WWII submarine simulator
Shares rank 8 of 14 simulation games by recommenders
People praise its realistic calculations and authentic feel for a tactical WWII submarine game. The most common caveat is a tedious tutorial and onboarding.
People praise its realistic calculations and authentic feel for a tactical WWII submarine game. The most common caveat is a tedious tutorial and onboarding.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Realistic calculations and authentic feel
“I love the "dry" part of it: actual calculations of angles and speed estimations etc.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)” “Love the authenticity though”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)” Positive reception from commenters
“Great job and kudos! Spent 4 hours in tutorials”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)” “This is so cool. Awesome job!”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Tutorial and onboarding are tedious
“annoying to start up the tutorial and click next-next-next-next to dismiss all the text”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)” “for something this complex, the issue is definitely going to be onboarding”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)” “got confused by when to start/stop time and it made everything become desynchronized from your tutorial instructions”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)”
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The four most recommended other simulation games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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| Dwarf Fortress | 74 | 29 | 72% | 12 | 11 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Airport Simulator | 41 | 8 | 84% | 1 | — | — |
| Firewood Splitting Simulator | 32 | 11 | 74% | 1 | — | — |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon | 21 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| WWII submarine simulatorThis page | 9 | 3 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
13 of the 15 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's a pity that the stadimeter is so small.”
“Great job and kudos! Spent 4 hours in tutorials”
“This is so cool. Awesome job!”
“your app icon is 3.66 MB PNG. A quick optimization to save some network requests.”
“for something this complex, the issue is definitely going to be onboarding”
“annoying to start up the tutorial and click next-next-next-next to dismiss all the text”
“part of the fun is in figuring out the "why" behind the "what"”
“Immediately, the music is way over the top.”
“it is taking so long and it just keeps on blinking”
“The submarine don't look like a submarine.”
“I love the "dry" part of it: actual calculations of angles and speed estimations etc.”
“got confused by when to start/stop time and it made everything become desynchronized from your tutorial instructions”
“Love the authenticity though”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.