- #1 Close Combat: The Longest Day
97% matchVery Positive81% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. In Close Combat: The Longest Day take command of either the Allied Expeditionary Force or Germany’s Wehrmacht.
Why similar: Strategy 31.1%, World War II 23.8% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Simulation 15.9%, RTS 6.7%
- #2 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
96% matchMostly Positive70% of 496 reviews2014
Dev: Matrix Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 40.2% ★, Wargame 18.8%, Strategy 15.1%, Tactical 7.5%, Simulation 5.7%
- #3 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
96% matchVery Positive82% of 175 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
In Close Combat: Cross of Iron you start off as a junior officer leading your men into battle in real-time, focusing on the Eastern Front of World War II. Earn promotions as you deal with an unforgiving enemy. Fight and survive through the frozen winter, hot dusty summer and muddy autumn.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Wargame 22.1%, Strategy 16.4%, RTS 9.3%, Simulation 9%
- #4 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 206 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 39.5% ★, Strategy 22.6%, Wargame 20.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Tactical 6%
- #5 Close Combat: Wacht am Rhein
94% matchVery Positive83% of 84 reviews2020
Dev: Strategy 3 TacticsPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier psychological profiles. Team management is crucial as every man in your team matter.
Why similar: Strategy 38.3%, World War II 19.9% ★, Simulation 19.7%, Wargame 13.9%, RTS 4.8%
- #6 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
94% matchVery Positive81% of 146 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 28.1% ★, Strategy 23.2%, Wargame 16.9%, Simulation 12%, War 7%
- #7 Men of War: Assault Squad
93% matchVery Positive87% of 5,179 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 37.4% ★, Strategy 17%, War 8.7%, Tanks 8.1% ★, Tactical 7.8%
- #8 Battlefield Commander WWII
92% matchMostly Positive71% of 56 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 27% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Tanks 10.7% ★, Strategy 8.4%, RTS 7.2%
- #9 Sudden Strike 5
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 823 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 32.8% ★, Wargame 17.8%, Strategy 10.3%, RTS 8.9%, Tanks 7.5% ★
- #10 Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts
90% matchVery Positive92% of 1,210 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The next chapter in the #1 rated RTS franchise thrusts players into a hellish war torn landscape to command two battle-hardened armies in relentless campaigns for honor and country. Players lead the tenacious British 2nd Army during the heroic World War II liberation of Caen, France, and command the German Panzer Elite as they struggle...
Why similar: World War II 39.9% ★, Strategy 24.3%, RTS 13.4%, Tanks 6.8% ★, War 4.1%
- #11 Company of Heroes 2 - The British Forces
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
This latest multiplayer standalone entry in the COH2 series features this iconic Allied army. Experience a unique tech-tree that challenges the player to balance the constant trade-off between mobility and defense. Surprise opponents with your development choices and an open end game configuration.
Why similar: World War II 48.3% ★, Strategy 22.6%, RTS 10.6%, War 10.1%, Military 7%
- #12 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,298 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 17.7 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 44.6% ★, Strategy 14.3%, RTS 9.4%, Tanks 8.2% ★, War 7%
- #13 Close Combat: The Bloody First
88% matchMixed53% of 459 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 22.5% ★, Wargame 16.6%, Real-Time 11.4% ★, Tanks 10.6% ★, Strategy 9.3%
- #14 Commandos 2: Men of Courage
87% matchVery Positive86% of 2,833 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.2 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 46.6% ★, Strategy 25.6%, Tactical 15.1%, RTS 5.8%, Military 3.5%
- #15 Men of War: Assault Squad 2
85% matchVery Positive91% of 46,715 reviews2014
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 64.4 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 36.5% ★, Strategy 15.7%, Tanks 9.5% ★, War 9.1%, RTS 7.9%
- #16 Sherman Commander
84% matchMixed67% of 143 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 25.4% ★, Wargame 16.1%, Tanks 14.2% ★, Historical 7%, Tactical 6.7%
- #17 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,137 reviews2016
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 32.8% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Tanks 12.5% ★, Strategy 11.8%, Simulation 6.9%
- #18 Theatre of War
86% matchMixed61% of 377 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
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 22.4%, Tanks 12.1% ★, RTS 8.2%, War 6.2%
- #19 Steel Division 2
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 9,602 reviews2019
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 52.3 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 32.4% ★, Wargame 15.1%, Strategy 11.8%, RTS 9%, War 7.4%
- #20 Tank Operations: European Campaign
82% matchVery Positive82% of 93 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 32.7% ★, Strategy 20.7%, Wargame 15.5%, Tanks 13.1% ★, War 7.3%
- #21 Frontline: Western Front
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 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 26.1% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Tanks 14.9% ★, Strategy 12.6%, Historical 6.7%
- #22 Firefight
81% matchVery Positive85% of 372 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 29.2% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Strategy 7.9%, War 7.3%, RTS 6.8%
- #23 Blitzkrieg Anthology
80% matchVery Positive90% of 1,562 reviews2014
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.5 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 41.9% ★, Strategy 16%, Tanks 10.3% ★, RTS 7.7%, War 6.9%
- #24 Call to Arms: Panzer Elite
77% matchMixed70% of 2,063 reviews2025
Dev: DigitalmindsoftPub: Digitalmindsoft Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lead a platoon of WWII tanks in this immersive TPP and FPP game. Engage in realistic, tactical combat across historic battlefields. Play through campaign or challenge yourself in skirmish mode as either German or US forces.
Why similar: World War II 31.7% ★, Tanks 20.1% ★, Wargame 20%, Historical 6.1%, War 6%
- #25 Blitzkrieg 3
81% matchMixed54% of 7,326 reviews2017
Dev: Nival
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Blitzkrieg 3 is a WW2 RTS made for true admirers of strategic mastery! Challenge your tactical skills in historical campaigns and defeat powerful Neural Network AI in competitive matches.
Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Tanks 13.9% ★, Real-Time 9.3% ★, Strategy 8.8%, War 7.3%
- #26 Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition
78% matchVery Positive93% of 7,301 reviews2007
Dev: Relic EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 12.2 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 43.4% ★, Strategy 14.5%, RTS 11.2%, Tanks 8.3% ★, Tactical 6.2%
- #27 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
79% matchVery Positive83% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 29.9% ★, Wargame 18.7%, Strategy 15.1%, Tanks 13.2% ★, Tactical 4.7%
- #28 Codename: Panzers, Phase Two
78% matchVery Positive92% of 288 reviews2016
Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fight alongside your troops in the sweltering desert heat of the Sahara or in the blustery heights of the Italian Alps. Wield your strategic prowess to gain the upper hand by the light of day and exploit the dark shroud of night to launch surprise attacks. Tanks, planes, troops, weapons - the resources are at your command.
Why similar: World War II 47.5% ★, Strategy 22.2%, War 12.4%, Simulation 9%, RTS 6.8%
- #29 Battle of the Bulge
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 170 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 43.7% ★, Wargame 21.2%, Strategy 17.2%, War 10.9%, Tactical 6.3%
- #30 Heavyarms Assemble: WWII
77% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: XR Studio
Windows
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: World War II 27.4% ★, Wargame 19.6%, Historical 9.1%, War 7.8%, Strategy 6.8%
- #31 Combat Mission: Final Blitzkrieg
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: BattlefrontPub: Matrix Games
Windows
Combat Mission Final Blitzkrieg (CMFB) follows the Western Allies through the battles along Germany's border and into the heart of the Reich itself.
Why similar: Wargame 22.8%, World War II 19.7% ★, Strategy 11.2%, RTS 9.5%, Historical 7.9%
- #32 Steel Division: Normandy 44
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 6,323 reviews2017
Dev: Eugen Systems
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 18.0 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 43.4% ★, Strategy 11.5%, RTS 10%, Wargame 9%, War 5.5%
- #33 Commandos: Origins
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,567 reviews2025
Dev: Claymore Game StudiosPub: Kalypso Media
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 26.3% ★, Wargame 23.8%, Strategy 13.1%, RTS 9.6%, Historical 5.6%
- #34 Armoured Commander II
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 605 reviews2021
Dev: Gregory Adam Scott
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 29.8 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 29.9% ★, Tanks 19.6% ★, Wargame 14.9%, Historical 8%, Strategy 7.6%
- #35 Men of War II
73% matchMixed60% of 7,482 reviews2024
Dev: Best WayPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Experience warfare like never before! Men of War II, the anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed RTS franchise is here with all-new units, locations, campaigns, game modes and true trademarks of the series: historical fidelity and action-filled gameplay on the Eastern and Western Fronts of WWII.
Why similar: World War II 28% ★, Wargame 18.2%, Tanks 14.2% ★, Strategy 7.6%, RTS 7.3%
- #36 Company of Heroes 2
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 113,254 reviews2013
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 57.8 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 40.5%, World War II 31% ★, RTS 7.5%, Tactical 3.9%, War 3.8%
- #37 Sudden Strike 2 Gold
75% matchVery Positive86% of 353 reviews2017
Dev: FireglowPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
At the height of World War 2, take command of German, Russian, British, American and Imperial Japanese armies on battelfields across the globe. Sudden Strike 2 expands on all aspects of the classic RTS game with new units, maps and epic campaigns.
Why similar: World War II 57.1% ★, Strategy 28.7%, RTS 14.2%
- #38 Total Tank Generals
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 325 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 38.9% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Historical 8.1%, Strategy 7.7%, War 7.7%
- #39 Combat Mission Fortress Italy
71% matchVery Positive86% of 105 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 25.7%, World War II 24.5% ★, Strategy 14.3%, RTS 7%, Historical 5.7%
- #40 Hell Let Loose
69% matchVery Positive82% of 149,942 reviews2021
Dev: Expression GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 73.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.
Why similar: World War II 42.5% ★, War 11.3%, Tanks 9.5% ★, Tactical 7.5%, Military 6.9%
- #41 Codename: Panzers, Phase One
72% matchVery Positive91% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Codename: Panzers is an incredible real-time strategy thrill ride. Nerves of steel are required when you're a tank driver. One direct hit and you're done for, but you must throw yourself into the battle, because without your support, many will die. You are the tank commander - make the hard decisions that win wars!
Why similar: World War II 40.3% ★, Strategy 18.1%, War 12.2%, RTS 11.2%, Tanks 10.2% ★
- #42 Second Front
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 673 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 29.9% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Tanks 14.2% ★, Tactical 8%, Strategy 7.7%
- #43 Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943
73% matchMixed68% of 234 reviews2010
Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943, the historically accurate and detailed real-time tactical war game, welcomes military history fans to the battle which gave the Red Army the strategic initiative for the rest of the war.
Why similar: World War II 38.8% ★, Strategy 26.5%, Tanks 16.7% ★, Simulation 12.8%, RTS 5.2%
- #44 Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront
67% matchVery Positive85% of 34,499 reviews2021
Dev: Barbedwire StudiosPub: Digitalmindsoft
Windows
Median: 14.9 hrsMean: 78.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: World War II 45.6% ★, Strategy 11.6%, Historical 11.4%, War 10.4%, RTS 9.9%
- #45 The Troop
67% matchVery Positive84% of 835 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 34.9% ★, Tanks 17.7% ★, Wargame 17.5%, Strategy 6.4%, Historical 6%
- #46 World War II: Panzer Claws
71% matchMixed70% of 675 reviews2013
Pub: Topware Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
WORLD WAR II: PANZER CLAWS [aka Frontline Attack: War over Europe] pushes back the boundaries of real-time strategy gaming!Take control of the Allied, German, or the Russian in the harsh reality of the battlefields of World War II.
Why similar: Strategy 76.2%, World War II 19.4% ★, RTS 4.3%
- #47 Gary Grigsby's War in the East 2
68% matchVery Positive91% of 474 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: World War II 29.1% ★, Wargame 28.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 8.3%, War 6.8%
- #48 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
69% matchVery Positive90% of 4,056 reviews2007
Dev: Pyro StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 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 50.6% ★, Strategy 18.8%, Tactical 13.1%, RTS 7%, Military 3.7%
- #49 Command Ops 2 Core Game
70% matchVery Positive83% of 423 reviews2017
Dev: Panther Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 15.4 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 25.4%, Strategy 15.9%, Simulation 6.7%, War 5.9%
- #50 Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom
68% matchVery Positive88% of 161 reviews2021
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Strategic Mind: Fight for Freedom is a history-driven turn-based strategy set in WW2. Take command of the Allied forces and protect your homeland and the whole of Europe from totalitarian madness. Form armies. Win battles. Change history.
Why similar: World War II 26% ★, Wargame 19.3%, Tanks 16.5% ★, War 7.7%, Strategy 6.8%
- #51 Graviteam Tactics: Tunisia 1943
69% matchVery Positive84% of 422 reviews2017
Dev: Graviteam
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 41.7% ★, Strategy 19.5%, Tanks 19% ★, Simulation 10%, Tactical 4.4%
- #52 Frontline : Road to Moscow
71% matchMixed59% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: 88mmPub: Slitherine Ltd.
Windows
Take command of the German army through some of the most famous battles of the war, leading the mighty Wehrmacht on towards Moscow. The variety of maps and battle situations is what makes Frontline so different and engaging: players are confronted with blitzkriegs, trench wars and dog fights, but also unusual situation such as missions...
Why similar: World War II 41.9% ★, Strategy 37.1%, Wargame 21%
- #53 Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault
70% matchMixed55% of 1,013 reviews2014
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ardennes Assault offers a compelling standalone single-player campaign starring the American Armed Forces. Engage in a dynamic non-linear campaign and bear the consequences of your actions as overall company health persists between missions. USF multiplayer army not included.
Why similar: World War II 51.4% ★, Strategy 22.4%, RTS 10.3%, War 8.4%, Historical 4.4%
- #54 Pacific General
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Strategic SimulationsPub: SNEG
Windows
Pacific General explores the Pacific front of the Second World War. Taking control of Axis or Allied forces, you must strategically battle your way through the Eastern and Western front of the Pacific war, using a wide array of land, air and naval forces.
Why similar: Wargame 32.3%, World War II 24.8% ★, Strategy 15.4%, Historical 8.2%, Tactical 6%
- #55 Company of Heroes 3
65% matchMixed57% of 40,331 reviews2023
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 82.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 30.1% ★, Wargame 24.4%, Strategy 11.8%, RTS 9%, Historical 6.2%
- #56 Total Tank Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 8,785 reviews2020
Dev: Noobz from PolandPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Commander in the ranks. Soldier at heart. Choose a faction and deploy and command your army into massive physics-driven WWII battles to the last man standing. Destroy everything on sight with an insane amount of units that will behave tactically.
Why similar: World War II 40.3% ★, Tanks 21.7% ★, Strategy 16.7%, War 10.3%, Simulation 8.4%
- #57 Company of Heroes
66% matchVery Positive94% of 18,808 reviews2006
Dev: Relic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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. Please visit the "Company of Heroes - Legacy Edition" page for additional user reviews.
Why similar: World War II 52% ★, Strategy 15.6%, RTS 12.3%, War 8.5%, Tactical 4.1%