- #1 War Mongrels
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,485 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: World War II 14.5% ★, Co-op Campaign 10.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.1%, RTS 8.8%, Isometric 7.4%
- #2 Partisans 1941
96% matchVery Positive82% of 8,737 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 30.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 19.6%, Stealth 12.2%, Isometric 9.7%, Tactical 6.8%
- #3 Commandos: Origins
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,508 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Why similar: World War II 16.3% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, RTS 14%, Isometric 10.4%, Military 8.7%
- #4 Classified: France '44
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,016 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Military 11.9%, Isometric 11.3%, Historical 10.5%, Stealth 10.4%
- #5 Last Train Home
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,502 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.
Why similar: RTS 23.3%, Real Time Tactics 23%, Historical 12.8%, War 9.5%, Strategy 8.8%
- #6 Red Glare
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.
Why similar: World War II 16.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 16%, Isometric 12.7%, Military 10.3%, Historical 8.5%
- #7 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
93% matchVery Positive86% of 2,823 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Why similar: World War II 29.1% ★, Stealth 14.2%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 10.4%, RTS 8.5%
- #8 Forgotten but Unbroken
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 23.1% ★, Isometric 15.1%, Historical 11.7%, Military 11.7%, Top-Down 7.7%
- #9 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
92% matchVery Positive90% of 4,033 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: World War II 29.5% ★, Stealth 15.6%, RTS 9.7%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Tactical 8.6%
- #10 Desperados III
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,578 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Desperados III is a story-driven, hardcore tactical stealth game, set in a ruthless Wild West scenario. Play smart if you want to succeed. A good plan can make the difference between survival and finding yourself at the business end of a pistol.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 32.4%, Stealth 21%, Isometric 16.1%, Tactical 9.9%, Strategy 9.1%
- #11 Operation Osama Bin Laden
91% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Shrimasis Rout
Windows
Upon discovering the location of the Al-Qaeda leader in exile, the US Army sends their best commandos to northern Pakistan. Take control of these commandos, send them behind enemy territories on a hazardous mission, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: RTS 20.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, Military 15.2%, Stealth 13.6%, War 7.6%
- #12 Tempest Rising
89% matchVery Positive87% of 11,874 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Command distinct factions in a desperate struggle for power and resources in Tempest Rising - a classic RTS set on Earth after a nuclear war.
Why similar: RTS 61.9%, Strategy 17.1%, Isometric 8.1%, War 5%, Military 4.9%
- #13 Men of War II
88% matchMixed61% of 7,460 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 22.4% ★, RTS 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Military 10.1%, Historical 8.4%
- #14 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 788 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: World War II 55% ★, RTS 20.6%, Strategy 17.1%, War 7.2%
- #15 Undying Symphony
86% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: World War II 45.9% ★, Historical 17.6%, Military 16.3%, Realistic 9.5%, Atmospheric 4.9%
- #16 Broken Lines
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 701 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: World War II 37.4% ★, War 24.4%, Historical 18.7%, Top-Down 9.9%, Strategy 6.9%
- #17 Sumerian Six
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,242 reviews2024
Dev: ArtificerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.8%, War 19.5%, Stealth 17.1%, Atmospheric 12%, World War II 10.1% ★
- #18 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
87% matchMixed62% of 1,136 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines in the European theater of World War II.
Why similar: World War II 30.1% ★, Stealth 14.1%, RTS 12.2%, Tactical 10.8%, Military 9.2%
- #19 Deadly Dozen
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Infiltrate German occupied territory with your squad of military misfits. Destroy, steal, and kidnap your way out.
Why similar: World War II 38.9% ★, Military 17.8%, War 10.9%, Stealth 9.5%, Tactical 9.2%
- #20 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
83% matchMixed62% of 393 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 18.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.9%, RTS 11.8%, Isometric 9.3%, Military 8.3%
- #21 Project Wunderwaffe
82% matchMixed57% of 481 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?
Why similar: World War II 39% ★, Military 18.4%, Historical 12.2%, War 11.5%, Tactical 8.1%
- #22 Radio General
82% matchVery Positive83% of 552 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 28.6% ★, RTS 15.1%, Real Time Tactics 11.2%, Military 10.8%, War 9%
- #23 Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
81% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: N-Fusion InteractivePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Penetrate the island strongholds of Japanese Imperial forces with your squad of commandos in this tactical World War II first person shooter. Stealth, a cool head and your M1 may buy you one more day. Can you survive the hard-edged intensity of the Pacific theater?
Why similar: World War II 54.6% ★, Stealth 18.5%, War 14.8%, Strategy 8.7%, Combat 2.7%
- #24 Sniper Elite V2
81% matchVery Positive88% of 25,462 reviews
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…
Why similar: World War II 44.4% ★, Stealth 23.5%, Co-op 10.4%, War 7.1%, Historical 4.7%
- #25 Insurgency
79% matchVery Positive92% of 124,773 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience.
Why similar: Military 24.8%, Realistic 21.8%, Tactical 19.1%, Co-op 10.1%, War 10%
- #26 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,904 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes – is a real-time strategy game with a high degree of realism. Relive the Battle of Kiev (2022), a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. Witness the Untold Story of 2022 Through the Eyes of Those Who Fought.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.3%, RTS 21.6%, Military 13.3%, Historical 11.3%, War 7.7%
- #27 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
80% 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 23.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 14.5%, RTS 13.6%, Military 12.6%, Historical 11.7%
- #28 Syrian Warfare
78% matchVery Positive87% of 5,573 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 20%, RTS 19.6%, Military 16.5%, Historical 11.2%, Realistic 9.1%
- #29 Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 193 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The year is 1941. Your special forces team has been shot down deep inside enemy territory and it's now reliant on your cunning and tactical thinking to get them safely across the border. The odds are stacked against you. Have you got what it takes?
Why similar: World War II 70.1% ★, Strategy 29.9%
- #30 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,118 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You have been selected for active service in the Commandos Corps, and must now mobilize in a series of 8 new dangerous missions.
Why similar: World War II 33.4% ★, Stealth 12.8%, RTS 11.9%, Tactical 10.8%, Military 9.2%
- #31 DIRECT CONTACT
77% matchMostly Negative31% of 504 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain 81
Windows
Direct Contact delivers an authentic and immersive first-person, Co-Op tactical experience, built for those who demand realism, strategy, and precision. Operate as Special Forces, utilizing a vast arsenal of real-world weapons and equipment. Engage in dynamic combat.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 23.1%, Military 17.1%, Historical 13.3%, Stealth 13.1%, Realistic 10.6%
- #32 Aircraft Carrier Survival
76% matchMixed60% of 1,229 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: World War II 47.4% ★, War 15.6%, Realistic 14.1%, Tactical 12%, Strategy 9.2%
- #33 Day of Infamy
75% matchVery Positive82% of 22,115 reviews2017
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.
Why similar: World War II 46.1% ★, Military 13.5%, War 11.1%, Realistic 8.2%, Tactical 5.8%
- #34 Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue
75% matchMixed67% of 333 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue is some part of the full version of the game. The gameplay starts in the realities of World War II, the Soviets and Allies are coming. Your task in the game is to keep enemy troops as far away from your base as possible. Fight and survive!
Why similar: World War II 37.1% ★, Military 19%, Historical 12.7%, War 11.5%, Real Time Tactics 10.5%
- #35 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
76% matchMixed65% of 1,393 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: World War II 48% ★, Historical 38.9%, Strategy 13.1%
- #36 Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
72% matchVery Positive83% of 4,443 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance is not just a game; it's an adrenaline-fueled journey where your strategic prowess decides the fate of mankind against the machines. After the machines took over, the greatest threats may not come from the machines but rather from other human survivors.
Why similar: RTS 31.2%, Real Time Tactics 31.1%, Military 21.7%, Strategy 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #37 Long Gone Days
73% matchVery Positive88% of 557 reviews2023
Dev: This I DreamtPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.
Why similar: Military 55.6%, War 29.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #38 Raid on Taihoku
73% matchVery Positive83% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Mizoriot Creative Company LTD.Pub: Loftstar Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Raid On Taihoku is an adventure game with the backdrop of WW2 Taiwan. By controlling the characters pass through different danger and safe zones, you will experience the struggles of human nature and cruelty of war.
Why similar: World War II 41.9% ★, Historical 23.4%, War 20.9%, Story Rich 5.2%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #39 Phantom Doctrine
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,689 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Stealth 40.1%, Strategy 19.4%, Tactical 17.9%, Isometric 15.7%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #40 Six Days in Fallujah
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 16,398 reviews2023
Dev: Highwire GamesPub: Victura
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Six Days in Fallujah is an intensely realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories from one of this century’s toughest urban battles.
Why similar: Military 21.4%, Stealth 13.4%, War 12.1%, Historical 11.5%, Realistic 11.5%
- #41 Survivalist: Invisible Strain
70% matchVery Positive87% of 4,502 reviews2025
Dev: BobPub: Ginormocorp Incorporated
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
Why similar: RTS 53.2%, Stealth 28.7%, Online Co-Op 18.1%
- #42 Skirmish Line
74% matchVery Positive88% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: The Snarktopus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire.
Why similar: World War II 52.7% ★, RTS 13.8%, Strategy 9.1%, War 9.1%, Tactical 7.4%
- #43 Godless Tactics
73% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Strategy 91.1%, Singleplayer 8.9%
- #44 Intravenous 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 4,704 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Why similar: Stealth 30.6%, Tactical 22.4%, Realistic 19.6%, Top-Down 12.3%, Combat 8.5%
- #45 This War of Mine
71% matchVery Positive94% of 97,585 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
Why similar: War 33.7%, Stealth 18.9%, Realistic 13.6%, Strategy 13.5%, Atmospheric 12%
- #46 Every Day We Fight
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 419 reviews2025
Dev: Signal Space Lab
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.
Why similar: Military 37.7%, War 25.4%, Tactical 21.1%, Strategy 13%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #47 Grit and Valor - 1949
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 326 reviews2025
Dev: Milky Tea StudiosPub: Megabit Publishing
Windows · Mac
A dieselpunk real-time tactics roguelite set in an alt-history World War 2. Grit and Valor – 1949 puts you in command of an elite Mech Squadron. Think fast and battle the Evil Axis forces to liberate Europe. Upgrade your Mechs and Pilots and develop new strategies to neutralise the enemy HQ!
Why similar: World War II 25.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.3%, RTS 16.8%, Military 12.3%, Historical 9.8%
- #48 Steel Division: Normandy 44
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,309 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 38.4% ★, RTS 20.8%, Military 12.9%, Strategy 6.6%, War 6.1%
- #49 1943 Deadly Desert
71% matchMixed64% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, Isometric 11.6%, Military 11%, Strategy 10.5%, War 9.2%
- #50 Faces of War
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,212 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.
Why similar: World War II 51.8% ★, RTS 20.2%, Strategy 12.9%, War 10%, Co-op 5.1%
- #51 Squad 22: ZOV
67% matchMixed60% of 655 reviews2025
Dev: SPN StudioPub: Zarobana Entertainment
Windows
Single player tactical action real-time game with active pause to plan orders carefully. Based on real war-time experience of living Russian veterans of war in Ukraine. It's all about modern conflict small infantry groups with some armored vehicle and drone support as well as real events story
Why similar: RTS 25.4%, Real Time Tactics 23.9%, Military 14.2%, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 8.5%
- #52 Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,832 reviews2021
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Aiko's Choice is the anticipated standalone expansion to the acclaimed stealth strategy game Shadow Tactics. Set in Edo Japan, you take control of the skillful kunoichi adept Aiko and her deadly assassin friends to hunt down the ghosts of her past.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 22.8%, Isometric 16.2%, RTS 15.8%, Stealth 13.6%, Historical 8.9%
- #53 Chains of Freedom
66% matchVery Positive81% of 546 reviews2025
Dev: NordcurrentPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
Why similar: Isometric 28.6%, Tactical 24.3%, Realistic 19.2%, Strategy 16.3%, Combat 11.6%
- #54 Blitzkrieg 3
70% matchMixed54% of 7,324 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, RTS 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Military 12.5%, Historical 8.4%
- #55 Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand
66% matchMixed50% of 999 reviews2026
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand delivers a standalone roguelite wave-defense experience for solo and cooperative play. Command and survive against fast-paced escalating enemy waves, intimidating bosses, and dynamic battlefield events. Are you ready to make your final stand?
Why similar: World War II 23.1% ★, RTS 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.6%, Military 10.1%, Historical 8.1%
- #56 First Strike
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,030 reviews2017
Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
FIRST STRIKE is a fast paced real time strategy game where you play one of the twelve biggest nuclear superpowers of the world – from known superpowers like the USA to an upstart hellraiser like North Korea – and try to be the last one remaining when the whole world blows to smithereens.
Why similar: RTS 27.9%, Military 20.7%, War 16.1%, Tactical 10.7%, Top-Down 9.2%
- #57 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
67% matchVery Positive85% of 511 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg is a turn-based strategy set in the period of WW2. It brings a modern look and new features to a good old wargame genre. You are to lead the German Armed forces overcoming unthinkable odds and claiming the ultimate bittersweet victory in Europe. Blitzkrieg is the way!
Why similar: World War II 37.9% ★, Military 21.3%, Historical 14.4%, War 13.8%, Strategy 6.4%
- #58 Sudden Strike 5
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 771 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 25.5% ★, RTS 16.1%, Isometric 12%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Military 10.1%
- #59 The Red Solstice
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,559 reviews2015
Dev: Ironward
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.
Why similar: RTS 24.6%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Tactical 12.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Top-Down 8.8%