- #1 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
97% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, Grand Strategy 18.2% ★, RTS 14.1%, Historical 12.3%, Wargame 11.3%
- #2 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
96% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 33.4% ★, Grand Strategy 27.2% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Strategy 7.5%, Simulation 5.7%
- #3 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,076 reviews2011
Dev: Martin IvanovPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.
Why similar: World War II 34.4% ★, Grand Strategy 29% ★, Historical 11.1%, Wargame 11.1%, Strategy 6.7%
- #4 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 490 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 42.8% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Historical 8.8%, RTS 8.6%, Strategy 8.6%
- #5 Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
94% matchVery Positive86% of 660 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 35.6% ★, World War II 35.1% ★, Historical 13.3%, Strategy 11.1%, RTS 4.9%
- #6 Real-Time General
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows
Take command and join 400 players in a massive WW2 strategy game lasting TWO-MONTHS in real-time. Queue up commands and watch them play out over the day. Collaborate, strategize and relive D-Day like never before.
Why similar: World War II 28.3% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Wargame 17.2%, RTS 11.9%, Historical 8.5%
- #7 Hearts of Iron III
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,055 reviews2009
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Why similar: World War II 37.3% ★, Grand Strategy 33.9% ★, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 5.9%, Wargame 4.5%
- #8 Firefight
92% matchVery Positive86% of 340 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 28.8% ★, Grand Strategy 16.7% ★, Wargame 16.7%, RTS 12.2%, Historical 8.8%
- #9 Steel Division 2
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,488 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Grand Strategy 15.7% ★, RTS 14.7%, Wargame 11.7%, Historical 8.7%
- #10 Making History II: The War of the World
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 397 reviews2010
Dev: Muzzy Lane SoftwarePub: Factus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What if Germany won the Battle of Britain? What if Moscow fell in 1942?You’re in charge. Anything can happen and history will never repeat itself in this classic WWII grand strategy game MAKING HISTORY II: The War of the World. Are you ready to battle for global dominance?
Why similar: World War II 38.6% ★, Grand Strategy 33.5% ★, Historical 10.1%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 7%
- #11 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
90% matchVery Positive90% of 139 reviews2021
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac
Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, Grand Strategy 28.8% ★, Wargame 19%, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 5.5%
- #12 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
89% matchMixed44% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
"The Battle of the Bulge" continues the epic saga of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Close Combat series. Whether you command American or German troops, you decide when and where they will be deployed. History in the making is in your hands!
Why similar: World War II 36.7% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Historical 11.1%, Strategy 8.6%, Tactical 7.4%
- #13 战争与和平
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 我爱云云
Windows
不局限于经典沙盘战略框架的传统玩法:AI开始具备闪电战,大纵深战术的指挥能力;步炮/步坦等不同部队可以协同作战;海军可直接炮击沿岸陆军,空军战略轰炸机可以持续削弱未交战区;更真实的数值、多剧本随机事件驱动剧情等玩法下的大兵团即时战略游戏。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33% ★, World War II 30.6% ★, Wargame 22.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Simulation 3.3%
- #14 Close Combat
88% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 37.7% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Historical 10.7%, RTS 10.4%, Strategy 8.5%
- #15 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
86% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 36% ★, Wargame 22.6%, Strategy 8.8%, Historical 8.1%, RTS 7.2%
- #16 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
87% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 37.6% ★, Wargame 20.1%, RTS 10.7%, Strategy 10.2%, Historical 7.5%
- #17 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
86% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 37.2% ★, Wargame 18.4%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Tactical 7.9%
- #18 History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms
84% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Uncle GoodBen
Windows
Set in the Three Kingdoms period of late Eastern Han China, the game History of Kingdoms: Three Kingdoms aims for players to choose from various competing warlords, unify the divided world, survive, and become the ultimate victor.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 34.3% ★, Wargame 21.5%, RTS 18.4%, Historical 10.6%, Strategy 10.3%
- #19 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,115 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 41.8% ★, Wargame 18.7%, RTS 9.7%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 7.8%
- #20 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
84% 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: World War II 23.6% ★, Grand Strategy 21.4% ★, Wargame 14.3%, RTS 12.7%, Historical 8.4%
- #21 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
83% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 38.6% ★, Wargame 21.1%, Historical 14.6%, RTS 9.9%, Strategy 9%
- #22 WARCOM: Fortress Europe
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BROKE PROTOCOL
Windows
Command WWII divisions from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Berlin in a hybrid operational-tactical wargame, directing strategy, logistics, and real-time platoon-level battles in a fully persistent and procedural 3D world.
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Wargame 22.1%, RTS 14.8%, Historical 8.5%, Strategy 5.6%
- #23 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
81% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
Why similar: World War II 40% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Historical 11.9%, Strategy 10.1%, Simulation 9.4%
- #24 Steel Division: Normandy 44
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,296 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 48.5% ★, RTS 20.3%, Wargame 8.6%, Strategy 6.9%, Tactical 5.3%
- #25 Firearms Factory
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Triplex TerminalPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Firearms Factory is a WWII strategy game focused on weapon manufacturing and logistics. Starting in 1939, you manage a German war factory, expanding control over key regions by supplying battlefronts. Balance production, logistics, and territorial defense on the path to nuclear weapon development.
Why similar: World War II 31.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, RTS 11.9%, Wargame 10.9%, Historical 10.3%
- #26 东方崛起
80% matchMixed64% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 我爱云云
Windows
无缝合全新超大沙盘大战略即时游戏 游戏第一个剧本为三国时代(不代表只结束于这一个时代和剧本) 游戏中包含1200多个据点,100多个家族,近百个势力。每个士兵代表1000人,千级士兵规模来还原百万军队。 游戏依托大量历史真实数据从补给中心,物资运输,战争机制,政治,经济,贸易等因素重新设计了新的游戏玩法。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, RTS 19.9%, Wargame 19.8%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy 8.1%
- #27 Hearts of Iron IV
78% matchVery Positive90% of 365,090 reviews2016
Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 31.0 hrsMean: 295.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Why similar: World War II 35.5% ★, Grand Strategy 28.4% ★, Historical 13.2%, RTS 7.1%, Strategy 6.9%
- #28 卢沟桥事变
79% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: 文墨
Windows
The game begins on July 7, 1937. You can choose either of the two major forces located in Nanjing and Yan'an at that time, or operate the regular army to fight frontally, or develop guerrillas to attack the enemy's rear and save the precarious country!
Why similar: World War II 32.9% ★, Wargame 24.2%, Grand Strategy 18.8% ★, Historical 7.9%, Strategy 5.6%
- #29 Supreme Ruler 1936
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Wargame 14.6%, RTS 11.9%, Historical 11.6%
- #30 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
78% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: World War II 28.2% ★, Grand Strategy 26.9% ★, Wargame 22%, Historical 12.6%, Strategy 8.3%
- #31 Unity of Command II
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,133 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: World War II 39.1% ★, Grand Strategy 20.5% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 7.7%, Strategy 7.3%
- #32 逐鹿汉末:三国
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: VOWZIN GAME
Windows
这款游戏邀请您来到精彩刺激且充满变革的东汉末年三国时代,以前所未见的自由、深度及历史真实性,进行称霸天下一统中原的征程。
Why similar: Grand Strategy 40.6% ★, Wargame 27.4%, Historical 18.2%, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #33 Supremacy: Call of War 1942
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 6,243 reviews2017
Dev: Bytro Labs GmbH
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 2 in this persisting long-term strategy game. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time. Research top secret weapons of World War 2 and become the one true superpower!
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Historical 9.5%, RTS 8.3%
- #34 Battleplan
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games Inc.Pub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battleplan is a historical, WW2 real-time strategy game of unparalleled realism and simulation. Fight across massive battlefields created from real-world geographic data. Create your army by customizing your order of battle and chain of command. Draw directly on the map to create elaborate plans.
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Grand Strategy 21.3% ★, RTS 16%, Wargame 13.3%, Historical 12.7%
- #35 Clash of Irons
76% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: HQ Games
Windows
Real-time tank RPG+SLG game. It recreates the classic tanks of World War II and restores the shocking war scenes with fantasy World War II plots. Command your futuristic tanks across history and rekindle your war spirit with the will of iron and blood.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Grand Strategy 19.6% ★, Wargame 18.2%, RTS 12.7%, Tactical 6.1%
- #36 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps throws you into the heat of the most dramatic battles of World War II. Lead the invasion of Crete in May 1941, engage the enemy in the African desert from 1940 to 1942 and land in the middle of the fierce defensive battles for Italy and Sicily.
Why similar: World War II 34% ★, Wargame 22.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Historical 12.2%, Simulation 11.5%
- #37 States of Power
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sarunas
Windows
Lead your nation in this strategy wargame set during WWII. Build up the economy, command unit divisions and dominate the world, online or in singleplayer! Create custom and alternate history scenarios, simulate them or play as one of the nations.
Why similar: World War II 26.8% ★, Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, Wargame 17.1%, RTS 11.7%, Historical 9.6%
- #38 Surabaya Inferno
74% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: Wargame 22.6%, World War II 20.1% ★, RTS 19.2%, Historical 14.5%, Strategy 6.8%
- #39 Divided Empire: SENGOKU
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Composition GS
Windows
Lead your clan through Japan's turbulent Sengoku period. Craft wise strategies to expand your domain and use cunning tactics to defeat your enemies on the battlefield. Emerge victorious, restore order, and claim the title of Shogun!
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33.9% ★, Historical 16.9%, RTS 16.4%, Wargame 15%, Strategy 9.1%
- #40 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
72% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 31.1% ★, Grand Strategy 18.9% ★, Wargame 15.7%, RTS 13.8%, Historical 11.9%
- #41 Pacific Fire
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wirraway Software
Windows
Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II using a node-based map, rather than hexes. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945.
Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Grand Strategy 19.1% ★, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 5%
- #42 Making History: The Calm & the Storm
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 625 reviews2007
Dev: Muzzy LanePub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.
Why similar: World War II 39.5% ★, Grand Strategy 36.8% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Historical 9.9%
- #43 Grand Tactician: Napoleonic Wars (1792-1815)
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grand Engineer Corps
Windows
Fight the campaigns and battles of Napoleon from the French Revolutionary Wars all the way to Waterloo’s muddy, crimson fields.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 31.2% ★, Historical 18.5%, RTS 16.7%, Wargame 15%, Strategy 9.8%
- #44 Radio Commander: Pacific '41
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Squadron StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Command operations in the Pacific War by analyzing reports, issuing radio orders, and making strategic decisions. This new title in the Radio Commander series enhances realism, focusing on situational awareness built through radio communications.
Why similar: World War II 26.5% ★, Grand Strategy 20.1% ★, Wargame 13.1%, RTS 13%, Historical 11.8%
- #45 Bomber Command
71% matchMostly Negative38% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: Silent S Studios, LLC
Windows
Take command of what would become the greatest air armada in history! Build, plan, coordinate, and command your forces into a mighty aerial armada against a smart German economy that adapts to your attacks, researches tech, and smartly reacts to your moves. Take over the Bomber Command.
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Grand Strategy 26.7% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Historical 12.3%, Simulation 5.5%
- #46 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
71% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: World War II 25.7% ★, Grand Strategy 19.2% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 13.3%, RTS 11.5%
- #47 Battlefield Commander WWII
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, Wargame 18.6%, RTS 15.6%, Historical 12.1%, Realistic 6.6%
- #48 Total Victory: World Conflict 1939-1945
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kraken Studios
Windows
The ultimate turn-based World War 2 grand strategy game wargamers have been yearning for decades. The best ideas born from players and from wargames so huge they overtook your dining room table, and your wife’s patience. From the developer of the WarPlan series.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 33% ★, World War II 21% ★, Wargame 20.9%, Historical 11%, Strategy 8.9%
- #49 Flames in Modern Europe
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Volodymyr Marsenko
Windows · Mac
A real-time global strategy game about the Old Continent! You are the leader of the state, and you must discover new technologies, build a powerful economy, armed forces and even nuclear weapons! But remember - the opposition will always be breathing down your neck...
Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.5% ★, Wargame 22.1%, RTS 15.7%, Historical 11.2%, Realistic 5.6%
- #50 Theatre of War: Rearmed
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sergey SolomanichevPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Command real-time WWII battles across the complete Theatre of War series, unified on the latest version of its original engine. Experience deep tactical combat, realistic ballistics, and over 100 missions, enhanced for modern systems.
Why similar: Wargame 23%, RTS 20.3%, World War II 19.6% ★, Historical 11.9%, Strategy 10%
- #51 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
69% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: Wargame 22%, RTS 19.6%, World War II 18.8% ★, Historical 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%
- #52 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
70% matchMixed55% of 252 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 44.9% ★, Wargame 22.6%, RTS 21.8%, Strategy 8.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #53 Destiny of the World
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Fiddlyware
Windows · Linux
WWII grand strategy game where planning and logistics are foundations of successful campaigns: simultaneous weekly turns, convoy warfare, production, trade, research, espionage and command from 1939 to 1945. Control a single major power, or the entire Axis or Allied command.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 32.3% ★, Wargame 28.1%, World War II 20.4% ★, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 5.3%
- #54 Panzer Strike
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 34.8% ★, RTS 16.8%, Wargame 13.1%, Historical 13%, Tactical 7%
- #55 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,013 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 46.4% ★, Wargame 21.3%, Strategy 10.2%, Historical 10.1%, Grand Strategy 9.8% ★
- #56 WarPlan
67% matchVery Positive82% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: World War II 31.5% ★, Grand Strategy 24.2% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Historical 13.1%, Simulation 4.9%
- #57 Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: La Forge du Code
Windows
Play as a 7 Years' War general in Kriegsspiel ~ 7 Years' War, a real-time wargame. You command huge armies, but depend on couriers to send orders to your troops, and to be aware of the situation on the battlefield. Think strategically, and send the right orders to win every of your battle!
Why similar: Wargame 31.8%, Historical 20.9%, RTS 20.4%, Strategy 9.1%, Realistic 7.2%
- #58 Sudden Strike 5
65% matchMostly Positive73% of 515 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 36.4% ★, RTS 18%, Wargame 16.6%, Historical 12.5%, Strategy 6%
- #59 Industrial War
67% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Yocone
Windows · Mac
Explore the world In the 1920s, with more than 800 cities and 200 mines. Know your industrial chain and plan the role of each city; know your nation's unique polity structure and adjust your overall strategy. Resist the restlessness of your neighbors, acquire resources, and develop your industry.
Why similar: Grand Strategy 36.2% ★, Wargame 21%, World War II 20.1% ★, Historical 11.6%, Strategy 10.7%
- #60 NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Awakening
65% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,644 reviews2022
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 20.2 hrsMean: 68.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Conquer Warring States Japan under one banner
Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.5% ★, Wargame 23.7%, RTS 16%, Historical 14.8%, Tactical 6.1%