Paper Battleship is a hand-drawn sea battle game where you race a shadow opponent to sink the fleet first. Every screen looks like a real graph-paper notebook: cream paper, marker-style ship doodles, pencil miss-rings, and red-ink hits. No glossy 3D, no fake polish - just a battleship game that feels lived-in.
RACE THE SHADOW
You play solo, but you are not alone. A simulated shadow opponent plays in parallel against the same fleet. Sink all five ships before the shadow does - or watch yours go down first. Three difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) tune how cleverly the shadow hunts, so this single player battleship stays a real challenge as you improve.
PRACTICE MODE
- Practice your sea battle strategy at your own pace
- Sharpen your hunting and ship-placement instincts
- Replay anytime - no clock, no real-time pressure
- Track your history and win/loss ratio
STRATEGIC GAMEPLAY
- Place your fleet on the grid, or auto-place to dive straight in
- Outpace the shadow with sharper shot selection
- Track hits and misses to deduce enemy positions
- Sink the fleet before the shadow sinks yours
FLEET COMPOSITION
- Carrier (5 cells) - the mighty flagship
- Battleship (4 cells) - heavy firepower
- Destroyer (3 cells) - agile and deadly
- Submarine (3 cells) - silent hunter
- Patrol Boat (2 cells) - fast and nimble
A POLISHED NOTEBOOK
- Tap to flip between the enemy and your own grids in-game
- Sound effects for hits, misses, and victories
- Background music with an on/off toggle
- Persistent local game history
- Available in English and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
FREE AND OFFLINE
- Offline battleship - no internet connection required
- All game data stored locally on your device
- No account registration, no sign-in
- No in-app purchases - every feature is unlocked
- Supported by a single banner ad; anonymous analytics helps us improve the game
Whether you are learning battleship for the first time or sharpening your naval strategy, the notebook is open and the shadow is waiting. Download this paper battleship game, place your fleet, and start outracing.
Paper-notebook sea battle: race the shadow, sink the fleet - free & offline