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Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 76% — of 88 reviews
Released: 2014-10-30
Developer: Wayward Design
Publisher: MicroProse Software
Genres: Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 6 min
Mean playtime: 4.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 16%

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  1. #1 B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux
    97% matchMixed66% of 322 reviews2024
    Dev: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    The classic game remastered. Feel the power of flying a 10-men crew on a B-17 over occupied Europe in WWII. Plan the mission, choose your men and take action in every post onboard, from pilot to bombardier and machine gunners. Get ready for a high-flying adventure in this all-time classic remake.

    Why similar: Flight 27.9%, World War II 27.8%, War 12.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 7.9%

  2. #2 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
    96% matchMixed67% of 1,012 reviews2011
    Dev: 1C: Maddox GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    Join the Royal Air Force, face off against the deadly German Luftwaffe and the Italian air forces and battle for Britain!

    Why similar: World War II 44%, Flight 32.9%, Simulation 12.6%, Historical 10.5%

  3. #3 Wings of Prey: Special Edition
    96% matchMixed63% of 737 reviews2010
    Dev: Gaijin Entertainment CorporationPub: Gaijin Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Wings of Prey is based around large-scale aerial combat in World War II. Players can participate in some of the most famous battles piloting fighters, attack aircraft and bombers across a range of thrilling missions.

    Why similar: World War II 29.8%, Flight 23.4%, Historical 12%, War 11.9%, Simulation 8.3%

  4. #4 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Blitz Edition
    95% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,737 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Fusion SimulationsPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    Scramble to intercept in your RAF Spitfire or Hurricane. Or join huge formations of German or Italian Fighters and Bombers as they roar across the Channel towards London. Decide the fate of Britain!

    Why similar: World War II 32.7%, Flight 24.3%, War 14.2%, Historical 11.7%, Simulation 7.6%

  5. #5 Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
    94% matchMixed54% of 554 reviews2012
    Dev: Games Farm
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    True heroes know no bounds!Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US Navy or the Imperial Japanese Navy. Climb into the cockpit and re-live the most famous battles of the War in the Pacific.

    Why similar: World War II 44.5%, Flight 36.8%, Simulation 13.7%, Action 5%

  6. #6 IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,145 reviews2008
    Dev: 1C: Maddox GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Il-2 1946 includes all of the original IL-2 series content: IL-2 Sturmovik™: Forgotten Battles, Ace Expansion Pack, Pacific Fighters™ and alternate histry campaigns of year 1946. What was years ago began as a one-aircraft study sim is now an astonishing anthology, with a whopping 229 flyable aircraft and over 300 aircraft total!

    Why similar: Flight 37.4%, World War II 36.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Historical 7.9%, Realistic 3.9%

  7. #7 Bomber Crew
    92% 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: World War II 47.2%, Flight 24.1%, War 11.1%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 6.6%

  8. #8 Battlestations Pacific
    93% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,584 reviews2009
    Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Experience one war through two epic sagas where you will be a part of history or change it. Feel the power of the historically authentic and decisive battles of the Pacific War. Relive some of the grandest and most critical naval battles of recent history and for the first time, choose to lead your fleet to a completely different ending...

    Why similar: World War II 56.1%, Flight 15.8%, Strategy 8.1%, Historical 5.2%, Simulation 5%

  9. #9 Combat Wings: Battle of Britain
    91% matchVery Positive80% of 740 reviews2009
    Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Destroy the Luftwaffe! There’s something new in the air, and it’s more than the hum of hundreds of aero engines... As the Luftwaffe launches its aerial offensive, the outnumbered Royal Air Force is scrambling to bring into combat new planes that will ensure victory over a stronger foe. Will they succeed?

    Why similar: World War II 46%, Flight 38.9%, Simulation 13.1%, Action 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  10. #10 European Air War
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2022
    Dev: MicroProse Software
    Windows

    Take to the skies over Europe during the most dangerous days of World War II.

    Why similar: World War II 39.1%, Flight 29.7%, Simulation 10.9%, War 6.6%, Combat 6.3%

  11. #11 303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
    91% matchMixed63% of 444 reviews2018
    Dev: Atomic Jelly
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    The enemies are close, would you dare to join the Squadron? Tweak planes in a 1st person mechanic mode, set the clouds on fire in aerial fights sim and discover extra missions in an open world of RAF Base. Enjoy a gameplay based on a real history and become the Ace of Sky.

    Why similar: World War II 35.9%, Flight 27.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Historical 8.3%, War 8.3%

  12. #12 Plane Mechanic Simulator
    88% matchMixed57% of 1,668 reviews2024
    Dev: Cobble GamesPub: Ultimate Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    England, 1940. The Luftwaffe is preparing for the invasion of Britain and the RAF need every man to stop it. They need you. Join the ground crews as they struggle to keep the aircraft flying. Repair engine, patch bullet holes, rearm machine guns and more.

    Why similar: World War II 43.9%, Simulation 16.2%, War 12.4%, Historical 12.3%, Realistic 4.9%

  13. #13 Battlestations: Midway
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 953 reviews2007
    Dev: Eidos InteractivePub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Battlestations: Midway is an immense action game that drops players into massive air, sea, and undersea battles from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.

    Why similar: World War II 46.4%, Flight 20.9%, War 11.9%, Historical 6.7%, Strategy 5.5%

  14. #14 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
    89% matchMixed59% of 865 reviews2012
    Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.

    Why similar: World War II 36.1%, War 17.5%, Historical 14.8%, Realistic 8.3%, Open World 7.3%

  15. #15 IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad
    87% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,633 reviews2014
    Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad is the continuation of the legendary IL-2 Sturmovik series that has set the standard for PC combat flight games for more than ten years. This new entry into the series will offer virtual pilots an even more accurate simulation of the most famous air battles.

    Why similar: World War II 32.9%, Flight 30.2%, War 9.7%, Realistic 9.6%, Historical 8.4%

  16. #16 Rise of Flight United
    86% matchMixed56% of 2,688 reviews2013
    Dev: 1C Game StudiosPub: FOR-GAMES CR LTD
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    Pilot legendary aircraft of the early years of aviation, French Spad 13, German Albatros D.Va and Russian built Nieuport 17, in the free-to-play Rise of Flight United! This WWI aviation sim that has something for every flight-sim fan, from single player skirmish and career to multiplayer dogfights, but one thing is for certain, the...

    Why similar: Flight 47.8%, Historical 14.2%, Simulation 13.5%, World War II 11.7%, War 5.5%

  17. #17 Falcon 4.0
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 291 reviews2016
    Dev: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Falcon 4.0 breaks the sight-and-sound barrier with its cutting-edge graphics, realism, dynamic campaigns and multiplayer gameplay.

    Why similar: Flight 28.5%, 1990's 15.8%, War 14.6%, Realistic 8.6%, Simulation 7.2%

  18. #18 Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 26,197 reviews2014
    Dev: Microsoft Game StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Take to the skies in the World’s favourite flight simulator! The multi award winning Microsoft Flight Simulator X lands on Steam for the first time. Take off from anywhere in the world, flying some of the world’s most iconic aircraft to any one of 24,000 destinations.

    Why similar: Flight 63.1%, Simulation 14%, Realistic 10.1%, Open World 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  19. #19 Dogfight 1942
    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,153 reviews2012
    Dev: City InteractivePub: CI Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Piloting a wide range of aircraft, players engage in aerial dogfights and dangerous fighter missions across the major theaters of war during WWII.

    Why similar: World War II 43.3%, Flight 42.6%, Simulation 11.6%, Action 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

  20. #20 Land of War - The Beginning
    84% matchMixed52% of 741 reviews2021
    Dev: MS GAMESPub: MS GAMES SP. Z O.O.
    Windows

    Assume duties of a soldier involved in numerous battles and skirmishes with fast advancing German war machine. Go to battle on foot, driving armored vehicles, or flying an airplane. Use weapons not featured in any other game and feel a good, nostalgic climate of the production like MOHAA or COD.

    Why similar: World War II 35.5%, Flight 12.5%, Historical 11.6%, War 9.7%, Realistic 7.8%

  21. #21 Aces of Thunder
    79% matchMixed58% of 1,055 reviews2026
    Dev: Gaijin EntertainmentPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
    Windows

    Experience the thrill of aerial combat with Aces of Thunder, the ultimate flight simulation game with high fidelity graphics that looks perfect both with and without VR HMDs.

    Why similar: Flight 27.2%, World War II 24.1%, Historical 11.3%, War 10.6%, Combat 7.5%

  22. #22 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,762 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 49%, Flight 38.7%, War 5.2%, Simulation 3.9%, Action 2.1%

  23. #23 1942: The Pacific Air War
    83% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2015
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    They were desperate, daring and deadly! For the past 50 years, only the courageous veteran pilots of World War II knew the real risks of fighting the legendary Pacific air wars. Now it's your turn!

    Why similar: World War II 56.3%, Simulation 23.8%, Strategy 20%

  24. #24 Warplanes: Battles over Pacific
    80% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2023
    Dev: Home Net Games
    Windows

    Warplanes: Battles over Pacific opens the next chapter in aviation history. Become a World War II pilot and take part in the campaign against the Empire of Japan. The sequel to the hit Warplanes: WW1 Fighters, takes dogfight to a new level.

    Why similar: World War II 36%, Flight 31.2%, War 13%, Simulation 11%, Combat 4.4%

  25. #25 Iron Wings
    82% matchMostly Negative38% of 91 reviews2017
    Dev: Naps Team
    Windows

    ARCADE-ACTION WWII air combat -Player takes on the role of the two pilots, Jack and Amelia, as they attempt to take down Nazi aerial menace across a rich campaign of missions, each with numerous objectives and enemies as well as side objectives.

    Why similar: World War II 31.2%, Flight 29.3%, War 14%, Historical 9.6%, Realistic 6.2%

  26. #26 Gunship!
    82% matchMixed49% of 93 reviews2014
    Dev: MicroProse Software
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 22%

    Fly low and strike deep in the re-invention of the Gunship flight combat franchise. In Gunship! Players take control one of the worlds deadliest weapons in a simulator that is unmatched.

    Why similar: Simulation 75.9%, Action 24.1%

  27. #27 WWII Online
    78% matchMixed51% of 3,784 reviews2023
    Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    WWII Online is a massive, persistent free-to-play MMO FPS driven entirely by players. Fight as Army, Air, or Naval forces and earn Victory Points to access more units. One global server. No scripts. Real outcomes. No zones. Huge world (300,000 km²). ENLIST NOW!

    Why similar: Flight 44.5%, World War II 27.8%, Historical 7.8%, Realistic 4.5%, Open World 4.4%

  28. #28 Making History: The Calm & the Storm
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 624 reviews2007
    Dev: Muzzy LanePub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Making History® delivers the open-ended gameplay of strategy-game classics, but with compelling new economic, military, and diplomatic systems and deep research that lets you play with real historical challenges.

    Why similar: World War II 58%, Strategy 23%, Historical 14.4%, Action 4.6%

  29. #29 Wings Over Europe
    79% matchMixed56% of 125 reviews2014
    Dev: Third Wire ProductionsPub: Strategy First
    Windows

    Realistic air combat is waiting for you, in some of the most intense dogfights of the Cold War era!

    Why similar: Flight 61.2%, Simulation 38.8%

  30. #30 Aces High III
    78% matchMixed59% of 422 reviews2017
    Dev: HiTech Creations Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Aces High III offers world class modeling of World War II planes, vehicles, and boats in a combat setting with hundreds of other players pitting their skills in any given online arena.

    Why similar: World War II 59.5%, Flight 30.2%, Simulation 10.4%

  31. #31 Easy Red 2
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 12,483 reviews2022
    Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!

    Why similar: World War II 46%, War 17.8%, Historical 11.3%, Realistic 7.3%, Simulation 6.8%

  32. #32 Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China
    77% matchMostly Positive71% of 924 reviews2017
    Dev: ACE MADDOX
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    FLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINA is an air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China against Japan in the China-Burma-India theatre of World War 2.

    Why similar: World War II 43.5%, Flight 38.2%, Historical 8.8%, Simulation 5.2%, Action 2.1%

  33. #33 Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
    77% matchMixed69% of 468 reviews2011
    Dev: Games Farm
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Soar through the unfriendly skies in Air Conflicts: Secret Wars - an arcade flight simulation set in World War I and II era. Buy before July 21st and save!

    Why similar: World War II 45.5%, Flight 35.5%, Simulation 13.2%, Action 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  34. #34 Vincemus - Air Combat
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 109 reviews2024
    Dev: Virtual Convict
    Windows · Mac

    Fly through the theaters of World War II with fighters planes from across the world. Intercept, Raid, Defend, Survive in theatres of World War II. Vincemus is an arcade semi-realistic air combat shooter, The game is avalable on WindowsOS and MacOS.

    Why similar: World War II 35.3%, Flight 29.7%, War 17.7%, Simulation 7.9%, Action 2.9%

  35. #35 Silent Hunter® III
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 2,573 reviews2008
    Dev: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer.

    Why similar: World War II 57.7%, Historical 14%, Simulation 13.3%, Open World 4.9%, Realistic 4.1%

  36. #36 UBOAT
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 25,707 reviews2024
    Dev: Deep Water StudioPub: PlayWay S.A.
    Windows
    Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 50.9 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: World War II 41.3%, War 17.3%, Historical 14.3%, Realistic 8%, Simulation 7.7%

  37. #37 Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 252 reviews2015
    Dev: Atypical Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    THIS IS THE ULTIMATE WWII AIR COMBAT GAME! You’ll participate in visceral dogfights, protect cities and fleets, bomb enemy structures and even fly through tunnels. Everything is set up in accurately recreated real life locations like Pearl Harbor, Coast of Dover, Midway, Germany and France.

    Why similar: Flight 50.4%, World War II 33.5%, Simulation 11.5%, Action 4.6%

  38. #38 Scramble: Battle of Britain
    71% 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: World War II 36.5%, Flight 31.3%, War 11.5%, Realistic 6.2%, Strategy 6.2%

  39. #39 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2007
    Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%

    You have been selected for active service in the Commandos Corps, and must now mobilize in a series of 8 new dangerous missions.

    Why similar: World War II 63.3%, Strategy 14%, 1990's 9.2%, War 7.9%, Action 5.5%

  40. #40 Blitzkrieg Anthology
    74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.

    Why similar: World War II 54.5%, War 15%, Strategy 12.8%, Historical 12.5%, Realistic 3.6%

  41. #41 MARKET GARDEN
    71% matchMixed65% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Icy Bayts
    Windows · Linux

    MARKET GARDEN lets you relive the golden era of WW2 shooters, bringing classic, old-school FPS action back to its roots. Experience the epic airborne operation MARKET GARDEN in a game that pays tribute both to the genre’s finest moments and the real historical events.

    Why similar: World War II 46%, War 17.6%, Historical 14.3%, Old School 8.4%, Combat 6.8%

  42. #42 Aviators VR
    72% matchMixed46% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
    Windows

    A concise VR experience inspired by the game "Aviators." Take control of the upper turret gun on a bomber and fend off attacks from German fighters. Visit a virtual hangar of the Polish air wing and learn more about the events depicted in the game.

    Why similar: World War II 28.2%, Flight 21%, War 13.9%, Historical 12.5%, Realistic 7%

  43. #43 WarBirds 2026
    75% matchMixed51% of 70 reviews2015
    Dev: iEntertainment Network Inc
    Windows

    WarBirds2026 brings newly upgraded aircraft, refined flight models, new training, and expanded terrain. Featuring over 225 Fighters, Bombers, Armored ground vehicles across solo, multiplayer, and historical online special events, continuing to deliver the WWII air combat realism for over 30 years

    Why similar: World War II 35.2%, Flight 24.4%, War 10.8%, Simulation 6.9%, Combat 6.7%

  44. #44 Ground of Aces
    67% 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: World War II 38.5%, Flight 17.9%, War 13.7%, Historical 12.6%, Simulation 7.2%

  45. #45 Theatre of War
    74% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

    Why similar: World War II 69%, Strategy 18.2%, War 12.8%

  46. #46 War Birds: WW2 Air strike 1942
    73% matchMixed55% of 62 reviews2016
    Dev: HGames-ArtWorks
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    War Birds is a 2.5D World War 2 air combat game, with impressive 3D warplanes and beautiful 2D environments.

    Why similar: World War II 53.4%, War 14.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Strategy 8%, Open World 4.4%

  47. #47 F-19 Stealth Fighter
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2015
    Dev: MicroProse Software, IncPub: Atari
    Windows · Linux

    F-19 STEALTH FIGHTER takes combat flying to new heights. With dazzling graphics and authentic, real-world scenarios. F-19 creates action-packed excitement that keeps you coming back for more! It's easy to learn, but satisfyingly tough to master.

    Why similar: Flight 61.9%, Simulation 38.1%

  48. #48 Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway™
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,346 reviews2008
    Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway brings the critically acclaimed squad-based WWII shooter into the next generation of gaming with amazing graphics and sound, new cutting-edge gameplay features and a totally redesigned online component.

    Why similar: World War II 69.1%, War 9.4%, Historical 7.8%, Action 4.3%, Strategy 4%

  49. #49 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
    68% 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 70.7%, Strategy 21.6%, 3D 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  50. #50 Aviators
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,850 reviews2024
    Dev: ChronospacePub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
    Windows

    An educational adventure game about Polish air personnel during World War II. Meet the pilots of the 1586 Special Destiny Squadron and join them on incredible assignments. Explore and solve puzzles to learn more about the history of Polish aviation.

    Why similar: World War II 43.7%, Historical 18.8%, War 15.7%, Realistic 8.8%, Simulation 6.2%

  51. #51 Sherman Commander
    65% 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 39.8%, War 17.3%, Historical 17.2%, Simulation 6.6%, Realistic 5.1%

  52. #52 Terminal Velocity™: Boosted Edition
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2023
    Dev: Terminal RealityPub: Ziggurat
    Windows

    In the far future, armadas from surrounding systems have suddenly waged war on Earth. You are a pilot from the Ares Squadron, flying the fastest, most dangerous crafts ever made. You're outgunned, outmanned, and strapped into a flying coffin.

    Why similar: War 14.7%, Flight 14.6%, 1990's 12.2%, Old School 11.8%, Retro 9%

  53. #53 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 3,945 reviews2007
    Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.

    Why similar: World War II 59%, Strategy 13.6%, 1990's 10%, War 6.4%, Historical 5.1%

  54. #54 Skies above the Great War
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2024
    Dev: Puntigames
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Skies above the Great War is a hybrid of action and grand strategy sandbox game set on the Western Front during the First World War. Manage your air forces or take control of any plane yourself in real time.

    Why similar: Flight 32.8%, War 13.6%, Historical 13.5%, Realistic 10.5%, Open World 9.3%

  55. #55 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
    68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,270 reviews2014
    Dev: Nival
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%

    Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!

    Why similar: World War II 57.4%, War 15%, Strategy 11.3%, Historical 10.6%, Realistic 4.5%

  56. #56 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 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: World War II 51.7%, Simulation 13%, Strategy 11.1%, War 9.4%, Historical 8%

  57. #57 Aircraft Carrier Survival
    66% matchMixed60% of 1,187 reviews2022
    Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.

    Why similar: World War II 43.6%, War 19.2%, Realistic 10.3%, Strategy 8.1%, Open World 7.9%

  58. #58 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
    69% matchMixed70% of 1,110 reviews2008
    Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more...

    Why similar: World War II 71.8%, Simulation 28.2%

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