- #1 The Last Days in Arnhem
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicola GuidoniPub: Apuan Wargames
Windows
Turn-based 3D tactical wargame set during Operation Market Garden. Command Allied or German forces, use cover, line of sight, fire and assault, and fight for key objectives around Arnhem.
Why similar: World War II 32.8% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Historical 5.8%
- #2 SGS Glory Recalled
96% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.
Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, Wargame 21.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.6%, Historical 6.8%
- #3 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
96% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Germany At War: Soviet Dawn is a turn-based operational wargame, with a strong historical focus. You command either the German forces through a branching historical campaign covering the entire 1941 campaign as well as part of the 1942 one or the Soviets from 1941 to the revenge of 1944/45.
Why similar: World War II 27.9% ★, Wargame 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 7.8%
- #4 Pacific General
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 23.8%, World War II 18.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.2%, Strategy 6%
- #5 Four Crossings of the ChiShui River Simulator
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: HanStudio
Windows
A turn-based hex wargame on the 1935 Four Crossings campaign. Command 30,000 Red Army troops through 100+ daily turns: scout, decrypt enemy telegrams, cross rivers under fog, deceive pursuers with fake radio orders, break out via one of three routes.
Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, World War II 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Strategy 7.6%
- #6 WEGO World War II: Overlord
94% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Brian KellyPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WEGO World War II: Overlord is an operational-level, ground-centric WEGOWW2 game system. This hex-based wargame recreates the Allied invasion of Western Europe. Includes 14 historical scenarios, from the landing at Omaha beach to a huge 135-turn campaign that covers the entire Normandy campaign.
Why similar: Wargame 23.9%, World War II 21.6% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.9%, Strategy 9%
- #7 Warplan Pacific
93% matchVery Positive88% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan Pacific is an operational level wargame which covers all the nations at war in the Pacific theatre from December 1941 to 1945 on a massive game scale.
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, Wargame 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.7%, Strategy 6.3%
- #8 Bolt Action
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frag GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Step into the boots of a battlefield commander in Bolt Action, a turn-based WWII strategy inspired by Warlord Games’ tabletop classic.
Why similar: World War II 22.5% ★, Wargame 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 8.1%
- #9 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
91% matchVery Positive89% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific is a turn-based strategy game. It offers a comprehensive experience of the Pacific Theater, challenging you to achieve victory in one of history's greatest conflicts.
Why similar: Wargame 24.3%, World War II 24.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 18%, Strategy 8%, Historical 7.2%
- #10 SGS Battle For: Stalingrad
91% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The terrible "rat fights" (Rattenkrieg) fought out in the urban area of Stalingrad end of 1942, on a battalion scale and two days per turn scales. Relive one of the fiercest and deadliest battles in history, a ‘Hell in a Small Place’.
Why similar: Wargame 25%, World War II 20.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 17%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Strategy 6.5%
- #11 War Tactics
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yawningcat Games
Windows
《War Tactics》is a turn-based tactical game inspired by "Advance Wars". Command military units on square grids in modern warfare scenarios. Features deep tactics, intuitive controls, rich unit variety, complex terrain interactions, and single-player campaigns. Plan and conquer with your intellect.
Why similar: Wargame 22.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, World War II 13.7% ★, Strategy 6.1%
- #12 SGS Okinawa
89% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 26.5%, World War II 25.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Historical 7.1%
- #13 SGS Battle For: Madrid
89% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
With Battle for Madrid, relive the Nationalists most determined attempt to take the Republican capital of spain from November 1936 to February 1937.
Why similar: Wargame 28.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.5%, World War II 19.7% ★, Strategy 9.1%, Historical 6.9%
- #14 SGS Operation Hawaii
88% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
On December 7th, 1941, the Empire of Japan struck a surprise blow against unsuspecting American forces at Pearl Harbor, Hawaï. In the ensuing confusion and panic, the USA feared a Japanese invasion of Oahu island, but it fortunately did not materialize. But what would have happened if it had?
Why similar: Wargame 24.6%, World War II 21.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 8.4%, Historical 6%
- #15 Combat Orders '42
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Creative Studio
Windows · Linux
Combat Orders ’42 is a modern turn-based strategy game inspired by the classics, set in the world of Asteris. Use skills, control lines of sight, adapt to changing conditions, and outmaneuver an aggressive enemy to master every battlefield.
Why similar: Wargame 24.8%, World War II 19.2% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.8%, Strategy 8.2%
- #16 Broken Front
86% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: KOArtist Games
Windows
A platoon-based World War II tactical wargame that brings the feel of a classic tabletop game to your screen.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.6%, Strategy 5.9%
- #17 Pacific Fire
86% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wirraway Software
Windows
Pacific Fire is a turn-based strategic wargame set in the Pacific Theater of World War II using a node-based map, rather than hexes. Take command of US, Japanese, British, Australian, New Zealand, Chinese and Dutch forces in the Pacific and Southeast Asia from 1941-1945.
Why similar: World War II 28.7% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%, Historical 6.9%
- #18 Scramble: Battle of Britain
85% matchVery Positive89% of 244 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: World War II 29.6% ★, Flight 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 6.8%
- #19 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
84% matchVery Positive91% of 474 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 27.9% ★, Wargame 27.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 19%, Strategy 8.4%, Historical 4.8%
- #20 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,020 reviews2012
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unity of Command is an innovative and refreshing operational-level wargame that covers the entire 1942/43 Stalingrad Campaign on the Eastern Front.
Why similar: World War II 39.1% ★, Wargame 21%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 8.4%, Historical 4.8%
- #21 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
82% matchPositive86% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
Why similar: World War II 36.8% ★, Wargame 23.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Strategy 9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%
- #22 SGS Winter War
83% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 46.6% ★, Wargame 15.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Strategy 6.4%, Historical 5.9%
- #23 Panzer Corps Gold
82% matchVery Positive92% of 2,739 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 42% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.6%, Wargame 19.2%, Strategy 7.2%, Historical 4.2%
- #24 War Pawns
80% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: SOKILL
Windows
Fast-paced WWII turn-based tactics with team-based multiplayer, objective-driven battles, and a built-in map editor to create and share custom battlefields.
Why similar: World War II 31.3% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Historical 6.2%
- #25 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,798 reviews2019
Dev: Home Net Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Grab the control yoke of a warplane and jump into the battlefields of World War 2 in this thrilling combat flight action game. In each of the campaigns for USA, Great Britain, USSR, Germany and Japan you will assume the role of a pilot and squadron leader of an elite air force unit.
Why similar: World War II 45.9% ★, Flight 38.5%, Wargame 13.3%, War 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #26 Bomber Command
81% matchMixed45% of 29 reviews2023
Dev: Silent S Studios, LLC
Windows
Take command of what would become the greatest air armada in history! Build, plan, coordinate, and command your forces into a mighty aerial armada against a smart German economy that adapts to your attacks, researches tech, and smartly reacts to your moves. Take over the Bomber Command.
Why similar: World War II 27.8% ★, Wargame 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Flight 12.6%, Historical 6.2%
- #27 The Troop
79% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 33% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Combat 5.3%
- #28 Command Doctrine
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: ByteFlow
Windows
Describe a battle and AI builds it. Describe a war and get a whole campaign. Command Doctrine is a turn-based wargame with endless generated scenarios. Command armies across seven eras and outthink your enemy with supply, morale and terrain. Will your doctrine hold?
Why similar: Wargame 22.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.8%, World War II 17.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Military 7.1%
- #29 Schwerpunkt
79% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2020
Dev: Anonymoose Games
Windows
Schwerpunkt is a World War 2 military simulation game. Take control of hundreds of units over a large frontline, making daring manoeuvres to push your enemy back. Fight in one of the scenarios given or make your own in the map maker.
Why similar: World War II 22.4% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Military 6.4%
- #30 Battleships: Command of the Sea
78% matchMixed57% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Ancient GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Take on the role of one of the historical commanders of the US or Japanese navy and use their special skills inspired by their character or military accomplishments.
Why similar: Wargame 23.9%, World War II 21.7% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 15.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 5.5%
- #31 Panzer Corps 2
77% matchVery Positive85% of 4,207 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%, Strategy 6.4%
- #32 SGS Overlord
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The largest amphibious operation of WW2, and a two-month campaign in the hell of the Norman bocage. Will you manage to make the decisive breakthrough before the Germans recover? Or will you succeed, as Rommel wanted, in crushing the Allied landing as close to the beaches as possible?
Why similar: Wargame 30.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.1%, World War II 11.6% ★, Strategy 9.9%, Historical 8.2%
- #33 Steel Wolverines: Modern Armored Combat
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TboneWargames
Windows
A turn-based tactical wargame inspired by the classics of the 1990s. Build your own battlegroup and fight on a modern battlefield where detecting the enemy, choosing the right weapon, and landing the first accurate shot decide the outcome.
Why similar: Wargame 28.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 19.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.3%, Military 9.6%, Strategy 6%
- #34 Mach Speed Intercept
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gus Vogel
Windows
Command a fighter squadron in turn-based dogfights. Click and drag to plan your moves. Predict and outmaneuver your opponent. Manage your aircraft and pilots across a dynamic campaign map.
Why similar: Wargame 22.9%, Flight 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 14%, Military 7.3%
- #35 Domination - War of Nations
75% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: André FacchinettiPub: Beonin Studios
Windows
This is an online turn-based board game in which each player will need to eliminate their opponents in order to conquer territories and clear the way to win the game.
Why similar: World War II 24.3% ★, Wargame 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Strategy 5.5%
- #36 Troop vs Troop
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shy Hamster
Windows · Mac
Tactical turn-based combat in WW2. Lead U.S. infantry, tanks, and artillery through procedurally generated battlefields. Use cover and clever tactics to outmaneuver German forces.
Why similar: Turn-Based Strategy 19.2%, Wargame 19%, World War II 16.1% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 7.6%
- #37 101st Airborne in Normandy
73% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive SimulationsPub: Strategy First
Windows
IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 6, 1944, the soldiers of the 101st Airborne were handed one of the toughest assignments of WWII - a night drop behind enemy lines to secure territory before D-Day.
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.4%, Wargame 18%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%, Strategy 6.6%
- #38 Order of Battle: World War II
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,179 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 40.6% ★, Wargame 20%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.9%
- #39 SGS Fall Weiss
74% matchPositive88% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland by German forces on 1 September 1939. It is represented in this strategy game, a fully-fledged turn-based wargame.
Why similar: Wargame 31.1%, World War II 22.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.1%, Strategy 7.3%, Historical 7.2%
- #40 SGS Battle For: Shanghai
73% matchVery Positive86% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.
Why similar: Wargame 27%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Strategy 9.2%, World War II 8.7% ★
- #41 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
72% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: Wargame 25%, World War II 23.8% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #42 英雄竞起:三国
71% matchMixed61% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: 自在工作室
Windows
The world is in chaos, heroes are rising, and the public is a high-ranking official. We must take the collection of heroes as our heart, and we can help the Han dynasty and save the people.
Why similar: Wargame 26.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.9%, Strategy 10.3%, Military 6.6%
- #43 Combined Arms Operations Series
72% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Nemeton Singularity Simulations
Windows
The Combined Arms Operations Series simulates hypothetical battles between World War II armies. Assemble your forces, out plan, and outfight your enemies to master the art of combined arms warfare in chaotic simultaneous turns where commanders must adapt quickly to an evolving battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.6%, Historical 6.3%
- #44 Strategic War in Europe
73% matchMixed50% of 223 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 44.5% ★, Wargame 22.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Historical 5.9%
- #45 World War 2 Operation Husky
71% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
Dev: Hubert CachatPub: HC
Windows · Mac
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Military 6.9%
- #46 Industrial War
71% matchMixed46% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Yocone
Windows · Mac
Explore the world In the 1920s, with more than 800 cities and 200 mines. Know your industrial chain and plan the role of each city; know your nation's unique polity structure and adjust your overall strategy. Resist the restlessness of your neighbors, acquire resources, and develop your industry.
Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, World War II 18.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Strategy 9.4%
- #47 The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
70% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: MicroprosePub: Atari
Windows
Take command of WWII air campaigns in this classic strategy game. Manage your squadrons, set goals, plan routes on the overhead tactical map, and then head into the cockpit for side-scrolling dogfights, squadron-to-squadron battles, and eagle-eye bombing runs.
Why similar: Flight 29.8%, Wargame 25.7%, World War II 16.9% ★, Strategy 8.8%, Historical 6.8%
- #48 Phase Line Red
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Savukuru
Windows
Take command in Phase Line Red, a WEGO turn-based tactical wargame. Plan company-level operations, issue orders to your platoons, and watch the chaos of WW2 combat unfold in thrilling, simultaneous cinematic replays. Master the fog of war and push the frontline forward.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 24.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.1%, Strategy 10.1%, Historical 9%
- #49 SGS Avalanche
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Fight the whole Italian campaign of World War II, from Husky landings of July 1943 till the final capitulation of 1945. Struggle your way up the boot as the Allies, or defend every inch of the peninsula as the Axis.
Why similar: Wargame 32.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 24.6%, Strategy 10.7%, World War II 10.5% ★, Historical 8.3%
- #50 B-17 Flying Fortress: World War II Bombers in Action
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Vektor GrafixPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
The 1992 Classic. Experience the thrill of commanding a B-17 Flying Fortress on perilous missions during a World War II campaign. Study the briefing, choose your men, fly to the target and take control of crew members’ positions from pilot to bombardier. How well will you fare, captain?
Why similar: World War II 28.3% ★, Flight 24.7%, Wargame 20.1%, Military 6.7%, Historical 5.8%
- #51 SGS Battle for: Gettysburg
68% match8 user reviews78% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
SGS' Battle for: Gettysburg recreates the 3 days of the most iconic and deadliest battle of the American Civil War. July 1 to 3, 1863, in Pennsylvania, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, under Robert E. Lee, attempted to outflank and destroy the Army of the Potomac, led by General Meade.
Why similar: Wargame 33.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23%, Turn-Based Tactics 18.4%, Strategy 8.8%, Historical 8.1%
- #52 Khaligrad
69% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Orbi Universo Team
Windows · Linux
Slip on the boots of a freshly-arrived officer in Khaligrad, a strategy game that plunges you into the heart of a grueling military campaign. Lead your battalion for the Empire or the Union, with intense turn-based battles and unforgiving management phases.
Why similar: World War II 23.1% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 20.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 20.9%, Strategy 9.3%, Management 6.9%
- #53 SGS Operation Downfall
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Project Manhattan failed! Operation Downfall, the Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands is set in motion. Start with Operation Olympic to capture Kyushu, and move on with Coronet, the landing near Tokyo. Force Japan surrender with the largest amphibious operation in history.
Why similar: World War II 23.4% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Wargame 15.8%, Historical 9.2%, Military 8.6%
- #54 Soldiers at War
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Random GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a squad of WWII soldiers in deep, turn-based isometric tactical combat. Pick your eight-man team from a persistent platoon, equip them with authentic historical weapons, and fight through covert missions from North Africa to Germany.
Why similar: Wargame 25.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.4%, World War II 13.6% ★, Strategy 6.5%
- #55 Unity of Command II
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: World War II 38% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.1%, Strategy 6.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 6.5%
- #56 Steel Company
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gyr Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Steel Company is a tactical-scale wargame covering all major theaters and powers of WWII, with hundreds of units and detailed modeling of weapons and equipment. It features advanced tactical AI for single player, online multiplayer (PvP and co-op), a powerful scenario editor, and mod support.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.3%, Historical 6.4%
- #57 SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia
67% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
SGS Afrika Korps: Tunisia is a complete standalone game that covers the famous Tunisian campaign of November 1942 to June 1943. Hold Tunisia as the Axis, or expel your enemy from Africa and set the stage for the Allies invasion of Sicily.
Why similar: World War II 33.7% ★, Wargame 25%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.9%, Historical 6.6%, Military 6.5%
- #58 ETO
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Cro-Magnon
Windows
Balance between tactics and luck as you lead your troops across various skirmishes! This tabletop turn-based strategy game will peak your interest as you try to clear all levels in this WW2 inspired setting.
Why similar: World War II 32.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 23.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.9%, Strategy 11.8%, War 5%
- #59 Crimson Banner: War of Liberation
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 赤旗制作组
Windows · Mac
Ready, comrades? In 'Crimson Banner: War of Liberation', command the PLA, strike the Kuomintang reactionaries, and liberate all China! Turn-based hex wargame, experience every battle!
Why similar: World War II 28.9% ★, Wargame 20.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, Military 7.1%
- #60 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 25% ★, Wargame 21.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Military 7.2%