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The Refit Update available now
A new update for Rule the Waves 3 is now available, focused on improving stability and refining several core systems following the release of the Expanded Battles expansion. This patch introduces a series of fixes and g…
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Rule the waves 3: Expanded Battles is out now
The naval strategy sim Rule the Waves 3 has a new DLC, Expanded Battles, now available. The expansion adds historical scenarios, a ship and scenario editor, and a Quick Battles mode to instantly generate engagements acr…
Announcement7 changesFixGameplay - Rule the Waves 3
Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles | Dev Diary 5
Quick Battles We accept that Rule the Waves 3 is not the easiest game to learn, especially given the length of the campaign mode and the ever-changing political and technological landscape. As we mentioned in our previo…
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Tactics Update is out now
Hello wargamers, naval historians, and ship enthusiasts! We have a new update available before the release of the new DLC. Update highlights: This update lays the groundwork for the release of Expanded Battles, with a f…
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Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles | Dev Diary 4
The Ship Designer Given that Matrix Games held several ship design competitions in the past, we can safely say that one of the many draws to RTW3 was the ability to create ships to your liking. RTW3 is intended to be a…
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Updated Launch Window
Hello wargamers, naval historians, and ship enthusiasts! We have an important update regarding the progress of Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles. Development on the expansion has been going full steam ahead, and we’re…
Announcement5 changesGameplayWorkshop - Rule the Waves 3
Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles | Dev Diary 3
Dev diary 3 - The Scenario Editor RTW3: Expanded Battles includes a powerful scenario editor that will let users create scenarios depicting any naval battle in the world between 1890 and 1970. You can specify the forces…
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Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles | Dev Diary 2
The Historical Scenarios Myself, I love campaign style games, where I can build up and nurture a force over a long stretch of battles and encounters. Not everyone has the time and inclination to do that however, and som…
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Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles | Dev Diary 1
Expanded Battles Overview We are currently into beta testing of “Expanded Battles”, the much anticipated expansion to our successful naval combat and ship design game “Rule the Waves III”. The expansion will include his…
Patch notes2 changesCompatibilityBalance - Rule the Waves 3
Home of Wargamers 2025 - Announcement
The wait is almost over: Home of Wargamers 2025, the yearly live showcase that we stream on Twitch and YouTube, is coming on September 25th. It will bring you the biggest announcements, updates, Spoilers and behind-the-…
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Maintenance Update is OUT NOW
Hello Admirals, While we are working on the new DLC "Expanded Battles" we continue to improve the base game, and we're happy to announce that the Maintenance Update is now available. It's a bug-fixing update, mostly foc…
Patch notes18 changesFixGameplay - Rule the Waves 3
Remaster Update is now available
Hello Admirals, We're excited to announce that the Remaster Update is now live, just in time for the launch of the WarGames Fest, running from April 28 at 10:00 AM PDT to May 5! This major update brings a host of new fe…
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Remaster Update coming soon
Hello Admirals, In celebration of the upcoming WarGames Fest, we’re excited to announce that the Remaster Update for Rule the Waves 3 will be launching on April 28. This update continues our commitment to refining and e…
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Rule the Waves 3 - Update v01.00.59
Hello Admirals. Today we have an update for you that continues to refine and improve Rule the Waves 3. It mostly includes bug fixes like battles that generated without any ships, and balance tweaks like making blockadin…
Announcement8 changesFixBalance - Rule the Waves 3
Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles DLC
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3170370/Rule_the_Waves_3_Expanded_Battles/ We are happy to announce that the first Rule the Waves 3 DLC is on the way! Have you ever wanted to see a Jutland-style battleship slugfest s…
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Home of Wargamers Live Event announcement
We are proud to announce our new Home of Wargamers live event, which will take place on September 26th at 5 pm UK time. Join us on our Twitch channel to know more about our biggest franchises. You can set a reminder her…
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