Games Like Civil War: Battle of Petersburg

For the first time in the series’ history, Strategic Command will be taking you to the 19th century battlefields of the American Civil War. You will control the armies, research, production and diplomatic policy of either the Union or the Confederacy during a time of innovation and dramatic battles.

Why similar: Wargame 36.8%, Historical 25.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Multiplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deeper, more comprehensive strategic look at the entire American Civil War while maintaining turn-based hex-grid gameplay.

Relive iconic battles of the American Civil War. Take command of both the Union and Confederate forces in this exciting turn-based strategy game.

Why similar: Wargame 35%, Turn-Based 28%, Strategy 26.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the exact same engine and tactical focus as the seed game, providing a consistent experience for American Civil War enthusiasts.

Civil War: 1861 covers the opening battles of the American Civil War. The game covers both the small and large actions of that momentous year, starting with the battle at ‘Big Bethel’, on to the comparatively vast engagements at ‘Bull Run’ and ‘Wilson’s Creek’.

Why similar: Wargame 27.1%, Strategy 20.1%, Historical 17.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.5%, Turn-Based Combat 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: As part of the same series, it offers the same hex-grid turn-based mechanics applied to the earlier stages of the conflict.

Victory and Glory: The American Civil War is a game of grand strategy and fast-play tactical battles where you take the role of either the Union or the Confederates and attempt to win.

Why similar: Wargame 29.9%, Strategy 25.4%, Turn-Based 23.5%, War 21.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a turn-based strategic map with tactical battles, capturing the feel of the conflict on a grander scale.

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: Historical 25.6%, Strategy 19.4%, War 19%, Grand Strategy 18.5%, Wargame 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly detailed grand strategy experience that allows players to manage the entire war effort with historical precision.

Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Why similar: Wargame 25.8%, War 19.1%, Grand Strategy 15.8%, Historical 13.2%, Board Game 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more real-time focused, it is the definitive tactical experience for Civil War battles, offering immense depth in unit management.

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: Hex Grid 24.5% ★, Wargame 18%, Turn-Based 14.7%, Historical 11.3%, Board Game 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern hex-grid wargame that offers deep tactical combat and a wide variety of historical scenarios.

Battleplan: American Civil War introduces you to fastplay wargaming, a new kind of strategy game experience. Take command of either Confederate or Union troops and fight your way through eleven of the American Civil War’s most famous battles.

Why similar: Strategy 52.5%, Historical 47.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the tactical planning of major battles, mirroring the specific combat focus of the seed game.

Panzer Corps 2 is the ultimate Second World War strategy game! Enjoy the time-proven gameplay formula which has been appreciated by millions of players over the years, brought to a whole new level of refinement up to the latest technical standards.

Why similar: Hex Grid 19.5% ★, Wargame 14.1%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Grand Strategy 8.8%, War 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for hex-grid wargaming, it provides the polished turn-based mechanics that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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: Wargame 23.5%, Turn-Based 19.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.5%, Strategy 12%, Historical 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in hex-grid tactical design, focusing on supply lines and unit positioning, which are crucial in the seed game.

Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.

Why similar: Wargame 19.5%, Hex Grid 18.6% ★, Turn-Based 16.1%, Strategy 11.3%, War 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features excellent hex-grid movement and supply mechanics that reward careful tactical planning similar to the seed game.

WAW is a unique historical strategy turn-based game, in a boardgame spirit, which aims at simulating in one single system ALL kind of wars and conflicts throughout the world (and beyond) from Prehistoric times to nowadays, on the operational or strategic levels.

Why similar: Wargame 19.9%, Historical 18.4%, Strategy 17.7%, Turn-Based 17%, Board Game 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: This platform provides numerous historical scenarios in a turn-based format, sharing the same modular approach to wargaming.

A Tactical Battle Simulator that allows you to command thousands of soldiers as a Union or Confederate General. The game features the most accurately created map, a non-linear battle campaign, complex morale, innovative control mechanics and smart AI.

Why similar: Historical 29.4%, Wargame 28.5%, Strategy 15.3%, War 14.8%, Tactical 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A focused tactical simulation of the Battle of Gettysburg that remains a staple for Civil War strategy fans.

Make the Reds side triumph to save the Soviet Proletarian revolution, or, on the other side, lead the Whites side to victory in order to place the old regime back in power and protect the countries of Europe from the perils of the revolution. This is the biggest civil war game you will ever play!

Why similar: Wargame 27.6%, Historical 16.5%, Strategy 16.4%, Grand Strategy 15.2%, Turn-Based 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, historical wargame experience focusing on the Russian Civil War with a similar turn-based structure.

War in the East 2 is the most comprehensive, most realistic, and most advanced wargame modeling Eastern Front warfare in World War Two.

Why similar: Wargame 30.5%, War 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Hex Grid 11.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: This is the pinnacle of operational wargaming, offering unparalleled depth for players who want to master every aspect of a historical conflict.

Command a true operational structure. Can you balance and prioritize three different Theatres in order to achieve your objective?

Why similar: Strategy 28.9%, Wargame 27.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 26.1%, Hex Grid 16% ★, Multiplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep operational-level experience with complex hex-grid mechanics for those who want more challenge.

Gettysburg: The Tide Turns is a hex-based wargame set in one of the most decisive and iconic battles of the Civil War. 150 years ago, brave soldiers fought across this idyllic battlefield, and, now, we put you in their shoes.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a distinct tactical take on the Battle of Gettysburg with a focus on historical unit movements.

Field of Glory: Empires is a grand strategy game in which you will have to move in an intricate and living tapestry of nations and tribes, each one with their distinctive culture.

Why similar: Turn-Based 16.2%, Grand Strategy 13.3%, Historical 12.8%, War 12.6%, Wargame 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends grand strategy with tactical depth, providing a rich historical experience that rewards long-term planning.

The game recreates the Taïping Rebellion (1851-64), the deadliest Chinese civil war, costing the lives of millions. Play the Taïping rebels and their allies, fighting to create their own state, or be the Qing Emperor and crush the revolt and its foreign devils allies before it topples your dynasty.

Why similar: Wargame 44.3%, Historical 17%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.7%, Strategy 9.7%, War 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based historical wargame that covers a complex 19th-century conflict with a focus on political and military simulation.

The game recreates the campaigns and battles of Erwin ‘Desert Fox’ Rommel’s legendary Afrika Korps, in Libya between 1941 and 1942. Play the Axis forces to conquer the most valuable prize of all: the Suez Canal. Or command the 8th Army soldiers, the famous Desert Rats, to repel the invaders.

Why similar: Wargame 34.8%, Historical 21.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.1%, Strategy 11.3%, Turn-Based Combat 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizing a similar turn-based engine to other SGS titles, it focuses on historical accuracy and tactical positioning in a desert theater.

Colonial Conquest is a conquest simulation set in the Victorian age of warfare and expansion of the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Why similar: Wargame 29.9%, Turn-Based 22.1%, Historical 18.9%, Grand Strategy 13%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style turn-based strategy game that focuses on historical expansion and military control.

Take Command and Secure Victory in the Great War! Commander – The Great War features a Grand Campaign covering the whole war from the invasion of Belgium on August 5, 1914 to the Armistice on the 11th of November 1918 in addition to 16 different unit types including Infantry, Cavalry, Armoured Cars and Tanks, Artillery, and much more!

Why similar: Wargame 28.5%, Strategy 17.7%, Grand Strategy 15.4%, Historical 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A turn-based historical strategy game that focuses on the macro-management of armies during a major global conflict.

It is 1965 and the US ground war in Vietnam is in full swing. As a US Army commander, wage a counter-insurgency (COIN) war to secure the Ia Drang valley, on the border with Cambodia.

Why similar: Turn-Based 21.9%, Historical 21%, Wargame 19.1%, Strategy 14.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique turn-based approach to counter-insurgency warfare that emphasizes logistics and area control.

Cold War turns hot in 1953: massive hex strategy with nukes, supply, and sabotage.

Why similar: Hex Grid 21.2% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Turn-Based 16%, Grand Strategy 12.2%, War 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging turn-based wargame that applies classic hex-grid mechanics to a hypothetical Cold War scenario.

Can you drive the Secessionist into the Fort Sumter trap that gave Lincoln his historic victory? Can you successfully use the issue of States Rights to divide Northern opinion? Fort Sumter let’s you explore this seminal moment in American history in a fast-playing, easy-to-learn card driven game.

Why similar: Board Game 23.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.7%, Wargame 15.8%, Historical 13%, War 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent board-game adaptation that focuses on the political and military tensions leading up to the Civil War.

CARRIER BATTLES is a classic hex-and-counter digital wargame covering the naval-air battles of the Pacific War, from 1942 to 1943. Find your opponent and strike at him before he sinks your precious carriers, while preventing them from invading or supporting your own amphibious operations.

Why similar: Wargame 22.1%, Hex Grid 20% ★, Historical 15%, Naval 8.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed historical wargame that focuses on naval combat mechanics in a turn-based environment.

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: Hex Grid 17.6% ★, Wargame 15.7%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Grand Strategy 10.1%, War 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel refines the hex-grid mechanics of the original, offering even more tactical depth and historical scenarios.

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: Hex Grid 18.1% ★, Turn-Based 16.2%, Historical 11.9%, Board Game 10.6%, War 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A hex-grid tactical wargame that emphasizes unit customization and difficult, rewarding combat scenarios.

Napoleon's Eagles is the classic board game War & Peace for computer. Be Napoleon – or stand against him – in a series of short scenarios that cover the epic battles of the age, or in a multiplayer-only grand campaign that may – or may not – end on the field of Waterloo.

Why similar: Wargame 27.3%, War 16.9%, Grand Strategy 15.4%, Historical 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.3%

Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures.

Why similar: Hex Grid 16.6% ★, Turn-Based 15.3%, Grand Strategy 13.6%, War 13%, Historical 12.6%

Battle of the civil war ironclads. Take part in battles from USS Monitor vs CSS Virginia before battles between armored squadrons of steamships and other vessels. The flow of time is organized into rounds.

Why similar: Strategy 100%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses specifically on the naval aspect of the American Civil War, providing a different tactical perspective on the same conflict.

You take the part of the military and political leadership, trying to lead your nation to victory, in the midst of some of the toughest operations of the Civil War. You will build, organize and command your armies over one of the largest maps of the USA ever made for a Civil War game.

Why similar: Historical 23.8%, Wargame 19.2%, Strategy 16.7%, Grand Strategy 16%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%

Take Boston or die for freedom!

Why similar: Wargame 14.5%, War 13.6%, Hex Grid 12.2% ★, Historical 11.9%, Turn-Based 11.6%

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 25.2%, Hex Grid 15.6% ★, Historical 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.1%

Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

Why similar: Historical 16.5%, Turn-Based 15.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.4%, Grand Strategy 13.2%, Strategy 12.8%

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: Wargame 22.6%, Historical 12.9%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, Board Game 11.4%, War 10.4%

Countryballs at War is a grand strategy wargame that combines turn-based empire building with real-time battles. Lead any countryball nation, expand your territory through conquest or diplomacy, and rise as the ultimate superpower.

Why similar: Wargame 23.4%, Grand Strategy 19.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%, War 11.9%, Strategy 11.5%

Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Hex Grid 22% ★, Turn-Based 13.9%, War 13.2%, Historical 11.6%, Grand Strategy 11.2%

The ultimate wargame set in the age of Pike and Shot is back. You are now in full charge of your nation’s armies, throughout a long campaign in the struggle for dominance.

Why similar: Wargame 26.7%, Turn-Based 20.9%, Historical 19.3%, Strategy 12.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%

Fight the ‘Stalingrad on the Yangze’, as was sometimes called the Battle for Shanghai in 1937. Play as the Chinese willing to reclaim the whole city or as the Imperial Japanese forces in their counter-attack.

Why similar: Wargame 24.8%, Grand Strategy 14.7%, Historical 13.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.2%, War 10.9%

Engage in epic simultaneous turn-based combat in this fusion of cards and turn-based strategy. Assemble your regiment, claim your territory, and lead your forces to triumph!

Why similar: Hex Grid 23.8% ★, Turn-Based 16.9%, War 14.2%, Wargame 10.4%, Turn-Based Combat 7.8%

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 29.3%, Historical 17%, War 13.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.1%, Strategy 12.2%

Blocks!: Julius Caesar is an epic two-player wargame that brings the drama of the Roman Civil War (49-45 BC) to life. Take control of the legions of Caesar or Pompey against AI or in online Multiplayer. Fight to determine the future of Rome: Republic or Empire.

Why similar: Wargame 26.3%, Strategy 23.6%, Board Game 20.1%, Historical 18.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.5%

The Armchair Historian brings you a new turn-based strategy game set in the Victorian Era. As muskets become rifles and infantry is confronted by modernizing artillery, it is imperative to adapt to a rapidly changing battlefield. This is a new age, not of courage and chivalry, but of Blood and Iron.

Why similar: Historical 25.1%, War 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.4%, Strategy 9.6%

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: Wargame 21.5%, Historical 13.5%, Hex Grid 13.3% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 12.9%, Strategy 9.6%

A stand-alone turn-based war chess game with the theme of Chinese history. The core gameplay is territorial competition, and diplomacy, construction, combat and other gameplay will also revolve around territorial competition.

Why similar: Wargame 15.4%, War 14%, Historical 12.9%, Grand Strategy 11.7%, Turn-Based 11.3%

The 30th Anniversary Title of the Daisenryaku Series! Fight with over 1500 different units on more than 300 maps in this turn-based, single player war simulation game. Daisenryaku Perfect 4.0 lets you shape your experience like no other game in the series’ 30 year history.

Why similar: Hex Grid 22.7% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Turn-Based 12.3%, Grand Strategy 11.8%, War 9.1%

Battle Cry of Freedom brings brutal real-time first and third-person combat set in the 19th Century America, presenting players with the opportunity to re-fight the American Civil War as either the Union or the Confederates.

Why similar: Historical 36.3%, War 33.7%, Tactical 13%, Strategy 12.2%, Multiplayer 4.7%

Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.

Why similar: Wargame 33%, War 16.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 14%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Strategy 9.2%

A turn-based strategy war chess game. You will play a commander in the Roman period, and command the generals and troops to complete the specified mission objectives and occupy important strongholds in the level. Rome, Samnite, Epirus, Carthage. Different choices will open different histories!

Why similar: Wargame 24.4%, War 16.4%, Grand Strategy 12%, Board Game 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9%

Politon: A turn-based strategy game that will push your strategic and management skills to the limit! Expand your territory, strengthen your economy, and outsmart your enemies by planning your strategy carefully.

Why similar: Hex Grid 28.1% ★, Wargame 19.1%, Grand Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%, Turn-Based Combat 8.5%

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 29.7%, War 14.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 8.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.7%

Take to the battlefield with Wargroove, a strategy game for up to 4 players! Choose your Commander and wage turn-based war on battling factions. Design and share maps, cut-scenes and campaigns with easy-to-use editors and in-depth customization tools!

Why similar: Turn-Based 24%, Local Co-Op 18%, Turn-Based Strategy 16.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 13.5%, Strategy 12.1%

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: Wargame 26.5%, Historical 14.7%, War 13.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.4%

A faithful digital adaptation of the acclaimed board game Space Empires 4X by GMT Games, beloved by wargamers for almost two decades. Command the rise of your civilization and the fall of others, all in one to two hours.

Why similar: Wargame 24.8%, Hex Grid 14.4% ★, Board Game 12.1%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 8.9%

Warring States : Tactics is a turn-based battle strategy game set during the Warring States period of Ancient China. The Warring States period is one of turmoil in China, where various feudal states struggle for control of all of China.

Why similar: Turn-Based 18.4%, Wargame 13.2%, Hex Grid 12.6% ★, Historical 11.9%, War 9.5%

A turn-based strategy game where you can experience WWII campaigns and explore alternate history scenarios made by the community.

Why similar: Hex Grid 27.5% ★, Wargame 25.4%, Historical 17.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.6%, Strategy 7.4%

Demise of Nations is a 4X turn-based grand strategy wargame covering the rise of Rome till the fall of modern civilization.

Why similar: Hex Grid 26.4% ★, Grand Strategy 13.2%, Historical 12.9%, Turn-Based 12.6%, War 10.9%

A new type of RTS with elements from 4X, Wargame, and Real-Time Tactics. Draw commands and execute a superior strategy to defeat your opponent, focusing on high-level decisions rather than constant micromanagement.

Why similar: Wargame 27.6%, Grand Strategy 19.3%, War 18.2%, Board Game 15.6%, Strategy 10.5%

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: Wargame 22.6%, War 15.2%, Hex Grid 12.2% ★, Historical 10.8%, Board Game 8.7%