- #1 WarPlan
97% 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 26.4% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Military 14.3%, War 12.8%, Historical 11.4%
- #2 B-17 Flying Fortress: The Mighty 8th
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 88 reviews2014
Dev: Wayward DesignPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 16%
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.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Flight 22.8%, War 13.7%, Historical 9.9%, Choices Matter 5.8%
- #3 Armoured Commander II
96% 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: World War II 29.4% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Military 13.2%, Historical 12.9%, War 9%
- #4 Bomber 3
95% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Deadly GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Put yourself in the captain’s seat of a B-17 bomber, select your plane, select your crew and plot your path over war-torn Europe. Watch your elevation, watch your formation, and watch very carefully when you are over the target. This classic was a bestseller in the early 1990s.
Why similar: World War II 28.2% ★, Flight 20.6%, Wargame 10.7%, War 10.5%, Strategy 7.9%
- #5 Command Ops 2 Core Game
94% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 39.2% ★, Wargame 23.2%, Military 11.3%, War 10.3%, Strategy 9.8%
- #6 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 32% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Historical 12.7%, Military 10.8%, Strategy 9.3%
- #7 The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
93% 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 21.8%, Wargame 17.9%, World War II 11.9% ★, Military 9.3%, Historical 8.8%
- #8 Vincemus - Air Combat
92% 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 23% ★, Flight 21.4%, Military 14%, War 13.3%, Wargame 11.9%
- #9 Air Warrior II
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KesmaiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Take command of over 35 aircraft in Air Warrior II across 300 missions from WWI, WWII, and Korea. Experience intense dogfighting and challenge advanced AI in historical campaigns like the Battle of Britain or B17 bombing raids over Europe. An exhilarating flight simulation awaits!
Why similar: Flight 23.2%, Wargame 18.6%, World War II 15.2% ★, Military 9.8%, War 9%
- #10 Close Combat: The Bloody First
91% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: World War II 23.8% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Military 15.3%, War 14.4%, Historical 11.3%
- #11 B-17 Flying Fortress : The Mighty 8th Redux
90% 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 21.4%, World War II 19.3% ★, Wargame 17.1%, War 10.3%, Strategy 6%
- #12 Sherman Commander
89% 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 20.9% ★, Wargame 13.1%, Vehicular Combat 12.2% ★, Military 11.5%, War 10.5%
- #13 Radio General
89% matchVery Positive83% of 539 reviews2020
Dev: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
It's WWII. You're a general sitting in a tent. All you have is a map, and a radio. Can you win the battle? Radio General is a unique strategy game where you interact with your units over the radio using speech recognition. Test your mettle and relive famous battles as a WWII general.
Why similar: World War II 35.5% ★, War 17.3%, Military 13.3%, Historical 10.8%, Strategy 9.6%
- #14 Air Warrior III
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KesmaiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Air Warrior III is a high-intensity WWII flight simulation featuring over 450 missions, 6 new campaigns, and 4 iconic Pacific planes. With stunning 3D graphics and enhanced AI, it delivers the ultimate dogfighting experience for fans of aerial combat.
Why similar: Flight 23.6%, Wargame 18.9%, World War II 13.6% ★, Military 10.1%, War 9.3%
- #15 Helicopter Gunship DEX
87% matchVery Positive87% of 195 reviews2022
Dev: Jimmy Arcade Limited
Windows
Helicopter Gunship DEX aims to replicate the brilliance of 90s helicopter simulators using modern technology. Employ realistic helicopter tactics during missions generated by a sophisticated procedural random mission system giving you an almost unlimited amount of re-playability.
Why similar: Flight 26.7%, Wargame 20.8%, War 10.9%, Vehicular Combat 10.6% ★, Military 9.7%
- #16 Frontline: The Great Patriotic War
86% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the URSS forces in an epic struggle for the control of Russia during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Strategy 12%, War 11.5%, Military 11.5%
- #17 B-17 Flying Fortress The Bloody 100th
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Manage and take control of the 10-man crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress as they attempt to complete 25 harrowing missions inspired by the real-life battles of The Bloody 100th Bomber group.
Why similar: World War II 21.9% ★, Immersive Sim 12.2%, Military 11.4%, Flight 11.1%, Vehicular Combat 9.4% ★
- #18 iF-22
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Interactive MagicPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
iF-22 puts you in control of the advanced F-22 Raptor for an immersive air combat experience. Engage in dynamic, realistic missions with cutting-edge avionics, authentic flight physics, and intense aerial warfare scenarios. Master the skies in a truly advanced fighter simulation.
Why similar: Wargame 23.6%, Flight 23.6%, War 12.6%, Vehicular Combat 10.7% ★, Simulation 8.1%
- #19 Nations At War Digital Core Game
84% 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 29.4% ★, Wargame 22%, War 17%, Military 16.1%, Tactical 6.5%
- #20 Winter War 1939
84% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Epic World War 2 battles. Finland vs the Soviet Union.
Why similar: World War II 26.1% ★, Flight 17%, Wargame 15.9%, Vehicular Combat 9.1% ★, War 8.4%
- #21 Close Combat
83% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 31.7% ★, Wargame 17.4%, Historical 9.4%, Military 9.3%, Strategy 9%
- #22 Kamikaze Strike: FPV Drone
82% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: Dinomore Games
Windows
Fly a kamikaze drone through fast-paced FPV missions. Dodge bullets, sneak past jammers and radars, and crash into tanks, troops, and enemy bases. Discover diffferent drones and face tougher challenges in every level.
Why similar: Flight 24.1%, Wargame 20%, War 13.1%, Vehicular Combat 11.9% ★, Military 9.2%
- #23 Warplanes: Battles over Pacific
82% 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 28.5% ★, Flight 27.3%, War 11.9%, Military 11.1%, Immersive Sim 8.2%
- #24 Aces of Thunder
81% 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 25.9%, World War II 20.8% ★, Military 11.8%, War 10.6%, Historical 10.3%
- #25 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
81% matchMixed46% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
"The Battle of the Bulge" continues the epic saga of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Close Combat series. Whether you command American or German troops, you decide when and where they will be deployed. History in the making is in your hands!
Why similar: World War II 31.7% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Military 10.3%, Historical 10%, Strategy 9.3%
- #26 The History Channel: Battle of Britain - World War II 1940
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: iEntertainmentPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Take to the skies in WWII's fiercest air battle. Fly iconic fighters like the Spitfire and Bf 109 in historical missions. Defend Britain or attack from above in intense, authentic dogfights. Experience the Battle of Britain like never before.
Why similar: Flight 26.9%, Wargame 21.4%, War 12.2%, Strategy 10.1%, Vehicular Combat 9.8% ★
- #27 IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946
80% 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 37.3%, World War II 32.6% ★, Military 11.2%, Simulation 8.4%, Historical 7.5%
- #28 Panzer Strike
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 26.6% ★, War 14.7%, Military 12.4%, Wargame 11.6%, Historical 10.3%
- #29 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
77% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Wargame 22.8%, Strategy 9.6%, War 9.4%, Historical 7.3%
- #30 WWII Online: Chokepoint
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cornered Rat SoftwarePub: Playnet, Inc.
Windows
WWII Online: Chokepoint is an authentic F2P WW2 multiplayer tactical shooter, driven by teamwork and built-in voice comms. Jump in feet first with the US Airborne or join the Wehrmacht and fight to control iconic chokepoints as an infantryman in Europe between 1944-45. Are you ready for WAR?
Why similar: Wargame 21.6%, World War II 18.5% ★, Military 12.8%, Historical 10.9%, War 10.6%
- #31 Stealth Fighter DEX
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jimmy Arcade Limited
Windows
Inspired by flight sims of the '90s, you will be piloting a selection of fictional stealth fighter bombers over varied terrain completing procedurally generated missions such as precision bombing, clandestine intelligence gathering, close air support and many others.
Why similar: Flight 26.9%, Wargame 20.6%, Military 15.5%, War 14.5%, Vehicular Combat 10.3% ★
- #32 Gunship Global Operations
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rital Interactive
Windows · Linux
Rain precise fire from the skies! In this intense AC-130 experience, coordinate with ground forces, dismantle enemy operations, and hunt down Zmey before his deadly plan unfolds. Every pull of the trigger changes the fate of the battle.
Why similar: Flight 18.8%, Wargame 17.3%, Military 12.3%, Vehicular Combat 11.6% ★, War 11.1%
- #33 SGS Okinawa
76% 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 23.7%, World War II 20.1% ★, War 16.3%, Military 12.3%, Strategy 11.1%
- #34 Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight
76% 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 41.7% ★, Flight 36.4%, Wargame 11.8%, War 5.1%, Simulation 2.8%
- #35 FLAAK TD
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Oedipe Games
Windows
Each day the US air force send wave after wave of bomber to crush our War machine. You are one anti-aircraft Brigade commander equiped with flakwierling 38 and the awesome Flak 88mm gun. Install them wisely and shoot all the bombers! Protect our factories and the fatherland!
Why similar: World War II 24% ★, Flight 17.1%, Wargame 16.5%, Military 10.3%, War 9.7%
- #36 卢沟桥事变
75% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: 文墨
Windows
The game begins on July 7, 1937. You can choose either of the two major forces located in Nanjing and Yan'an at that time, or operate the regular army to fight frontally, or develop guerrillas to attack the enemy's rear and save the precarious country!
Why similar: World War II 26.9% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Military 14%, War 12.9%, Historical 6.8%
- #37 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
74% 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 37.9% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Military 9.6%, Strategy 8.9%, War 7.9%
- #38 Sands of Fire
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Three-Sixty PacificPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Take control of forty tons of pure armored destruction! World War II is raging, and the enemy is fighting hard for every inch of territory in North Africa. Devastate the opposing forces with superior tactics, cunning strategy, and tremendous might.
Why similar: World War II 26.7% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Military 12.3%, Historical 9.5%, War 8.8%
- #39 Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator (UFDS) - FPV drone simulator
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: SIMTECH SOLUTIONS
Windows
Ukrainian Fight Drone Simulator – Starter Edition is a public version of a leading ultra-realistic FPV drone trainer built on lessons from the Ukrainian frontline. Fly combat drones in true-to-life conditions, take on challenges, and feel the adrenaline of modern warfare.
Why similar: Flight 25%, Wargame 22.4%, Military 14.9%, War 14.6%, Tactical 5.8%
- #40 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
73% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 32.9% ★, Wargame 20.8%, Historical 13%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 9.3%
- #41 COMBAT PILOT: CARRIER QUALIFICATION
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Entropy.AeroPub: Combat Pilot LLC
Windows
Combat Pilot is a hardcore combat flight-simulation set in the Pacific Theater during WWII. Our Carrier Qualification title represents the first step in the product's roadmap, offering basic carrier and land operations for the legendary USN/USMC F4F-4 and IJN A6M2 Mod.21 "Zero" fighter planes.
Why similar: World War II 19.6% ★, Flight 16.6%, Wargame 14.1%, Military 11.3%, War 11.1%
- #42 303 Squadron: Battle of Britain
73% 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 30%, War 9.5%, Historical 8.7%, Simulation 7.9%
- #43 Maneuver Warfare
72% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Decisive Action Games
Windows · Mac
Command a panzergrenadier battle group in battles and campaigns from the first shots fired on 1 September 1939 to the final clashes of 1945.
Why similar: World War II 27.6% ★, Wargame 21.5%, Military 16.4%, War 16.1%, Strategy 4.9%
- #44 Hijong Park's Defender Patrol
70% 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: Flight 27.8%, Wargame 20.6%, Military 13.9%, War 13%, Vehicular Combat 9.2% ★
- #45 SGS Winter War
71% 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 43.3% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 10%, War 8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #46 Last Drone War
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Andrii Volkov
Windows
You lose the war. Pilot FPV drones, helicopters, and fighter jets to unleash devastating firepower - and become a true ACE of modern warfare.
Why similar: Flight 24.9%, Wargame 20.5%, War 15.8%, Military 15.3%, Vehicular Combat 10.8% ★
- #47 Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
71% matchMixed49% of 358 reviews2016
Dev: Sim155 LimitedPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Feel the power of flying the AV8B Harrier II. A middle ground flight and naval combat simulator with mission planner & fully dynamic open ended campaign. Showstopping VR.
Why similar: Flight 19.7%, Military 13.2%, Wargame 12.7%, War 12.3%, Vehicular Combat 12.1% ★
- #48 IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
71% 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 43.2% ★, Flight 35.8%, Historical 10.8%, Simulation 10.2%
- #49 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
70% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 35.1% ★, Wargame 21.7%, Strategy 12%, Military 8.6%, Historical 7.3%
- #50 Bomber Crew
69% 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 43.6% ★, Flight 24.6%, War 11.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Simulation 6%
- #51 Firefight
69% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 27% ★, Wargame 18.2%, War 13.1%, Military 10.6%, Historical 8.6%
- #52 Steel Division: Normandy 44
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.
Why similar: World War II 43% ★, Military 15%, War 10.6%, Wargame 8.8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #53 Burning Lands
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zero Hour Interactive
Windows
A tactical multiplayer first-person shooter in the Vietnam war era. It will be, what we coined, an “accessible tactical simulation” (ATS) - striking the best possible balance between realism and accessibility,
Why similar: War 15.1%, Military 14.9%, Flight 13.2%, Wargame 12.7%, Vehicular Combat 12.1% ★
- #54 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
68% matchMixed62% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Military 11.3%, War 9.9%, Historical 9.5%
- #55 Project Wunderwaffe
68% matchMixed58% of 469 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Project Wunderwaffe will take you back into the realities of World War II, the end of which seems to be near. Germany is now just a shadow of its power. Your order is to build a secret military base and construct weapons of unprecedented power. Will you be capable of turning the tide of war?
Why similar: World War II 27.2% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Military 13.3%, War 12.4%, Historical 9.2%
- #56 Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
67% matchVery Positive93% of 37,931 reviews2011
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
Why similar: World War II 36% ★, Wargame 14.8%, War 11.3%, Historical 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.5%
- #57 Combined Arms Brigade
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 伊林游戏
Windows
"Combined Arms Brigade" is a military-themed FPS game made with Unreal Engine 5, focusing on allowing players to experience infantry squad/platoon combat through advanced AI and detailed tutorial systems, with plans to add vehicles and mechanized infantry gameplay in the future.
Why similar: Military 20.1%, Wargame 19.3%, War 16.8%, Vehicular Combat 12.4% ★, Flight 11.2%
- #58 Drone Sector
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IcospherePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Drone Sector is a futuristic gunship game. Provide close air support by firing variety of weapons at the enemies and guide your allied troops via commands. Keep your troops alive, complete objectives, collect resources and recruit engineers. Research better weaponry for the gunship and the troops.
Why similar: Flight 17.7%, Military 17.4%, War 17.1%, Vehicular Combat 12.4% ★, Wargame 10.9%
- #59 SGS Glory Recalled
66% matchPositive91% of 23 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 37.6% ★, Wargame 23.8%, Military 16.3%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 6%
- #60 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
64% 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: World War II 24.3% ★, Wargame 24.3%, Historical 13.2%, Military 12.8%, War 12%