OK - here's my pitch on why you should pay for this game.
To be clear, you already have the full game. You won't unlock anything by paying (except, *cough*, my heart) and there's no paywall. So why bother?
I used to have ads on this site. They made a tiny bit of money but they're annoying - page slowdown, bandwidth drain, tracking and privacy problems, distractingness.
So I'm trying an experiment: no more ads. No more Google Analytics or 3rd-party trackers either.
Instead, you can pay what you want: pay something that reflects your level of appreciation, or whatever value you feel you get from the game.
I've put in many hours trying to make it the nicest battleships puzzle out there; works on any device, clean interface, interesting puzzle generation. No artificial limits to the number of puzzles you can play. No social media nags, no mailing list to pester you about. Also no gold stars, badges, or in-game battleships diamonds for $4.99. Just nice little puzzles you can play the way you want.
I don't particularly like paying for things myself - I prefer having money to not having it. But I do occasionally enjoy contributing to things I like and use a lot. Supporting cool stuff on the web helps it thrive, and encourages creators to keep creating and sharing. And on a larger scale, societies thrive when everyone contributes, when both sides benefit - it's the win-win principle, the golden rule, etc.
So whether you support my little game here or something else you like on the web, thanks! You're helping move the internet in a healthy direction.
| $1.00 | friendly dollar in the hat |
| $2.45 | generous tip |
| $4.95 | unlimited battleships diamonds |
| $____ | other |
If you don't pay, consider sharing it. In this noisy, distracted world it's hard to get attention on anything, so a bit of copying and pasting of a URL to some receptive friends can help out a lot.
Also don't pay too much, it's just a dumb puzzle game!
Cheers,
-Luke
| Date | Comment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| November 5, 2026 | Dinner | $0.51 |
| November 1, 2026 | 4 audiobooks at ~30hrs each = 120 hrs of playing battleships/$10 donation = my 10 year old daughter hovering over my shoulder to watch me play and then burn with fury at becoming better than me= priceless. Or something like that, i've got an art degree. | $10.00 |
| October 30, 2026 | Great game!!! | $4.95 |
| October 19, 2026 | $4.95 | |
| October 15, 2026 | Rich | $0.52 |
| October 15, 2026 | Keep up the good work! | $10.79 |
| September 24, 2026 | thanks for you understanding, sometimes you just want a mind-numbing activity - no criticism intended! | $6.36 |
| September 23, 2026 | Thanks! 🥰 Ever think about making it also as an offline app? | $1.17 |
| September 14, 2026 | $4.95 | |
| September 8, 2026 | Been looking for a site like yours for a LONG time. Thank you! | $4.95 |
| September 6, 2026 | As a nurse, the lack of ads on this makes it perfect for me to turn my brain off on my breaks so i can better serve patients. So basically youre helping save lives over here, thanks man | $4.95 |
| September 2, 2026 | thank u 4 no ads | $20.00 |
| August 31, 2026 | Thanks for a fun game I play with my kids! | $4.95 |
| August 28, 2026 | Perfect balance of makes me think and distracts me from life. I play every day. Thanks! | $20.00 |
| July 31, 2026 | Time to contribute again! My wife and I play your game almost every day! It's the best battleship game out there! | $25.00 |
| July 31, 2026 | Se agradece el trabajo | $2.45 |
| July 12, 2026 | Nice work! | $4.95 |
| July 3, 2026 | Thank you! Keep it simple! | $4.95 |
| June 24, 2026 | Thank you!! | $4.95 |
| June 14, 2026 | $2.45 | |
| June 12, 2026 | Thanks for being awesome! | $2.45 |
| May 28, 2026 | 💣 | $4.95 |
| May 18, 2026 | TRULY GREAT WORK! | $20.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | Thank you for this wonderful distraction | $10.00 |
| March 25, 2026 | Thank you! | $10.00 |
| March 21, 2026 | Excellent | $4.95 |
| March 15, 2026 | Thanks. If you want to add at the end of the main, how many times of position was checked | $2.45 |
| March 14, 2026 | Thank you! | $10.00 |
| March 5, 2026 | $4.95 | |
| March 4, 2026 | $2.45 | |
| March 1, 2026 | $4.95 | |
| February 28, 2026 | $2.45 | |
| February 28, 2026 | This game is awesome. | $4.95 |
| February 15, 2026 | Thanks! | $4.95 |
| February 14, 2026 | Great game, thanks a lot for wasting my time :-) | $10.00 |
| February 14, 2026 | $20.00 | |
| February 2, 2026 | Thanks for this game. It's a favorite! | $10.00 |
| January 21, 2026 | $4.95 | |
| January 19, 2026 | Here because of We're Here | $4.95 |
| January 8, 2026 | I've been addicted since the We're Here newsletter, so it's about time I donated. I used to download podcasts so I could play apps offline without ads, but now I don't have to! Seriously, never add statistics, I don't want to know how much I've played :) | $4.95 |
| January 7, 2026 | Totally addictive! Great job! | $4.95 |
| January 6, 2026 | thanks | $9.00 |
| December 30, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| December 27, 2025 | $1.00 | |
| December 23, 2025 | Great game! Add a hint / training option? | $2.45 |
| December 21, 2025 | Thank you 😊 | $4.95 |
| December 5, 2025 | A part of the routine now :) | $20.00 |
| November 13, 2025 | $4.95 | |
| November 6, 2025 | $9.99 | |
| November 5, 2025 | you sunk my battleship | $4.95 |
| October 16, 2025 | ♥! | $2.45 |
| October 15, 2025 | Just the right amount of distraction! | $4.95 |
| October 10, 2025 | $5.00 | |
| October 5, 2025 | My wife and I have already gotten this donation's worth in enjoyment. Such a fun game! | $4.95 |
| October 2, 2025 | $4.95 |