- #1 Call to Arms
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,853 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.
Why similar: Military 25.9%, RTS 16.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Real-Time 9.3% ★, War 9.3%
- #2 Wargame: Red Dragon
89% matchVery Positive89% of 19,610 reviews2014
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 52.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.
Why similar: Military 23.1%, RTS 21%, Strategy 13.6%, Wargame 11.9%, Real Time Tactics 7.5%
- #3 Wargame: Airland Battle
86% matchVery Positive87% of 4,438 reviews2013
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
2 SIDES, 12 NATIONS, 750 UNITS: THE STRATEGY GAME REFERENCE IS BACK! Richer, more beautiful and more accessible, Wargame AirLand Battle is the sequel to the explosive real-time strategy game Wargame European Escalation! 1985.
Why similar: Military 24.9%, RTS 19.4%, Strategy 13.3%, Wargame 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%
- #4 Syrian Warfare
84% matchVery Positive87% of 5,404 reviews2017
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.
Why similar: Military 19.6%, RTS 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.2%, Wargame 12.6%, Modern 9.7%
- #5 Wargame: European Escalation
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,381 reviews2012
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
The New Fatal Error DLC includes a new 5-mission Operation and touch-screen controls.
Why similar: Military 21.9%, RTS 19.4%, Strategy 14.7%, Wargame 12.1%, Real Time Tactics 8%
- #6 Broken Arrow
82% matchMixed55% of 28,686 reviews2025
Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 35.7 hrsMean: 76.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.
Why similar: Wargame 17.4%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.8%, Modern 12.7%, Strategy 10.8%
- #7 War Room
83% matchMixed53% of 685 reviews2020
Dev: Binge Gaming OU
Windows
War Room is a realistic strategy, taking you straight into the heat of the war in Afghanistan.
Why similar: Military 18.7%, RTS 13.9%, Real Time Tactics 9.9%, Real-Time 8.9% ★, War 8.6%
- #8 Starship Troopers: Terran Command
81% matchVery Positive87% of 11,692 reviews2022
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Lead the Mobile Infantry in this RTS game set in the Starship Troopers film universe. Balance your army composition with a diverse set of unit types, overcome line-of-sight and line-of-fire challenges through tactical positioning, and use special abilities to smash the Arachnid hordes!
Why similar: RTS 23.1%, Military 19.9%, Strategy 14.9%, Real-Time 9.6% ★, War 8.7%
- #9 Command: Modern Operations
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,559 reviews2019
Dev: Command Development TeamPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.
Why similar: Military 33.9%, Wargame 15%, Simulation 14.3%, RTS 13.7%, Strategy 9.9%
- #10 Regiments
76% matchVery Positive87% of 2,808 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: Wargame 15.2%, RTS 14.7%, Military 14.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.6%, War 8.7%
- #11 WARNO
75% matchVery Positive81% of 14,866 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Military 23.2%, Wargame 16.3%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14%, War 9.4%
- #12 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
76% matchVery Positive91% of 45,979 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: Military 19.8%, RTS 19%, Strategy 18%, War 13.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%
- #13 Master of Command
71% matchVery Positive92% of 3,105 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.
Why similar: Military 22.1%, RTS 16%, Real Time Tactics 13%, Wargame 12.1%, War 11.6%
- #14 Steel Division 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,432 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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: Military 23.2%, RTS 19.7%, Strategy 12.3%, Wargame 11.2%, War 10%
- #15 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: RTS 25%, Military 23.8%, Strategy 13.6%, War 8.5%, Wargame 7.6%
- #16 Arma Reforger
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 47,050 reviews2023
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 85.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.
Why similar: Military 34%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, War 10.5%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 9%
- #17 Ultimate General: Gettysburg
73% matchVery Positive81% of 2,701 reviews2014
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.
Why similar: RTS 21.5%, Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 17.2%, Military 12.9%, Tactical 9.4%
- #18 Armored Brigade
71% matchVery Positive89% of 359 reviews2019
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade is a real-time tactical wargame, focusing on realism and playability. In Armored Brigade the Cold War has turned hot, and Europe is once again torn apart by conflict. An "Iron Curtain" divides the Western Powers gathered together under the NATO banner from the Soviet Union
Why similar: Strategy 25.6%, Simulation 21.1%, Wargame 17.5%, Military 14.5%, RTS 12.8%
- #19 Men of War: Vietnam
72% matchMixed64% of 1,312 reviews2011
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.
Why similar: Strategy 25.3%, RTS 19.8%, Military 15.6%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, War 13.9%
- #20 Men of War: Assault Squad
70% matchVery Positive88% of 5,096 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: Military 21.4%, Strategy 19.1%, RTS 16.9%, War 12.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%
- #21 Combat Mission Black Sea
68% matchVery Positive84% of 556 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Military 24.3%, Wargame 20.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Simulation 10%, War 9.8%
- #22 Men of War™
69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,791 reviews2009
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.
Why similar: Strategy 21.9%, RTS 19.7%, Military 18.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.1%, War 8.2%
- #23 Combat Mission Cold War
67% matchMixed68% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
CM Cold War is set in the tipping-point years of a conflict that gripped the world for 45 years. Between 1979-1982, both the NATO and Soviet Warsaw Pact militaries began the shift away from industrialized warfare of the early 20th century and towards the modern digital battlefield of today.
Why similar: Military 23.2%, Wargame 19.4%, Strategy 12.7%, Modern 11.3%, Simulation 10.4%
- #24 Carrier Command 2
66% matchVery Positive82% of 3,650 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Military 19.9%, RTS 18.6%, Wargame 15.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.6%, War 12.8%
- #25 Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition
68% matchMixed67% of 3,289 reviews2015
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Act of Aggression – Reboot Edition brings the techno-thriller RTS game Act of Aggression to a higher level. The Reboot Edition offers a full gameplay overhaul in skirmish mode against the AI and in your multiplayer battles.
Why similar: RTS 37%, Military 26.6%, Strategy 18.7%, War 8.4%, Real-Time 2.7% ★
- #26 Sudden Strike 4
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,169 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: RTS 20.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.4%, Strategy 15.6%, Military 10.7%, War 10.7%
- #27 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
63% matchVery Positive85% of 30,724 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?
Why similar: Military 25.2%, RTS 21.8%, Real Time Tactics 20.1%, War 13.8%, Strategy 11.9%
- #28 Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 12,755 reviews2025
Dev: KillHouse Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Command military Special Ops Teams in gripping tactical combat against a Middle East-based terrorist network. Sequel to RockPaperShotgun's "Best Tactics Game of 2014".
Why similar: Military 25.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.2%, RTS 12.9%, Tactical 10.7%, War 9.8%
- #29 Close Combat: The Bloody First
66% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: Military 21.9%, Wargame 13.6%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Real-Time 12.5% ★, Strategy 10.6%
- #30 Total Conflict: Resistance
62% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,942 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Military 19.9%, RTS 16%, Wargame 14%, Real Time Tactics 13%, War 11.3%
- #31 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
63% matchVery Positive89% of 1,096 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: Wargame 18.4%, Strategy 16.9%, Military 16.7%, Simulation 14.7%, RTS 13.1%
- #32 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
62% matchVery Positive81% of 843 reviews2020
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 70.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.
Why similar: Military 23.1%, RTS 20.9%, Wargame 18.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Simulation 9.2%
- #33 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
59% matchVery Positive90% of 5,446 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 37.1 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: Military 24.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, Real-Time 14% ★, Strategy 10.7%, War 10.6%
- #34 UBOAT
59% matchVery Positive85% of 25,675 reviews2024
Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 51.0 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: Military 34.3%, RTS 17.9%, War 16.5%, Simulation 11.4%, Sandbox 9.4%
- #35 Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
59% matchVery Positive91% of 25,087 reviews2024
Dev: 3DivisionPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build a soviet republic from an impoverished country into a rich industrial superpower in a city builder with intricate production chains and a fully simulated global economy. Manage the lives of your citizens from education to work and party loyalty to criminal activity.
Why similar: Strategy 31.4%, Sandbox 28%, Simulation 24.1%, Resource Management 14.6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #36 Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare
62% matchMixed65% of 12,381 reviews2019
Dev: KK Game Studio
Windows
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In the anarchic world of Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare, only the mightiest warlord rules. Start with a pistol and a few militias, you will set yourself on a wild and ambitious journey towards world domination. Enjoy the immersive combination of intense FPS and sandbox strategy.
Why similar: Strategy 20.1%, Military 19.3%, Sandbox 11.2%, RTS 10.4%, War 10.3%
- #37 Going Medieval
57% matchVery Positive90% of 20,101 reviews2026
Dev: Foxy VoxelPub: Mythwright
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 30.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Build and manage your own castle settlement in a land reclaimed by wilderness. With detailed management, survival strategy, and a moddable sandbox world, Going Medieval challenges you to build the mightiest colony this side of the apocalypse.
Why similar: Sandbox 36%, Strategy 35.1%, Simulation 25.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #38 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
62% 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: Strategy 22.6%, Wargame 20%, RTS 14.7%, Military 14.6%, Tactical 7.3%
- #39 战地指挥官/Battleboom
62% matchMixed55% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Battleboom Studio
Windows
"Battleboom"is a fair battle game with military theme.You will play the role of a commander to deploy and command your team. Find your combinations,try your best to destroy the enemy's base to win! come and battle!
Why similar: Military 25.1%, RTS 15.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.9%, Wargame 11.1%
- #40 Transport Fever 2
60% matchVery Positive91% of 31,159 reviews2019
Dev: Urban GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The classic transport simulation genre has a new gold standard with Transport Fever 2. Discover a whole new world by navigating transport routes through land, water and air. May progress and prosperity find their way!
Why similar: Strategy 30.9%, Simulation 28.8%, Sandbox 19%, Realistic 9.3%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #41 Ultimate General: Civil War
60% matchVery Positive89% of 8,389 reviews2017
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.
Why similar: Wargame 18.4%, RTS 18.2%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Military 14.3%, War 13.3%
- #42 Manor Lords
58% matchVery Positive85% of 85,222 reviews2024
Dev: Slavic MagicPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Manor Lords is a medieval strategy game featuring in-depth city building, large-scale tactical battles, and complex economic and social simulations. Rule your lands as a medieval lord – the seasons pass, the weather changes, and cities rise and fall.
Why similar: Sandbox 28.5%, Strategy 28.4%, Simulation 21.7%, Resource Management 18.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #43 Company of Heroes 3
60% matchMixed57% of 37,581 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 73.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: RTS 20.9%, Wargame 19.5%, Military 18%, Real Time Tactics 14.9%, Strategy 13.1%
- #44 Global Conflict Blue: Horizon
57% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Wardstone Games
Windows
Global Conflict Blue: Horizon simulates warfare in real time across air and naval domains. Build scenarios, customize tactics, and experience immersive strategy at both the tactical and operational levels.
Why similar: Military 26.1%, Wargame 16.5%, RTS 15.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 11.5%
- #45 Radio General
60% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Military 19.6%, RTS 18.7%, Strategy 15.7%, War 12.8%, Real Time Tactics 11.8%
- #46 Tarnex Warfare
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darkcelldevPub: Darkcell
Windows · Mac
Command modern forces across a living frontline where every meter matters. Plan, strike, and adapt in a realistic real-time strategy of modern warfare.
Why similar: Military 19.9%, RTS 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 15.3%, Wargame 15.2%, Modern 11.4%
- #47 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
56% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Demetri LindPub: VEIL Production
Windows
Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.
Why similar: Military 15.9%, RTS 14.5%, Wargame 14%, Real Time Tactics 12.1%, Modern 11.1%
- #48 Foundation
56% matchVery Positive86% of 23,458 reviews2025
Dev: Polymorph Games
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Foundation is a grid-less, laidback medieval city-building game with a focus on organic development, monument construction and resource management.
Why similar: Strategy 24.7%, Simulation 20.3%, RTS 19.3%, Sandbox 18.9%, Resource Management 12.2%
- #49 Farthest Frontier
55% matchVery Positive87% of 23,572 reviews2025
Dev: Crate Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Protect and guide your people as you forge a town from untamed wilderness at the edge of the known world. Harvest raw materials, hunt, fish and farm to survive. Produce crafted items to trade, consume, equip and fight with as you battle for your survival against the elements and outside threats.
Why similar: RTS 45.7%, Strategy 24.6%, Resource Management 16.6%, Realistic 13.2%
- #50 Blitzkrieg 3
61% matchMixed54% of 7,302 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.1 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: Military 22.2%, RTS 17%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, War 10.6%, Real-Time 10.1% ★
- #51 No Plan B
57% matchVery Positive87% of 793 reviews2024
Dev: GFX47
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Carefully plan your team's tactics in close quarters battles. Use the timeline to synchronize each door breach, grenade throw and room entry with precision. Watch your team execute your plan autonomously in epic cinematic replays. Take on challenging roguelike campaigns or standalone missions.
Why similar: Military 32%, Strategy 26.8%, Tactical 11.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Real Time Tactics 10.3%
- #52 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
60% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,248 reviews2014
Dev: BattleGoat Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Real-Time Strategy/Wargame. From World War II through the Cold War and into the future, re-live or re-imagine the tensions and crises of our recent history! Guide your nation through the era of your choice in Campaigns, Scenarios, and Sandboxes, as you make every effort to become Supreme Ruler!
Why similar: Military 22.6%, RTS 16.4%, Wargame 14.6%, Modern 12.1%, Tactical 8.4%
- #53 Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes
58% matchNo user 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: Military 20.4%, RTS 17.2%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Strategy 11.2%, War 9.3%
- #54 The Great War: Western Front™
58% matchMixed66% of 3,180 reviews2023
Dev: PetroglyphPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.
Why similar: RTS 22.3%, Military 20.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, Wargame 11.2%
- #55 Stronghold 2: Steam Edition
58% matchVery Positive89% of 5,567 reviews2017
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Tax, torture or treat your peasants! Rehabilitate criminals or sentence them to death? Decide as you enjoy jousting over a lavish banquet, all while under siege from the warmongering Lord Barclay.
Why similar: Military 21.8%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, RTS 15.3%, Real-Time 13.8% ★, War 11.1%
- #56 Armored Brigade II
55% matchVery Positive89% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: RTS 22.5%, Wargame 20.1%, Military 15.6%, Strategy 13%, Simulation 10.4%
- #57 ModernFire
58% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FireLineGames
Windows
Assemble a combat group with infantry, vehicles, and commander abilities, attack and hold sectors using artillery and aerial reconnaissance.
Why similar: Military 21%, Wargame 16.7%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, RTS 12.9%, War 11.1%
- #58 Timberborn
52% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,637 reviews2026
Dev: Mechanistry
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Humans are long gone. In a world struck by droughts and toxic waste, will your lumberpunk beavers do any better? A sandbox city-building game featuring ingenious animals, vertical architecture, water physics, and terraforming. Contains high amounts of wood.
Why similar: Sandbox 40.3%, Strategy 34.5%, Simulation 25.3%
- #59 Medieval Dynasty
55% matchVery Positive91% of 49,891 reviews2021
Dev: Render CubePub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 35.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
Why similar: Sandbox 43.4%, Simulation 28.7%, Realistic 24.3%, Singleplayer 3.6%