BattleTabs

BattleTabs

Gangbusters Ltd · August 11, 2026 · Casual, Board Game, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, PvP

BattleTabs is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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BattleTabs is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About BattleTabs

Take the game everyone played as a kid. Give every ship a superpower. Now you're playing BattleTabs. A fast, tense 1v1 strategy duel: build a fleet, hunt down your opponent's, and sink it before they sink yours. The board is hidden, the abilities are deadly, and one good read can win the whole match. So, what's in your fleet?
You bring four ships into battle — and there are 40+ to choose from, each a completely different tool:
  • 🛶 The Coracle one-shots any ship — if you've already found the tile.
  • 🚣 The Longboat keeps firing until it finally misses.
  • 🐙 The Octopus tells you how far away the nearest enemy is hiding.
  • 🛡️ The Loyal Defender takes every hit meant for the rest of your fleet.
  • 🪞 The Magic Mirror steals your opponent's last move and fires it back.
  • ⚔️ The Valkyrie strikes twice — and harder every time one of your own ships goes down.
  • And many more!
Mix, match, and find the combo that wins the way you want to win. The board is hidden. So is your plan.
Every shot is a guess you're trying to make less of a guess. Scout with sonar. Bluff your placements. Bait out their cooldowns, then punish the opening. The matches are short. The mind games aren't. Quick to learn. Brutal to master.
A round takes a few minutes. Getting genuinely good takes a while. Climb the ranked ladder, where wins come from better reads — never better luck. You don't have to battle alone.
Join a clan and climb together. Drop into tournaments to prove you're the best in the field. Or go solo against the AI in Expedition — a roguelike run where you push your fleet through encounter after encounter, upgrading as you go, with only three strikes to spare.
  • ⛵️ 40+ ships, each with a unique cooldown ability
  • 🔧 Collect and build your fleets — think through your strategy!
  • 🧪 Unlock new ships, cosmetics (hats!) through the research tree
  • 🏆 Skill-based ranked play — pure 1v1, no pay-to-win
  • 🏟️ Tournaments — compete for the top of the bracket
  • 🤝 Clans — team up, climb, and represent
  • 🗺️ Expedition (Early Access) — a PvE roguelike against AI fleets
  • ⚡️ Two modes: Intense for fast duels, Casual to take your time
  • 🪐 Cross-platform — your fleet follows you everywhere
  • 🆓 Free to play
5M+ players have battled across 6 platforms — now join us on Steam!

BattleTabs — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Online PvP, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 1, 2026
This game Has entered my weekly rotation of games
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 31, 2026
fun gam
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 26, 2026
Battleship with extra sauce.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 8, 2026
Has way more depth in the gameplay than you might think! Its such a charming game (I've played lots of the web version) and the community is very welcoming. While it is, at its core "Battleship but with ship abilities" I think that really under sells it, plus the ships are cute as hell.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 6, 2026
Hello based department
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 23, 2026
BIg potential

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