- #1 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
97% matchVery Positive85% of 32,805 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 75.5 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 34.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Historical 11.8%, Military 10.2%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same engine and tactical depth, offering the most authentic WWII real-time tactics experience available.
- #2 Gunner, HEAT, PC!
96% matchVery Positive92% of 7,828 reviews2022
Dev: Radian Simulations LLC
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Gunner, HEAT, PC! (GHPC) is a simulation game about modern mounted combat, with special attention to authenticity and fun.
Why similar: Tanks 34.3% ★, Military 12.2%, Wargame 12%, Historical 8.5%, Realistic 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an unparalleled tank simulation experience with realistic ballistics and fire control systems.
- #3 Tank Squad
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 846 reviews2025
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
Why similar: Tanks 27.9% ★, World War II 24.7% ★, Military 9.2%, Driving 9.1%, War 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the crew-management and maintenance aspect of operating WWII tanks in combat.
- #4 Easy Red 2
94% matchVery Positive90% of 13,351 reviews2022
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!
Why similar: World War II 40.5% ★, Wargame 15%, War 11.5%, Historical 8.5%, Realistic 7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the immersive TPP and FPP WWII infantry and vehicle combat feel with a focus on large-scale battlefields.
- #5 Steel Armor: Blaze of War
95% matchVery Positive84% of 351 reviews2015
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Steel Armor: Blaze of War is realistic tank simulator with tactical elements. The game models Soviet T-62 tank and US M60A1 tank in detail. Each tank has interactive cockpit with crew. Player controls a tank, and commands a tank platoon and attached forces in 4 large scale dynamic campaigns.
Why similar: Tanks 50.8% ★, Military 11.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Realistic 7.4%, War 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep tank simulation with strategic command, mirroring the dual-layer gameplay of the seed.
- #6 Men of War II
94% matchMixed61% of 7,396 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 24.2% ★, Tanks 21.9% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Real Time Tactics 12.7%, Military 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the classic real-time tactics formula with direct control capabilities that allow for precise tank maneuvering.
- #7 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
93% matchVery Positive89% of 1,122 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 31.3% ★, Tanks 21% ★, Wargame 15%, Simulation 7.7%, Military 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic wargame that offers deep tactical control over armored units in complex historical scenarios.
- #8 Steel Crew
91% matchVery Positive81% of 613 reviews2021
Dev: Magnus Ander
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Join a Tank as a Driver, Gunner or Commander and team up with and against other Tanks in Tank Vs Tank combat where tactics and communication is key
Why similar: Tanks 32.3% ★, World War II 27.9% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Military 7.4%, War 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an immersive tank crew experience that emphasizes the collaborative nature of operating a war machine.
- #9 Sprocket
91% matchVery Positive93% of 12,547 reviews2021
Dev: Hamish Dunn
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Carefully balance mobility, firepower and armour in a dedicated tank designer. Then uncarefully put them to the test in a series of combat scenarios progressing through the ages of the tank. Here, your limit is what you can fit inside your hull and turret while still being able to move forwards.
Why similar: World War II 28.7% ★, Tanks 19.3% ★, Wargame 18%, Military 14%, War 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Allows for deep customization and simulation of tank performance, appealing to those interested in the engineering side of armor.
- #10 Iron Front: Digital War Edition
92% matchMixed59% of 866 reviews2012
Dev: X1 SoftwarePub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Command your own troops, man authentic weaponry and take to the sky in deadly warplanes.
Why similar: Tanks 24.9% ★, World War II 23.1% ★, Military 9.4%, War 8.3%, Historical 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic WWII tactical simulation that remains a staple for those seeking authentic tank and infantry combat.
- #11 Squad 44
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,383 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: World War II 44.3% ★, Military 14.9%, War 10.1%, Realistic 8.4%, Historical 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive WWII combat environment where vehicular and infantry coordination is essential for success.
- #12 Steel Division 2
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,528 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 52.4 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 37.6% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Military 14.3%, War 10.7%, Historical 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features large-scale real-time tactics with a strong emphasis on historical WWII armored divisions and positioning.
- #13 Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks
88% matchMixed68% of 1,047 reviews2024
Dev: FunGiPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks is a unique combination of tank design and tycoon game. It puts you in charge of an arms trading company specialized in tanks from WWI to the modern era. Research, design, sell and follow your tanks in battle to make your own history!
Why similar: Tanks 30.6% ★, Wargame 15%, World War II 11.5% ★, Historical 9.4%, Military 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a management and design layer to the tank simulation experience, allowing for a broader view of armored warfare.
- #14 Armored Battle Crew [World War 1] - Tank Warfare and Crew Management Simulator
89% matchMostly Negative34% of 657 reviews2019
Dev: Gattai Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Tanks 36.8% ★, Military 12%, Destruction 11.5%, Driving 10.1%, War 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the granular management of tank crews, emphasizing the pressure of operating a vehicle under fire.
- #15 Tank Mechanic Simulator
87% matchVery Positive88% of 9,245 reviews2020
Dev: DeGenerals S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Renovate & build II World War tanks. Experience highly detailed & realistic simulation game. Take tanks fully apart by using different tools. Transform them from rusty and ruined to fully working. Check them on the training ground, sell or put into your own museum.
Why similar: Tanks 39.5% ★, World War II 34.4% ★, Realistic 8.7%, Simulation 6.1%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the technical side of tank maintenance and restoration, offering a deeper look at the machines themselves.
- #16 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Battle for Normandy faithfully recreates the experience of tactical land warfare in Western France during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 87.8% ★, 3D 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for deeply realistic tactical wargaming, perfect for players who enjoy the strategic side of WWII combat.
- #17 Regiments
85% matchVery Positive88% of 2,900 reviews2022
Dev: Bird's Eye GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Tanks 22.7% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Real Time Tactics 18.6%, War 9.7%, Military 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent real-time tactics game that emphasizes unit management, positioning, and combined-arms warfare.
- #18 Sherman Commander
84% matchMixed67% of 134 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 23.1% ★, Tanks 22.8% ★, Wargame 12.7%, Military 9.3%, Historical 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical command of WWII armor units with a strong emphasis on historical authenticity.
- #19 Blitzkrieg 3
86% matchMixed54% of 7,322 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: World War II 28.1% ★, Tanks 23.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Military 10.2%, War 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical WWII combat with a strong emphasis on historical units and mission-based objectives.
- #20 Panzer Knights
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,972 reviews2021
Dev: 樂磚Joy BrickPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Lead a German panzer platoon through the chaos of World War II in this intense, anime-inspired tank simulation. Assemble an elite crew, deploy legendary tanks, and survive fierce engagements where cunning and skill will decide victory or defeat.
Why similar: Tanks 30.2% ★, World War II 26.3% ★, Wargame 12.4%, War 8.8%, Third Person 6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more arcade-style approach to WWII tank combat for players who prefer faster-paced action.
- #21 Total Tank Simulator
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,704 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: World War II 34.6% ★, Tanks 32.8% ★, War 11%, Simulation 8.6%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more sandbox-oriented approach to WWII tank battles for those who enjoy large-scale chaos.
- #22 Call to Arms
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 24,040 reviews2018
Dev: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Military 35.9%, War 22.3%, Simulation 8.6%, First-Person 8.5%, Realistic 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The base game that shares the engine and tactical control style, providing a modern combat alternative.
- #23 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
81% matchVery Positive91% of 46,421 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: World War II 33% ★, Tanks 15.2% ★, War 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 9.6%, Military 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential real-time tactics game for WWII combat, known for its high level of unit control.
- #24 Steel Division: Normandy 44
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,302 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.1 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 49.5% ★, Military 12.6%, Wargame 8.9%, War 7.8%, Real Time Tactics 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame with a focus on historical WWII divisions and the strategic deployment of armored assets.
- #25 Panzer War : Definitive Edition
81% matchVery Positive85% of 1,335 reviews2018
Dev: WindyVerse
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Panzer War delivers intense tank combat, featuring a realistic damage system where every hit counts. Skip the grind—access all tanks instantly and dive into battle. Unleash your creativity with the Tank and Map Designer, crafting custom scenarios for endless gameplay possibilities.
Why similar: Tanks 39.3% ★, World War II 35.8% ★, Simulation 11.3%, War 9.5%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers an accessible yet simulation-heavy tank combat experience with a wide variety of historical armor.
- #26 WARNO
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 15,721 reviews2024
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Realistic, immersive, breathtaking. WARNO is the ultimate World War III battle simulator from the masters of strategy, Eugen Systems. A Cold War turns decisively hot as you command hundreds of units on a beautiful and brutal battlefield. Outsmart, outfight, and lead your forces to total victory.
Why similar: Tanks 24.6% ★, Wargame 20%, Real Time Tactics 16.6%, Military 12.9%, War 9.1%
- #27 Sudden Strike 5
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 654 reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Tanks 12.5% ★, Real Time Tactics 12.4%, Military 9.1%
- #28 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
79% matchVery Positive84% of 418 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.
Why similar: World War II 41.9% ★, Tanks 33.7% ★, Simulation 11.8%, Military 7.5%, Realistic 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Another deep tactical wargame from the same developer that excels in simulating armored engagements.
- #29 WWII Tanks: Battlefield
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: SP GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in a world of armored tank battles. Choose from a wide range of famous tanks of the major combatants. Pick the best tank and blast your way across the battlefield. Defeat your enemies with force and strategic decisions! And lead your team on a glorious road to victory!
Why similar: Tanks 31.5% ★, World War II 30.6% ★, Simulation 10.9%, War 9%, Military 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward action-oriented tank combat experience for those looking for quick, intense battles.
- #30 World of Tanks
76% matchVery Positive80% of 99,613 reviews2021
Dev: Wargaming Group Limited
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
World of Tanks is a tactical action game with very different gameplay depending on the vehicle type and role. Aside from regular PvP, there are competitive and clan-based modes, special PvE and PvPvE events, and much more. Whether you play to dominate or just enjoy the ride, you'll fit right in.
Why similar: Tanks 32.7% ★, Wargame 14.2%, World War II 12.4% ★, Military 9.7%, War 8.5%
- #31 Men of War: Assault Squad
78% matchVery Positive87% of 5,164 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.8 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 34.8% ★, Tanks 13.4% ★, War 10.1%, Real Time Tactics 10%, Military 9.8%
- #32 Battlefield Commander WWII
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 21.9% ★, Tanks 15.4% ★, Wargame 12.9%, Real Time Tactics 12.3%, Destruction 9.7%
- #33 Hell Let Loose
74% matchVery Positive82% of 148,386 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 73.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: World War II 34.8% ★, Tanks 13.9% ★, Military 11.6%, War 11.4%, Realistic 9.1%
- #34 The Troop
74% matchVery Positive84% of 817 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 31.4% ★, Tanks 28.1% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Military 7.8%, Historical 7.2%
- #35 Headquarters: World War II
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 677 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: Tanks 26.5% ★, World War II 23.9% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Military 9.5%, Historical 9%
- #36 Armored Front: Tiger Command
75% matchMixed48% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: AutoRotate180
Windows
Immerse yourself in a fully interactive VR Tiger Tank game and lead your way across the treacherous deserts of North Africa in a Legendary Tank of World War 2.
Why similar: Tanks 23.5% ★, World War II 16.6% ★, Wargame 10.5%, Real Time Tactics 9.2%, Military 7.7%
- #37 Total Tank Generals
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 323 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 38.9% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Historical 10.9%, War 9.5%, Military 9%
- #38 Total Conflict: Resistance
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 5,247 reviews2023
Dev: Thunder Devs.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Total Conflict: Resistance is a unique symbiosis of global strategy, tactics and first-person action. Realistic mass battles, many types of armored vehicles, weapons, uniforms, unique mechanics, immersive free gameplay. Lead any state and bring it to greatness!
Why similar: Wargame 20.7%, Real Time Tactics 18.5%, Cinematic 16.8%, Military 13.4%, War 13.2%
- #39 Vietnam War
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,645 reviews2025
Dev: Thorium Game Lab
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Open world single-player FPS. Command your squad in battle across jungles, hills and villages of Vietnam. Fight as U.S or Vietcong. Vast arsenal of weapons and 50+ vehicles
Why similar: Wargame 20.6%, Tanks 19% ★, Historical 13.2%, Destruction 12.3%, Military 10.4%
- #40 Battleship Command
69% matchVery Positive94% of 248 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: World War II 29.8% ★, Wargame 23.6%, Simulation 11.5%, War 10%, Action 6.9%
- #41 KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
71% matchMixed69% of 49,408 reviews2020
Dev: 1939 Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 47.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
KARDS, The World War II Card Game, combines traditional CCG gameplay with innovative mechanics inspired by classic strategy games and real battlefield tactics. Take command and challenge other players in grand-scale warfare on the ground, air, or seas.
Why similar: World War II 34.4% ★, Tanks 21.4% ★, Wargame 16.9%, Military 7.7%, Historical 7.6%
- #42 Blitzkrieg Anthology
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,543 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 40.5% ★, Tanks 17.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 10.6%, Military 9.4%, War 8.2%
- #43 Panzer Elite Action Gold Edition
75% matchMixed43% of 263 reviews2014
Dev: ZootflyPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
The Gold Edition contains both Panzer Elite Action - Fields of Glory and its Dunes Of War expansion!
Why similar: Tanks 48.7% ★, World War II 31.3% ★, Simulation 13.1%, Action 6.9%
- #44 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
70% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
This is a strategy game with the theme of WWII. As a battlefield commander, maintaining your army's motivation and satisfaction, promoting your generals, managing your own economy, dealing with your friends' armies, and real time grand battle. What kind of commander will you become in the process?
Why similar: World War II 25.7% ★, Wargame 15.9%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%, Historical 11.4%, Military 10.4%
- #45 Tank Operations: European Campaign
69% 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 34% ★, Tanks 24.1% ★, Wargame 14%, Military 10.3%, War 9.4%
- #46 Armored Brigade II
67% matchVery Positive89% of 245 reviews2025
Dev: Veitikka StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Armored Brigade II revolutionizes real-time tactical warfare in 3D, focusing on the intense combined arms combat of the Cold War era, from 1965 to 1991. Boasting a meticulously researched database and huge real-world terrain maps, this game offers an unparalleled combat simulation experience.
Why similar: Tanks 31.7% ★, Wargame 25.5%, War 10%, Military 9.1%, Simulation 8.8%
- #47 Theatre of War
73% matchMixed62% of 373 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: World War II 64.4% ★, Tanks 26.8% ★, War 8.8%
- #48 On the front line
72% matchMixed65% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: AlekseevPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"On the front line" - tank simulator. Action takes place during World War II. Battles are unilaterally - for the Red Army. Action in the game takes place on two large locations. Sequential execution of combat missions.
Why similar: Tanks 29.2% ★, World War II 23.7% ★, Wargame 11.4%, War 8.9%, Military 6.3%
- #49 Trench Lord: Eastern Front
66% matchVery Positive83% of 793 reviews2026
Dev: Tracer StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The enemy has invaded the territory, the motherland needs you, soldier! Gather your troops and defeat all enemies!
Why similar: World War II 27% ★, Tanks 20.7% ★, Military 13.5%, Real Time Tactics 13%, War 11.3%
- #50 Battle of Vukovar: Rain of Steel
70% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Cro Game Developers
Windows
Join the historic battle for Vukovar at the end of the 20th century through multiplayer combat. Play in teams choosing one of the five modes or outside the team in a free for all mode. Accomplish your goals using real weapons from the war while moving through an accurate simulation of the city map
Why similar: Tanks 29.9% ★, Wargame 18.9%, Military 11.8%, War 10.7%, Historical 7.2%
- #51 Company of Heroes 3
68% matchMixed57% of 39,198 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 78.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 32.1% ★, Wargame 22.6%, Real Time Tactics 16.7%, Military 9.5%, Historical 9%
- #52 Rising Front
65% matchVery Positive88% of 4,105 reviews2026
Dev: Sandstorm Studios Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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: Wargame 18.3%, War 17.5%, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Historical 11.6%, Cinematic 9.7%
- #53 Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm
68% matchVery Positive93% of 38,078 reviews2011
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Contains full Rising Storm content as well!
Why similar: World War II 37.2% ★, Wargame 13.4%, Realistic 9.6%, Tanks 9.1% ★, Historical 8%
- #54 Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 220 reviews2020
Dev: GraviteamPub: Strategy First
Windows
Steel Fury: Kharkov 1942 is based on real-life events that took place from May 12 to 28, 1942. During a vicious German counterattack three Soviet Armies were surrounded and were forced to fighting in what has become known as the “meat grinder.”
Why similar: World War II 36% ★, Tanks 25.6% ★, War 13.7%, Historical 7.8%, Simulation 6.6%
- #55 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: Wargame 18.2%, World War II 18.2% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Military 10%, Historical 9.8%
- #56 Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command
71% matchMixed64% of 298 reviews2006
Dev: Crazy HousePub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 62.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
The most devastating mechanized armor to ever roll onto a battlefield is brought to life in Iron Warriors: T72-Tank Command.
Why similar: Tanks 40.5% ★, Military 14.8%, Wargame 14.5%, Simulation 8.1%, Realistic 7.9%
- #57 Over The Top: WWI
63% matchVery Positive85% of 6,484 reviews2026
Dev: Flying Squirrel EntertainmentPub: GG Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Destruction 19.2%, Cinematic 15.5%, Historical 14.1%, War 11.9%, Third Person 10%
- #58 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
63% matchVery Positive90% of 700 reviews2026
Dev: Drydock Dreams GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Experience the thrill of leading American aircraft carriers to victory in this innovative full 3D command simulation wargame set in the Pacific in 1942. First-person or God’s eye, you lead your fleet and planes right from the center of the battle.
Why similar: World War II 34.7% ★, Real Time Tactics 17.4%, Military 15.8%, Historical 13.7%, Realistic 8.4%
