- #1 Battleships and Carriers - WW2 Battleship Game
97% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: Light Strategy SeriesPub: SLS
Windows
Search, move, destroy and build ships/subs/aircraft: casual turn-based naval strategy battleship game. More than 80 missions, Death-Match and Free Hunt scenarios and campaigns from Pearl Harbor and Lamansh to the Overlord and Okinawa battles, with over 50 ship and aircraft types.
Why similar: Naval Combat 22.1% ★, Naval 19.2% ★, World War II 13.7% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Turn-Based 9.2%
- #2 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 620 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.
Why similar: Naval 15.7% ★, Naval Combat 15.5% ★, World War II 12.2% ★, Board Game 11.5%, Turn-Based 9.1%
- #3 Battleships Simulator
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Battleships Simulator puts you in command of mighty ships—strike, sink your opponent, and claim victory! Feel the thrill of naval battles and outsmart your foe in intense, turn-based war action!
Why similar: Naval Combat 32% ★, Naval 15.1% ★, Wargame 13.9%, World War II 10.6% ★, Turn-Based 6.5%
- #4 Carrier Battles 4 Guadalcanal - Pacific War Naval Warfare
95% matchVery Positive87% of 309 reviews2020
Dev: Cyril Jarnot
Windows · Mac
CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.
Why similar: Naval Combat 21.7% ★, Naval 16.3% ★, World War II 13.5% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Historical 7.8%
- #5 Atlantic Fleet
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,548 reviews2016
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn based tactical and strategic naval combat. Atlantic Fleet puts you in command of the Allies or Kriegsmarine (German Navy) in the longest military campaign of WWII, The Battle of the Atlantic.Take command of surface ships, submarines as well as carrier and land based aircraft in the deadly struggle for control of Atlantic shipping...
Why similar: Naval Combat 34.4% ★, Naval 24.7% ★, World War II 18.3% ★, Turn-Based 14.5%, Strategy 3%
- #6 First Sino-Japanese War
93% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: January Desk
Windows
A free and open-source game about the First Sino-Japanese War and other pre-dreadnought battles in East Asia. A miniature-like wargame system, but without 3D models.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.5% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Naval 15.7% ★, Historical 9.3%, Military 6.2%
- #7 Battle Fleet 2
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 372 reviews2014
Dev: Mythical City Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Welcome Admiral! Select your fleet, assign weapons, and sink the enemy fleet by controlling each of your ships down to setting the aim and range of each weapon's shot. Features include full open world Pacific & Atlantic campaigns, cross-platform multiplayer and awesome turn-based naval battles.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.6% ★, Naval 28.9% ★, World War II 14.3% ★, Wargame 10.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.5%
- #8 Battleships and Carriers 2: 1940-1945
92% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: SLS
Windows
Casual WW2 naval turn-based strategy: attack/defend, search & destroy, build ships, subs and aircraft. Clear & simple combat and move. Fast, re-playable board game style strategy, with 70 unit types. More than 40 missions, death-matches & campaigns (Destroy, Conquer, Defend, Escort, Kill-Them-All).
Why similar: Naval Combat 23.6% ★, Naval 20.8% ★, World War II 14% ★, Wargame 10.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
- #9 Battleships: Command of the Sea
91% matchMixed59% of 41 reviews2022
Dev: Ancient GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Take on the role of one of the historical commanders of the US or Japanese navy and use their special skills inspired by their character or military accomplishments.
Why similar: Naval 18.3% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Board Game 14.5%, World War II 14.2% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%
- #10 War on the Sea
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,185 reviews2021
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.
Why similar: Naval 32.6% ★, Naval Combat 29.1% ★, World War II 23.8% ★, Wargame 5.6%, Strategy 3.7%
- #11 Midway 1981
90% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: David RigglePub: Sea Onion Software
Windows
Wargame like it's 1981!
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.9% ★, World War II 18.7% ★, Naval 13.1% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Historical 8.7%
- #12 Rule the Waves 3
89% matchVery Positive88% of 1,046 reviews2023
Dev: Naval Warfare SimulationsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 58.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Why similar: Naval 27.3% ★, Naval Combat 26.1% ★, Wargame 14.9%, World War II 10.9% ★, Military 7.2%
- #13 Victory At Sea
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 577 reviews2014
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Engage in epic RTS warfare across 3 huge campaigns as well as other battle modes. Create your own fleet of ships, pick your side and enter into World War II naval combat on a global scale.
Why similar: Naval 34.4% ★, Naval Combat 34.3% ★, World War II 22.3% ★, Strategy 4%, Tactical 2.9%
- #14 Midway:Sink the Japanese Aircraft Carriers
87% match2 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: KL Game Studio
Windows
This is a Battle of Midway simulation game. You need to fly a dive bomber, dodge Japanese anti-aircraft fire, drop bombs and destroy the carrier. The Japanese gunfire is extremely fierce, please be careful. I hope war only exists in games and I support Ukraine.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.2% ★, Naval 24.8% ★, World War II 20.5% ★, Wargame 12.4%, Military 5.9%
- #15 3D Hentai SeaBattle
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Flying. Stone. Production
Windows
Check your strength and mind in the Sea Battle game, in order to win, you need to destroy all ships of your opponent. The reward will be - nude images. Features: 5 girls with their unique traits 125 pre-rendered images Atmosphere of comfort and chill
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.8% ★, Naval 17.9% ★, Board Game 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.2%
- #16 Fleet Commander: Pacific
86% matchMixed68% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: SEP FCOMPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Fleet Commander: Pacific is a grand strategic simulation of the naval war in the Pacific from 1941 to 1945. All major surface combat ships of the Japanese and Allied navies are present in this streamlined reproduction of the biggest maritime war ever.
Why similar: Naval Combat 18.8% ★, World War II 17.9% ★, Board Game 17.4%, Wargame 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11%
- #17 Hasbro's BATTLESHIP
85% matchVery Positive82% of 945 reviews2018
Dev: Marmalade Game Studio Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Hasbro's Battleship is the original strategic naval war game. Choose your Captain, position your ships, aim your missiles and sink the enemy's fleet! Face them in Classic mode, or step-up the stakes in the all new Commanders Mode. Ready, aim, FIRE!
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.3% ★, Naval 20.4% ★, Board Game 17.5%, Wargame 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.6%
- #18 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
84% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
Why similar: World War II 27.9% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Historical 9.3%
- #19 Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific
84% matchMixed63% of 32 reviews2014
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Long Lance torpedo rips through the hull of your flagship. Huge columns of water from enemy gunfire surround your battleships. It's just another day in Task Force 1942, the first in a new series of spectacular World War II Pacific War simulations from MicroProse.
Why similar: Naval Combat 56.2% ★, Naval 23.6% ★, World War II 16.3% ★, Simulation 3.9%
- #20 Battlestations: Midway
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 960 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: Naval Combat 33.3% ★, World War II 29.6% ★, Naval 27.2% ★, Historical 5%, Strategy 2.9%
- #21 Gunboat
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
For decades, the U.S. Navy has deployed the river patrol boat (PBR) in the most hostile and claustrophobic type of war: riverine combat. The classic action sim Gunboat lets you fight from all perspectives of your boat's four-man crew in over 20 missions across 3 sweltering combat zones.
Why similar: Naval Combat 48.7% ★, Naval 38% ★, Military 9.7%, Simulation 3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #22 Beast Whalers
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Filip Artur Kowalski
Windows · Linux
Beast Whalers is a naval tactical roguelike about assembling and controlling your own fleet to battle bizarre sea monsters. Trade and upgrade unique ships, use their special abilities, and maneuver carefully between enemies on tight, procedurally generated levels.
Why similar: Naval Combat 19.8% ★, Naval 18.6% ★, Turn-Based 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.5%, Grid-Based Movement 11.1%
- #23 Frontline: World War II
80% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 19.1% ★, Naval Combat 18.5% ★, Wargame 12.1%, Board Game 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%
- #24 Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
81% matchMixed45% of 2,527 reviews2010
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Step behind the periscope of a German U-boat and take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The best-selling submarine series of all time continues with the highly anticipated Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic.
Why similar: Naval Combat 43.4% ★, Naval 22.2% ★, World War II 18.7% ★, Historical 6.5%, Military 4.9%
- #25 World War 2 Operation Husky
79% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: Hubert CachatPub: HC
Windows · Mac
A light wargame with simple rules tailored to run smooth battles. Recommended to introduce new players to wargames basic concepts and for fast multiplayer matches.
Why similar: World War II 20.4% ★, Wargame 15%, Turn-Based 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Board Game 10.7%
- #26 Battlestations Pacific
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,587 reviews2009
Dev: Eidos Studio HungaryPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 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 35.3% ★, Naval 32.6% ★, Naval Combat 17.8% ★, Military 4.3%, Strategy 4.2%
- #27 SGS Glory Recalled
78% 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 29% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Historical 11.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.9%
- #28 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,013 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 31.1% ★, Turn-Based 18.3%, Wargame 16.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Historical 7.6%
- #29 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
76% matchVery Positive89% of 115 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 20.7%, World War II 20.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 13.5%, Naval 13.4% ★, Historical 11.9%
- #30 Valor & Victory
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 191 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 21% ★, Turn-Based 15.6%, Board Game 13.7%, Wargame 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #31 Crash Dive
76% matchVery Positive90% of 198 reviews2015
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII tactical submarine combat! Take command of a U-boat prowling the Atlantic in search of enemy convoys to sink. Sneak past the escorts and torpedo the transports. Or surface and use your deck gun in a daring night attack.
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.8% ★, Naval 23.2% ★, World War II 17.8% ★, Wargame 10%, Historical 7.9%
- #32 Unity of Command II
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,137 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Unity of Command II is the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed strategy games of all time; a game critics called 'the perfect gateway' into computer war games.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Turn-Based 17.8%, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%, Historical 6.2%
- #33 Bolt Action
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frag GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Step into the boots of a battlefield commander in Bolt Action, a turn-based WWII strategy inspired by Warlord Games’ tabletop classic.
Why similar: Wargame 19.1%, World War II 18.6% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Board Game 7.6%
- #34 World War 2: Strategy Simulator
75% 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: Naval Combat 21.6% ★, World War II 19.7% ★, Wargame 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #35 Silent Depth 2: Pacific
73% matchMixed60% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: MicroProse Software
Windows
Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim. You enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2. How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.1% ★, Naval 27.8% ★, World War II 21% ★, Wargame 11.6%, Military 5%
- #36 Battleship Blitz
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toonik Games
Windows · Linux
A modern take on the classic Battleship game - now in 3D! Place your wooden fleet, take aim, and sink enemy ships in singleplayer or PvP multiplayer. Simple, nostalgic, and addictive.
Why similar: Naval 33.6% ★, Board Game 20.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Naval Combat 9.7% ★
- #37 War Of Warship
73% matchMixed47% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: DEEP SIGHT INTERACTIVE Tech Co., Ltd.
Windows
Command history's most iconic war vessels as you build your own massive naval fleet. Level up important tech modules and prepare to dominate the oceans!
Why similar: Naval 24.2% ★, Naval Combat 17.2% ★, Wargame 12.8%, World War II 10.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #38 Battleship Command
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BracerPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Command the mighty Scharnhorst in this immersive WWII naval simulation. Walk her decks in first-person, control gunnery, radar, and navigation, and lead your fleet through the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean. Battle convoys, outwit enemies, and survive the stormy seas of war.
Why similar: Naval 28% ★, Naval Combat 22.1% ★, World War II 17.1% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Strategy 5.8%
- #39 Great Naval Battles: The Final Fury
72% matchPositive82% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: IO Design GroupPub: SNEG
Windows
Battlestations! All hands prepare for the naval conflict on a truly grand scale! GREAT NAVAL BATTLES: THE FINAL FURY is loaded with enough historical and hypothetical naval conflict to keep players - from casual to connoisseur - busy for hours and hours!
Why similar: Naval 26.3% ★, Naval Combat 25.6% ★, World War II 18.9% ★, Wargame 13.8%, Historical 6.1%
- #40 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
72% matchMixed61% of 7,835 reviews2023
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 81.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!
Why similar: Naval Combat 27.3% ★, Naval 23.9% ★, World War II 16.7% ★, Wargame 11.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.8%
- #41 海战前线-0.1版本
71% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 海战前线
Windows
《海战前线》是一款策略海战游戏,玩家在游戏中将化身海军司令官,组建属于自己的无敌舰队,以敏锐的洞察和高明的战术,改变海洋势力格局。游戏中不仅有超多知名战舰等待玩家收集,还有丰富的系统玩法保证游戏乐趣,更有全新0.1版本,不肝不氪,福利满满!
Why similar: Naval Combat 43% ★, World War II 24.7% ★, Military 10%, Wargame 8.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 5%
- #42 Clad in Iron: War of The Pacific 1879
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
CLAD in IRON: War of the Pacific 1879 is a War of the Pacific history naval game in which a turned-based digital board strategy and a real-time simulation are combined.
Why similar: Naval Combat 38.6% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Naval 13.8% ★, Historical 7.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.9%
- #43 Air War General - WW2 Air Force Wargame
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Panzer AirlinesPub: SLS
Windows
WW2 turn-based aircraft war game that puts you in the USAAF/USAF, RAF or Luftwaffe air operations HQs. Build your squadrons, wings, air bases & pilots. Engage in bombing missions, dogfights & interceptions over Britain, N. Africa & Europe. Historical & what-if fighter/bomber airplane game scenarios
Why similar: World War II 26.2% ★, Wargame 19.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Historical 5.9%
- #44 Panzer Strategy
71% 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: Turn-Based 16.2%, World War II 15.9% ★, Board Game 15.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Historical 9%
- #45 Order of Battle: World War II
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,142 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Turn-Based 17.4%, Wargame 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.8%, Strategy 7%
- #46 Warplan Pacific
69% matchVery Positive88% of 97 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 29.9% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15%, Historical 9.9%
- #47 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,208 reviews2023
Dev: Iron Wolf Studio S.A.Pub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Why similar: Naval Combat 28.9% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, World War II 19.4% ★, Wargame 9.6%, Historical 7%
- #48 Germany at War - Soviet Dawn
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Germany At War: Soviet Dawn is a turn-based operational wargame, with a strong historical focus. You command either the German forces through a branching historical campaign covering the entire 1941 campaign as well as part of the 1942 one or the Soviets from 1941 to the revenge of 1944/45.
Why similar: World War II 25.6% ★, Wargame 21.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.8%, Historical 8.9%
- #49 Silent Hunter® III
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,591 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.6 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: Naval Combat 40.7% ★, Naval 23.7% ★, World War II 20.8% ★, Military 5.7%, Historical 5.7%
- #50 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
68% matchVery Positive85% of 507 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: World War II 17.4% ★, Board Game 14.7%, Turn-Based 13.4%, Wargame 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9%
- #51 Battle Group 2
69% matchVery Positive83% of 527 reviews2014
Dev: Bane GamesPub: MG Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Your battleships are fully loaded with the return of Battle Group. Command the war against advanced pirates with brand new Satellite Strikes and upgrades for your state-of-the-art battleships. As the commanding gunner of this advanced armada, it's imperative you stop a terrifying new foe our world has yet to fathom.
Why similar: Naval 48.3% ★, Naval Combat 47.6% ★, Strategy 3.4%, Casual 0.7%
- #52 Hex of Steel
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 840 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 20.7% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Wargame 14.2%, Board Game 12.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.4%
- #53 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,115 reviews2021
Dev: Game-Labs
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail is a tactical wargame from the creators of the Ultimate General series set amidst the epic naval campaigns in the period of the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Why similar: Naval Combat 51.7% ★, Naval 23.1% ★, Historical 8.6%, Strategy 6.8%, Wargame 5%
- #54 Pacific General
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 22%, World War II 16.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Historical 9.7%
- #55 Panzer Corps 2
66% matchVery Positive85% of 4,120 reviews2020
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 58.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 24.2% ★, Turn-Based 15.2%, Wargame 13.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.7%, Historical 8%
- #56 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
65% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,018 reviews2021
Dev: Beamdog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 49.2 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 19.3% ★, Naval 16.1% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Board Game 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.2%