- #1 Classified: France '44
97% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,040 reviews2024
Dev: Absolutely GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Command an elite team of allied special operators in Nazi-occupied France wreaking havoc in the run up to D-Day in this ambitious turn-based tactics game. Take on the might of Germany's war machine and launch daring raids in occupied territory. Can you do enough to ensure Allied victory?
Why similar: World War II 25.5% ★, War 19.9%, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.8%
- #2 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
96% matchMixed65% of 1,395 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: Wargame 15.6%, Tactical RPG 15.1%, Historical 13.7%, Perma Death 12.9%, World War II 11.1% ★
- #3 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
96% matchVery Positive85% of 512 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 15.0 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 15.2% ★, War 15%, Tactical RPG 12.8%, Wargame 11.2%, Turn-Based 11.1%
- #4 Strategic Mind: The Pacific
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2019
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 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: World War II 15.6% ★, War 15.2%, Turn-Based 11%, Wargame 11%, Tactical RPG 10.6%
- #5 Skirmish Line
94% matchVery Positive88% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: The Snarktopus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience the brutality and randomness of war as an Allied tactical commander in the Pacific Theater during World War 2. Train, equip, and command a squad of soldiers as you fight against the fanatical Imperial Japanese Empire.
Why similar: World War II 50.4% ★, War 23.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Perma Death 8.3%, Top-Down 7.1%
- #6 Forgotten but Unbroken
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 283 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 22.5% ★, War 18.2%, Historical 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.5%
- #7 Silent Storm Gold Edition
94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,074 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: World War II 24.9% ★, Turn-Based 22.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.5%, Tactical RPG 11.6%, Alternate History 10.6%
- #8 Burden of Command™
92% matchVery Positive84% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 18.4% ★, War 16.8%, Tactical RPG 13.1%, Historical 11.6%, Wargame 10.6%
- #9 Partisans 1941
91% matchVery Positive82% of 8,770 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, War 20.6%, Historical 12.7%, Tactical RPG 11.9%, Strategy 9%
- #10 Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
91% matchMixed67% of 265 reviews2018
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based 29.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, World War II 12.1% ★, Strategy 8.6%
- #11 Lost Eidolons
90% matchMixed68% of 2,410 reviews2022
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.
Why similar: War 22.6%, Perma Death 14.4%, Tactical RPG 13.2%, Turn-Based 12.8%, Historical 10.6%
- #12 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
89% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 19.2% ★, War 19.1%, Wargame 14.4%, Alternate History 13.4%, Historical 11.6%
- #13 Last Train Home
87% matchVery Positive87% of 5,548 reviews2023
Dev: Ashborne GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: War 31.1%, Historical 23.5%, Wargame 17.1%, Strategy 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #14 Urtuk: The Desolation
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,546 reviews2021
Dev: David Kaleta
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Urtuk is an open world, tactical turn-based RPG in a low-fantasy setting. Guide your band of adventurers through the ruins of an ancient world. Recruit new followers, loot the corpses of your fallen foes, and do your best to survive in this harsh and unforgiving realm.
Why similar: Wargame 21%, Tactical RPG 19.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.8%, Turn-Based 14.5%, Perma Death 13.2%
- #15 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: War 20.1%, World War II 19.5% ★, Wargame 16.5%, Alternate History 12%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%
- #16 The Troop
86% matchVery Positive84% of 835 reviews2023
Dev: Giant FlamePub: PLA Studios
Windows · Mac
The Troop is a turn-based, platoon-level tactical game set in WW2. From the early hours of D-Day to Falaise, play as British and Canadian or German forces in desperate fighting across Normandy.
Why similar: World War II 30% ★, War 15.8%, Wargame 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Historical 11.9%
- #17 War Mongrels
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,503 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: World War II 34.2% ★, War 27.6%, Historical 20.7%, Top-Down 8.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #18 MENACE
82% matchVery Positive91% of 13,728 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: War 24.5%, Turn-Based 20.5%, Tactical RPG 16.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.3%, Turn-Based Combat 12%
- #19 Men of War: Assault Squad
85% matchVery Positive87% of 5,179 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: World War II 42.3% ★, War 33.3%, Strategy 12.2%, Historical 11%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #20 Steel Division 2
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,602 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Why similar: World War II 33.6% ★, War 25.9%, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 14.6%, Strategy 7.7%
- #21 Men of War: Condemned Heroes
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 793 reviews2012
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Command a Soviet penal battalion in this standalone real-time tactics game from the Men of War series. Based on true events, Condemned Heroes delivers brutal, story-driven missions across the Eastern Front – where every order, bullet, and life matters.
Why similar: World War II 60.7% ★, War 21%, Strategy 18.3%
- #22 Radio Commander: Vietnam '64
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,072 reviews2019
Dev: Serious SimPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.
Why similar: War 33.5%, Wargame 27.1%, Historical 20.8%, Top-Down 8.9%, Strategy 6%
- #23 Recon Control
81% matchVery Positive82% of 146 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: War 24%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Wargame 15.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.2%, Perma Death 10.7%
- #24 Battle of the Bulge
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 reviews2015
Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Battle of the Bulge is a fast-paced WW2 game where precise movement and detailed planning make the difference between a vain attempt and a brave operation.
Why similar: World War II 29% ★, War 24.4%, Turn-Based 17.7%, Wargame 14.1%, Strategy 7.2%
- #25 Battle Brothers
79% matchVery Positive88% of 28,918 reviews2017
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 18.9 hrsMean: 94.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
Why similar: War 25.2%, Turn-Based 20.4%, Tactical RPG 17.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.8%, Turn-Based Combat 11.8%
- #26 Breach & Clear
81% matchVery Positive82% of 2,431 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Turn-Based 45.6%, Strategy 27.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, RPG 8.6%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #27 Frontline: Western Front
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 21.5% ★, War 18.5%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Wargame 14.5%, Historical 12.8%
- #28 Heads Will Roll: Downfall
79% matchMixed68% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier.
Why similar: War 24.7%, Turn-Based 17.6%, Historical 17%, Perma Death 15.4%, Turn-Based Combat 11.7%
- #29 Tank Operations: European Campaign
77% matchVery Positive82% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Linked DimensionsPub: 2tainment GmbH
Windows
Tank Operation: European Campaign - is a turn-based, tactical war game with a dozen nerve-racking historical scenarios on the various battlefields of World War II. As an allied general you fight right on the frontline to defeat the Third Reich with all its destructive potential.
Why similar: World War II 29.6% ★, War 22.2%, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 12.4%, Strategy 11.9%
- #30 Total Tank Generals
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: Noobz From PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Every war has its Generals. Take command of an army during World War II and lead them to victory. Strategize your way through many scenarios and real historical military campaigns of past generals.
Why similar: World War II 30.9% ★, War 20.6%, Historical 14.8%, Wargame 13%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.1%
- #31 Ash of Gods: Redemption
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,476 reviews2018
Dev: AurumDust
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Ash of Gods: Redemption is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical combat, CCG elements, and a constantly evolving story in which no one is safe from death, including the main characters.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 20.4%, Turn-Based 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #32 All Quiet in the Trenches
75% matchVery Positive90% of 938 reviews2024
Dev: Totally Not Aliens
Windows · Linux
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: War 36.4%, Turn-Based 19%, Historical 15.8%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Strategy 6.2%
- #33 Headquarters: World War II
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 687 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Why similar: World War II 19.3% ★, War 19.3%, Wargame 14.2%, Tactical RPG 13.6%, Historical 12.4%
- #34 Third Front: WWII
78% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 26.1% ★, War 19.7%, Turn-Based 12.9%, Historical 9.7%, Alternate History 9.7%
- #35 Acceptable Losses
73% matchVery Positive80% of 153 reviews2026
Dev: Zann Archive
Windows · Mac
Acceptable Losses is a short, replayable WWI command and management game. Lead squads through a brutal 20 day campaign, balancing morale, fatigue, cohesion, and the paperwork of war. Perform well enough and you may be ordered Over the Top, where success leads to a second act holding captured ground.
Why similar: Wargame 28%, Historical 26.1%, War 16.5%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 7%
- #36 Pathway
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,264 reviews2019
Dev: RobotalityPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Explore the strange unknown with Pathway, a strategy adventure set in the 1930s great wilderness. Unravel long-forgotten mysteries of the occult, raid ancient tombs and outwit your foes in turn-based squad combat!
Why similar: Alternate History 20.1%, Turn-Based 20.1%, Tactical RPG 19%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.6%, Turn-Based Combat 10.1%
- #37 Armoured Commander II
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 29.8 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 29.2% ★, Historical 18%, War 15.5%, Wargame 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%
- #38 Second Front
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 673 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 24.4% ★, War 19.4%, Turn-Based 15.4%, Wargame 14.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%
- #39 Pacific General
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 53 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 23.2%, World War II 17.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 16.4%, Historical 13.5%, War 13.1%
- #40 Through the Darkest of Times
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,163 reviews2020
Dev: Paintbucket GamesPub: THQ Nordic Mobile
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Berlin 1933. “Adolf Hitler is chancellor!” We all know the consequences this message bore. Unspeakable horrors and suffering would sweep across the world. Few would stand and fight the monstrosity that was the German Reich. Will you? Lead an underground resistance group Through the Darkest of Times.
Why similar: World War II 39.8% ★, Historical 24.4%, Strategy 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #41 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
72% matchVery Positive84% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Prove to have a true Strategic Mind! Spirit of Liberty will put your strategic planning skills to the test. It’s a hardcore, turn-based, historically accurate strategy game set in WWII. Lead Finnish forces against an overwhelming threat through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War.
Why similar: War 21.1%, World War II 21.1% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Alternate History 14.5%, Historical 12.6%
- #42 Dead Grid
68% matchVery Positive94% of 534 reviews2026
Dev: Atom Void
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
Why similar: Tactical RPG 38.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 25.6%, Turn-Based Combat 17.3%, RPG 8.6%, Strategy 7.6%
- #43 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
70% matchVery Positive85% of 34,499 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 78.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: World War II 38.8% ★, War 29.7%, Historical 22.4%, Strategy 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #44 War Hospital
71% matchMixed61% of 1,291 reviews2024
Dev: Brave Lamb Studio S.A.Pub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Take charge of a WW1 field hospital on the Western Front, and make all the decisions necessary to help the soldiers recover and to support the war effort. In this narrative management game, you are the last bastion of humanity.
Why similar: Wargame 22.4%, Historical 21.4%, Tactical RPG 20.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10%
- #45 Godless Tactics
71% matchVery Positive95% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 48.7%, Strategy 42.1%, Singleplayer 9.2%
- #46 Regiments
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,949 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Regiments is a Real-Time Tactics game set in Germany 1989. The Cold War has gone hot, and the inferno is raging. Lead your Regiment through the fires of conflict and the fog of war. Break through the lines, call in artillery, maneuver, feign retreats, stage defenses, counter-attack. Do not relent.
Why similar: War 31.8%, Wargame 30.2%, Alternate History 24.2%, Strategy 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #47 Steel Division: Normandy 44
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,323 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 51.2% ★, War 22.1%, Wargame 10.6%, Strategy 8.6%, Historical 6.1%
- #48 Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection
71% matchMixed69% of 293 reviews2016
Dev: HeroLabs
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Strategy & Tactics: Wargame Collection is a set of three historical turn-based strategies, in which you are going to take command of the armies in the greatest Medieval wars as well as take control of countries and nations during World War II.
Why similar: War 26.2%, World War II 22.4% ★, Historical 15.4%, Strategy 13%, Alternate History 12.5%
- #49 Heads Will Roll: Reforged
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,731 reviews2023
Dev: 1917 StudiosPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
Why similar: War 30.9%, Perma Death 17.2%, Turn-Based 16.1%, Historical 15.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #50 Beat the Humans
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Dochungryest
Windows
Beat the Humans is the turn-based tactical strategy game. Here you lead an army of aliens against invaders from the human race. Collect your squad, protect planets, strengthen your army with equipment and look for allies if you want to survive and win.
Why similar: War 25.9%, Tactical RPG 16.7%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.4%
- #51 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
69% matchVery Positive90% of 4,056 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 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 62% ★, Strategy 14.6%, War 13.7%, Historical 7.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #52 Unity of Command II
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,215 reviews2019
Dev: 2x2 Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.5 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 26.8% ★, Turn-Based 16%, Wargame 12.8%, War 12.6%, Historical 7.6%
- #53 Gears Tactics
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,780 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based 38.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 31.4%, Strategy 24%, RPG 3.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #54 Panzer Strategy
70% matchMixed65% of 471 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: World War II 20.2% ★, Turn-Based 19.5%, War 17.7%, Historical 14.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.5%
- #55 Sumerian Six
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,280 reviews2024
Dev: ArtificerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
Why similar: War 66.9%, World War II 12.8% ★, Alternate History 9.5%, Strategy 5.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 5.3%
- #56 Company of Heroes 3
67% matchMixed57% of 40,331 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 82.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Company of Heroes 3 combines heart-pounding combat with deeper strategic choices in a stunning Mediterranean theatre of war. In Company of Heroes 3, every battle tells a story...what's yours?
Why similar: World War II 26.1% ★, Wargame 21.2%, War 12.9%, Historical 12.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%
- #57 Master of Command
62% matchVery Positive92% of 4,017 reviews2025
Dev: Armchair Interactive
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 39.8%, Historical 26.9%, Wargame 22.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #58 Dark Deity
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,115 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Tactical RPG 22.4%, Perma Death 17.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 16.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Top-Down 11%