- #1 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
97% matchMixed46% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
"The Battle of the Bulge" continues the epic saga of the critically acclaimed and award-winning Close Combat series. Whether you command American or German troops, you decide when and where they will be deployed. History in the making is in your hands!
Why similar: World War II 28.6% ★, Wargame 16.8%, Strategy 13.1%, Real-Time 9.2% ★, Tactical 6.8%
- #2 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
96% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star is a sequel to Achtung Panzer: Kharkov 1943. It’s an Eastern Front war game with solid graphics and sprawling battlefields that really emphasizes the scope of WWII tank combat.Want to step into the role of a commander in the very heart of Kharkov’s defense?
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, Wargame 18.7%, Strategy 15.6%, Tanks 13% ★, Tactical 4.8%
- #3 Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
96% matchMixed65% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Command a fire brigade of soldiers on the Russian Front in this real-time strategy game set in World War II. Play as either the Soviets or Germans as you orchestrate your squads' attack, defense, and survival over four grueling years of the grandest and bloodiest war the world has ever seen.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Wargame 19%, Strategy 13.3%, Real-Time 9.6% ★, Historical 7.2%
- #4 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Close Combat: Invasion: Normandy takes WWII realism back to the beaches of Northern France. Re-live the campaign that gave the Allies a foothold on the doorstep of Fortress Europe.
Why similar: World War II 29.3% ★, Wargame 17.2%, Strategy 13.2%, Real-Time 8.4% ★, Historical 7.3%
- #5 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,099 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front - tactical battalion level combat simulation. Action takes place in the summer of 1943 at Mius river and Saur-Mogila tumulus area of over 140 sq. km. Four large-scale operations for the Red Army and Wehrmacht.
Why similar: World War II 32.9% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Tanks 12.6% ★, Strategy 12%, Simulation 7.1%
- #6 Close Combat
94% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
Windows
Defeat the enemy in this classic nonstop World War II battle action. Lead your men through the terror, fatigue, and hell of war on to victory. Only you can bring'em back alive!
Why similar: World War II 30.6% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Strategy 13.5%, Tactical 6.9%, Historical 5.7%
- #7 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 487 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Close Combat: Gateway to Caen is a great release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series. Gateway to Caen focuses on the largest, concentrated British offensive since the Normandy landings in an attempt to penetrate the German lines west of Caen and cross the Odon River to get the stalled advance moving again.
Why similar: World War II 39.4% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Strategy 15.4%, Tactical 7.8%, Simulation 6%
- #8 Sands of Fire
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Three-Sixty PacificPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Take control of forty tons of pure armored destruction! World War II is raging, and the enemy is fighting hard for every inch of territory in North Africa. Devastate the opposing forces with superior tactics, cunning strategy, and tremendous might.
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Tanks 18.5% ★, Historical 6.1%, Tactical 5.4%
- #9 Panzer Strike
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ISAK Team
Windows
Authentic RTS gameplay straight out of the 2000s. Command your troops, develop strategies, and win World War II battles. Huge maps, thousands of units, long-range firepower, and no building mechanics!
Why similar: World War II 27.9% ★, Wargame 12.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Real-Time 8.1% ★, War 8.1%
- #10 Steel Division: Normandy 44
90% 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 42.7% ★, Strategy 11.9%, RTS 9.9%, Wargame 9%, War 5.6%
- #11 Battlefield Commander WWII
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 46 reviews2025
Dev: Sword of SteelPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
Battlefield Commander WWII is a real-time tactical game where you lead the soldiers and vehicles that battled across the globe during this time in history. Play hundreds of unique units across multiple game modes.
Why similar: World War II 26.5% ★, Wargame 18.3%, Tanks 10.6% ★, Strategy 8.7%, RTS 7.2%
- #12 Maneuver Warfare
89% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2020
Dev: Decisive Action Games
Windows · Mac
Command a panzergrenadier battle group in battles and campaigns from the first shots fired on 1 September 1939 to the final clashes of 1945.
Why similar: World War II 28.6% ★, Wargame 23%, Tanks 17.2% ★, War 8.8%, Strategy 7.9%
- #13 Sherman Commander
87% 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 25% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Tanks 13.9% ★, Historical 7.1%, Tactical 6.9%
- #14 Command Ops 2 Core Game
88% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Command Ops 2 is a wargame engine that lets you assess, plan, order and react at the operational level just like a real Corps, Division and Brigade commander. What sets Command Ops 2 apart from the competition is the most advanced and realistic model of command decision-making.
Why similar: World War II 41.6% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Strategy 16.1%, Simulation 6.9%, War 5.8%
- #15 iPanzer 44
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charybdis EnterprisesPub: MicroProse Software
Windows
iPanzer '44: Command the German 116th Panzer in the battles of 1944. Outnumbered by the 2nd US Armored Division, use terrain and strategy to outflank and crush the enemy. Control tanks, infantry, and air support as you relive or rewrite history in this thrilling WWII tank warfare game.
Why similar: Wargame 24.7%, World War II 22.1% ★, Strategy 16.4%, Tanks 16.1% ★, Simulation 9.2%
- #16 WARCOM: Fortress Europe
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BROKE PROTOCOL
Windows
Command WWII divisions from the invasion of Normandy to the fall of Berlin in a hybrid operational-tactical wargame, directing strategy, logistics, and real-time platoon-level battles in a fully persistent and procedural 3D world.
Why similar: World War II 30.7% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy 9.9%, War 8.7%, RTS 7.4%
- #17 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps
84% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps throws you into the heat of the most dramatic battles of World War II. Lead the invasion of Crete in May 1941, engage the enemy in the African desert from 1940 to 1942 and land in the middle of the fierce defensive battles for Italy and Sicily.
Why similar: World War II 29.9% ★, Wargame 23.7%, Strategy 21.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Historical 7%
- #18 Firefight
85% matchVery Positive86% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: Sean O'Connor
Windows
Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game similar in style to the old Close Combat series but brought up to date with better AI, individual soldier modelling, a faster frame rate to give more intense and realistic combat and an easy to use command interface.
Why similar: World War II 28.5% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Strategy 8.2%, War 7.3%, Tactical 6.8%
- #19 War Untold
83% matchPositive83% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Green Giraffe
Windows
War Untold is an RTS wargame spanning both land and air warfare. Employ powerful tanks and devastating airstrikes to punch through the enemy's front line, or dig in with infantry and mortars to withstand an oncoming onslaught. The choice is yours, commander.
Why similar: World War II 24.9% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Tanks 12.9% ★, Strategy 7.7%, RTS 7.7%
- #20 Sisu - the Winter war
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nantarg
Windows
Historic real time strategy set during the Finnish winter war. Hold out against the red tide by managing your limited resources and manpower. Position your armies where they matter most and take charge of the battles as they unfold.
Why similar: Wargame 24%, World War II 21.1% ★, Strategy 16.3%, RTS 9.4%, Tanks 9.2% ★
- #21 Tank Operations: European Campaign
82% 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 32.1% ★, Strategy 21.4%, Wargame 15.5%, Tanks 13% ★, War 7.3%
- #22 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 46,011 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 63.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
Why similar: World War II 35.9% ★, Strategy 16.2%, Tanks 9.4% ★, War 9%, RTS 7.8%
- #23 Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin
79% matchPositive86% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: Battlefront.comPub: SNEG
Windows
Command epic WWII battles on the Eastern Front in Combat Mission 2: Barbarossa to Berlin. Fight from Moscow to Berlin across 125+ scenarios, or create your own with the editor. Experience tactical warfare at its most intense!
Why similar: World War II 36.5% ★, Wargame 23.5%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 8.7%, Historical 7%
- #24 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
81% matchVery Positive83% of 413 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943 - tactical battalion level combat simulation. During the Tunisian Campaign in winter 1943 German Panzer battlegroups launch a counteroffensive against the Allied forces to drive them out of Eastern Dorsal.
Why similar: World War II 41% ★, Strategy 20.2%, Tanks 18.7% ★, Simulation 10.3%, Tactical 4.5%
- #25 Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition
80% matchVery Positive86% of 1,068 reviews2014
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The first installment in the real-time tactics series that would become known as Men of War, now refreshed and enhanced! Take command of American, British, Soviet, or German forces and fight on the battlefields of World War II in 32 single-player missions or with others in PvP and co-op sessions.
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Tanks 15.5% ★, Wargame 14%, Strategy 8.3%, Historical 7.6%
- #26 Battle For Korsun
81% matchMostly Negative28% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
January 1944. The German Army had their last toehold on the Dneiper River. The Soviet player must coordinate the offensives of his Fronts to encircle the Germans quickly, before the Germans powerful reinforcements arrive.
Why similar: World War II 29.6% ★, Wargame 24.4%, Tanks 15.6% ★, Strategy 14.5%, War 7.4%
- #27 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
78% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2021
Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
Windows
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 28.8%, World War II 28.3% ★, Strategy 17%, Simulation 8.6%, War 6.7%
- #28 Close Combat: The Bloody First
79% matchMixed53% of 457 reviews2019
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: The Bloody First is the latest release in the critically-acclaimed Close Combat series, and the first using the new 3D Archon engine. With this Close Combat: The Bloody First combines classic Close Combat tactical gameplay with battles fought across a wide variety of diverse 3D landscapes including craggy ridgelines, narrow...
Why similar: World War II 22.2% ★, Wargame 16.7%, Real-Time 11.1% ★, Tanks 10.5% ★, Strategy 9.6%
- #29 World War 2 Craft (二战演义)
78% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: 三角形游戏工作室
Windows
World War II RTS
Why similar: World War II 27.7% ★, Wargame 20.3%, Tanks 14.8% ★, RTS 8%, War 7.9%
- #30 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
77% matchVery Positive82% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: Black Hand StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Close Combat – Last Stand Arnhem is part of Close Combat series. Its design is based on the critically acclaimed Close Combat – A Bridge Too Far, originally developed by Atomic Games, as well as the more recent Close Combat: The Longest Day.
Why similar: World War II 27.4% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Wargame 16.8%, Simulation 12.3%, War 7%
- #31 Sudden Strike 4
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,179 reviews2017
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Sudden Strike is back! The beloved Real Time Strategy series returns, this time with bigger battlefields, more units, better graphics, new scenarios and legendary commanders – making Sudden Strike 4 more tactical and realistic than ever before!
Why similar: World War II 30.1% ★, Strategy 14.2%, Tanks 10.5% ★, RTS 8.3%, Real-Time 8.2% ★
- #32 Clash of Irons
76% matchMixed67% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: HQ Games
Windows
Real-time tank RPG+SLG game. It recreates the classic tanks of World War II and restores the shocking war scenes with fantasy World War II plots. Command your futuristic tanks across history and rekindle your war spirit with the will of iron and blood.
Why similar: World War II 25.3% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Tanks 16.4% ★, Strategy 8.4%, RTS 6.4%
- #33 Blitzkrieg Anthology
76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,520 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
March into the real-time strategy legend, Blitzkrieg, and prepare for war. This legendary WWII RTS blends unprecedented realism and accuracy to form immersive 3D backgrounds and a game where brute force often takes a back seat to strategy and wits.
Why similar: World War II 41.3% ★, Strategy 16.6%, Tanks 10.2% ★, RTS 7.7%, War 6.9%
- #34 Battle of Britain, Norway and Atlantic
75% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Sand Table Software
Windows
A real-time WW2 naval and air warfare simulation game on tactical/strategic level that features 18 scenarios covering Battle of Britain, Norwegian campaign and Battle of the Atlantic .
Why similar: Wargame 23%, Strategy 16.6%, World War II 16.5% ★, RTS 9.6%, Simulation 9.5%
- #35 SGS Winter War
75% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2020
Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
Winter War is the story of the Soviet onslaught on tiny Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, at the beginning of WW2. Can the Finns hold beyond the reasonable and receive the long awaited Allied intervention? Or will the Russian bear crush them and force them to lose their border lands?
Why similar: World War II 48.3% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Strategy 13.3%, Historical 7%, War 4.7%
- #36 Armoured Commander II
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 581 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 30.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this roguelike wargame, take command of a tank and its crew in the Second World War, joining one of over 50 campaigns across Europe, North Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific. Fight against over 1300 historically-based unit types, where each day is a struggle for survival.
Why similar: World War II 29.4% ★, Tanks 19.4% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Historical 8.1%, Strategy 7.9%
- #37 Steel Covenant 钢铁盟约
73% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: 金戈兄
Windows
"Steel Covenant" is a 3D real-time strategy game. The game is set against the backdrop of World War II. Players can transform into Allied or German commanders, commanding multiple units to participate in battles
Why similar: World War II 32.4% ★, Wargame 15%, Strategy 11.3%, Historical 9%, RTS 8.7%
- #38 Men of War: Assault Squad
74% matchVery Positive88% of 5,101 reviews2011
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Men of War: Assault Squad delivers a deeply tactical WWII experience, blending large-scale strategy with intense, hands-on combat. Fight across multiple fronts – from European countryside to Pacific jungles and command every unit and every bullet on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 36.7% ★, Strategy 17.5%, War 8.7%, Tanks 8% ★, Tactical 8%
- #39 Theatre of War
74% matchMixed61% of 364 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.
Why similar: World War II 51.2% ★, Strategy 23%, Tanks 12.1% ★, RTS 7.9%, War 5.8%
- #40 Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies
73% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Western Front Armies is a multiplayer standalone for COH2 that adds two factions to the roster of playable multiplayer armies: the Oberkommando West (OKW) and the US Forces (USF). Each army can also be purchased separately.
Why similar: World War II 41.2% ★, Strategy 27.6%, RTS 8.3%, Tactical 6.1%, War 5.8%
- #41 Frontline: Afrika Korps
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frontline: Games Series
Windows
Lead iconic WWII forces across stunning desert battlefields. Command, customize, and conquer in thrilling, historically rich campaigns. Outsmart foes with cunning tactics. The sands of Africa await!
Why similar: World War II 27.3% ★, Wargame 20.4%, Tanks 12.7% ★, Strategy 8.6%, Tactical 6.6%
- #42 Surabaya Inferno
72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Sengkala Dev
Windows
Freedom or Death! Surabaya Inferno is a real-time tactics game based on the battle of Surabaya which occured at November 10th, 1945. Play as Surabayans fighting against the forces of Britain, Netherlands, and Japan in order to defend their independence in Indonesia!
Why similar: Wargame 24.7%, World War II 18.5% ★, Strategy 12.2%, RTS 9.8%, Historical 8.7%
- #43 Panzer Corps Gold
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,690 reviews2014
Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
The ultimate edition of Panzer Corps, containing hundreds of scenarios and all its expansions. Panzer Corps Gold is the culmination of the wargame that has enthralled millions of fans all around the globe, and now it’s your chance to fully experience a real classic.
Why similar: World War II 43.9% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Strategy 15.1%, Tanks 8.5% ★, Historical 5%
- #44 SGS Fall Weiss
70% matchPositive87% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
The Second World War began with the invasion of Poland by German forces on 1 September 1939. It is represented in this strategy game, a fully-fledged turn-based wargame.
Why similar: Wargame 32.6%, World War II 19.1% ★, Tanks 15.3% ★, Strategy 15.3%, Historical 7.6%
- #45 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
71% matchVery Positive93% of 7,201 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Delivering a visceral WWII gaming experience, Company of Heroes redefines RTS by bringing the sacrifice of heroic soldiers, war-ravaged environments, and dynamic battlefields to life. This legacy version also grants access to the latest version of COH, just called "Company of Heroes".
Why similar: World War II 42.7% ★, Strategy 15%, RTS 11.2%, Tanks 8.2% ★, Tactical 6.4%
- #46 Second Front
69% 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 29.5% ★, Wargame 18%, Tanks 14% ★, Tactical 8.2%, Strategy 7.9%
- #47 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 200 reviews2015
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat: Panthers in the Fog details the desperate German counter-attack at Mortain, the last chance of the Wehrmacht to stave off defeat in Normandy. Can you match the tenacity of the American defenders of Hill 314? Or can you succeed where the Panzers failed, driving through to the sea and changing history?
Why similar: World War II 39% ★, Strategy 23.1%, Wargame 19.3%, Simulation 11.1%, Tactical 6.5%
- #48 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 28.9% ★, Wargame 20.1%, Strategy 9.1%, RTS 7.8%, Historical 6.9%
- #49 WWII英雄列伝 最強の虎 クルト・クニスペル
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Flying Panjandrum / ふらいんぐパンジャンドラム
Windows
その男を超える者は歴史上二度と現れないであろう。 敵戦車撃破数公式記録168両、非公式を含めると190両を超える戦車を撃破したとされ、その驚異的な記録とは裏腹に謎に包まれた伝説の戦車エース、クルト・クニスペルの戦歴を追体験する歴史戦術SLG。
Why similar: World War II 25.8% ★, Strategy 21.1%, Tanks 16.1% ★, Simulation 11.2%, War 7.6%
- #50 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
67% 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: Wargame 25.6%, World War II 23.9% ★, Strategy 14.7%, RTS 6.9%, Simulation 5.8%
- #51 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,270 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Return to the bloody battlefields of World War II in this epic sequel. Blitzkrieg 2 returns you to the gritty realism of WWII battles while pushing your focus into new, strategic opportunities during global war!
Why similar: World War II 44.3% ★, Strategy 14.9%, RTS 9.4%, Tanks 7.9% ★, War 7%
- #52 The Troop
66% 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 34.5% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Tanks 17.6% ★, Strategy 6.5%, Historical 6.1%
- #53 Sudden Strike 5
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kite GamesPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Sudden Strike 5 delivers real-time tactics in epic WWII battles. A host of tactical options and more than 300 playable units open-up multiple approaches to reach your objectives in a 25 mission campaign on historical battlefields in Europe and North Africa.
Why similar: World War II 32.4% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Strategy 10.4%, RTS 8.9%, Tanks 7.6% ★
- #54 Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka
69% matchMixed45% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: YobowargamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
A fan of WW2 strategy war games? Like to think about your next move rather than having quick reaction times? Battle Series Eastern Front - Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka is the game for you. Battle Series Eastern Front - Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka, covers one of largest single tank battle in the history of warfare.
Why similar: World War II 30.1% ★, Strategy 26.1%, Wargame 16.9%, Tanks 13.4% ★, War 6.4%
- #55 Order of Battle: World War II
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,120 reviews2015
Dev: The ArtistocratsPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: World War II 41.8% ★, Wargame 20.7%, Strategy 18.9%, War 5.7%, Simulation 4.7%
- #56 Company of Heroes 2
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 112,211 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Experience the ultimate WWII RTS platform with COH2 and its standalone expansions. This package includes the base game, which you can then upgrade by purchasing The Western Front Armies, Ardennes Assault and/or The British Forces. More info in the "About This Game" section below.
Why similar: Strategy 41.7%, World War II 30.3% ★, RTS 7.4%, Tactical 3.9%, War 3.7%
- #57 On the front line
68% matchMixed65% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: AlekseevPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"On the front line" - tank simulator. Action takes place during World War II. Battles are unilaterally - for the Red Army. Action in the game takes place on two large locations. Sequential execution of combat missions.
Why similar: World War II 32.1% ★, Tanks 22.5% ★, Wargame 18.2%, War 9.9%, Simulation 6.7%
- #58 SGS Okinawa
66% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
Windows · Mac
A standalone epic rendering of the 1945 bloody fighting on Okinawa, the last great battle of the Pacific War. The game is part of the Pacific D-Day collection. Both sides are playable, each with their own challenge.
Why similar: Wargame 28.7%, World War II 23.6% ★, Strategy 20.2%, War 10%, Historical 7.9%
- #59 Divided We Fall: Play For Free
67% matchMixed55% of 251 reviews2017
Dev: KAVA Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Unite and fight your way to victory! Divided we Fall is a strategic close-combat multiplayer game that emphasizes the importance of building an effective cohesive squad and executing well thought-out tactics on the battlefield.
Why similar: World War II 41.4% ★, Wargame 24.8%, Strategy 15.2%, RTS 11.2%, War 7.3%