- #1 Partisans 1941
97% matchVery Positive82% of 8,592 reviews2020
Dev: Alter GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Partisans 1941 is a real-time tactics game with stealth elements, set on the eastern front of WW II. As an army commander behind enemy lines you gather a group of Partisans to wage guerilla warfare against the German occupants.
Why similar: World War II 35% ★, Stealth 14.7%, Tactical 10.1%, Isometric 9.3%, Historical 8.1%
- #2 Silent Storm Gold Edition
96% matchVery Positive88% of 1,061 reviews2013
Dev: NivalPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Silent Storm from leading Russian developer Nival is a true 3D tactical turn-based Role-Playing-Game set against the backdrop of WWII. As the conflict rages on the frontlines, you’ll be leading a small multinational squad behind enemy lines to gather information and wreak havoc on your enemies while trying to thwart a mysterious new...
Why similar: World War II 33.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 21.9%, Tactical 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #3 Broken Lines
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 693 reviews2020
Dev: BirdIsland/PortaPlayPub: SuperGG.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Broken Lines is a story-driven tactical RPG set in an alternate-history version of WWII. Lead a squad of soldiers and face the horrors of war. In the included expansion, 'The Dead and the Drunk', guide your troops through fights against both the living and the undead.
Why similar: World War II 24.9% ★, War 19.8%, Historical 14.8%, Turn-Based Combat 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%
- #4 War Mongrels
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,401 reviews2021
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactics game that takes place on the eastern front of World War II. Dynamic and tactical gameplay with stealth elements, tightly packed into a dark, fascinating story! Play on your own or in online co-op (PC).
Why similar: World War II 25.3% ★, Stealth 11.9%, Historical 11.3%, Military 11.1%, Isometric 10.5%
- #5 Strategic Mind: Blitzkrieg
94% matchVery Positive85% of 505 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 22.5% ★, Military 11.3%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.9%, Historical 10.2%, War 10%
- #6 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
94% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 10.5%, Military 10.1%, Historical 9.3%, War 8.9%
- #7 The Troop
93% matchVery Positive85% of 764 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 29.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, Turn-Based Combat 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.5%, Historical 9.2%
- #8 Forgotten but Unbroken
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Centurion DevelopmentsPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
A tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by events and stories of forgotten and unsung heroes of WW2. Unique and new-to-genre features offer immersion and deeper protagonists to lead and care for. Lead the resistance against the Axis Forces.
Why similar: World War II 17% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.4%, Historical 10.3%, Turn-Based Combat 9.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 9.6%
- #9 Commandos: Origins
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,206 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
ALARM! You have been selected for a mission which will shape the fate of the entire world. Witness the very beginning of the legendary elite WWII force in Commandos: Origins. The long-awaited sequel to the Commandos series brings you right back to the foundation of the real-time tactics genre.
Why similar: World War II 25.5% ★, Isometric 13.1%, Military 12.2%, Stealth 10.5%, Historical 9.7%
- #10 Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 255 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 44% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.4%, Strategy 11.8%, 3D 4.3%
- #11 Breach & Clear
90% matchVery Positive82% of 2,423 reviews2014
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Gun Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Breach & Clear brings deep tactical strategy simulation to PC, Mac and Linux! Build your Special Operations team, plan and execute advanced missions, and own every angle.Choose your real-world squad -- US Army Rangers, Germany's KSK, Canada’s JTF2, UK SAS, and more -- and take on a variety of foes with different skill-sets and...
Why similar: Tactical 30.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.3%, Military 14.4%, Strategy 13.6%, Isometric 6.5%
- #12 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
89% matchVery Positive90% of 3,945 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is a real-time tactics game set in World War II that puts you in command of a small squad of elite troopers. Send them behind enemy lines on a series of hazardous missions, and bring them back alive.
Why similar: World War II 35.9% ★, Stealth 19.6%, Tactical 13.8%, Strategy 7.3%, Isometric 7.1%
- #13 Headquarters: World War II
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: Starni GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Headquarters: World War II is a fast-paced turn-based strategy game where your battlefield tactics are as important as your army management skills. Experience both sides of the war, battling in Europe as the USA, the UK, or Germany. Storm bunkers, occupy houses, win tank duels.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Historical 11.1%, Turn-Based Combat 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.7%, Military 10.3%
- #14 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,777 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Commandos 2: Men of Courage is a tactical action/strategy game set against the backdrop of World War II. Take control of an elite group of commandos who must venture deep into enemy territory and utilize their combined expertise to complete a series of mission-based objectives.
Why similar: World War II 35.7% ★, Stealth 18.1%, Tactical 16.8%, Strategy 10.7%, Isometric 6.7%
- #15 Steel Division: Normandy 44
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 6,291 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 17.7 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 50.4% ★, Military 15.1%, War 9.8%, Tactical 9%, Strategy 7.3%
- #16 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty
86% matchVery Positive85% of 80 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 22.4% ★, Military 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 11.2%, Historical 10.4%, War 10.1%
- #17 Chains of Freedom
85% matchVery Positive81% of 494 reviews2025
Dev: NordcurrentPub: Nordcurrent Labs
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey in a high-stakes, turn-based tactics game. Lead an elite squad in a fictional, dystopian Eastern European country as you unravel a conspiracy threatening the state. Navigate intense strategic battles and adapt to ever-evolving challenges to prevail.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 18.1%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.9%, Tactical 13.7%, Cinematic 12.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 12%
- #18 Total Tank Generals
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 320 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 29% ★, Historical 10.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.4%, War 8.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.6%
- #19 Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
86% matchMixed67% of 255 reviews2018
Dev: Auroch DigitalPub: Ripstone
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Challenge the horrifying reign of Nazi terror and battle an immortal evil in Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics; a turn-based tactical strategy game set in the award-winning Achtung! Cthulhu universe.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 23.7%, Turn-Based Combat 21.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 15.6%, World War II 13.3% ★, Strategy 8.2%
- #20 Jagged Alliance 3
82% matchVery Positive89% of 14,231 reviews2023
Dev: Haemimont GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as “the Legion” seizes control. Hire mercs, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 20.7%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Tactical 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.3%, Strategy RPG 8.1%
- #21 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism is a (hi)story-driven turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period. It offers refined wargame mechanics, story-rich gameplay, and modern 3D graphics. Lead the USSR Armed forces staging the world Communist revolution. For Stalin! For the Motherland!
Why similar: World War II 21% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.2%, Military 11.6%, War 9.8%, Strategy RPG 8.8%
- #22 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
82% matchVery Positive80% of 71 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: World War II 16.9% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.4%, Historical 12.2%, Military 10.9%
- #23 Sumerian Six
81% matchVery Positive95% of 1,086 reviews2024
Dev: ArtificerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Lead an unlikely team of commando scientists behind enemy lines to fight Nazis, uncover arcane mysteries, and wield experimental technology to turn the tide of WWII in this real-time tactical stealth adventure.
Why similar: War 25.8%, Stealth 18.6%, 3D 11.5%, World War II 10.9% ★, Action 8.4%
- #24 Battle of the Bulge
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 166 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 41.6% ★, War 15.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.6%, Turn-Based Tactics 9.5%, Strategy 8.9%
- #25 Tank Operations: European Campaign
80% matchVery Positive83% of 92 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 37.8% ★, Military 13.5%, Strategy 13%, War 12.8%, Historical 12.3%
- #26 63 Days
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 545 reviews2024
Dev: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Coming of age as a part of the first generation born free, WWII stripped me of my family, home, and future. Now I'm left with only one choice: to get my revenge and independence, or die trying. The odds are against us: will our tactics, stealth and teamwork be enough?
Why similar: World War II 26.7% ★, Military 11.7%, Historical 11.1%, Isometric 10.9%, Stealth 10.8%
- #27 Panzer Strategy
81% matchMixed65% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Panzer Strategy is a World War II wargame that combines classic turn-based strategy gameplay with modern looks. Command your armies and adapt your units to any objective using a huge selection of real-life military equipment and battle skills.
Why similar: World War II 19.8% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 12.1%, Historical 11.4%, Turn-Based Combat 10.7%, Military 10.2%
- #28 Burden of Command™
77% matchVery Positive84% of 593 reviews2025
Dev: Green Tree Games LLC
Windows
Can you lead? Burden of Command is an emotionally authentic tactical leadership RPG. You’re a company Captain in the historical Cottonbalers. Fighting psychology as much as bullets, you must build respect, trust, and battlefield experience to bring your brothers safely home.
Why similar: World War II 25.1% ★, Historical 12.4%, Strategy RPG 11.3%, War 10.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.2%
- #29 Frontline: World War II
78% matchVery Positive84% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Immerse yourself in the captivating atmosphere of World War II, as you meticulously plan your moves and adapt to the ever-changing battlefield. With a wide array of units and tactical options at your disposal, success is determined by your strategic prowess and adaptability.
Why similar: World War II 28% ★, Turn-Based Combat 13.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 13%, Military 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.2%
- #30 MENACE
73% matchVery Positive91% of 10,002 reviews2026
Dev: Overhype StudiosPub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a strike force against an alien threat in this turn-based tactical RPG from the developers of Battle Brothers. Answer distress calls across different worlds, train and equip infantry, deploy tanks and mechs, and plan and execute missions in detailed turn-based battles.
Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 25.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 21.5%, Turn-Based Strategy 18.9%, Tactical 15%, Strategy 7.7%
- #31 1943 Deadly Desert
79% matchMixed63% of 111 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 36.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 11%, War 10.2%, Military 8.9%, Isometric 8.6%
- #32 Second Front
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2023
Dev: HexdrawPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Second Front is a tactical WWII turn-based strategy game. Craft & share your own scenarios and maps or use your strategic prowess in 48 scenarios set in iconic locations. Command over 40 types of infantry and 216 tanks, vehicles and guns. An infinite tactical sandbox experience.
Why similar: World War II 31.4% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 14.3%, Tactical 12.3%, War 11.2%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.6%
- #33 Squad 44
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 25,290 reviews2018
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 45.2 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 41.1% ★, Military 16.4%, War 11.5%, Historical 8.8%, Realistic 8.4%
- #34 Tank Battle: 1944
78% matchMixed62% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: HexWar GamesPub: Hunted Cow Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Instantly get involved in the action by joining the Allied invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Take command of an American battle group during WW2 in this turn based strategy wargame and help liberate Europe from the evil Axis power-base!
Why similar: World War II 61.5% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 25.8%, Strategy 12.6%
- #35 Third Front: WWII
77% matchMixed61% of 360 reviews2018
Dev: Hamsters Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Are you ready to rewrite history and take on the role of ruler of the nation? Show your knowledge of tactics and strategy, become the commander-in-chief of a huge army! Lead the troops of one of the three nations - the USSR, Germany and the Allies - and pave your way for each of them!
Why similar: World War II 30.2% ★, Military 10.7%, War 10.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Historical 8.8%
- #36 Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion – Turn-Based Strategy
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 136 reviews2025
Dev: QuadCom InteractivePub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
Future War Tactics: SOF vs Alien Invasion - a turn-based strategy where you command SOF forces against an alien threat. Investigate disappearances, fight the invaders, and uncover the mystery. Every decision affects the fate of humanity.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 24.9%, Turn-Based Combat 20.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.3%, Military 16.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #37 A Front Too Far: Normandy
75% matchMixed62% of 217 reviews2018
Dev: Marco AmadeiPub: Corvostudio di Amadei Marco
Windows · Mac · Linux
Infiltrate German lines in Normandy in a WWII role-playing game.
Why similar: World War II 61.4% ★, Strategy 16.4%, RPG 13%, Action 9.3%
- #38 Red Glare
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Red Glare is a WW2 real-time tactics game where you play agents of the OSS, the precursor to the CIA, combating a secret German expedition in South America. With five well balanced characters and a story campaign playing out across a continent.
Why similar: World War II 22% ★, Isometric 13.6%, Historical 13.2%, Military 12.1%, Stealth 10.6%
- #39 Frontline: Western Front
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the Allied or German forces in an epic struggle for the control of Western Europe during World War Two.
Why similar: World War II 27.5% ★, Historical 12.7%, Military 12.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 12%, War 10.6%
- #40 Phantom Doctrine
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,637 reviews2018
Dev: CreativeForge GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 1983. The world teeters on the verge of destruction as the Cold War tightens its icy grip. East or West: trust no one, question everything. The fate of humanity rests in your hands as you pit spy versus spy in tactical Phantom Doctrine.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 30%, Stealth 22.2%, Tactical 12%, Turn-Based Strategy 11.9%, Strategy 8.8%
- #41 Aliens: Dark Descent
69% matchVery Positive88% of 17,771 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: Tactical 35.4%, Strategy 17.1%, Stealth 16.6%, Isometric 16%, Action 6.2%
- #42 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
73% matchVery Positive88% of 240 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 48.9% ★, Turn-Based Strategy 19.5%, Strategy RPG 17%, Strategy 13.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 Xenonauts 2
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,657 reviews2023
Dev: Goldhawk InteractivePub: Hooded Horse
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Turn-Based Combat 24.8%, Turn-Based Tactics 23.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 20.5%, Tactical 17.2%, Strategy 7.6%
- #44 Commandos 3: Destination Berlin
74% matchMixed62% of 1,117 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin is a game of real-time tactics that places you in command of an elite unit of Special Forces behind enemy lines in the European theater of World War II.
Why similar: World War II 37.5% ★, Stealth 18.3%, Tactical 17.4%, Military 10.3%, Strategy 8.4%
- #45 Gears Tactics
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 7,500 reviews2020
Dev: Splash DamagePub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 36.9%, Strategy 24.5%, Tactical 19%, Isometric 9.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 5.3%
- #46 Tactical Combat Department
72% matchMixed63% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: LukasHPub: Render System
Windows
Tactical Combat Department is a tactical turn-based strategy game inspired by Swat games. You command a special intervention squad that intervenes in various situations and environments.
Why similar: Military 17.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.6%, Isometric 14.9%, Turn-Based Strategy 12.7%, Tactical 12.1%
- #47 Steel Division 2
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,441 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 51.6 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 32.8% ★, Military 14.5%, War 11.4%, Historical 11.2%, Tactical 8.8%
- #48 Company of Heroes 3
69% matchMixed57% of 37,648 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.3 hrsMean: 73.3 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% ★, Historical 12.2%, Military 11.4%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.8%, Turn-Based Strategy 8.2%
- #49 Commandos 3 - HD Remaster
70% matchMixed62% of 374 reviews2022
Dev: Raylight GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fall in, soldier! Commandos 3 - HD Remaster sends you to the relentless and unforgiving battlefields of Europe. Remastered in high definition including reworked 3D models and textures, improved controls and refined UI.
Why similar: World War II 26.9% ★, Historical 11.4%, Isometric 10.9%, Military 10.6%, Stealth 9.8%
- #50 Veterum
66% matchVery Positive93% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Crasleen Games
Windows
Turn-based tactical strategy with a detailed combat system and interactive environment. Explore the open world, complete quests, search for rare artifacts. Lead the last army of the Order of the Gatekeepers and stop the coming chaos!
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 15.9%, Turn-Based Tactics 15.8%, Strategy RPG 13.4%, Turn-Based Strategy 13.2%, Isometric 10.9%
- #51 Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,089 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
You have been selected for active service in the Commandos Corps, and must now mobilize in a series of 8 new dangerous missions.
Why similar: World War II 38.8% ★, Tactical 16.3%, Stealth 15.5%, Military 9.6%, Strategy 7.6%
- #52 Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
68% matchVery Positive95% of 973 reviews2017
Dev: Illusion SoftworksPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.
Why similar: World War II 44.9% ★, Tactical 20.2%, War 19.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Action 5.1%
- #53 Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty - Prologue 1939
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Strategic Mind: Spirit of Liberty is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Lead the scarce Finnish forces through the Winter War, Continuation War, and Lapland War. Save your country’s very existence from the Red Menace. Niet Molotoff!
Why similar: World War II 21% ★, Military 10.5%, Turn-Based Tactics 10.3%, Historical 9.8%, War 9.5%
- #54 WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes
69% matchMixed65% of 1,373 reviews2019
Dev: Pixelated MilkPub: Instytut Pamięci Narodowej
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.
Why similar: World War II 18.3% ★, Historical 17.6%, Turn-Based Combat 15.7%, Strategy RPG 15.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.3%
- #55 Recon Control
67% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2021
Dev: Dmitry KozlovPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Recon Control is a turn-based strategy and 2D platformer hybrid focused on combat. Lead your special operations squad through a set of challenging and deadly missions.
Why similar: Turn-Based Tactics 17.8%, Military 15.6%, War 14.7%, Turn-Based Strategy 14.7%, Turn-Based Combat 14.1%
- #56 Sherman Commander
65% matchMixed69% of 116 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 31.9% ★, Historical 15.9%, Military 15%, War 12.6%, Tactical 12.4%
- #57 Godless Tactics
67% matchVery Positive95% of 109 reviews2020
Dev: Ice Arrow Games
Windows
Lead an elite strike team through the wars of a reborn civilisation, and decide the fate of humanity through your achievements and choices. Traverse a dynamic war-map, engage in fast, turn-based battles, and explore the world of 2952.
Why similar: Grid-Based Movement 33.2%, Turn-Based Tactics 26.1%, Strategy 19.6%, Turn-Based Strategy 17.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #58 Sniper Elite: Resistance
64% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,312 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Offering unparalleled sniping mechanics, stealth and tactical third-person combat, Sniper Elite: Resistance turns the attention of the award-winning series towards a hidden war, far from the front lines, deep within the heart of occupied France.
Why similar: World War II 40.9% ★, Stealth 25.5%, War 22.1%, Action 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #59 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
65% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Fortress Italy brings wargamers to the "soft underbelly of Europe", a place that was anything but.
Why similar: World War II 24.7% ★, Turn-Based Tactics 11.3%, Turn-Based Strategy 10.4%, Historical 10.3%, Military 9.3%