- #1 War Mongrels
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 14.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 9.5%, RTS 8.6%, Co-op Campaign 7.2% ★, Isometric 7.2%
- #2 Partisans 1941
96% matchVery Positive82% of 8,592 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 28.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, Stealth 12.5%, Isometric 9.4%, Tactical 7.2%
- #3 Commandos: Origins
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,206 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Real Time Tactics 15.2%, World War II 15% ★, RTS 13%, Isometric 9.4%, Military 8.1%
- #4 Classified: France '44
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 931 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 22.8 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 26.7% ★, Military 11.7%, Historical 11.1%, Isometric 10.9%, Stealth 10.8%
- #5 Red Glare
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 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: Real Time Tactics 15.5%, World War II 15.3% ★, Isometric 11.5%, Military 9.4%, Historical 8.4%
- #6 Last Train Home
94% matchVery Positive87% of 5,205 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 13.3 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: Real Time Tactics 23.3%, RTS 22%, Historical 13.5%, War 9.6%, Strategy 9.1%
- #7 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
93% matchVery Positive86% of 2,777 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 27.9% ★, Stealth 14.6%, Tactical 11.3%, Strategy 10.6%, RTS 8.3%
- #8 Forgotten but Unbroken
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 254 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 22.4% ★, Isometric 14.6%, Historical 12.4%, Military 11.5%, Tactical 7.7%
- #9 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
92% matchVery Positive90% of 3,945 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.0 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 28.4% ★, Stealth 16%, RTS 9.4%, Tactical 9.4%, Real Time Tactics 9.4%
- #10 Tempest Rising
90% matchVery Positive88% of 10,866 reviews2025
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.1 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 61.2%, Strategy 17.8%, Isometric 8%, War 5.1%, Military 4.8%
- #11 Desperados III
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,197 reviews2020
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 17.0 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 21.2%, Isometric 15.4%, Tactical 10.5%, Strategy 9.2%
- #12 Intravenous 2
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,213 reviews2024
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 28.1%, Tactical 21.5%, Realistic 16.5%, Top-Down 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.1%
- #13 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, RTS 14.9%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Historical 10.9%, Military 8.8%
- #14 Undying Symphony
87% matchVery Positive84% of 184 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 44.7% ★, Historical 18.7%, Military 16%, Realistic 9.1%, Atmospheric 5%
- #15 Deadly Dozen
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 61 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 37.5% ★, Military 17.3%, War 11.1%, Tactical 9.9%, Stealth 9.8%
- #16 Project Wunderwaffe
86% matchMixed58% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 37.6% ★, Military 17.8%, Historical 12.8%, War 11.6%, Tactical 8.7%
- #17 Sumerian Six
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,086 reviews2024
Dev: ArtificerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 23.9%, War 19.8%, Stealth 17.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, World War II 9.7% ★
- #18 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
86% matchMixed62% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 17.4% ★, Real Time Tactics 11.8%, RTS 11.1%, Isometric 8.6%, Military 7.7%
- #19 Men of War II
83% matchMixed61% of 7,210 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 21.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.3%, RTS 13.3%, Military 9.8%, Historical 8.8%
- #20 Deadly Dozen: Pacific Theater
84% matchVery Positive88% of 51 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 52.9% ★, Stealth 19.7%, War 14.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Combat 2.8%
- #21 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
85% matchMixed62% of 1,117 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.1 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 28.9% ★, Stealth 14.6%, RTS 11.8%, Tactical 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 9.3%
- #22 Long Gone Days
82% matchVery Positive89% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: This I DreamtPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.
Why similar: Military 54.2%, War 29.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Singleplayer 4%
- #23 Broken Lines
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 693 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 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 33% ★, War 22.6%, Historical 18%, Top-Down 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%
- #24 Insurgency
81% matchVery Positive92% of 124,756 reviews2014
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.1 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 23.8%, Realistic 20.4%, Tactical 20.3%, Co-op 10.5%, War 10%
- #25 Radio General
80% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 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 27.7% ★, RTS 14.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.6%, Military 10.1%, War 9.1%
- #26 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 753 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 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 53.6% ★, RTS 20.8%, Strategy 18%, War 7.6%
- #27 Six Days in Fallujah
77% matchVery Positive80% of 15,977 reviews2023
Dev: Highwire GamesPub: Victura
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.4 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 20.1%, Stealth 13.8%, Tactical 12%, Historical 11.9%, War 11.9%
- #28 Sniper Elite V2
79% matchVery Positive88% of 25,410 reviews
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.2 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 42.4% ★, Stealth 24.1%, Co-op 10.9%, War 7.1%, Historical 4.9%
- #29 DIRECT CONTACT
79% matchMostly Negative31% of 484 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 23.3%, Military 16.4%, Historical 13.7%, Stealth 13.4%, Realistic 9.9%
- #30 Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue
78% matchMixed67% of 331 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 35.9% ★, Military 18.5%, Historical 13.5%, War 11.7%, Real Time Tactics 10.9%
- #31 Godless Tactics
77% matchVery Positive95% of 109 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 90.7%, Singleplayer 9.3%
- #32 Hidden & Dangerous: Action Pack
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 182 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
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 68.7% ★, Strategy 31.3%
- #33 This War of Mine
75% matchVery Positive94% of 96,656 reviews2014
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 16.6 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 33.5%, Stealth 19.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Realistic 12.7%, Atmospheric 12%
- #34 Syrian Warfare
76% matchVery Positive87% of 5,412 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 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 20.3%, RTS 19%, Military 15.8%, Historical 11.8%, Realistic 8.6%
- #35 Aircraft Carrier Survival
76% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 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 46.1% ★, War 15.9%, Realistic 13.5%, Tactical 13.1%, Strategy 9.5%
- #36 Chains of Freedom
73% matchVery Positive81% of 494 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 23.9%, Tactical 23%, Realistic 15.9%, Strategy 14.6%, Action-Adventure 12.5%
- #37 Squad 22: ZOV
74% matchMixed59% of 647 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 24.5%, Real Time Tactics 24.3%, Military 13.6%, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 8.6%
- #38 Faces of War
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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 50.5% ★, RTS 20.2%, Strategy 13.4%, War 10.4%, Co-op 5.6%
- #39 Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance
72% matchVery Positive83% of 4,151 reviews2024
Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Real Time Tactics 32%, RTS 30.2%, Military 21.2%, Strategy 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #40 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
74% 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 24.1% ★, Real Time Tactics 15.8%, RTS 14.1%, Historical 13.1%, Military 13%
- #41 Day of Infamy
73% matchVery Positive82% of 22,115 reviews2017
Dev: New World Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 20.9 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 45% ★, Military 13.2%, War 11.3%, Realistic 7.8%, Tactical 6.3%
- #42 Raid on Taihoku
72% matchVery Positive82% of 193 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 40.8% ★, Historical 24.9%, War 21.4%, Story Rich 5.7%, Top-Down 4.7%
- #43 Steel Division: Normandy 44
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 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 37.5% ★, RTS 20.6%, Military 12.7%, Strategy 6.9%, War 6.3%
- #44 Dustwind: Resistance
70% matchVery Positive87% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Dustwind StudiosPub: Z-Software GmbH
Windows
Dustwind: Resistance is a single-player tactical game. Lead your squad—including your dog—against a brutal raider army. Pause to plan tactics. Use overwhelming firepower, stealth, traps, turrets, or an armored car to outmaneuver enemies. Protect your home and freedom. No surrender!
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 31.2%, Isometric 23.3%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Tactical 11.4%, Strategy 10.8%
- #45 Squad 44
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,290 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.
Why similar: World War II 40.3% ★, Military 18.1%, War 9.7%, Realistic 8.6%, Historical 7.9%
- #46 The Day Of Survival
71% matchMixed46% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: xHARDHeMPuS
Windows
The Day Of Survival Immerse yourself in a post-apocalyptic world where every decision is crucial. "The Day Of Survival" is a thrilling survival game that challenges players to explore a harsh, unforgiving landscape filled with zombies and enemy soldiers.
Why similar: Atmospheric 54.4%, Combat 38.9%, Singleplayer 6.7%
- #47 Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
69% matchVery Positive93% of 4,731 reviews2021
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 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 23.7%, Isometric 15.6%, RTS 15.6%, Stealth 14.2%, Historical 9.4%
- #48 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
67% matchNo user reviews91% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
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 20.7%, RTS 20.6%, Military 15.9%, War 10.1%, Strategy 8.2%
- #49 Wonhon: A Vengeful Spirit
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: BUSAN SANAI GAMESPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Сreated by a solo developer, Wonhon is a paranormal stealth-action and tactics game about a young Korean girl killed in a military conflict and returned from the dead to exact her revenge.
Why similar: Real Time Tactics 21%, Stealth 18.5%, Isometric 16.4%, Historical 13.3%, Tactical 9.9%
- #50 Skirmish Line
70% matchVery Positive88% of 361 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 51.4% ★, RTS 13.7%, Strategy 9.5%, War 9.3%, Tactical 8.1%
- #51 Grit and Valor - 1949
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 318 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 24.9% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.8%, RTS 16.5%, Military 12%, Historical 10.4%
- #52 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.6 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 32.2% ★, Stealth 13.3%, Tactical 11.7%, RTS 11.6%, Military 9%
- #53 World Titans War
69% matchMixed60% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: PROMVI GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in an epic survival experience in WW2! You'll have the chance to choose your path: will you be a civilian surviving in a war-torn world, or a military strategist leading your troops to victory? Get ready for an intense and exciting gameplay experience! Play now!
Why similar: World War II 43.3% ★, Tactical 21.1%, Co-op 18.3%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Strategy 8.1%
- #54 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
68% matchMixed65% of 1,373 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 46% ★, Historical 40.6%, Strategy 13.4%
- #55 1943 Deadly Desert
69% matchMixed63% of 111 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 39.4% ★, Isometric 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Military 10.8%, War 9.4%
- #56 Aliens: Dark Descent
64% matchVery Positive88% of 17,771 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: RTS 22.8%, Real Time Tactics 22.2%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 9.8%, Isometric 8.8%
- #57 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
67% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 36.7% ★, Military 20.7%, Historical 15.2%, War 14.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #58 The Red Solstice
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,551 reviews2015
Dev: Ironward
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.8 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 23.4%, Real Time Tactics 21.5%, Tactical 12.8%, Co-op 11.7%, Top-Down 8.5%
- #59 Warlords Battleground: Extraction
62% matchVery Positive85% of 392 reviews2026
Dev: 绝汪
Windows
Search, fight, escape, flip your fate! In a Three Kingdoms world split across thirteen provinces, form a pact with the Dragon Maiden and explore war-torn fragments. Loot, battle, manage your gear—each run is a high-stakes gamble where your ending is yours to write.
Why similar: Historical 35.4%, War 27.4%, Real Time Tactics 23.8%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #60 Crash Dive 2
66% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: World War II 28.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 16.8%, Tactical 9.6%, Stealth 9.5%, Military 9.1%