- #1 War on the Sea
97% 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 Combat 27% ★, Naval 26% ★, World War II 23.9% ★, Strategy 7.2%, Wargame 6.5%
- #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 Combat 16.7% ★, Naval 14.6% ★, World War II 14.3% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Board Game 9.4%
- #3 Atlantic Fleet
96% 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 37.7% ★, Naval 23.3% ★, World War II 21.7% ★, Strategy 6.8%, Simulation 6%
- #4 Aircraft Carrier Survival
95% matchMixed60% of 1,198 reviews2022
Dev: Gambit Games StudioPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 35.9% ★, World War II 22.5% ★, Naval 21.7% ★, Tactical 7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #5 Hex of Steel
94% 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 19.2% ★, Hex Grid 15.7% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%
- #6 Victory At Sea Pacific
94% matchMixed62% of 644 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Victory at Sea Pacific is the exciting game of naval RTS combat set during World War II. Bringing an epic approach to real time strategy war gaming, search and destroy enemy fleets across an open world sandbox in a desperate attempt to change the course of history.
Why similar: Naval Combat 25.4% ★, Naval 20.1% ★, World War II 19% ★, Wargame 13.6%, Tactical 6%
- #7 Strategic Command WWII: War in the Pacific
92% 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 21.8%, World War II 18.3% ★, Historical 14.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 11.2%
- #8 Battle Fleet 2
93% 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 27.3% ★, Naval 22.9% ★, World War II 14.2% ★, Wargame 11.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 6.7%
- #9 Pacific General
91% 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 22.2%, World War II 14.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11.4%, Historical 11.1%, Hex Grid 10.4% ★
- #10 Axis & Allies 1942 Online
90% 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 16.6% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 15.1% ★, Naval 11% ★, Historical 9.9%
- #11 Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles
88% matchVery Positive89% of 650 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: Naval Combat 25.2% ★, Naval 22% ★, World War II 17.5% ★, Historical 11.9%, Tactical 7.2%
- #12 Battlestations Pacific
91% 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 34.8% ★, Naval 25.6% ★, Naval Combat 16.2% ★, Strategy 8%, Historical 4.8%
- #13 Warplan Pacific
89% 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 27.8% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.5%, Historical 12.1%, Strategy 11.3%
- #14 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 Combat 32% ★, Naval 27.6% ★, World War II 22.5% ★, Strategy 7.7%, Simulation 5.2%
- #15 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts
87% 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 25.3% ★, Naval 19.1% ★, World War II 16.8% ★, Wargame 13.7%, Historical 8.7%
- #16 Rule the Waves 3
86% 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 Combat 22.2% ★, Naval 20.1% ★, Wargame 16.1%, World War II 10% ★, Military 6.8%
- #17 Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail
86% 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 43.3% ★, Naval 16.7% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Historical 10.3%, Simulation 9.6%
- #18 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
84% 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 26.1% ★, World War II 19% ★, Naval 17.6% ★, Wargame 11%, Historical 9%
- #19 Carrier Deck
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,077 reviews2017
Dev: Every Single Soldier
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Carrier Deck is a fast paced time management game where you play as the Air Boss on board the CVN-76 in the midst of active war.
Why similar: Naval Combat 63.6% ★, Naval 16.6% ★, Simulation 8.4%, Military 5.4%, Strategy 2.9%
- #20 Naval Hurricane
83% matchVery Positive91% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Efril
Windows
Turn based tactical game about war at sea between British Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy during World War I. Command powerful dreadnoughts, fast destroyers and stealthy submarines, conduct artillery battles, torpedo attacks and fight for the survivability of damaged ships.
Why similar: Naval Combat 33.3% ★, Naval 22.4% ★, Historical 17.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.2%, Simulation 7.8%
- #21 Victory at Sea Atlantic - World War II Naval Warfare
82% matchMixed66% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Twin Artworks
Windows
Victory At Sea Atlantic transports you to the cold, unforgiving waters of the Atlantic Theatre in WWII. With a vast array of ships, planes, and subs, engage in epic sea battles & secure your place in history. Victory At Sea Atlantic is the ultimate naval warfare experience.
Why similar: Naval Combat 29.2% ★, World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Historical 11.4%, Strategy 7.4%
- #22 Naval Battles Simulator
84% matchMixed53% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Anarchy97 Games
Windows
Naval Battles Simulator is a WWII real-time strategy and simulation game.
Why similar: Strategy 27.8%, Simulation 25.4%, Naval 14.7% ★, Naval Combat 13.6% ★, World War II 9.3% ★
- #23 Total Tank Generals
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 322 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 22.5% ★, Hex Grid 14.8% ★, Wargame 11.1%, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 7.8%
- #24 Crash Dive
81% 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 25% ★, Naval 18% ★, World War II 17.3% ★, Wargame 11.4%, Historical 10.1%
- #25 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
80% matchVery Positive88% of 157 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 16.8% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Hex Grid 10.9% ★, Historical 10.2%, Board Game 7.7%
- #26 Battle of the Bulge
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 168 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 28.5% ★, Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.6% ★, Wargame 16.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.8%, Strategy 10.9%
- #27 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age
76% matchVery Positive90% of 5,749 reviews2024
Dev: Triassic GamesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the lead designer of Cold Waters, Sea Power lets you control NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in modern naval conflict campaigns. Use your advanced naval weaponry and sensors to respect rules of engagement and defeat the enemy forces in a tense fight for initiative and air/naval supremacy.
Why similar: Naval Combat 45.2% ★, Naval 25.4% ★, Military 9.5%, Strategy 8.2%, Simulation 7.9%
- #28 Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,176 reviews2021
Dev: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
Why similar: Naval Combat 32% ★, Naval 22.2% ★, Wargame 20.2%, World War II 12.9% ★, Simulation 7%
- #29 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
78% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2022
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.
Why similar: Wargame 22.3%, World War II 20.7% ★, Hex Grid 15.9% ★, Historical 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%
- #30 Crash Dive 2
77% matchVery Positive95% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: Panic Ensues Software
Windows
WWII Tactical submarine combat in the South Pacific
Why similar: Naval 24.9% ★, World War II 24.1% ★, Wargame 17%, Historical 10.4%, Tactical 9%
- #31 Fleet Command
79% matchVery Positive88% of 480 reviews2006
Dev: SonalystsPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
International waterways become theaters of war when the world's most formidable maritime powers exchange their fatal blows. With entire fleets at your command, you must strategically deploy vessels from every class - frigate to aircraft to nuclear submarine - to maintain the precarious balance of naval power and gain position for the...
Why similar: Naval Combat 37.1% ★, Wargame 33.6%, Naval 14.8% ★, Strategy 6.6%, Military 6.2%
- #32 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
76% matchVery Positive84% of 81 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: World War II 17.7% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Historical 10.6%, Board Game 9.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.1%
- #33 1943 Deadly Desert
78% matchMixed63% of 112 reviews2018
Dev: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
North Africa 1943. Lead your forces to victory in the most intense WW2 battle!
Why similar: World War II 32.2% ★, Hex Grid 16.8% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%, Historical 9.6%
- #34 Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
77% matchMixed70% of 1,125 reviews2008
Dev: Ubisoft RomaniaPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more...
Why similar: Naval Combat 31.2% ★, World War II 27.7% ★, Naval 19.5% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Military 6.7%
- #35 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 259 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 43% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 21.2%, Strategy 20.7%, Turn-Based Tactics 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #36 The Operational Art of War IV
74% matchVery Positive81% of 365 reviews2018
Dev: TrickeySoft LLCPub: Matrix Games
Windows
The Operational Art of War IV is the new generation of operational wargames. With more flexibility than before and with a new array of exciting features, it will make you relive the most iconic battles from the dawn of the 20th Century to modern day, including the ones that never occurred!
Why similar: Wargame 33.8%, World War II 28% ★, Strategy 22.9%, Simulation 15.3%
- #37 Battlestations: Midway
75% 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 31.3% ★, World War II 30.2% ★, Naval 22% ★, Historical 6.7%, Strategy 5.7%
- #38 WarPlan
73% matchVery Positive82% of 222 reviews2020
Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
Windows
WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database
Why similar: World War II 20.9% ★, Wargame 17.9%, Hex Grid 16.1% ★, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.1%
- #39 Nations At War Digital Core Game
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.
Why similar: World War II 23.9% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Hex Grid 14.1% ★, Board Game 10.2%, Military 8.4%
- #40 SHIPS AT WAR
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2021
Dev: Golddorf Spieleentwicklung
Windows
Sink player-made battleships, aircraft carriers and submarines in this physics-based game. Use pre-built ships and sink the enemy by deploying aircraft, torpedoes, depth charges or shells. Or built your own ships in the extensive ship-editor.
Why similar: Naval Combat 30.9% ★, Naval 22.1% ★, World War II 21.7% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 5.3%
- #41 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
71% matchVery Positive88% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: Panzer Division Games
Windows
Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.
Why similar: World War II 26.5% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Historical 15.1%, Hex Grid 10.3% ★, Strategy 7.4%
- #42 Strategic War in Europe
75% matchMixed49% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Set during the events of WW2, Strategic War in Europe is a classic turn-based strategy game that combines a deep strategic layer with accessibility and ease-of-use.
Why similar: World War II 35.1% ★, Wargame 20.8%, Strategy 16.5%, Historical 12.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.7%
- #43 Army General
74% matchMixed56% of 66 reviews2017
Dev: Phobetor
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Army General is a turnbased strategy game that depicts the desert warfare in Northern Afrika and parts of the Mediterranean sea during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 36.6% ★, Hex Grid 21.9% ★, Strategy 18.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 7.7%
- #44 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 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 20.4%, World War II 15% ★, Historical 13.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.5%
- #45 Combat Mission Black Sea
70% matchVery Positive83% of 563 reviews2021
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Combat Mission Black Sea is a military grade simulation depicting a fictional series of escalations between Russian and Ukraine which results in open conflict in the summer of 2017
Why similar: Wargame 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.8%, Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, Military 9.4%
- #46 Civil War: Battle of Petersburg
71% matchVery Positive82% of 244 reviews2017
Dev: Cult Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Crush the Confederates near Petersburg and Richmond in 1864. Bring peace to a nation divided.
Why similar: Wargame 22%, Hex Grid 20% ★, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.5%, Naval 8.4% ★
- #47 Silent Depth 3D Submarine Simulation
71% matchMixed63% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Codeknitters
Windows
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: World War II 23.4% ★, Naval 22.5% ★, Naval Combat 18.5% ★, Wargame 15.3%, Simulation 9%
- #48 Cold Waters
69% matchVery Positive87% of 4,688 reviews2017
Dev: Killerfish Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Why similar: Naval Combat 40.8% ★, Naval 27.8% ★, Simulation 8.1%, Strategy 7.2%, Military 6.7%
- #49 Carrier Command 2
67% matchVery Positive82% of 3,688 reviews2021
Dev: GeometaPub: MicroProse Software
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Carrier Command 2 is the real-time strategy game that puts you in command of a futuristic carrier capable of deploying a vast array of aircraft and amphibious units. Compete against AI or human players and hop into every single vehicle to take matters into your own hands!
Why similar: Wargame 47.2%, Strategy 18.7%, Military 17.7%, Simulation 16.5%
- #50 Storm over the Pacific
72% matchMixed51% of 69 reviews2014
Dev: Wastelands InteractivePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storm over the Pacific is a game that takes place during 1937-1945. It depicts the conflict between the Japanese Empire, the USA and other allies during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 45.9% ★, Strategy 21%, Simulation 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.2%
- #51 Harpoon Classic '97
66% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance InteractivePub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Harpoon Classic 97 a naval warfare simulation game that builds on the legacy of the original Harpoon®. Command naval forces, including ships, submarines, and aircraft, across global theaters like the Nth Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Mediterranean, a realistic modern naval combat.
Why similar: Wargame 31.6%, Naval Combat 25.1% ★, Strategy 19.4%, Simulation 11%, Military 10%
- #52 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
68% matchVery Positive84% of 605 reviews2018
Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
Windows
Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.
Why similar: World War II 38.1% ★, Strategy 26%, Wargame 18.6%, Hex Grid 17.3% ★
- #53 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
69% 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 31.3% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.6%, Strategy 12.4%, Historical 10.1%
- #54 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
68% matchVery Positive88% of 243 reviews2016
Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?
Why similar: World War II 39.6% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.6%, Wargame 15.1%, Hex Grid 6.6% ★
- #55 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
66% 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 19.6% ★, Wargame 17%, Board Game 11.5%, Historical 11.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%
- #56 Tank On Tank Digital - West Front
69% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
Windows · Mac
Tank on Tank Digital brings World War II tactical ground combat on Western Front 1944.
Why similar: World War II 28.4% ★, Hex Grid 18.2% ★, Strategy 11.7%, Tactical 10.3%, Board Game 9.2%
- #57 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
66% matchVery Positive90% of 579 reviews2015
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!
Why similar: World War II 29.9% ★, Wargame 26.1%, Strategy 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 8.1%
- #58 Cauldrons of War - Barbarossa
65% matchVery Positive91% of 180 reviews2020
Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cauldrons of War Barbarossa is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From June 1941 until the Battle of Moscow, play the USSR or the Axis forces in one of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.
Why similar: World War II 23.2% ★, Wargame 20.4%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 18.3% ★, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #59 Ironclads 2: American Civil War
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Totem GamesPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Create your fleet and army, hunt the enemy's fleet, hide your weak squadrons in protected ports until reinforcements arrive, blockade enemy trade routes, struggle for dominance over the seas! Command a battle formation and experience the power of iron and steam!
Why similar: Naval Combat 72.4% ★, Strategy 14.4%, Simulation 13.2%