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Salvo — Sea Battle Game vs Computer

by crokocat · Strategy
Plays on
Desktop · Phone · Tablet
Price
Free · no download · no sign-up

Salvo is the classic sea battle on two bright 3D seas: five ships a side, hidden from each other. Fire at the enemy sea square by square — a hit earns another shot — and sink the whole fleet before the computer finds yours.

Each fleet has five ships, 5, 4, 3, 3 and 2 squares long, and ships never touch — not even at a corner — so the water round a sunk ship is marked as empty.

A hit or a sinking gives you another shot; a miss hands the turn over. Red pegs mark hits, white pegs misses, and a sunk enemy ship rises into view.

The computer hunts on a pattern weighted by where ships can still fit and finishes off anything it hits; on early levels it guesses and wastes shots, later it plays sharp.

Arrange your own fleet before each battle: turn ships with a tap or shuffle for a new layout.

Win in 45 shots or fewer for three stars.

Sea battle is one of the oldest pencil-and-paper games there is — played on squared paper long before it was sold as the Battleship board game, and known around the world as Morskoy Boy in Russia and Schiffe versenken in Germany. Salvo plays the classic fleet of five ships against a computer that gets sharper every level, with no grid paper and no peeking.

The strategy is the same as on paper. Hunt on a checkerboard: every ship covers at least two squares, so half the sea is enough to find them all. After a hit, try the four squares around it; after two hits, follow the line. The big ships are the easiest to find, so fire where the most room is left, and never fire next to a sunk ship. For your own fleet, spread the ships out — ships in a corner are found by sweeps along the edges. Salvo is free on crokocat and plays in the browser on desktop, phone and tablet with no download.

How to play Salvo

Sink the enemy fleet:

Desktop: Click to turn ships and to fire.
Mobile: Tap to turn ships and to fire. Hold the phone upright.

Game modes

ModeWhat changesWho it's for
LevelsBattles against a computer that plays sharper every level; stars for winning in fewer shots.Anyone who likes a quick game of wits.

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Who made Salvo?

Salvo was built by crokocat game studio in 2026 — the classic sea battle with a fair, level-by-level computer opponent in bright 3D.

About this game

Controls
Before the battle, tap a ship to turn it or shuffle your fleet, then press play. Tap a square of the enemy sea to fire.
Supported devices
desktop, phone, tablet
Developer
crokocat
Genre
Strategy
Release date
September 2026
Latest update
September 2026

Related categories

strategyboardclassic3d

Frequently asked questions

Is Salvo free to play?

Yes. Salvo is free on crokocat with no download and no sign-up — it runs in your browser on desktop, phone and tablet.

Is Salvo like Battleship?

Yes — it is the classic sea battle game that is also sold as Battleship: hide your fleet, fire at the enemy grid square by square, and sink every ship first.

Do I get another shot after a hit?

Yes — a hit or a sinking lets you fire again; a miss passes the turn.

Can ships touch?

No. Ships never touch, not even diagonally, so the squares round a sunk ship are always empty.

How do I get three stars?

Win the battle in 45 shots or fewer.

Can I place my ships myself?

Tap a ship to turn it, or shuffle until you like the layout, then press play.

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