Maelstrom
Maelstrom is a free-to-play naval battle royale from Gunpowder Games pitting 16 players' warships against each other and sea monsters in a shrinking arena; it is a session-based battle royale rather than a persistent MMO world.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Active
- Business model
- Free-to-play
- Genre
- Online naval action game
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- Not yet verified
- Developer
- Gunpowder Games
- Publisher
- Gunpowder Games
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
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Purely PvP naval battle royale; there is no persistent PvE content
Each player commands their own ship solo in a 16-player match
No persistent world; each match takes place in an isolated, shrinking arena
Fast-paced, physics-based cannon combat and ramming
Not a persistent MMO
- Maelstrom is a session-based naval battle royale — 16-player matches with a shrinking play area, not a persistent shared world.
- It's catalogued here as "Online naval action game" — a related but distinct genre from the persistent-world MMOs this site otherwise covers.
- It's included in this directory because it's commonly searched for by people trying to figure out whether it counts as an MMO — this page exists to give you a straight answer.
Real MMOs to check out
- This entry is intentionally excluded from MMOFinder's platform, genre, and catalog-wide statistics, since it isn't a persistent-world MMO.
- If you want ship-based multiplayer with a persistent world instead, look at MMOs tagged Sandbox or Trading on this site.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Massively Overpowered / Steam store page
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresDetailed feature verification is not yet complete.Unavailable
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified
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Maelstrom relationship map
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Maelstrom timeline
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- —Released
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- CurrentCatalog status
Released
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Maelstrom screenshots & gameplay
Gameplay screenshots are attached to this profile but have not been individually re-verified against the title — treat them as unconfirmed pending manual review.
Source: YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Maelstrom is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Session-based naval battle royale (not a persistent MMO). Its recorded status is Active; went free-to-play in September 2019 and remains playable on Steam, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Not applicable (16-player battle royale matches). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Gunpowder Games, and the publisher field lists Gunpowder Games. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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