k and $1.9m · roughly 20K–50K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $38.64, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $39.99 launch price. That is 3% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

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