Matrix Games

Prepare to return to the definitive naval warfare simulation game, Rule the Waves 3, with the new Expanded Battles expansion! Take your love and knowledge of 20th century naval warfare from the exciting campaigns of the base game and get ready to craft and fight the naval battles of your dreams.

Have you ever wanted to see a Jutland-style battleship slugfest set in World War II? Have you wondered how the Japanese super battleship Yamato would fare against a navy from the early missile age? What would happen if a US armada fought the Italian navy for control of the Mediterranean? You can see what happens in all these scenarios and more with the Expanded Battles expansion.

For those looking for an easier entry point into the series or anyone looking to fight naval engagements from across 20th century naval history, this expansion brings a diverse range of premade historical scenarios for players to test their skills as admirals and learn the intricacies of the game’s tactical battles.

For those who prefer a short fight to a long campaign or just want to get right to the battle, the new Quick Battles system allows you to generate new battles from across the Rule the Waves 3 timeline, ranging from small skirmishes to full fleet battles and matching up balanced or unbalanced forces from very different periods.

Also included is a ship editor that will allow for players to share their favourite ship designs with the community and a detailed scenario editor to craft and share any naval battle your mind can cook up.

Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles adds exciting new content and gameplay options to an already packed singleplayer experience.

• Jump Straight Into Combat: Quickly set the parameters for your naval engagement and let the AI generate a suitable battle for you to jump in and play.

• Infinitely Repayable Battles: Players can expect to set their belligerent nations, edit the battle size and type, modify the weather, and so much more for an infinitely varied battle generator.

• Varied Technology and Year Parameters: Set the fleets to be of a similar technological level for a balanced skirmish or create hypothetical scenarios with wide gaps in naval technology.

• Flexible Fleet and Ship Editor: Design your ideal fleet for your battle from the smallest corvette and destroyer to the largest behemoth battleships and flattop carriers. Or leave it to the AI to design the fleet for you or do a mix of both.

• Fight Anywhere on the Globe: Choose anywhere on the globe to set your battle and see how the unique geography affects your battle.

• Customize Your Scenario: Add variable time limits to your battles, include air bases, coastal batteries, and other features to spice up your battles further.

Historical Scenarios to Test Your Mettle:

• Rule the Waves 3: Expanded Battles brings with it 5 historical scenarios and a 1 bonus hypothetical scenario for players to test their naval combat skills:

◦ Battle of the Yellow Sea (1904) – The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts to block the unification of Russian naval forces in the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War.

◦ Battle of Dogger Bank (1915) – The British Navy gets wind of a major German naval raiding force composed of heavy battlecruisers.

◦ Battle of the Denmark Strait (1941) – The Royal Navy attempts to catch the famous German battleship Bismarck and it’s supporting vessels as it moves to attack critical merchant shipping.

◦ Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (1942) – An Imperial Japanese Navy task force attempts to support efforts to eject the US from the important island of Guadalcanal, as the US Navy sends a force to reinforce their embattled troops.

◦ Battle of the Eastern Solomons (1942) – A US Carrier Naval Task Force moves to intercept a major Japanese reinforcement force heading for Guadalcanal.

◦ (Hypothetical) Battle in the Mediterranean (1970) – A naval engagement between Cold War Soviet and NATO task forces vying for control of the seas in the Mediterranean.

Unleash Your Creativity With the New Scenario and Ship Editors:

• Share Ship Designs with the Community: A new and improved ship editor that will let players easily save their ship designs and share them with the community to use in their own battles

• Indulge in Your Creativity: Use the powerful scenario editor to create historical or hypothetical naval engagements from across history.

• Windows 10, 11


• CPU: 1.2 GHz min, 2.4+ GHz recommended


• Video/Graphics: No minimum requirement (no hardware video acceleration is required)


• RAM 2 GB of system RAM, 4 GB of system RAM recommended.


• Storage Space: 1 GB of free hard disk space


• DirectX version: DirectX v9.0c or later


• Sound: No requirements for sound


• Display Resolution: 1366 x 768 minimum resolution required