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Naval War: Arctic Circle
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Naval War: Arctic Circle

Developer: TURBO TAPE GAMES · Published by Paradox Interactive · 2012
A deep, demanding naval RTS undone by missing basics.
RTSNavalStrategyModern Warfare
2.5
Average
POCG VERDICT
Genuinely deep naval strategy, sunk by no mid-mission save and shaky performance.
A deep, demanding naval RTS built on a solid strategic core, but no mid-mission save and shaky time-compression performance hold it back.
About This Game

Naval War: Arctic Circle is a 2012 real-time naval strategy game published by Paradox Interactive. Set in a near-future struggle over Arctic resources, it tasks players with coordinating naval and air units, integrating sensor networks and intercepting missile attacks across the northern polar regions. It released on PC.

POCG ReviewOriginal: July 6, 2012
2.5
Average
Review Verdict
Naval War: Arctic Circle
A deep, demanding naval RTS built on a solid strategic core, but no mid-mission save and shaky time-compression performance hold it back.
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Original Hardware
A Windows PC; sold on Steam.
Modern Re-release
Available on Steam.