Games Like Carrier Command 2

Command: Modern Operations is the next generation in cross-domain modern wargaming. It enables you to simulate every military engagement from post World War II to the present day and beyond. The scale is primarily tactical/operational, although strategic scale operations are also possible.

Why similar: Military 24.5%, Wargame 21.2%, RTS 17%, Simulation 13.7%, Grand Strategy 9.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern naval and aerial wargame for players who prioritize complex strategic planning and realistic military hardware simulation.

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: Real Time Tactics 24.5%, War 20.6%, Military 20.5%, RTS 11.8%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly detailed simulation of modern naval combat that mirrors the tactical depth and sensor management found in Carrier Command 2.

Take command of your hand-tailored fleet of space warships and use realistic radar, electronic warfare, advanced movement controls in 3D space, and precision targeting to outmaneuver and outwit your opponents in a simulation-heavy tactical space game like no other.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 28.5% ★, RTS 20.3%, War 20.2%, Military 17.3%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical fleet combat with a heavy emphasis on radar, electronic warfare, and precise maneuvering in a 3D space.

Command ships, submarines and aircraft in the South Pacific during WWII.

Why similar: War 20.1%, Strategy 19.8%, Wargame 18.6%, Simulation 17.1%, RTS 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a dedicated naval combat experience where players manage fleets and individual ships in a dynamic, real-time maritime environment.

Battle for survival in the skies of a mysterious future Earth in this unique action-strategy game mixing arcade combat, exploration, management and diplomacy. As giant flying ships wage spectacular aerial warfare, a prophecy tells of one who will save the world – could it be you?

Why similar: Military 42.1%, Strategy 20%, Simulation 15.6%, Exploration 15%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant hybrid of strategic map movement and manual, physics-based vehicle combat that captures the 'hands-on' feel of the seed game.

Broken Arrow is a large-scale real-time modern warfare tactics game that combines the complexity of joint-forces wargaming with action-packed real-time tactics gameplay.

Why similar: Wargame 24.6%, RTS 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, War 14.1%, Strategy 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern tactical RTS that emphasizes unit customization and combined-arms warfare on a scale similar to the seed game's combat.

A next-gen re-imagination of a groundbreaking 80s classic. Carrier Command: Gaea Mission brings a breathtaking combination of action and strategy elements.

Why similar: RTS 51.9%, Strategy 42.1%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor to the seed game, offering a similar blend of carrier-based strategy and action-adventure gameplay.

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: Grand Strategy 23.5% ★, RTS 19.7%, Military 16.5%, Real Time Tactics 16%, Management 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Deeply focused on the specific experience of commanding a carrier task force during naval engagements.

Design warships the way you want them, command fleets, win the naval arms race for your nation!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 24.8% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Military 14.2%, RTS 13.5%, War 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines ship design with tactical naval combat, allowing players to test their creations in realistic maritime scenarios.

The RTS/FPS phenomenon has moved into space! Build your base on an asteroid, command fleets of starships for epic battles, pilot fighters, mine and trade resources, assemble robots to defend or assault other stations. Take sole command or share the glory as you fight for control of the quadrant.

Why similar: RTS 43%, War 20.8%, Real Time Tactics 17.2%, Strategy 11.8%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique blend of RTS base building and direct FPS-style control over units, mirroring the ability to hop into vehicles.

Battle for galactic dominance in this real-time 4X strategy game with unrivaled scale! You’ll explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate through military force, diplomacy, trade, culture, influence, and other underhanded tactics.

Why similar: RTS 55.6%, Strategy 21.8%, PvP 17.4%, 3D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grand-scale RTS experience with a focus on fleet management and tactical positioning in a sci-fi setting.

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: War 38.9%, Management 21.1%, Strategy 16.6%, Exploration 12.9%, Simulation 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and survival of a carrier vessel, providing a more granular look at the operations required to keep a carrier functional.

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: Grand Strategy 22.6% ★, RTS 19.7%, Wargame 19.6%, War 11.5%, Military 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep tactical simulation with a focus on realistic unit behavior and large-scale battlefield management.

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

Why similar: RTS 23%, Grand Strategy 18% ★, Military 15.3%, War 15.3%, Wargame 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RTS that excels in historical accuracy and the management of diverse military units across a large front.

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: Wargame 20.5%, RTS 18.1%, Real Time Tactics 16.9%, Military 14.8%, War 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated tactical wargame that demands precise unit control and strategic foresight in a Cold War-gone-hot scenario.

ICBM: Escalation is a grand RTS where you command armies, develop cutting-edge tech, and wield devastating weapons. Conquer enemies with conventional forces or nuclear firepower. With new modes like Standoff and Conquest, the game offers deep strategic layers in a global warfare setting.

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.5% ★, Wargame 19.7%, RTS 18%, War 9.6%, PvP 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on global-scale strategic warfare and the management of long-range assets, perfect for fans of the seed game's strategic scope.

BattleGroupVR is a first person real-time space strategy where you lead a fleet of powerful warships into battle from the bridge of your own flagship. Assemble your fleet, upgrade your load-outs, train your captains, engage the enemy and secure the sector. Try not to go down with the ship.

Why similar: RTS 26.2%, Real Time Tactics 21.8%, War 17.2%, PvP 11.8%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive VR experience where you command a fleet from the bridge, offering a similar 'commander' perspective to the seed game.

Construct mighty steampunk airships and fly them into battle, waging war and conquering the skies!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 22.2% ★, Wargame 19%, War 17.1%, RTS 15.2%, Military 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for intricate vehicle design and tactical combat, rewarding players who understand the mechanical nuances of their units.

The latest title in the famous Combat Mission franchise of wargames, now on Steam. Shock Force 2 brings you to a hypothetical conflict in Syria between the forces of NATO and the Syrian Army. Play either on WeGo or Real Time in an incredibly detailed and realistic 1:1 tactical simulation.

Why similar: RTS 23%, Wargame 22.2%, Military 14.4%, War 13.1%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: A highly realistic tactical wargame that emphasizes the importance of terrain and unit positioning in modern combat.

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 21.8%, RTS 21.4%, Strategy 12.9%, War 12.8%, Military 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational naval wargame that set the standard for modern sensor-based tactical combat simulations.

Engage in massive combined arms battles, create and curate combat missions in real time, and shape your experience with endless community mods. Deploy into the Cold War and experience the most authentic and immersive military sandbox ever created.

Why similar: Military 28%, War 20.2%, Real Time Tactics 19.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While a shooter, its focus on realistic military simulation and large-scale tactical coordination provides a similar 'boots-on-the-ground' feel.

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: Grand Strategy 21.7% ★, RTS 19.1%, Wargame 16.3%, Real Time Tactics 15.7%, War 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A naval RTS that captures the scale of Pacific theater warfare with a focus on fleet-wide strategic maneuvers.

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: RTS 17.5%, War 16.6%, Real Time Tactics 15.1%, Wargame 14.8%, Military 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused title that emphasizes the role of a commander in managing military assets across a theater of war.

Take command of the Union or the Confederacy. Prepare your nation for war, recruit and organize great armies and fleets under legendary commanders like Grant, Lee, Jackson or Farragut, plan cunning maneuvers on an epic campaign map and defeat your enemies in real-time battles!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 23.9% ★, RTS 18.3%, Strategy 16.2%, War 15.2%, Real Time Tactics 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: Blends grand strategy with real-time tactical battles, appealing to players who enjoy managing a war effort from both high and low levels.

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: Wargame 37.1%, RTS 29.7%, Military 11.8%, War 10.5%, Strategy 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic naval simulation that remains a benchmark for tactical fleet-level decision-making and engagement management.

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: Military 28.4%, War 25.1%, Simulation 25%, Management 13%, Strategy 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the time-management and logistical aspects of running an aircraft carrier's flight deck during combat operations.

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: Grand Strategy 22.3% ★, RTS 18%, Wargame 16.2%, Real Time Tactics 15.5%, War 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused naval combat experience with a variety of vessels and tactical scenarios to master.

Real-time dynamic tactics with the strong focus on squad positioning and collaboration. Connect to the warzone from your home PC and orchestrate modern military operations from the Drone Perspective.

Why similar: Wargame 18.6%, RTS 17.4%, Real Time Tactics 15.4%, War 14%, Military 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the tactical use of drones in modern combat, mirroring the aerial reconnaissance and strike elements of the seed game.

Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy. Play alone or with friends, test your ships in online PvP, and let your imagination reach for the stars!

Why similar: Strategy 27.5%, Exploration 22.9%, Simulation 21.8%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Adventure 11%

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: RTS 23.7%, Real Time Tactics 23.2%, War 19.7%, Military 15.5%, PvP 9.6%

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: Grand Strategy 16% ★, Wargame 14.2%, RTS 13%, Real Time Tactics 12.5%, War 12%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical wargame that emphasizes unit management and historical combat scenarios.

In this Grand Strategy game, you take control of the Solar System's Great Powers in 2092 and weather the storm of change as you navigate the uncertain waters of the future. Control the greatest military forces in the world and wage wars on an epic scale: outer space is yours to conquer!

Why similar: Grand Strategy 26.3% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Military 13.1%, War 12.5%, Futuristic 10.1%

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: Wargame 21.1%, Real Time Tactics 17.7%, Grand Strategy 17.2% ★, Management 11%, War 10.6%

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: RTS 32.6%, Strategy 22.4%, Military 21.9%, Simulation 12.1%, War 11%

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

Why similar: RTS 28%, Military 24.7%, War 20.4%, Strategy 16.3%, Simulation 5.4%

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

Why similar: RTS 28.5%, Wargame 17.8%, Military 17.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Real Time Tactics 10.8%

Two teams of players control their capital ship in an epic battle. Customize your ship, control its movement, weapons, and energy distribution or go to one of the hangars to join the battle in a smaller fighter!

Why similar: RTS 50.8%, Strategy 18.2%, First-Person 15.8%, Simulation 15.2%

Experience the epic space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre. Control your fleet and build an armada across more than 30 single-player missions. Choose unit types, fleet formations and flight tactics for each strategic situation.

Why similar: RTS 62.6%, Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Futuristic 2.6%

ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.

Why similar: RTS 25.1%, Real Time Tactics 20%, War 18.8%, Military 18.8%, PvP 10.2%

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: War 39%, Strategy 32.3%, Simulation 28.7%

Welcome to Suthseg! As the newly commissioned airship captain, forge a mercantile empire across the archipelago, until the great powers of Europa turn their attention toward it. Build up a fleet, chart trade routes, establish industries, and explore the frontier at your airship's helm!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 37.5%, PvP 20.4%, Management 14%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 7.7%

An indie space-sim and strategy game featuring ship and fleet combat mixed with RTS elements. Complete contracts and Claim sectors for your faction in the near-future, where resource exploiting corporations are in a state of constant conflict over territory control.

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 28.8%, RTS 24.3%, War 17.8%, Strategy 8.3%, First-Person 6.3%

Over 1000 unique components allow you to build and command voxel vehicles from the deep ocean to outer space! Forge strategies, allegiances and fleets strong enough to destroy eight deadly factions of the planet and reign supreme. A genre-defying mashup of simulation, building, RTS and RPG.

Why similar: RTS 31.9%, War 27.1%, Military 22.6%, Strategy 10%, Simulation 8.4%

BattleGroupVR2 is a virtual reality real-time space strategy where you explore the galaxy and lead a fleet of powerful warships from the bridge of your flagship. Explore, mine, trade, hunt. Grow your fleet, upgrade your ships, train your captains, and battle the enemy from the captain's chair.

Why similar: RTS 29.3%, War 24.6%, Military 23.1%, Strategy 8.2%, First-Person 6.1%

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: RTS 43%, Strategy 33.8%, Simulation 23.2%

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: Wargame 17.7%, Real Time Tactics 15.6%, RTS 15.5%, War 13.8%, Military 12.1%

A ground-based RTS prequel to the classic Homeworld games. Assemble your fleet and lead them to victory on the shifting sands of Kharak in this compelling strategy game for PC from Blackbird Interactive.

Why similar: RTS 65.2%, Strategy 24.2%, Futuristic 5.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Adventure 0.5%

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: RTS 20.4%, Wargame 19.5%, Real Time Tactics 18.3%, Military 11.4%, War 11.2%

Wage a global war of resistance against an alien invasion. Command turn-based tactical battles, build a network of covert bases, directly control your fighter wings, and achieve strategic victory in a simulation of asymmetric warfare against a technologically superior foe.

Why similar: Character Customization 38.5%, Strategy 25.7%, Combat 24%, Adventure 11.8%

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2 is the new real-time strategy game adapted from Games Workshop’s famous tabletop game that portrays the epic space battles of the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Why similar: RTS 40.5%, Real Time Tactics 33.7%, Strategy 17.8%, War 6.6%, Atmospheric 1.3%

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: Wargame 21.2%, RTS 18.6%, Real Time Tactics 18.2%, War 14.4%, Military 10.3%

Welcome to the future of space warfare! Star Fleet II: Krellan Commander puts you in command of an advanced space battlecruiser and tasks you with exploring sectors, fighting and boarding enemy ships, and invading planets. Manage your ship, crew and escorts effectively and find your way to victory!

Why similar: Real Time Tactics 18.8%, RTS 15.8%, War 15%, Military 14.3%, Simulation 11.6%

Fly near-future aircraft with immersive physics across dynamic battlefields, facing land, air, and sea threats. Wage war against AI or rival pilots using an array of advanced weaponry, including tactical and strategic nuclear weapons capable of annihilating anything in your path.

Why similar: Wargame 25.6%, War 22.8%, Military 19.7%, PvP 12.4%, Simulation 7.6%

Experience massive battles with infantry, tanks, artillery, and aircraft on large destructible open-world maps. Equip yourself, coordinate with your squad, and fight through World War II in singleplayer, co-op, or multiplayer!

Why similar: War 34.2%, Wargame 29.8%, Simulation 11.7%, Strategy 11.5%, First-Person 6.7%

Steel Division: Normandy is a tactical real-time strategy (RTS) game that pits players against AI enemies in a single-player campaign -- or against several opponents in massive 10-on-10 multiplayer battles.

Why similar: RTS 32.8%, Military 17.6%, War 14.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Wargame 11.1%

Command the sky in a tense real-time strategy simulation where you manage a nation's air defenses. Analyze radar contacts, scramble interceptor jets, and make split-second decisions to protect your airspace from hostile threats.

Why similar: Wargame 31.3%, Real Time Tactics 24.4%, RTS 23.1%, Strategy 10.5%, Simulation 5.6%

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

Why similar: RTS 20.6%, Grand Strategy 19.8% ★, Real Time Tactics 13.9%, Wargame 11.7%, Military 10.8%