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Games Like Close Combat 3: The Russian Front

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, World War II, Wargame, Singleplayer.

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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.

Reviews: Mixed — 69% — of 39 reviews
Released: 2024-05-15
Developer: Atomic Games
Publisher: SNEG
Genres: Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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  1. #1 Close Combat - Gateway to Caen
    97% 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 42.6% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Strategy 15.3%, Historical 9.5%, RTS 6.3%

  2. #2 Close Combat - Panthers in the Fog
    96% 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 47.3% ★, Strategy 25.8%, Wargame 21.1%, Tactical 5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

  3. #3 Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
    96% 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 36.2% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Strategy 17.4%, Historical 7.8%, RTS 7.3%

  4. #4 Graviteam Tactics: Mius-Front
    94% 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 41% ★, Wargame 19.8%, Strategy 14.1%, Historical 7.2%, RTS 6.9%

  5. #5 Panzer Corps Gold
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 2,739 reviews2014
    Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 56.9 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 48.7% ★, Wargame 19.4%, Strategy 15.2%, Historical 9.2%, Military 3.2%

  6. #6 Close Combat: The Bloody First
    93% 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 24.3% ★, Real-Time 18.6% ★, Wargame 15.6%, Historical 11.9%, Strategy 9.6%

  7. #7 Theatre of War
    92% 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 58.1% ★, Strategy 24.2%, RTS 12.1%, War 5.7%

  8. #8 Blitzkrieg 2 Anthology
    91% 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 46.7% ★, Strategy 14.2%, RTS 12.7%, Historical 9.6%, Military 7.1%

  9. #9 Nations At War Digital Core Game
    91% matchMostly Positive72% of 109 reviews2020
    Dev: Lock 'n Load Publishing
    Windows · Mac

    Nations At War series is a dynamic platoon-level combat computer game based on the award-winning board games of the same series name. Nations At War series centered on armor, artillery and infantry combat during World War 2.

    Why similar: World War II 36.3% ★, Wargame 23.6%, Military 10.4%, War 8.7%, Strategy 8%

  10. #10 Warplan Pacific
    90% matchVery Positive88% of 100 reviews2022
    Dev: Kraken StudiosPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    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: World War II 41.4% ★, Wargame 20.2%, Strategy 14.9%, Historical 14.1%, Military 8.3%

  11. #11 Panzer Corps 2
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 4,207 reviews2020
    Dev: Flashback GamesPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 59.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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: World War II 37.7% ★, Wargame 17.3%, Strategy 14.3%, Historical 11.7%, Military 8.9%

  12. #12 Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 135 reviews2022
    Dev: VR DesignsPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Decisive Campaigns: Ardennes Offensive is the fourth wargame in the Decisive Campaign series. Covering the battles in the Ardennes between December 1944 and January 1945, it brings to life Operational wargaming by lowering the scale to just above tactical level.

    Why similar: World War II 33.1% ★, Wargame 26.2%, Strategy 17.2%, Historical 16%, War 5.5%

  13. #13 Unity of Command II
    88% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,215 reviews2019
    Dev: 2x2 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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: World War II 43.6% ★, Wargame 18.1%, Strategy 14.3%, Historical 9.1%, Military 6.6%

  14. #14 Stalingrad
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 472 reviews2015
    Dev: DTF gamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Stalingrad is a real-time strategy title that places gamers in the middle of the most dramatic periods of World War II, covering major events from June 1942 till January 1943.

    Why similar: World War II 44.4% ★, Strategy 29.6%, RTS 16.8%, War 9.2%

  15. #15 Pacific General
    86% 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 28.4%, World War II 25% ★, Strategy 14.8%, Historical 14%, Military 7.5%

  16. #16 Command Ops 2 Core Game
    86% 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 46.1% ★, Wargame 24.5%, Strategy 16.7%, Military 7.3%, War 5.3%

  17. #17 Kursk - Battle at Prochorovka
    85% 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 35.7% ★, Strategy 28.2%, Wargame 17.1%, Historical 12.1%, War 6%

  18. #18 Unity of Command: Stalingrad Campaign
    84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,020 reviews2012
    Dev: 2x2 Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    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: World War II 45% ★, Wargame 21%, Strategy 17.5%, Historical 10.5%, Military 3%

  19. #19 Battle Academy
    84% matchVery Positive85% of 371 reviews2014
    Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    A turn-based strategy game like no other has landed on Steam. Approachable, absorbing and visually impressive yet detailed, Battle Academy aims to revolutionise the strategy games market with a blend of intuitive design and compelling gameplay.

    Why similar: World War II 51% ★, Wargame 27.7%, Strategy 20.3%, Singleplayer 1%

  20. #20 Pavlov's House
    83% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2021
    Dev: Bookmark Games
    Windows · Mac

    Take control of the valiant defenders of a Soviet strongpoint in Stalingrad as they hold out against constant German attacks for almost two months. Can you rise to the challenge of mounting odds and hold Pavlov’s House?

    Why similar: World War II 42.9% ★, Wargame 28.4%, Strategy 21.9%, Top-Down 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  21. #21 Blitzkrieg 3
    82% 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 32.8% ★, Real-Time 15.4% ★, Historical 11.8%, RTS 10%, Strategy 9.2%

  22. #22 Frontline : Road to Moscow
    82% 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 43.9% ★, Strategy 37%, Wargame 19.1%

  23. #23 Tank Operations: European Campaign
    80% 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 36.7% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Wargame 15.2%, Historical 11.3%, Military 8%

  24. #24 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 36% ★, Wargame 25.3%, Strategy 16%, Historical 14.4%, War 7.2%

  25. #25 Battle Academy 2: Eastern Front
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 243 reviews2014
    Dev: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Sequel to its successful predecessor, Battle Academy 2 moves the action east – to the bloodied plains of Mother Russia. When a gritty new look, great new features, and random mission generation meet battle-proven gameplay you can be sure of a turn-based strategy classic!

    Why similar: World War II 51.9% ★, Strategy 29.4%, Wargame 17.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  26. #26 Order of Battle: World War II
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,179 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 46.1% ★, Wargame 19.7%, Strategy 18.8%, Historical 6.9%, War 5%

  27. #27 Close Combat: Cross of Iron
    78% 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 33.2% ★, Wargame 21.4%, Strategy 17.5%, RTS 13.3%, Military 8.2%

  28. #28 SGS Afrika Korps
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2020
    Dev: Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
    Windows · Mac

    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: World War II 36.8% ★, Wargame 28.2%, Historical 19.1%, Strategy 15%, Singleplayer 1%

  29. #29 The Troop
    76% 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 42.5% ★, Wargame 18.5%, Historical 12.3%, Military 7.7%, Strategy 7.4%

  30. #30 Attack at Dawn: North Africa
    76% matchVery Positive88% of 105 reviews2022
    Dev: Panzer Division Games
    Windows

    Attack at Dawn is a WWII strategy game that mixes the ease of real-time action with the depth of operational gameplay, all on beautifully crafted North Africa maps. Plan your strategy like Rommel or Montgomery and better the real history.

    Why similar: World War II 29.6% ★, Wargame 15.2%, Real-Time 14.1% ★, Historical 12.2%, RTS 9.3%

  31. #31 Panzer Tactics HD
    77% matchMostly Positive73% of 246 reviews2014
    Dev: SproingPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Strategists to the frontline!The HD remake of the Nintendo DS classic.Are you the strategist that the world has been waiting for?

    Why similar: World War II 60% ★, Strategy 23.9%, Wargame 16.1%

  32. #32 Frontline: The Great Patriotic War
    75% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2019
    Dev: Frontline: Games Series
    Windows

    A tactical scale strategy game that invites the players to take command of the URSS forces in an epic struggle for the control of Russia during World War Two.

    Why similar: World War II 31.8% ★, Strategy 22.1%, Wargame 16.3%, Historical 12.7%, Military 8%

  33. #33 Valor & Victory
    75% matchMostly Positive71% of 193 reviews2021
    Dev: YobowargamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Valor & Victory is a fast-playing, easy to learn World War II squad-level game system. Based on the original Valor & Victory board game, the digital edition provides you with an accessible and deep challenge, developed for classic tabletop game lovers.

    Why similar: World War II 37.6% ★, Wargame 20.5%, Historical 13.9%, Strategy 9.9%, War 6.5%

  34. #34 WarPlan
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 232 reviews2020
    Dev: Kraken Studios
    Windows

    WarPlan is an incredibly accurate World War II simulation engine. It is a balance of realism and playability incorporating the best from 50 years of World War II board wargaming. Play a recreated World War II in every detail, thanks to the engine flexibility and database

    Why similar: World War II 35.3% ★, Wargame 22.2%, Historical 15.4%, Military 10.1%, Strategy 10%

  35. #35 Close Combat 5: Invasion: Normandy - Utah Beach to Cherbourg
    73% matchPositive83% of 42 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 28.5% ★, Wargame 14.3%, Real-Time 12.5% ★, Historical 11.7%, Strategy 11.6%

  36. #36 Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
    74% 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 34.5% ★, Strategy 27.2%, Wargame 18%, Military 7.3%, War 7%

  37. #37 Close Combat 4: The Battle of the Bulge
    73% matchMixed48% of 27 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 29.2% ★, Wargame 14.6%, Real-Time 14.4% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Historical 9.5%

  38. #38 Firefight
    73% 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 29.9% ★, Wargame 17.7%, Historical 9.8%, RTS 9.1%, Strategy 7.8%

  39. #39 Strategic Command WWII: World at War
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 620 reviews2018
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    Strategic Command WWII: World At War is your chance to re-fight the 20th century’s greatest conflict, from Poland to China, Normandy to the Pacific, on a map encompassing the globe.

    Why similar: World War II 49.3% ★, Strategy 32.9%, Wargame 17.8%

  40. #40 Third Front: WWII
    72% 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 42.2% ★, Strategy 23.4%, Historical 11.5%, Military 9.2%, War 7.7%

  41. #41 SGS Glory Recalled
    71% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
    Dev: The Strategy Game StudioPub: Avalon Digital
    Windows · Mac

    Relive the Battle of Hong Kong (8–26 December 1941), one of the first battles of the Pacific War in World War II.

    Why similar: World War II 41.3% ★, Wargame 22.9%, Historical 16.1%, Military 9.4%, Strategy 9.3%

  42. #42 Strategic Command: American Civil War
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 255 reviews2022
    Dev: Fury SoftwarePub: Matrix Games
    Windows

    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 39.4%, Historical 29.8%, Strategy 29.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

  43. #43 Drive on Moscow
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 103 reviews2016
    Dev: Shenandoah StudioPub: Slitherine Ltd.
    Windows

    Drive on Moscow: War in the Snow, a strategy game from the award-winning makers of Battle of the Bulge, invites you to take command of the pivotal battle of World War II! Defend the homeland as the Soviets, or lead a bold push to seize the Soviet capital as the Axis.

    Why similar: World War II 51.2% ★, Strategy 28.1%, Wargame 15.1%, War 5.5%

  44. #44 Sudden Strike 5
    69% 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 34.4% ★, Wargame 16.2%, Historical 12.4%, RTS 12%, Strategy 10.3%

  45. #45 Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: Atomic GamesPub: SNEG
    Windows

    Close Combat 2: A Bridge Too Far challenges you to take control of five strategic bridges in the most dramatic battle of World War II. From war-room strategy to gritty trench combat, battlefields come to life as you command Allied or Axis powers. It's a fight where every second counts.

    Why similar: World War II 29.8% ★, Wargame 19%, Strategy 12.9%, Real-Time 10% ★, Historical 7.2%

  46. #46 Rush for Berlin Gold
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 194 reviews2009
    Dev: StormregionPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    By the creators of Codename Panzers: Stormregion; this real-time strategy title will once more take you onto the European battlefields of the Second World War. 1944–1945: In a race for the German capital Berlin, you take command of American, British, French and Soviet Red Army forces.

    Why similar: World War II 43.3% ★, Strategy 40.7%, RTS 16%

  47. #47 Strategic Mind: Spectre of Communism
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Starni Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.4 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 32.8% ★, Wargame 24%, Historical 12.7%, Military 11.1%, War 8.1%

  48. #48 Total Tank Generals
    69% 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 40.3% ★, Wargame 14.7%, Historical 14.2%, Strategy 7.6%, Military 6.7%

  49. #49 Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
    70% matchMixed69% of 285 reviews2010
    Dev: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943 covers the events of 1943 in Tunisia, North Africa. Recovering from their losses after the crushing defeat and subsequent retreat after the Second Battle of El-Alamein, the German Afrika Korps - reinforced and now supported by the Italian Army - prepare once more to put steel against steel with the Allies.

    Why similar: World War II 50% ★, Strategy 37.4%, RTS 12.6%

  50. #50 SGS Winter War
    68% 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 50.1% ★, Wargame 14.4%, Strategy 12.6%, Historical 12%, Military 4.6%

  51. #51 SGS Fall Weiss
    67% matchPositive88% 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 30.1%, World War II 25.5% ★, Historical 15.2%, Strategy 14.7%, Military 8.1%

  52. #52 Decisive Campaigns: Barbarossa
    68% matchVery Positive88% of 250 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 56.3% ★, Strategy 27.2%, Wargame 15.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%

  53. #53 Cauldrons of War - Stalingrad
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 141 reviews2021
    Dev: Maestro CinetikPub: Gaming at Work
    Windows · Mac

    Cauldrons of War Stalingrad is the turn-based strategic wargame you will launch whenever you want your WW2 shot but don't have time for a monster strategy game.From May 1942 to November 1942 play the USSR or the Axis forces in some of the largest and bloodiest operations in history.

    Why similar: World War II 45.2% ★, Wargame 25.1%, Historical 16%, Strategy 12.7%, Singleplayer 1%

  54. #54 Close Combat
    67% matchPositive89% of 18 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 33.9% ★, Wargame 16.4%, Strategy 13.5%, Historical 10.4%, RTS 6.6%

  55. #55 Close Combat: The Longest Day
    67% 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 35.2%, World War II 28.2% ★, Wargame 18.6%, RTS 10.3%, Military 7.7%

  56. #56 Battle of the Bulge
    68% 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 47.4% ★, Wargame 19.9%, Strategy 17.8%, War 9.6%, Tactical 4.8%

  57. #57 Gary Grigsby's War in the East
    66% matchVery Positive90% of 586 reviews2015
    Dev: 2by3 GamesPub: Matrix Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 49.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%

    War on an Epic scale from Moscow to Berlin – this is War in the East!

    Why similar: World War II 45.1% ★, Wargame 29.6%, Strategy 17.9%, Historical 6.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%

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