- #1 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,219 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 23.2% ★, Submarine 20.6% ★, Naval 15.9% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Military 9.5%
- #2 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
96% matchMixed61% of 7,895 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.2 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.7% ★, Naval 19.8% ★, Submarine 15.9% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Military 9.4%
- #3 Fleet Command
96% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.1% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Submarine 14.1% ★, Naval 11% ★, Flight 9%
- #4 Battlestations Pacific
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,592 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...
Why similar: Naval 35.1% ★, Naval Combat 21.7% ★, Flight 15.9%, Military 9.5%, Historical 6.1%
- #5 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
93% matchVery Positive91% of 5,949 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 42.6% ★, Naval 24.5% ★, Military 14.4%, War 10.6%, Submarine 3.4% ★
- #6 War on the Sea
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,214 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39% ★, Naval 38.5% ★, Wargame 9.7%, War 7%, Military 4.9%
- #7 Battlestations: Midway
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 965 reviews2007
Dev: Eidos InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.5% ★, Naval 25.6% ★, Flight 18.5%, War 9.1%, Historical 7.2%
- #8 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
91% matchVery Positive90% of 700 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.6% ★, Naval 25.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 16.9%, Historical 13%, Military 13%
- #9 Waves of Steel
92% matchVery Positive91% of 423 reviews2023
Dev: TMA Games LLC
Windows · Linux
If you like warships but wish they could kickflip, Waves of Steel is for you! Build your own custom warship and embark on a sprawling campaign filled with enemy ships, planes, submarines, and bizarre superweapons. Fast-paced arcade naval action is here!
Why similar: Naval Combat 25% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.5%, Naval 14.2% ★, Alternate History 12.4%, Third-Person Shooter 7.6%
- #10 Battleship Command
90% matchVery Positive94% of 248 reviews2026
Dev: BracerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command the mighty Scharnhorst in this immersive WWII naval simulation. Walk her decks in first-person, control gunnery, radar, and navigation, and lead your fleet through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. Battle convoys, outwit enemies, and survive the stormy seas of war.
Why similar: Naval 25.8% ★, Naval Combat 24.2% ★, Wargame 22.2%, War 9.4%, Historical 7%
- #11 Modern Warships
89% matchMixed63% of 833 reviews2026
Dev: Artstorm FZEPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Modern Warships is an online action game about contemporary military vehicles. Join now and detect the enemy with recon aircraft, launch volleys of guided missiles from cruisers, sneak up to surface vessels with submarines, and provide cover to the allied fleet with jet fighters and helicopters.
Why similar: Naval Combat 22% ★, Naval 15% ★, Vehicular Combat 13.9%, Flight 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.8%
- #12 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
91% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Submarine 34% ★, Naval 19.1% ★, Naval Combat 15.3% ★, Wargame 13.1%, War 10.1%
- #13 Victory At Sea Pacific
89% matchMixed62% of 649 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.9% ★, Naval 25.1% ★, Wargame 17.1%, Alternate History 13.2%, War 8.5%
- #14 War Thunder
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 765,247 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 198.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
War Thunder is the most comprehensive free-to-play, cross-platform, MMO military game dedicated to aviation, armoured vehicles, and naval craft, from the early 20th century to the most advanced modern combat units. Join now and take part in major battles on land, in the air, and at sea.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 20%, Flight 16.6%, Third-Person Shooter 11.6%, Military 10.1%
- #15 Atlantic Fleet
88% matchVery Positive86% of 1,560 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: Naval Combat 52.8% ★, Naval 33.4% ★, War 7.7%, Historical 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #16 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
86% matchMixed66% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.3% ★, Submarine 29.6% ★, Wargame 19.3%, Historical 11.3%, War 6.1%
- #17 Naval Hurricane
86% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval Combat 39.9% ★, Naval 27% ★, Historical 19.2%, War 12.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #18 Victory At Sea
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 578 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.7% ★, Naval 45.5% ★, Action 2.8%
- #19 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.7% ★, Naval 21.1% ★, Wargame 19.4%, Flight 12.8%, War 6.5%
- #20 World of Warships
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 155,413 reviews2017
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 83.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 800 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.6% ★, Naval 18.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.9%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Historical 10.4%
- #21 SHIPS AT WAR
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 388 reviews2021
Dev: Golddorf Spieleentwicklung
Windows
Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.
Why similar: Naval Combat 26.7% ★, Submarine 25.6% ★, Naval 19.6% ★, Wargame 12.8%, Physics 6.3%
- #22 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions
84% matchVery Positive81% of 319 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the thrill of the hunt! Prowl the waters as the captain of a German submarine in a never-before-seen theatre of operations the Indian Ocean. Take part in the war against British supply lines off the coast of North Africa and support the Japanese war against the U.S. Navy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45% ★, Submarine 37% ★, Naval 18% ★
- #23 Aircraft Carrier Survival
82% matchMixed60% of 1,215 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 50.3% ★, Naval 31.1% ★, War 14.4%, Action 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #24 Holdfast: Nations At War
80% matchVery Positive90% of 29,043 reviews2020
Dev: Anvil Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Why similar: Naval 17.6% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Historical 15.2%, Military 13.9%, Third-Person Shooter 13%
- #25 UBOAT
78% matchVery Positive84% of 26,800 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.
Why similar: Submarine 27% ★, Naval Combat 23.2% ★, Naval 17.7% ★, Military 9.7%, Historical 9%
- #26 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,132 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.9% ★, Naval 20.5% ★, Historical 11.8%, Wargame 7.1%, Vehicular Combat 5.3%
- #27 Modern Naval Warfare
79% matchMixed59% of 257 reviews2026
Dev: Wave OpsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command the silent service. Modern Naval Warfare is the definitive tactical simulation that puts you inside the pressure hull of a Virginia-Class nuclear submarine. This uncompromising tactical simulation offers unparalleled depth in graphics, physics, and authentic combat systems.
Why similar: Submarine 25.3% ★, Naval Combat 22.8% ★, Naval 15.9% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Military 9.3%
- #28 NavalArt
79% matchVery Positive90% of 2,333 reviews2018
Dev: RigidbodyPub: RZ Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 49.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Design your own warships, equip them with a variety of armament, and bring them out to the ocean!
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.6% ★, Submarine 22.1% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Naval 15.6% ★, Military 9.3%
- #29 Harpoon Classic '97
78% matchVery Positive83% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Wargame 34.1%, Naval Combat 26.2% ★, Military 16.8%, War 13.4%, Combat 4.5%
- #30 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
81% matchMixed70% of 1,134 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more...
Why similar: Submarine 48.4% ★, Naval Combat 25.9% ★, Naval 16.6% ★, Military 9%
- #31 Rule the Waves 3
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,060 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 58.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval Combat 26.1% ★, Naval 23.9% ★, Wargame 19.4%, Military 12.9%, Alternate History 12.3%
- #32 Rising Front
73% matchVery Positive88% of 4,105 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!
Why similar: Wargame 32.6%, War 31.2%, Historical 24.3%, 3D 5.3%, Action 4.4%
- #33 Vincemus - Air Combat
76% matchVery Positive82% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Virtual Convict
Windows · Mac
Fly through the theaters of World War II with fighters planes from across the world. Intercept, Raid, Defend, Survive in theatres of World War II. Vincemus is an arcade semi-realistic air combat shooter, The game is avalable on WindowsOS and MacOS.
Why similar: Flight 27%, Wargame 16.9%, Military 16.9%, War 13.8%, Vehicular Combat 11.4%
- #34 Vietnam War
74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,645 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Open world single-player FPS. Command your squad in battle across jungles, hills and villages of Vietnam. Fight as U.S or Vietcong. Vast arsenal of weapons and 50+ vehicles
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 25%, Wargame 22.7%, Historical 17.1%, Military 11.7%, War 10.7%
- #35 VTOL VR
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 21,584 reviews2017
Dev: Boundless Dynamics, LLC
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built for Virtual Reality. Pilot advanced multi-role jets, using your hands to flip switches, press buttons, and manipulate the virtual flight controls.
Why similar: Flight 30.1%, Naval Combat 19.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 15.9%, Military 12.6%, War 9.8%
- #36 MODERN NAVAL COMBAT
76% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: 黑丝带制作组Pub: 不正经游戏
Windows
This game is a simulation real-time strategy game with the theme of modern naval warfare. Players can control all kinds of active naval equipment of the three camps, and use the common tactics and tactics of the navy in reality to start a fierce confrontation with the computer.
Why similar: Naval Combat 75.3% ★, Action 24.7%
- #37 Winter War 1939
75% matchVery Positive90% of 154 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Epic World War 2 battles. Finland vs the Soviet Union.
Why similar: Wargame 24.9%, Flight 23.6%, Vehicular Combat 17%, Historical 13.4%, War 9.6%
- #38 Dangerous Waters
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 399 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
S.C.S. - Dangerous Waters allows you total control over multiple air, surface, and submarine platforms in a modern-day naval environment. Take direct control of individual crew stations and also plan and execute combined arms naval strategies from a top-down 'Commanders Eye' perspective.
Why similar: Submarine 29.3% ★, Naval Combat 29.2% ★, Naval 21.9% ★, Military 11.2%, War 7.7%
- #39 Crash Dive 2
74% matchVery Positive95% of 239 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Submarine 33.4% ★, Naval 23.6% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Historical 9.2%, Military 7.7%
- #40 Cold Waters
73% matchVery Positive87% of 4,718 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Submarine 31.1% ★, Naval Combat 30.7% ★, Naval 21.3% ★, Military 8.2%, War 5.2%
- #41 Carrier Deck
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,079 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Why similar: Naval Combat 66.7% ★, Naval 17.8% ★, Military 9.1%, War 6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #42 Ship Explorer
70% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: Turbine Room StudioPub: Seabank Digital Productions
Windows
You know their stories. Now it's time to step aboard! Board iconic ocean liner and warships from history like SS United States, Morro Castle and more as you explore and learn about the secrets that made them into legends.
Why similar: Naval 44.2% ★, Historical 22.3%, Military 19.9%, Third Person 5.9%, 3D 4%
- #43 Boat Crew
71% matchVery Positive89% of 438 reviews2022
Dev: Tabbing TabbyPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command your crew in Boat Crew, a gripping action-strategy experience amidst the Pacific War. Take charge of a PT boat against Imperial Japan, skillfully managing resources and personnel by any means necessary to ensure victory in this high-stakes conflict.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30% ★, Naval 21.6% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, War 9.6%
- #44 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
71% matchVery Positive87% of 314 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.5% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Naval 19.5% ★, Historical 14.4%, Alternate History 8.6%
- #45 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
68% matchVery Positive92% of 7,828 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 23.3%, Military 16.4%, Wargame 15.8%, Historical 13%, Alternate History 11.2%
- #46 Nuclear Option
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,817 reviews2023
Dev: Shockfront Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.
Why similar: Flight 26.6%, Wargame 24.8%, Military 17.5%, War 14.8%, Physics 8.8%
- #47 Tiny Combat Arena
69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,564 reviews2022
Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.
Why similar: Flight 26.5%, Wargame 20.9%, Vehicular Combat 14.6%, Military 11.8%, 1980s 10.1%
- #48 Sub Command
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 144 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Take charge of the most deadly modern-day submarines in the world - three distinct submarines across two unique and challenging campaigns. Utilize cutting-edge sensor and weapon technology to locate, track and destroy the enemy - even deliver Tomahawk missiles to inland targets.
Why similar: Submarine 26.2% ★, Naval Combat 24% ★, Naval 18.5% ★, Wargame 13.3%, Military 9.6%
- #49 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
72% matchMixed59% of 866 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: Historical 27.7%, Military 27.5%, War 23.8%, Third Person 15%, Action 4.2%
- #50 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
68% matchMixed60% of 267 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Submarine 26.8% ★, Naval Combat 20.3% ★, Naval 17.7% ★, Vehicular Combat 11.7%, Wargame 10.9%
- #51 Helicopter Gunship DEX
67% matchVery Positive87% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Jimmy Arcade Limited
Windows
Fly helicopter gunships in a tactical combat sim inspired by 90s classics. Master scalable flight controls, sensors and weapons across several combat zones. Tackle procedurally generated missions that play out differently each time. Play with gamepad, mouse and keyboard, or full HOTAS controls.
Why similar: Flight 27.4%, Wargame 24%, Vehicular Combat 14.7%, Military 9.5%, War 9.1%
- #52 Project Wingman
66% matchVery Positive94% of 21,846 reviews2020
Dev: Sector D2
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
Why similar: Flight 53.1%, Military 19.8%, War 17.2%, Third Person 4.8%, Action 3.9%
- #53 Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 924 reviews2017
Dev: ACE MADDOX
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
FLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINA is an air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2.
Why similar: Flight 53.6%, Historical 14.4%, Military 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 8.4%, Third Person 6.9%
- #54 Dieselpunk Wars
69% matchMixed63% of 157 reviews2021
Dev: Image Power S.A.Pub: CreativeForge Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dieselpunk Wars is a vehicle building game, focused on combat with advanced physics and damage simulation. Use over 300 elements to build a war machine of your dreams. Construct vehicles that ride on the ground, soar through the skies, or dive underwater. Prepare for combat and test your skills!
Why similar: Submarine 17.7% ★, Naval 16.6% ★, Naval Combat 15.9% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.5%, Flight 13.7%
- #55 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21% ★, Naval 18.7% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Alternate History 12.4%, Military 10.2%
- #56 Skies above the Great War
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Puntigames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.
Why similar: Flight 28.7%, Wargame 27.4%, Historical 19.5%, Vehicular Combat 12.8%, Third Person 5.5%
- #57 Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
70% matchMixed54% of 558 reviews2012
Dev: Games Farm
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
True heroes know no bounds!Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy. Climb into the cockpit and re-live the most famous battles of the War in the Pacific.
Why similar: Flight 86.1%, Action 13.9%
- #58 WWII Online
67% matchMixed51% of 3,792 reviews2023
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!
Why similar: Flight 46.1%, Vehicular Combat 16.9%, Wargame 13.5%, Historical 9.6%, Military 9.4%