Games Like Battle of Empires : 1914-1918

Call to Arms - Gates of Hell is a realistic RTS/ RTT game that offers endless replay value. Command all types of troops in historical singleplayer, dynamic campaign, PvP and PvE battles. Are you ready for some serious immersion in World War 2?

Why similar: Historical 20.8%, War 20.7%, RTS 20.5%, World War II 13.5% ★, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Built on the same engine as the seed game, it offers the most similar tactical RTS experience with deep unit control and historical realism.

The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the iconic Western Front from 1914 to 1919. Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory.

Why similar: World War I 49.9% ★, RTS 14.6%, Historical 11%, Strategy 9.9%, War 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated WWI RTS that balances grand strategy with tactical battles, making it a perfect thematic successor.

Faces of War puts you in the heart of World War II – not as a distant commander, but as the leader on the ground. Combining the tactical depth of real-time strategy with the immediacy of direct control, it lets you issue precise orders or jump straight into battle as one of your soldiers.

Why similar: RTS 22.7%, Strategy 22.4%, War 20.7%, World War II 19.7% ★, Multiplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An earlier title from the same developers that established the tactical squad-based RTS mechanics found in the seed game.

Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.

Why similar: War 22.5%, RTS 19.9%, Strategy 17.1%, World War II 13.5% ★, Historical 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive tactical RTS that shares the exact mechanics, UI, and squad-management feel of the seed game.

Real Time Strategy with a high degree of realism. The game is based on a true story.

Why similar: RTS 28%, Historical 21.9%, War 18.4%, Strategy 10.3%, Military 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that emphasizes squad-level management and realistic combat scenarios similar to the seed game's mission structure.

Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.

Why similar: RTS 22.7%, War 18.5%, Historical 13.7%, Strategy 12.9%, World War II 12.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: A large-scale tactical RTS that provides the historical depth and unit-management complexity that WWI strategy fans appreciate.

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: Strategy 19.7%, World War II 19.3% ★, RTS 17.2%, War 14%, Historical 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an incredibly deep and realistic tactical simulation experience for players who enjoy the granular control of the seed game.

Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history!

Why similar: World War I 47.3% ★, War 13.3%, Historical 11.6%, Gore 6%, Strategy 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: While an FPS, it captures the authentic, gritty WWI atmosphere and trench warfare feel of the seed game.

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Why similar: World War I 47% ★, War 13.1%, Historical 11.8%, Strategy 5.6%, Gore 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic WWI shooter that focuses on the brutal, team-based trench combat central to the seed game's theme.

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: World War I 51.4% ★, RTS 14.7%, War 9.9%, Historical 9.5%, Strategy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A specialized WWI tactical RTS that captures the specific atmosphere and strategic challenges of the era.

The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.

Why similar: World War I 50.5% ★, War 12.4%, Historical 11.1%, Strategy 8.3%, World War II 5% ★

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grand strategy perspective on the WWI era for players who want to manage the broader scope of the conflict.

Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.

Why similar: War 20.9%, RTS 20.8%, Historical 16.3%, World War II 12.8% ★, Strategy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that strips away base-building to focus entirely on unit maneuvers and historical combat scenarios.

A FPS WW1 & Revolutionary War battle simulator with a focus on Workshop Content, rag-doll physics, intelligent AI, massive battles, procedural AI cover system, real-time building system and FPS combat!

Why similar: World War I 49.2% ★, War 19.6%, Historical 11.2%, Strategy 5.5%, Sandbox 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox-style WWI game that focuses on large-scale infantry and vehicle combat.

Ferocious Alpine warfare will test your tactical skills in this authentic WW1 FPS. Battle among the scenic peaks, rugged valleys and idyllic towns of northern Italy. The Great War on the Italian Front is brought to life and elevated to unexpected heights!

Why similar: World War I 45.5% ★, War 15.4%, Historical 12.1%, Military 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the high-altitude WWI front, providing an atmospheric and historically grounded experience.

Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.

Why similar: Strategy 44.7%, RTS 19.1%, World War II 11.6% ★, War 9.4%, Historical 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tactical RTS games, featuring intense infantry and vehicle combat that mirrors the atmosphere of the seed game.

In the game you become not only a witness to history, but a powerful and cunning army commander as well. You will lead forces of one of the following European countries: Russia, France, Germany, Austrian Empire and Britain through five campaigns which vary due to the real historical role of each participant.

Why similar: World War I 61.2% ★, Strategy 16.3%, RTS 14.1%, Historical 8.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic RTS title that focuses specifically on the WWI era, offering a more traditional strategic approach.

Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!

Why similar: RTS 25%, War 21.3%, Strategy 17.6%, World War II 13.3% ★, Historical 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical unit management and historical accuracy, providing a similar RTS experience without base-building.

Take over the control of one of the mighty nations during the times of World War 1 in the biggest WW1 strategy game of all time. Conquer provinces, forge alliances and build up your economy in real-time on persistent maps. Build experimental weapons of World War 1 and become the one true superpower!

Why similar: World War I 43.2% ★, War 17.9%, Historical 13.2%, Strategy 10.1%, RTS 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A grand strategy game that allows players to manage the entire WWI conflict on a global scale.

A classic real-time strategy game with an epic single player campaign, multiplayer & coop, set in the alternate reality of 1920+

Why similar: World War I 44.4% ★, RTS 22.4%, War 15.8%, Strategy 9.3%, Multiplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS with similar unit-control mechanics, though set in an alternate history WWI universe.

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: War 23.2%, World War II 14.9% ★, Historical 14.1%, Strategy 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that captures the scale and historical feel of WWI and WWII combat.

The new reference in RTS at its best! The Wargame series returns to duty, larger, richer and more spectacular than ever before. In Wargame Red Dragon, you are engaged in a large-scale conflict where Western forces clash against the Communist bloc.

Why similar: RTS 38.1%, Strategy 22.4%, War 16.5%, Military 8.8%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical unit management and complex battlefield dynamics that appeal to fans of the seed game's mechanics.

Call to Arms offers an innovative mix of real-time strategy and 3rd, as well as 1st person controls. Set in the time of modern warfare, the game offers realistically modeled vehicles and heavy weaponry. Command your troops to victory or fight by yourself in the 3rd or 1st person action mode.

Why similar: RTS 25.3%, War 22.7%, Strategy 21.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Military 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern-day tactical RTS that utilizes the same engine and control philosophy as the seed game.

Foxhole is a massively multiplayer game where thousands of players shape the outcome of a persistent online war. Every individual soldier is a player that contributes to the war effort through logistics, base building, reconnaissance, combat, and more.

Why similar: War 34.5%, World War II 17.9% ★, Strategy 13.7%, Military 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A massive-scale, WWI-inspired persistent war game that emphasizes logistics and trench warfare.

Join 200-player battles in Over The Top: WWI - an intense shooter set in the gritty backdrop of World War I. Pick your class, choose from a vast arsenal, including rifles, artillery, airplanes and powerful tanks, and experience the chaos of fully destructible battlefields.

Why similar: World War I 57.7% ★, Historical 14.3%, War 11.2%, Multiplayer 6%, FPS 3.1%

World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.

Why similar: World War I 62% ★, Strategy 20.2%, RTS 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric RTS that focuses specifically on the historical battles of the Great War.

Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Why similar: War 31.1%, RTS 26.6%, Historical 20.1%, Strategy 12%, Military 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a highly tactical RTS system that emphasizes unit positioning and historical realism similar to the seed game.

Experience close-quarters battles in iconic WWII settings. Defend the line, storm the beach, torch the enemy, or use a radio to call in fire support. Day of Infamy is a teamwork-oriented shooter that will keep you on your toes and coming back for more with its diverse game modes and authentic arsenal.

Why similar: War 27.8%, World War II 21.6% ★, Historical 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.6%, FPS 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic shooter that emphasizes team coordination and historical authenticity in combat.

Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.

Why similar: World War I 47.2% ★, War 15.7%, Historical 12.1%, Strategy 5.8%, Military 4%

A turn-based WWI Grand Strategy game. Rush to field new modern weaponry and survive the horrendous attrition battles. Join the global conflict between the Great Powers of the age and forge a new world order for freedom or tyranny.

Why similar: World War I 55.3% ★, Historical 14.6%, War 12.3%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused title that allows for deep simulation of the political and military aspects of WWI.

Relive the real-time tactics masterpiece that defined the genre like no other: Commandos 2 - HD Remaster is a true homage to one of gaming’s most celebrated masterpieces.

Why similar: Strategy 73%, World War II 25.5% ★, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes, squad-based tactical gameplay that rewards careful planning and stealth.

War of Rights is a first person multiplayer game featuring massive 400 player battles with a focus on historical authenticity, teamplay and immersion. It is set during the perilous days of the American Civil War, in the Maryland Campaign of September, 1862.

Why similar: War 31.2%, Historical 29.4%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Military 5.9%

January, 1915. The Race to the Sea is over. The Great War has just begun. You are the commander of a single division in the meat grinder that is the Western Front. Lead your men over the top as you attempt to break the stalemate that is to claim the lives of millions over the course of years.

Why similar: World War I 60.5% ★, War 11.2%, Strategy 10.9%, Historical 8.9%, Simulation 4.4%

Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!

Why similar: World War I 42.8% ★, War 18.4%, Historical 15.7%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Strategy 4.9%

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: World War I 68% ★, Strategy 15.8%, Historical 8.2%, Action 3.9%, Simulation 3.8%

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Why similar: Historical 29%, RTS 24%, Strategy 19.5%, War 15.5%, Simulation 4.7%

All Quiet in the Trenches is a narrative turn-based strategy RPG set in World War I. Get to know your soldiers, take care of their needs and lead them in battle, trying to strike a precarious balance between the ambitions of your superiors and the survival of your men.

Why similar: World War I 55.8% ★, War 19.6%, Historical 11.3%, Strategy 7.9%, Simulation 2.5%

Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.

Why similar: War 21.9%, Strategy 18.8%, RTS 18.3%, World War II 14% ★, Historical 9.6%

Multiplayer combined-arms first-person shooter set in an alternate history. Build and upgrade bases, harvest resources, construct defenses, purchase weapons and vehicles to overcome the enemy!

Why similar: World War I 61.3% ★, War 15.2%, World War II 10% ★, Multiplayer 5.8%, Action 2.7%

Battlefield™ 1 takes you back to The Great War, WW1, where new technology and worldwide conflict changed the face of warfare forever.

Why similar: World War I 55.3% ★, War 17.6%, Historical 9.1%, Multiplayer 6.4%, FPS 3.9%

Armored Battle Crew is a Tank and Crew Management Simulation game, where your skills as a Tank commander is tested. Customize your tank carefully and make strategic battle choices to achieve mission success! The fate of your crew lies in your hands!

Why similar: World War I 55.1% ★, War 15%, Historical 10.5%, Strategy 6.7%, Military 4.2%

Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.

Why similar: World War I 42.8% ★, Historical 14.5%, Strategy 12.4%, World War II 11.7% ★, RTS 6.4%

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: RTS 28.7%, World War II 18.2% ★, War 15.6%, Strategy 14.2%, Military 5.7%

Take command in Europe's greatest 18th-century war. Equip & customize regiments, manage supplies, and engage in brutal real-time battles across procedural campaigns. Resources and replacements are scarce, and keeping your best men alive may matter more than any single victory.

Why similar: War 26%, Historical 22.8%, RTS 22.4%, Strategy 11.7%, Military 6.5%

Team up and join the frontline in Squad 44, the most authentic tactical WW2 shooter. Experience ruthless realism with an immense arsenal of faithfully recreated weapons and vehicles across massive WW2 battlefields.

Why similar: War 22.5%, World War II 18.3% ★, Historical 13.1%, Strategy 9%, Multiplayer 8.5%

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

Why similar: War 22.9%, Historical 18.7%, World War II 11.8% ★, Strategy 9.1%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Stickman Trenches is a Real Time Strategy game in which you need to manage your men and weapons and build up your defenses in the brutal trenches of Stick World War 1.

Why similar: World War I 68.8% ★, War 12.4%, Strategy 9.7%, Military 3.2%, Historical 2.8%

Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.

Why similar: War 26.5%, World War II 15% ★, Historical 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Strategy 6.4%

Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!

Why similar: World War I 68.8% ★, Strategy 19.2%, Historical 12.1%

Be a pioneer of aerial warfare in Warplanes: WW1 Sky Aces. Fight above the battlefields of World War I and become the ultimate Sky Ace!

Why similar: World War I 86.2% ★, War 7.9%, Action 3.9%, Indie 2%

Men of War is a stunning Real-Time Strategy game that takes place during the height of World War II. Intense battles span Europe and North Africa as gamers play as Soviet, Allied or German forces across 19 massive single-player missions.

Why similar: Strategy 22.8%, RTS 22.5%, World War II 15.9% ★, War 15.1%, Historical 7%

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: World War I 65% ★, Historical 12%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Simulation 5.6%, War 4.8%

Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.

Why similar: Historical 27.3%, War 26.8%, Strategy 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Military 7.7%

Warfare 1917 and 1944 return, fully remastered with enhanced visuals, full-screen support, and custom battles. Warfare Legacy Collection also Includes the Battle of the Bulge, a brand-new campaign set during WWII’s final offensive with all-new missions, snowy maps, and intense front-line action.

Why similar: World War I 50.4% ★, War 14.9%, Historical 12.7%, World War II 8.2% ★, Strategy 7.1%

The Great War is over - the fight continues. Command a legion of soldiers, desperately trying to make their way home amidst the chaos of civil war. Lead them through the unforgiving wilderness onboard an armored train. Manage your crew and resources and try to survive.

Why similar: World War I 39.4% ★, RTS 18.1%, Historical 14%, War 14%, Strategy 11.1%

Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.

Why similar: War 30.2%, Strategy 21.6%, World War II 17.7% ★, Simulation 8.5%, Sandbox 6.7%

Strategic Command: World War I is a new chapter in the Strategic Command Franchise. Relive this momentous conflict from the opening shots of 1914 to the final offensives. Strategic Command: World War I covers all the main aspects and theatres of the war.

Why similar: World War I 63.2% ★, Strategy 32.1%, Military 4.7%

Command antique WWI Toy Soldiers in the trench-filled battlefields of Europe. Deploy an exciting arsenal of guns, artillery, flamethrowers, tanks and planes to defend your WWI toy dioramas. Take direct control of individual units or command the entire battlefield from above.

Why similar: World War I 53.8% ★, Historical 12.8%, Strategy 12.5%, War 9.6%, Military 3.2%

Tactical Multiplayer FPS shooter with a story based on the events of the World War II. Strategic battles with a variety of vehicles, including artillery. Multiple game modes. Ranks, titles, awards, career.

Why similar: War 22.9%, World War II 17.7% ★, Strategy 12.3%, Gore 11%, Multiplayer 8.7%