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  1. #1 Armoured Commander II
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
    Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.

    Why similar: Tanks 23.2%, World War II 20%, Historical 12.2%, Wargame 11.2%, Military 10%

  2. #2 Second Front
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2023
    Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.

    Why similar: World War II 19.2%, Hex Grid 16.9%, Tanks 16.1%, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

  3. #3 Hex of Steel
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 801 reviews2020
    Dev: War Frogs Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hex of Steel is a refreshing WWII wargame covering all fronts featuring a certain amount of original mechanics. Fight in solo against finally a decent AI throughout Europe, Africa or the Pacific, or against a friend in the cross-platform PBEM or real time multiplayer. Coop is also an option!

    Why similar: World War II 14.9%, Hex Grid 13.9%, Tanks 12%, Wargame 11.3%, Level Editor 9.6%

  4. #4 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
    95% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 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: Tanks 17.6%, World War II 14.8%, Wargame 14.1%, Military 10.5%, Alternate History 9.4%

  5. #5 Panzer Strategy
    94% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows

    Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.

    Why similar: Tanks 20.2%, World War II 16.6%, Hex Grid 14.5%, Historical 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%

  6. #6 Total Tank Generals
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 reviews2023
    Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
    Windows

    Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.

    Why similar: World War II 25.5%, Hex Grid 19.1%, Historical 12%, Wargame 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.2%

  7. #7 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
    93% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.

    Why similar: Tanks 16.2%, World War II 14.4%, Wargame 12.1%, Hex Grid 10.7%, Alternate History 10.4%

  8. #8 Tank Operations: European Campaign
    92% matchVery Positive83% of 92 reviews2024
    Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
    Windows

    Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.

    Why similar: World War II 21.6%, Tanks 15.3%, Hex Grid 13.3%, Wargame 11.6%, Strategy 11.2%

  9. #9 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 113 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 21.2%, World War II 18.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Historical 14%, Military 10.9%

  10. #10 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
    91% matchMostly Negative37% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: joynowstudio
    Windows

    ★Tactics & Collocations 30+ Historical Campaigns: Normandy Landing, Operation Market Garden 2 Warfare Conflict Camps: Allies faction and ally Axis 30+ large battlefield maps are provide in this strategy games Omni-directional combat space: naval battle, air combat, land battle.

    Why similar: Tanks 18.1%, World War II 17.9%, Wargame 14.5%, Military 10.7%, Historical 9.1%

  11. #11 Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,398 reviews2023
    Dev: JoySpark Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!

    Why similar: Diplomacy 15.6%, Level Editor 13.3%, Alternate History 13.1%, Wargame 12.9%, Auto Battler 12.8%

  12. #12 Frontline: Western Front
    90% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
    Dev: Frontline: Games Series
    Windows

    A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.

    Why similar: Tanks 16.5%, World War II 16.4%, Wargame 12.5%, Historical 9.5%, Military 9.4%

  13. #13 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
    89% 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: Tanks 18.4%, World War II 16.6%, Wargame 13.8%, Alternate History 11.4%, Military 10.7%

  14. #14 Sherman Commander
    86% matchMixed69% of 116 reviews2026
    Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
    Windows

    Command a platoon of Sherman tanks over the most famous theaters of WWII. Take the commander’s seat and give specific orders to your crew, or open the tactical map to coordinate your actions with accompanying units.

    Why similar: World War II 23.5%, Tanks 23.1%, Wargame 16.9%, Historical 14.8%, Military 14.3%

  15. #15 Strategic War in Europe
    89% matchMixed49% of 214 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 37.1%, Wargame 21%, Strategy 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.4%, Historical 12.7%

  16. #16 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
    86% 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: Tanks 21.1%, Wargame 13.5%, Cold War 12.4%, Historical 10.9%, Diplomacy 9.7%

  17. #17 Tank Battle: 1944
    87% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
    Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!

    Why similar: Hex Grid 27.4%, World War II 25.9%, Tanks 23.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.8%, Strategy 8.1%

  18. #18 Headquarters: World War II
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 reviews2024
    Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.

    Why similar: Tanks 19.4%, World War II 17.5%, Wargame 14.7%, Historical 11.2%, Military 10.6%

  19. #19 Supreme Ruler Ultimate
    85% 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: World War II 15.8%, Wargame 15.6%, Modern 13.5%, Military 12.9%, Cold War 12.6%

  20. #20 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
    83% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2022
    Dev: Panzer Division Games
    Windows

    Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.

    Why similar: World War II 23.6%, Level Editor 17.3%, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 13.1%, Hex Grid 10.5%

  21. #21 Panzer Corps 2
    82% matchVery Positive85% of 4,064 reviews2020
    Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 58.1 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 21.9%, Hex Grid 16.5%, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%, Military 11.2%

  22. #22 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
    84% matchVery Positive88% of 240 reviews2016
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

    Why similar: World War II 38.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 21.1%, Strategy 16.3%, Wargame 14.2%, Hex Grid 7.4%

  23. #23 Warnament
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 367 reviews2025
    Dev: Luden.io
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A turn-based grand strategy game, simple for newbies yet challenging for masters. As the leader of a nation, you will conquer territories and advance in military, technology, culture, or politics. Choose from historical scenarios or create your own with an editor.

    Why similar: Diplomacy 19.8%, Level Editor 19.1%, Sandbox 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Military 11.7%

  24. #24 Möbius Front '83
    82% 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 19.9%, Hex Grid 14.8%, Wargame 12.5%, Tanks 12.2%, Alternate History 11%

  25. #25 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2023
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows

    Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.

    Why similar: Tanks 17.3%, World War II 15.2%, Wargame 12.9%, Alternate History 10.8%, Military 10%

  26. #26 Valor & Victory
    81% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 reviews2021
    Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.

    Why similar: World War II 19.3%, Tanks 16%, Wargame 13.7%, Hex Grid 11%, Historical 9.6%

  27. #27 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows

    Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!

    Why similar: Tanks 16.1%, World War II 14.3%, Hex Grid 12%, Wargame 11.9%, Alternate History 10.3%

  28. #28 The Troop
    77% matchVery Positive85% of 764 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 20.2%, Tanks 18.2%, Hex Grid 12.9%, Wargame 11.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

  29. #29 Steel Division 2
    78% 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: World War II 28.5%, Military 16.3%, Wargame 14.8%, Historical 12.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.8%

  30. #30 Army General
    81% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2017
    Dev: Phobetor
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.

    Why similar: World War II 35.4%, Hex Grid 24.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%

  31. #31 Maestro's Cold War 2
    75% matchVery Positive98% of 117 reviews2025
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at work
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Addictive yet chill. An immersive Cold War sandbox. Revive the Cold War in this classic strategy game—easy to pick up, yet challenging and deep, offering endless replayability.

    Why similar: Cold War 36.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Historical 14.5%, Wargame 8.1%, Alternate History 5.9%

  32. #32 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
    76% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,970 reviews2021
    Dev: Beamdog
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

    Why similar: World War II 22.6%, Wargame 20.1%, Historical 13.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.8%, Military 10.4%

  33. #33 Supreme Ruler 1936
    78% matchMostly Positive74% of 303 reviews2014
    Dev: BattleGoat Studios
    Windows
    Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Real-Time Strategy Game. Guide your nation through the most violent era in modern history. Play massive campaigns as one of the principal nations, set-piece scenarios of famous battles, or set your own victory condition and play as any nation in the world in Sandbox mode.

    Why similar: World War II 24.3%, Wargame 17.2%, Historical 15%, Military 12.5%, Hex Grid 12.2%

  34. #34 Warside
    75% matchMixed70% of 586 reviews2025
    Dev: LAVABIRDPub: First Break Labs
    Windows · Linux

    Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.

    Why similar: Wargame 18%, Tanks 17.2%, Level Editor 15.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Military 11.1%

  35. #35 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
    77% 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 24.4%, Wargame 19.7%, Historical 18.3%, Military 15.1%, Sandbox 9.5%

  36. #36 Age of History 3
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 17,231 reviews2024
    Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Grand strategy wargame where the destiny of Civilizations rests in your hands - will they stand united under your leadership or fall divided in conflict? Journey through the entire saga of human civilization, from its earliest days to the futuristic era, crafting your legacy age by age.

    Why similar: Diplomacy 20.5%, Wargame 19.4%, World War II 16.5%, Alternate History 14.8%, Cold War 11.1%

  37. #37 Age of History II
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 49,233 reviews2018
    Dev: Łukasz JakowskiPub: Łukasz Jakowski Games
    Windows
    Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 61.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Age of History II is a grand strategy wargame that is simple to learn yet hard to master.Your objective is to use military tactics and cunning diplomacy to either unify the world, or conquer it.Will the world bleed out or bow before you? The choice is yours..

    Why similar: Historical 22.4%, Diplomacy 16.6%, World War II 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 10.3%

  38. #38 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
    74% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 reviews2023
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.

    Why similar: World War II 38.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 22.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 17.1%, Strategy 15.9%, Multiplayer 6%

  39. #39 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
    73% matchMixed69% of 47,196 reviews2020
    Dev: 1939 Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.

    Why similar: World War II 26.9%, Wargame 17.3%, Tanks 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Historical 10%

  40. #40 Assault on Arnhem
    76% matchMixed50% of 66 reviews2016
    Dev: Bookmark GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Assault on Arnhem is an operational level wargame for between one and four players, based on the famous Operation Market Garden campaign in September 1944.

    Why similar: World War II 31.3%, Hex Grid 27.2%, Tanks 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Strategy 7.4%

  41. #41 Flashpoint Campaigns: Cold War
    69% 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 39.4%, Wargame 32%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Strategy 10.9%

  42. #42 1953: NATO vs Warsaw Pact
    72% matchMixed48% of 179 reviews2025
    Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Cold War turns hot in 1953: massive hex strategy with nukes, supply, and sabotage.

    Why similar: Cold War 22.1%, Wargame 16.9%, Hex Grid 15.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%, Military 10%

  43. #43 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 595 reviews2018
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.

    Why similar: World War II 38.9%, Strategy 22.5%, Hex Grid 20.3%, Wargame 18.2%

  44. #44 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 428 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: Wargame 25.9%, World War II 22.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Strategy 10.8%, Historical 10.2%

  45. #45 WarPlan
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 220 reviews2020
    Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database

    Why similar: World War II 20.8%, Hex Grid 18.3%, Wargame 17%, Military 12.5%, Historical 12.5%

  46. #46 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2024
    Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.

    Why similar: Wargame 20%, World War II 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.3%, Historical 13.9%, Military 12.8%

  47. #47 Millennia
    68% matchMixed67% of 3,746 reviews2024
    Dev: C Prompt GamesPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

    Why similar: Diplomacy 21.4%, Alternate History 17.2%, Hex Grid 14%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.7%, Historical 13.7%

  48. #48 Nations At War Digital Core Game
    71% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2020
    Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
    Windows · Mac

    Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.

    Why similar: World War II 24.7%, Wargame 21%, Hex Grid 16.7%, Military 15%, Level Editor 13.1%

  49. #49 Hearts of Iron IV
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 360,411 reviews2016
    Dev: Paradox Development StudioPub: Paradox Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30.8 hrsMean: 292.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

    Why similar: World War II 28.4%, Historical 15.3%, Alternate History 14%, Military 13.6%, Diplomacy 12.7%

  50. #50 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
    71% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2016
    Dev: HeroLabs
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.

    Why similar: World War II 29.6%, Strategy 22.3%, Historical 20%, Alternate History 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%

  51. #51 Strategic Command: American Civil War
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 233 reviews2022
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.

    Why similar: Wargame 30.4%, Historical 23.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 23.5%, Strategy 15.1%, Multiplayer 7.3%

  52. #52 Combat Mission Shock Force 2
    69% matchVery Positive81% of 846 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: Wargame 17.3%, Tanks 16.3%, Alternate History 13.8%, Military 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%

  53. #53 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,012 reviews2012
    Dev: 2x2 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.6 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 31.4%, Wargame 19.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.8%, Strategy 10.6%, Historical 9.9%

  54. #54 Making History: The Second World War
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 284 reviews2018
    Dev: Factus Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Choose a nation and prepare for the greatest conflict in human history, World War II. Build your military and industrial power, form alliances and race to achieve the advanced technologies that will bring total victory in this global-wide turn-based Grand Strategy struggle.

    Why similar: World War II 25.3%, Historical 14.4%, Wargame 12.6%, Military 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%

  55. #55 Unity of Command II
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,102 reviews2019
    Dev: 2x2 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 26.4%, Hex Grid 14.3%, Wargame 14.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%, Military 8.6%

  56. #56 Empires Shall Fall
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 132 reviews2024
    Dev: Weird Penguin Games
    Windows

    Empires Shall Fall is a turn-based tactics game set in a dieselpunk world. Upgrade your army and command your troops, then exploit terrain to eradicate your enemies with sheer power and sharp tactics.

    Why similar: Tanks 22%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Level Editor 12.4%, Alternate History 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%

  57. #57 Warplan Pacific
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 94 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 24.8%, Wargame 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 15%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Historical 10.5%

  58. #58 Armored Brigade II
    64% 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 24.1%, Wargame 24%, Tanks 23%, Military 9.9%, Strategy 8.2%

  59. #59 Panzer Corps Gold
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
    Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 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 28.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Wargame 14.5%, Hex Grid 12.3%, Tanks 9.6%

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