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  1. #1 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
    97% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,032 reviews2019
    Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

    Why similar: Cold War 34.7%, Wargame 18.3%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, RTS 11.1%, Historical 7.4%

  2. #2 Tiny Combat Arena
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,523 reviews2022
    Dev: Why485Pub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Tiny Combat Arena is an approachable combat flight simulator sporting a stylized look and various game modes. Dogfight your way in the Arena and in Quick Action or craft your own scenarios and take part in a vast war with objectives and friendly armies to support.

    Why similar: Cold War 43.5%, Flight 23.7%, Wargame 19.7%, Retro 3.9%, Simulation 3.8%

  3. #3 Ground of Aces
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,315 reviews2025
    Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Take command of a remote military air base during World War II. Build your own airfield, manage iconic aircraft and oversee your crew’s well-being. Prepare them against air raids and send your pilots on dangerous missions. Survive and help your nation win the war!

    Why similar: Flight 27.2%, RTS 23.8%, Historical 15.6%, Strategy 13.1%, Resource Management 12.4%

  4. #4 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 5,484 reviews2024
    Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 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: Cold War 54.2%, Real Time Tactics 20.8%, Strategy 8.5%, RTS 7.9%, Simulation 4.8%

  5. #5 Regiments
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,812 reviews2022
    Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 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: Cold War 38.7%, Wargame 20.5%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, RTS 12.5%, Strategy 5.8%

  6. #6 Carrier Command 2
    93% matchVery Positive82% of 3,658 reviews2021
    Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.1 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: Wargame 31.3%, Real Time Tactics 24.4%, RTS 23%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 5.5%

  7. #7 NEBULOUS: Fleet Command
    92% matchVery Positive81% of 3,819 reviews2022
    Dev: Eridanus IndustriesPub: Hooded Horse
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 30.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

    Why similar: RTS 39.4%, Historical 30.5%, Strategy 18.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  8. #8 ICBM
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,897 reviews2020
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.

    Why similar: Cold War 49.3%, Real Time Tactics 17.1%, RTS 16.9%, Flight 10.6%, Strategy 6.1%

  9. #9 ICBM: Escalation
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 1,253 reviews2024
    Dev: SoftWarWarePub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

    Why similar: Cold War 37.7%, Wargame 30.3%, RTS 19%, Strategy 6.6%, Top-Down 5.2%

  10. #10 WARNO
    90% matchVery Positive81% of 14,911 reviews2024
    Dev: Eugen Systems
    Windows
    Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 69.2 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: Cold War 35.6%, Wargame 21.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, RTS 13.2%, Historical 6.9%

  11. #11 DRONE PERSPECTIVE
    89% 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: Wargame 34%, Real Time Tactics 24.7%, RTS 22%, Strategy 9.7%, Combat 6.2%

  12. #12 Air Traffic: Greenlight
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 172 reviews2022
    Dev: GyroX
    Windows

    Air Traffic: Greenlight is an air-traffic-control-themed game. Direct aircraft in the area where radar coverage is limited. Prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of air traffic.

    Why similar: Flight 50.7%, RTS 27.8%, Strategy 10.8%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 4.2%

  13. #13 ATC Ground Point
    88% matchVery Positive80% of 60 reviews2024
    Dev: Blueon
    Windows

    Control the ground movement of airplanes at various airports. As the air traffic controller, ensure the airplanes move safely and get to the stand or runway on time.

    Why similar: Flight 42.5%, Real Time Tactics 30.9%, Strategy 13.2%, Top-Down 6.6%, Simulation 3.2%

  14. #14 Scramble: Battle of Britain
    87% matchVery Positive89% of 232 reviews2024
    Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Scramble: Battle of Britain is a tactical dogfighting game set in 1940, featuring intense aerial battles in a 3D airspace. Take control of a squadron of fighters, planning maneuvers, witnessing real-time simulations, and analyzing battle damage with detailed camera tools.

    Why similar: Flight 73.4%, Strategy 17.4%, Combat 7.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Simulation 0.8%

  15. #15 HighFleet
    86% matchVery Positive88% of 7,155 reviews2021
    Dev: Konstantin KoshutinPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

    Why similar: Inventory Management 39.2%, Strategy 24.6%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Simulation 11.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%

  16. #16 Endless ATC
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 506 reviews2017
    Dev: startgrid
    Windows

    Endless ATC is a realistic air traffic control simulator with a simple, easy to use interface. The goal is to guide as many planes as possible safely to the runways. Find out how many flights you can manage to control!

    Why similar: Flight 45.5%, Real Time Tactics 29.9%, Strategy 7%, Simulation 6.2%, Top-Down 5.7%

  17. #17 Mini Airways - ATC simulator
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,427 reviews2024
    Dev: CCC GamesPub: Erabit
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Mini Airways is a real-time management game where you play the role of an air traffic controller. Clear your aircraft to takeoff & land, direct them to the destination...and most of all don't let them crash!! London, Tokyo, Shanghai... Test your ATC skills in distinctive maps around the globe!

    Why similar: Flight 55.8%, Strategy 15.8%, Top-Down 12.1%, Simulation 8.9%, 2D 5.3%

  18. #18 Nuclear Option
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,793 reviews2023
    Dev: Shockfront Studios
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics on intense battlefields, facing land, air and sea threats. Wage war against AI or other players with an array of potent weapons. Wield tactical and strategic nuclear weapons, capable of annihilating anything in their path.

    Why similar: Flight 46.7%, Wargame 38.5%, Combat 8.1%, Simulation 6.7%

  19. #19 Invasion Machine
    85% matchMixed66% of 624 reviews2020
    Dev: Pixel Machine
    Windows

    Modern-warfare RTS/sandbox game inspired by the real conflicts in the Middle East. Fight a counter-insurgency war, protect the civilian population, casevac your wounded and decide how the world sees your struggle. And remember - no one gets left behind.

    Why similar: Wargame 27%, RTS 22.1%, Real Time Tactics 22%, Strategy 15.8%, Simulation 7%

  20. #20 Bomber Crew
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 15,271 reviews2017
    Dev: Runner DuckPub: Curve Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Chocks away! Bomber Crew is a strategic simulation game, where picking the right crew and keeping your bomber in tip top shape is the difference between completing your mission or losing it all! USAAF DLC NOW AVAILABLE! FLY THE ICONIC AMERICAN BOMBER!

    Why similar: Flight 63.6%, Strategy 20.7%, Simulation 13%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  21. #21 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
    82% 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: Wargame 27.5%, Real Time Tactics 21.3%, RTS 17.4%, Historical 15.3%, Combat 6.7%

  22. #22 War Room
    82% matchMixed53% of 686 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: RTS 24.7%, Real Time Tactics 23.7%, Wargame 23.3%, Strategy 10.6%, Simulation 6.1%

  23. #23 Call to Arms
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 23,876 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: RTS 51.9%, Strategy 38.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Singleplayer 2%

  24. #24 Until the Last Plane
    81% matchMostly Positive70% of 118 reviews2021
    Dev: CarloC
    Windows · Mac

    Until the Last Plane is an airfield management game during WW2. Send pilots on mission. Craft spare parts. Repair your planes. Face your enemy and resist.

    Why similar: Historical 23.7%, Resource Management 20.6%, Strategy 17.7%, Wargame 16.1%, Top-Down 11.9%

  25. #25 Armored Brigade II
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 220 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: Cold War 34.7%, Wargame 27.4%, RTS 19.1%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 5%

  26. #26 Hijong Park's Defender Patrol
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
    Windows

    Hijong Park's Defender Patrol is a small, low-poly helicopter combat flight simulator featuring simple but fully interactable cockpit system, playable in both the monitor and Virtual-reality.

    Why similar: Cold War 44.6%, Flight 27.2%, Wargame 23.7%, Simulation 2.9%, Retro 1.4%

  27. #27 Syrian Warfare
    79% 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: Wargame 29.6%, Real Time Tactics 26%, RTS 22.3%, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 7.3%

  28. #28 Molten Armor
    80% matchMixed62% of 60 reviews2017
    Dev: Brutal Muse
    Windows

    Molten Armor is an action tower defense game with a non-linear story in sci-fi setting! Command defenses and stop hordes of enemies! Fight on land, sea and in the skies!Decisions taken in the heat of battle will change the course of the war.

    Why similar: Wargame 29%, Real Time Tactics 23.2%, RTS 22.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Top-Down 6.1%

  29. #29 Rogue Command
    75% matchVery Positive92% of 546 reviews2024
    Dev: feneq
    Windows

    Classic RTS gameplay fused with a modern roguelite. Shape your build each run by assembling an evolving arsenal of powerful units and facilities. Harvest resources, build out your base. Raise your army and call down orbital strikes to overcome the forces threatening your survival.

    Why similar: RTS 51.9%, Resource Management 24%, Strategy 20.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  30. #30 Warfront Defenders
    79% matchMixed42% of 53 reviews2017
    Dev: Flying Robot Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    The gameplay is inspired by famous last stands from some of history's deadliest conflicts, such as the Second World War and the Sino-Japanese War. A hybrid of Tower Defense and Real-Time Strategy with a lot of replay value.

    Why similar: Wargame 27.8%, RTS 23.3%, Real Time Tactics 23.1%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 7.3%

  31. #31 War on the Sea
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,150 reviews2021
    Dev: Killerfish Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

    Why similar: Wargame 32.4%, Strategy 31.9%, RTS 16.8%, Simulation 16%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  32. #32 Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue
    77% 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: Cold War 26.1%, Wargame 23.9%, Underground 23.6%, Historical 9.5%, Real Time Tactics 8.8%

  33. #33 Counter Terrorist Agency
    77% matchMixed45% of 538 reviews2019
    Dev: Play2ChillPub: Games Operators
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Counter Terrorist Agency lets you fight international terrorism and prevent attacks all over the world. Use modern invigilation techniques, discover connections, interrogate suspects, eliminate threats and dismantle terrorist networks.

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 39.9%, Strategy 27.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, 2D 6.2%

  34. #34 Alien Marauder
    76% matchMixed63% of 341 reviews2021
    Dev: Vexan Studio
    Windows

    “Alien Marauder” is a real-time strategy game with survival and confrontation theme. In this game, you will be the leader to a treacherous alien planet, build and defend base to survive against the vexan waves. Make the right decision!

    Why similar: Wargame 29.2%, RTS 22.7%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Resource Management 10.2%, Strategy 8.9%

  35. #35 Flak
    74% matchVery Positive81% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Adrian AksanPub: Double A Studios
    Windows

    Navigate the campaign map effectively. Generate an income and invade strategically. Destroy all enemy blimps for a Steam leaderboard position!

    Why similar: Wargame 29.2%, Real Time Tactics 26.3%, RTS 13.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Flight 9%

  36. #36 Terminal Conflict
    75% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy Mill
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Touch the world with your fingertips! Your retro terminal awaits your command, for the balance of power, in this definitive Cold War strategy game. Here you belong; assert your leadership through turn based strategic tit-for-tat, on the brink of mutually assured destruction. Don't let it slip away!

    Why similar: Cold War 53.2%, Wargame 21.5%, Strategy 7.3%, Retro 5.1%, Simulation 4.1%

  37. #37 Aircraft Carrier Survival
    73% 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: Strategy 40%, Resource Management 39.9%, Simulation 14.9%, Singleplayer 5.2%

  38. #38 Expand & Exterminate: Terrytorial Disputes - Endless Base Defense
    72% matchVery Positive81% of 58 reviews2023
    Dev: Terryble Interactive
    Windows

    The best elements of Real-Time Strategy (RTS) and Tower Defense genres combined into a new Base Defense game. Defend against countless waves of enemies while you expand your base, gather resources, and research technologies to defeat the ever strengthening enemy units.

    Why similar: Cold War 43.9%, Wargame 26.4%, RTS 16.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Top-Down 6.2%

  39. #39 Metal Thunder
    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 423 reviews2024
    Dev: Dumbbell Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Command the legendary gunship in a high-octane action-roguelite! Engage insurgents with devastating firepower in ever-changing missions. Upgrade your arsenal, adapt to dynamic challenges, and survive relentless waves of enemies. Every run offers new tactics and chaos as you dominate the skies.

    Why similar: Flight 51.7%, Wargame 30.2%, Combat 9.5%, Top-Down 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  40. #40 Airport CEO
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 8,135 reviews2021
    Dev: Apog Labs
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Build and manage an international airport!

    Why similar: Flight 51.1%, Resource Management 16.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Top-Down 9.5%, Simulation 6.4%

  41. #41 Aviator: Air Combat
    72% matchVery Positive85% of 97 reviews2022
    Dev: Aleksey Sidelnikov
    Windows

    Plunge into the world of sky battles. Pursue an enemy bomber while dodging oncoming missiles. Get your adrenaline pumping and be rewarded with a bonus level.

    Why similar: Simulation 50.7%, Top-Down 44.2%, Singleplayer 5.2%

  42. #42 Carrier Deck
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2017
    Dev: Every Single Soldier
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.

    Why similar: Simulation 60.9%, Strategy 34.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%

  43. #43 Fleet Command
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 475 reviews2006
    Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...

    Why similar: Wargame 47.9%, RTS 26.6%, Flight 16.3%, Strategy 8%, Simulation 1.2%

  44. #44 112 Operator
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 7,117 reviews2020
    Dev: Jutsu GamesPub: Games Operators
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Manage emergency services in any city in the world! Take calls and dispatch rescue forces. Handle difficult situations, now depending on the weather, and traffic. Help the citizens through cataclysms and natural disasters, becoming a better emergency number operator every day!

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 34.4%, RTS 31.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Simulation 12.3%, 2D 5.1%

  45. #45 Steel Division 2
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 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: RTS 32.6%, Wargame 29.7%, Strategy 16.4%, Historical 14.8%, Simulation 5%

  46. #46 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
    70% matchMixed61% of 7,751 reviews2023
    Dev: Game-Labs
    Windows
    Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 81.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

    Why similar: Wargame 41.5%, RTS 19.7%, Real Time Tactics 17.6%, Historical 15.9%, Simulation 5.3%

  47. #47 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
    69% matchMostly Positive72% of 970 reviews2024
    Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!

    Why similar: Cold War 40.5%, Wargame 34.9%, Historical 16.9%, Simulation 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  48. #48 Airport X-Ray Simulator
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 236 reviews2024
    Dev: Rainbow Lab
    Windows

    Step into the critical role of a baggage security operative in Airport X-Ray Simulator. As part of the backbone of airport security, you are the last line of defense against prohibited or illegal items making their way onto an aircraft or into the airport.

    Why similar: Strategy 50.1%, Simulation 40.8%, Singleplayer 9.1%

  49. #49 First Strike
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,985 reviews2017
    Dev: Blindflug Studios AG
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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: Cold War 47%, Wargame 21.2%, RTS 16%, Strategy 6.7%, Top-Down 4.8%

  50. #50 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 138 reviews2025
    Dev: On Target SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Master grand tactical combat as a Cold War force commander in this data-rich simulation. Plan and issue orders in asynchronous WEGO turns, leveraging real-world maps and complex features like Electronic Warfare and Air Assaults to outthink your enemy.

    Why similar: Cold War 50.5%, Wargame 32.4%, Strategy 10.6%, Top-Down 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  51. #51 Xenonauts
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 5,012 reviews2014
    Dev: Goldhawk Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

    Why similar: Cold War 76.1%, Strategy 14%, Simulation 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%, 2D 1.7%

  52. #52 Möbius Front '83
    69% matchMixed69% of 496 reviews2020
    Dev: Zachtronics
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Defend America from an alternate-universe America using state-of-the-art 1980s military hardware in this intricate and tactical turn-based strategy game.

    Why similar: Cold War 58.6%, Wargame 29.1%, Strategy 5.7%, Combat 2.7%, Simulation 2.6%

  53. #53 Wargame: Airland Battle
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 4,439 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: Cold War 42.1%, RTS 18%, Wargame 15%, Real Time Tactics 11.5%, Strategy 10%

  54. #54 Broken Arrow
    66% matchMixed55% of 28,972 reviews2025
    Dev: Steel BalalaikaPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 35.5 hrsMean: 77.2 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 38.1%, Real Time Tactics 23.5%, RTS 21.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Resource Management 4.1%

  55. #55 Minimalist Tower Defense
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,706 reviews2024
    Dev: Happy213
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Collect resources and establish a defense line before dark And then Facing countless enemies

    Why similar: Real Time Tactics 30.2%, Wargame 30.1%, Strategy 11.5%, Top-Down 9.7%, Resource Management 8.6%

  56. #56 Master of Command
    63% matchVery Positive92% of 3,127 reviews2025
    Dev: Armchair Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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: Wargame 24.3%, Real Time Tactics 21.9%, RTS 20%, Historical 15.2%, Strategy 9.2%

  57. #57 Line War
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,158 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio Centurion
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.

    Why similar: Cold War 32.2%, Real Time Tactics 19.4%, RTS 18.4%, Wargame 17.7%, Strategy 7%

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